The Iola register., 1891-03-27
The ALLIANCE LEADERS.
INTEREsTING INTERVIEWS WITH THE
NEW SENATOR AND REPRESENTA-
TIVES AT WASHINGTON.
What They Have TO Say.

ingalls, ana his phOSphOreScent rhetoric
and fiery tongue, Il has now furnished
PETER and John Davis and Jerry Simp
son and their farmer allies and theil
revolutionary theories. Kansas viii
certainly be our salvation yet, or elsc
the other thing.
called on Judge PETER yesterday
He is not handsome. A little over six
feet tall: somewhat lank and ungraceful
a keen kindly gray eye-two of them
in fact: sloping forehead: a light
brown thatch of hair ard dark brown
beard that hangs down about the but
tons OF his vest. concealing the place
where his necktie ought to be. and look
ing as if it might belong to some Other
man; plain gray business suit, bearing
/ jauntily upon the lapel pair of gold
I cyeglasses-the only visible sign o.
Opulence-this is PefTer.
He is cordial in his manner, but not
at first. No, not at first.
IS this Senator Peffer??" | inquired
after | had been summoned up to his
room and was rapidly making the above
inventory as he rose to receive me.
! 1T is" he said in cold. cold voice.
! like Kansas blizzard blowing down
the waste pipe on the northeast corner
OF the Office Of the Kansas Farmer, and
he frowned down darkly on me and
| spitefully clasped the chair in front of
him with both hands he added in bleak
tones: What is it,"
Il would like to talk to you about
the situation" answered, trying to
smile.
Commercially or otherwise" he
asked with severe reflection.
Commercially" replied as calmly
as | could. Il am paid for my letters :"
No; mean commercial between you
and me" he explained
i suppose 50" | answered, vaguely
a.l obviously. 'HOw much do YOU
charger" And | tried to estimate how
much my newspaper would allow me to
pay him.
He looked mad for a moment and
then his long, coffee colored beard
quivered with merriment, as he said:
Il mean, do you expect am going to
pay you anything to interview me?"
No" | remarked, catching my
breath once more and joyously fiinging
my whole weight on my other leg.
what on earth put such an idea into
your head?"
well, there have been half dozen
fellows here Offering to write me up for
money" he exclaimed; ''they must be
crazy to think want any such noto-
riety as that"
PETER had little schooling but he
served three years in the war, rising
from private to lieutenant. Being ver-
satile and of general utility he was de-
tailed for various service-as adjutant,
as cOmmissary, as quarter-master, and
finally as Judge advocate Of a military
court. Here he won the title of Judge
which has always stuck to him.
When he was completely reaSSured,
Senator PETER was cordial; he talked
freely and with the continuity OF cul-
ture. He offered me seat and took
one himself.
His entire family is in Kansas, but
later in the season he will bring hither
Mrs. PETER and one son. He has five
grown sons and three daughters and
they are all supporting themselves
working at their trades
Yes, | believe all children should be
given trades" he said, $50 as to be self
supporting. Even my youngest daugh-
ter could earn enough at typesetting to
support herself and her mother. NV
children could all face the world and
ask only chance to work. l shall try
to get them all to come to see Washing
ton while | am here
| asked Senator PETER what he and
the new members from Kansas were
up to.
Various things" he said; Il am 60
ing to New England this summer to
study the conditions of success in the
WOODEN factories there to see if the in
dustry cannot be planted in Kansas.
We raise wool enough: why should we
not raise blankets and clothing?"
You are reported to have still other
suggested.
We shall meet in Cincinnati in May
to see about organizing for the next
epce with the Knights of Labor and
with other farmers organizations we
shall probably have candidate in the
field for the presidency. Who? We do
not know. The movement is growing
rapidly. We in Kansas have shown
what can be done. Our party is only a
year old, but we drew 5000 from the
republicans. 81, 600 from the democrats
and %, 600 from the union labor party
and swept the state"
''As to your political PLATFORM"
There are four subjects which we
think include the whole OF the politics
finance, transportation, labor and
land. As to what results should be
sought, we agree; as to the methods OF
arriving at them We are somewhat at
variance so far.
AS 10 finance. we are agreed that
the national banks must go and that
the people must get their money in a
cheaper way and get l. direct from the
government. These banks have for a
whole generation now obtained their
money from the government at per
cent and loaned it at , or or or per
cent. We believe that the farmers can
dispense with these expensive go-be-
tweens and get their money direct from
the government at per cent. The de-
tails OF the method are yet to be de-
yised.
''As TO transportation, we believe that
the government is going to assume
charge o. the railroads and run them or
superintend them"
by confscating them?"
NO: we wish to cOnfiscate nothing.
We believe in property, and do not in
tend either to despoil it or steal it. The
peoples party is for preserving rights,
mot for dos ast-ovinU them
LAS to land, We are interested in two
directions-toward the land owned by
private parties and toward the land
owned by the government. Concerning
I hn lnttor, fa,-nr thn