Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-13
Senator Alien Says It is Cooperation,
\ Na Fusion.
THE sIDtfoH OUT IN OHIO
Action Of. the Middle -the-Road
Men ISM Republican interest.
SILVER FORCES TO BE SOLID

Senator Allen of Nebraska arrived in
Washington from his home last evening and
Will be here for several days. looking after
department business. He expects to do
some campaigning this fall, but will prob
ably not go into Ohio. He was invited 20
open the campaign in Iowa on the 10Th of
this month. but was unable to do so because
CT his having to come to Washington. Later
IN the fall he will probably make some
speeches in Iowa. He has also been in
vfted to go TO. Ohio, and while he has not
decided definitely that he will not, he thinks
he will not he able to do SO. A reporter of
The Star asked Senator Allen today what
he thought of the situation in Ohio, es-
pecially in reference to the action of the
populists in putting up an independent
ticket
Will Lead to Republican Success.
Tie senator replied that he hardly knew
what to think of the situation there, as it
seemed to be greatly mixed. AS to the
action of the populists in putting up an
independent ticket instead of cooperating
with the other silver forces in Ohio, he said
that # this course wits persisted in and
carried to it's logical conclusion it would
undoubtedly be to the interest of the re-
publican party and contribute toward The
election of a United States republican SEN
ator from Ohio.
Diagnosis of Two Elements.
There are two elements" he said, "op
posed to cooperation with the democrats
and other silver forces. One element is
composed of straight middle-of-the-road
populists, who are honest and sincere
enough in the belief that they should stand
en- princ iple and refuse to cooperate with
any other party. The other element is
composed of men who are not populists al
all, but are republicans, who have either
been sent into the populist party or have
gone In there of their own motion for the
purpose Of creating discord and dividing
the party. These men are nothing more
than boodlers, who try to play upon the
eerneStnesS and enthusiasm of the honest
and sincere middle-of-the-road populists.
with the purpose of gaining an advantage
for the republican party or of advancing
their own selfish interest.
No Fusionixts in the Party.
1.-The reference to other populists-those
who want'ito accomplish results and to
avail themselves of the assistance of other
parties SO far as they agree-as fusionists
is incorrect There is 40 fusionist element
of the populist party. A great many Ct
Us. I think very large majority of the
populists, believt not in fusion. but in CO.
operation. They believe in preserving the
integrity of the. populist party and not in
They believe. however, that they should
cooperate with democrats and silver re-
I.ublicans to accomplish results which all
are DESTROYS Of So far as the democrats
and populists agree, they should cooperate.
A refusal to do this would divide the silver
forces and be in the interest CT the gold
party. 1t is cooperation, not fusion, We
advoCate."a
Crops and the Tariff.
Speaking of the conditions in the west.
Senator Allen said that the crops were
good and that in consequence Of the short
crop in other wheat-rroducing countries
the price of wheat and corn had advanced.
He could see. he said, no evidence of re-
vival of general prosperity. Under the op-
Grafton of tire new tariff, he said, many
of the articles of consumption which the
people are compelled to buy had increased
in price. but the ability of the people to buy
what they needed had not improved, and
he did not see how it could improve under
he