The sun., 1900-10-07
FARMERS, ALLIANCE VOTE.
1T rs SAID THAT 1T WILL BBalAsT
SOLIDLY FOR M'HINLEY.

Enormous influence and strength Of the
-Four Agricultural Organizations which
Have Combined to safeguard Farmers In
terests-Crokers scheme Fell Through.
There Ia every reason TO believe that tho
Republican managers have captured the gigan-
tic farmers alliance with Its 100000 votes
and vast army Of employees. and that this
organization will use It's efforts for the election
OF Mckinley and Roosevelt John G. Hanley.
President OF the alliance, was invited 70 meet
Mr. Bryan and Richard Croker and come to an
agreement by which the farmers would be
induced TO support the d. D'mocratc national
ticket, OF at least Democratic nominees for
Congress throughout the country Many let
ters have passed between the Democratic
managers In this city who have been trying to
engineer the deal and Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Ham
ley. All in a moment when 1t seemed that
the deal would go through. Mr.. Hanley tee-
graphed to this city declining to meet Mr..
Bryan or MIR Croker now or any other time"
Senator Hanna IL the influence that Is believed
TO have brought this about
What Ia known as the Farmers Trust
has perhaps caused more uneasness among
politicians Of both parties than any other factor
In the campaign. Huge. thoroughly organized
and equipped In town. county, State. national
and international organizations, its vote can
be cast locally and generally for only suoh
candidates a. agree to stand for the legislation
demanded at Washington In rural Congress
| districts. this agricultural vote can surely
| make the fortunes OF any candidate TO whom
| It Is pledged. Mr.. Hanley's ONCE and head
quarters are In the Baltimore block. St Paul
MINI. In a letter written TO a man In this
city, be decor ribes the agricultural alnanos
as follows:
| The four associations which Represent
are known as the National Cotton Growers
Ass ociation. OF which l am President; tho
| National Grain Growers' Association. Of which
! ! am Secretary; the National Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union Of America, OF which I
am organizer and business agent; and the
| National Farmers Federation Of the Missis-
sppi Valley
All these societies are, separate and dis
tnct to each other and often advocate meas
ures entirely separate and distinct from each
other which have a partisan political aspect,
In the past they acted independently and
| neutralized the influence Of each other
The memberships OF these associations
amount to about 100000 and represent four
ifths OF all the organized farmers OF this nation
and represent officially agriculture. which
employs 10000. 900 farmer citizens.
| in the past five years IL has been my task
| to concentrate the influence and strength Of
these vast organizations along intelligent and
practical lines. and have succeeded In getting
| them to agree on few great ma tional propo-
sitlons which form the base Of our policy and
foundation Of all our efforts through a system
! OF cooperation
our plan Of organization is to abolish all
fees and dues and make the only condition
OF membership TO patronize' the friends Of the
farmers The friend Of the farmer IL one who
! lalp 10 funIi haN
takes the products Of the farm at prices which
deprive the farmer Of his profits.
THE friend Of the farmer, under our plan.
| Is the farmer himself as represented In CO.
| operative enterprises, such as creameries.
elevators. oranges. exchanges, &c, who buys
farm products and pays the highest prices.
The patrons Of these enterprises become ac-
tive members OF our cooperative associations
because We furnish them with all news and
intelligence whereby they can secure the best
markets for their goods without cost thereby
enabling them 10 destroy all combines and
trusts Along this line wonderful success has
been achieved.
Il have promoted ninety-three new farmers
elevators in the two Dakotas and Minnesota
and built them in one year. l have raised the
price Of wheat in these three States by this
movement three cents per bushe on a crop
Of 100000, 900 bushels. adding t6.OO0, 900 to the
profits Of the farmers
Il secured a voluntary reduction on grain
rates on the Chicago and North western Rail-
road Of g.. .4OOO 600 annually. i secured re-
duction OF elevator charges from the Buffalo
elevators Of three-quarters OF cent on 20s.
900 900 bushels. OF 81 500 900 annually. all this
without the aid Of any legislation. but by rea-
sonable and respectful association effort
Each society or enterprise has one dee-
gate TO the county association, each county
association one delegate TO the State associa-
ton, each State association one delegate TO the
national association, and each national asso-
citation one delegate TO the International Con-
gress Of Agricultural Associations OF the World.
The President Of the last named is the chief
executive general Of the whole universal as
sociation At the recent congress In Paris
| was elected President General OF the Inter-
national Congress Of the World.
In each county or nation there are elected
executive agents whose duty IL Is 10 look after
the interests OF their respective associations.
and have been chosen executive agent Of the
United States. Our societies are absolutely
non-partisan In politics. We hold the individuals
and not the party responsible to our associa-
tions for their attitude OF friendship or hostility
TO the national meas ures We advocate.
IN the present campaign each nominee has
received a circular offlcial letter, asking 70 b
informed within specified time his attitude
on our legislative measures and on his answer
depends whether he will be registered as the
farmers friend or foe. Into his district we shall
send man TO advocate or denounoe him, as ths
case may require. and 10 inform each member
Of the association interested as to his attitude
We shall endeavor to defeat all who oppose ths
legislation We require"
Among the national measures OF relif do
manded OF candidates in the present campaign
are the abolition OF bucket shops. the Govern
ment crop reports and the Interstate Commercs
Commission. Subsidies are deman ded for grain
carrying steamships and regulations to govern
the conduct of grain exchanges