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Show A prominknt Utah republican, who has recently returned from the national capital, expresses the opinion that Jerry liusk, the head of the agricultural department, de-partment, will lie one of the leading candidates for the next republican presidential pres-idential nomination. Mr. Ksk is a practical farmer, uud is a man of excellent excel-lent business qualifications and sterling character. If he becomes a candidate he w ill undoubtedly receive the support of the Farmers' Alliance. This body, during tho last few years lias become a great power owing to. its thorough reorganization, and recently it has been taking a very active part in politics in nearly every section of tho country. The Farmers' Alliance holds the balance of power, and can now, if so disposed, elect the next president. The farmers are becoming rapidly educated up to the correct idea that the best M ay to remedy many of the existing evils, which particularly affect them, is through the ballot box. ' |