The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-22

course of the national organ, the fu-
turc position OF the supreme council,
and the duty of the national officers,
depends upon one thing, and that is:
"Cau the Farmers Alliance as an or
ruaiZ8tioa C1ns1liIute with or ogauizs
20 i-ical party2' Unquestiouab it
cannot
/. Because such consolidation or CO.
aHtion would make such party class
party, or more properly no party. but "a
political faction.
.. Because the Farmers Alliance as
an organization would cease % exist;
the moment it yielded severe iEnty as "a
farmers organization it would become
something else.
3. Because to merge with any one
party would drive those belonging t.
all other parties out of the order, and
that is contrary to the Fundamental
principles of the organization.
1t seems to be generally conceded,
both by alliaucemen and by those most
eager for the success of the independ-
eut party movemcl ut, that there can be
no CouscI Iidatiou of the alliance with
any TO itical party Both cannot be
supreme; neither can be subordinate.
and therefore % attempt to consolidate
them is death To one This is a state
mlut that all must admit 10 Is abs9-
luteIy iucontroverG5le.
The recognition of these facts tends
TO develop a conception Of the ncccs-
sity OF work ON the part OF alliance Of
fcers aud mem b=rs during the coming
. year to preserve the order from the dis
. organizing effects of "a fierce political
. contest. There are two ways in which
/ a political contest has inhueacs upon
+ Tho order; oae is by direct conflict and
autagonisu, and the other is by center
. ing so much partisan feeling and inter
/ est in tee political coaaict as to leave
/ the order neglected and overlooked
. These two effects mu ust b. felt more dur
. ing the coming struggle of / So than ever
. before, because ia addition TO the two
. old political parties, which have
. neither accepted nor rejected tho ut
. lance demands. there will be a new
/ political party which will accept
. and contend Tor the principle adj
vocated 10y the alliance, and, there
I fore, will have "a better claim upon at
Z lance members. This, with the all
| lance remaining, as above shown neSes
sary, uou-Partisul, is highly daugeroui
because OF the probability Of cJnt1ic
between the order and the new party
All political parties by aEitutiug 10
tcrest and work for theIr cause vii
alike tend t3 draw interest away froI
the alliance, but the danger OF coaGic
with the new party is most TO be feare'
because many of its mem bers viii b
members Of the order. aud conflict viii
tina. party would partalze IN some de
gree of internal dissension- The dan
ger of conflict with the new party lie
in the fact that some ElIiancamsu be
lieve that the order should only be a CO
I operative aad fraternal organizztiu
! and that those who are seeking reform
by political methods should, for th
/ good of the order desist aud turn thei
efforts TO united action or these lines
There are others who see no hope @
reform except by political metHrds- an
? think the order has no mission e1
: cept q establish a lew political pert
! and believe that should be done, eve
2 If necessary TO disoand the alliance a
: . a separate organization ia order % SUD
% ceed- The former believe the new part
4 8 ands In The way of the prosperity of 90
- orde=-, ana the latter believe that tbT o
2 der Stands in the way OF the rapi
Z growth Of the re ~ party Both side
D are ur5uE- The order has announce
. a SCI or 1esl ends which arc the basis q
s all reform ia this country to-day, sn
d stands pledged Go try ami secure Oh
q enactment % the demands into Law
4 That g. the object OF Hrzt 1 nPortauc
q which mast be- Hrgad upou al Ir1-itlci
parties aHzs 1hs alliance IS g ssho,