Show THE KANSAS FARMERS ALLIANCE this THE kansas farmers alliance has haft made a name for itself that is worldwide independent of the fabb that it discovered bookless jerry simpson and senator peffer of the luxuriant whiskers it has mide a record in the annals of legislation it knocked all the pharence ph orence out of the iridescent iridis irid lecent cent inga ingalls and probably it had something to do with the resignation of mr edmunds at all events it has made a name that will cling to it for some time the latest development in the political economy of that alliance is what is now evoking comment of various kinds this scheme to is the construction st of a trunk railroad from vast east to west through ka kansas with branches reaching to every important contre centre in the state the main line it is proposed will be built by the state government ern ment and the branches by the county boards this project is in in truth a practical one and within the domain of possibility but is it seu sensible sible corwise or wise kansas kano has an tin immense mouse railroad mileage more than tny other state except illinois there are several v systems that are not paying the stocks and bonds of these lines are am in the market and if the alliance Allian ceso so desires it could very quickly acquire a controlling interest in one of them several newspapers view this scheme with gravity that borders almost on the ludicrous among them the chicago tribune which points out a number of impediments impedimenta handling the matter as if it wt w re the outcome of a congress of international political philosophers there is very little use in arguing with the kansas alliano alliance bemuse because it la in in no wood mood for argument let it fleet met to work and raise the necessary necee eary to build the proposed road then enter on the construe construction C ti and it will soon learn a lemon for one state in the centre of the country to attempt to ameliorate the transportation evils of the nation by a state railroad la in the wildest wildcat kind of absurdity granting that the kansas road were built and that it moved grain at cost from met east to west what benefit would it be to the farmer who should use other roads roada to transport his pro duce duc efrom from kansas to chicago or new york the kansas farmers have been educated io in national politics through party schools for the past thirty years year and this quixotic scheme is the result of all ail their education it shows that a correct solution of economic problems can be arrived at only by studying each on its merits irrespective of party or of personal interests |