The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
ROBINSON CREW so.

SOLD Inc government is in safe. hands.
ROBINSON CREW so.
a very palpable attempt to work the
F. M. b. A. for political purposes was
made at. the session of the general as
senfbly of the organization in this city,
especially by the president. Mr.. C. A.
Robinson. and the secretary, w. Z.
Robinson. The latter's ideas on politics
We're set out in an interview published
in Tuesdays Sentinel, as folIows:
We should not be COMPOUNDED with
the peoples party, nor should it be I'M
oerstood that we are in any way a
political association. We have as
body nothing to do with politics. Many
or our members belong TO the peoples
party, and it is no doubt true that in
political affiliations the members Of the
association viii sooner or later separate
themselves from the democratic and re-
publican ranks to join that party; but
this will be entirely of their own voli-
ton and caused by their belief in the
fact that the principles advocated by
that party are more nearly allied 10
their own interests. So far as the +. NJ.
h. A. is concerned, however, we have
no more connection with one party than
with another. l am a member of the
peoples party, and am also a presby-
terrain. The two do not conflict or have
any more relation to each other than
my connection with the peoples party
and the Z. NJ. b. a.. In our association
we have thousands of members of all
the political parties, and any attempt
upon the part of the association to COM
bine with a political organization would
only result in defeat and disruption. If
all our members were members Of the
peoples party then a junction and
unity of interests would be possible.
In other words, Mr. W. E. Robinson is
a populist. and he expects the members
the populist ranks, sooner or later"
Having such convictions and such an
ticipations he naturally would forward
the good work of making populists Of
republicans and democrats on all con-
venient occasions. 1t is apparent that
the other Robinson agrees with the
secretary in these views, for he took
advantage of his position as president
of this non-political organization to
make the following remarkable on
slaught:
The dear old grange, God bless her.
is the mother of the Office Of the secre-
tary of agriculture and j. Sterling Nor
ton holds his position by the grace of
her existence. This is not the first case
on record of base ingratitude shown by
son to his mother. Yet what more
could we expect of one who has fed
from his paternal roof and sought the
associations of soulless corporations and
himself become so lost to all the prin-
ciples of honor as to work willingly and
Ind, af
holders and an emporium of semi-prO-
fessional jackasses?
But he planted tree and for every
tree he has planted he has hewn down
a home. Yes, he planted a tree-a maple
by the roadside-and, for every maple
he has planted by the road he has plant
ed a thorn in the hears of a farmer. and
many will be the curse that is heaped
upon the head of this official monde
script by the farmers of the United
States ere they are able to free Them
selves from his unholy influence. After
all. he is but the creature of a higher
authority which is as adverse to our in
terests as he is. @
AS a matter of faeb-NIr. -Morton'si re-
marks were called forth by the political
farmers-the agriculturists who devote
their attention to. cultivating votes in
stead of oats-but supposing for the sake
of the argument that the secretary of
agriculture had in fact committed some
grievous offense against the farmers,
what excuse would there be for Robin
sons statement that che is but the
creature of a higher authority which is
as adverse to our interests as he fs?''
Why is President Cleveland dragged in
and thus slanderously assailed? What
has he ever done to justify this charge
of hostility to the farming interests? It
is true that he is too honest a man to
pretend that he lies awake of nights
worrying about the farmers as a class,
but he has always shown a keen interest
in the welfare of the whole people, and
the farmers constitute about one-half Of
the people, 1t As evident that Mr.. Rob
inson took advantage of his official posi-
ton to make an attack on the leader OF
a political party for political purposes.
The only conceivable purpose of such a
thing is a hope to prejudice democratic
members of the organization against the
president and against the democratic
party. We imagine, however, that demo-
cratic farmers will size Mr.. Robinson Up
without much difficulty.
DON'T BE ALARMED.