| Show DEMOCRATS AND republicans springfield maw dec 22 an elaborately planned canvass to ascertain the opinions of the farmers throughout the country on certain questions has been conducted on an extensive scale for the past three months by the agricultural press of springfield offield og field in ilk connection with other farri ting journals west and fast baat ca have received in answer the questions were on certain practical economic and political issues including the idea on the tariff government ownership arshi of railroad and telegraph the rand final question was who should be the republican and democrat nominees for the presidency in 1892 the answers have been tabulated only so far as they relate to the last question but enough has been done hoshow aid to agricultural education and the teaching of agricultural science in the rural schools are overwhelmingly endorsed the sentiment regarding government ownership of railroads to is quite evenly divided many who vote against such ownerships insist on government a U t supervision and full control contro I 1 orthe of the railroads the views expressed as to the new tariff law reciprocity and the proposed modification of the national land policy are so dive diverse re e th that at it will be some days before they are am classified in reference to the vote for the presidential candidates it to ie explained that the journals interested interpreted the november elections as meaning that the farmers were 41 weary of the old favorites and old measures sad demanded new men and new issues these journals therefore advocate secretary rusk busk and congressman hatch as proper republican and democratic standard j bearers for 1892 in spite of this however the farmers expressed express expressed ea their preference for presidential candidates in the following manner RA republican PUBLICAN harri scatter blaine son rusk busk ing new england middle baates central states 2866 western states 2 2054 1982 1830 the northwest 47 zi y pacific coast 69 lee it the south 2670 2570 1760 81 A total W M j ita 1690 democratic oleve cleve scatter land HUI hill hatch ing new england 2081 middle states state 2 2989 central states U P 2 IW 1899 2066 2065 7 ica 1 western states 4 aw ism 1866 I 1 1869 1024 the northwest 2815 28 4 ka pacific coast 9 the south houth as 8 total of the scattering republican vote reed leads with followed by mckinley with all but of these cards having been mailed before the november election depew has 2727 and plumb of kansas a goodly showing but the rest are mostly for a farmer in the scattering democratic vote governor pattiann Patti aon leads wito with over 1800 carlisle has and governor russell of massachusetts the others being for a farmer |
