The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18

steering committee as independent candidates
who were acceptable to the F. NJ. B. A. men,
before that committee to define their position.
Mr. Streeter said to the republican committee
that it was his purpose to support the
principles of the +. NJ. D. A, alliance
and other farmer organizations, but outside
of these, if elected, he would vote with
the republican party; that his tariff views were
nearly in harmony with that party; that they
were the result of thought and investigation
and had often beer expressed and published.
Mr.. Streeter also narrated his experience in
Arkansas when a candidate for president in
1888 and which has already been published.
tie said the facts convinced him that there was
need Of law to protect the people In at least
some of the cotton states in their constitutional
right to a free ballot and a fair count, and that
he would gladly vote for reasonable measures
TO that end. He said further to the committee
that he mus. and would be independent il
elected TO the senate and made no concession
inconsistent with the above statements. In
proof of this we refer to the members Of the
republican steering committee and ask each
one and all to answer to the correctness OF this
statement.
At the conclusion of DR.. Streeter's statement
at this conference Representative Moore used
the following language: Gentlemen, have
only got this to say now. i am satisfied per-
fectly with Brother Streeter's explanations and
/ want him to understand as long as q man is
right, as long as he is with us. and We believe
in the right, we are with him. Now, gentle
men, can cast my vote for Streeter with q
dozen times better grace than l did yesterday.
without this explanation. And as long as
Brother Streeter has a show, / am with him."
Representatives Moore and Cockrell have both,
time and time again. said in our presence that
they would never vote for Gen. Palmer. In
support. of this statement we present
the following language used,ky Mr. Cockrell
talked with Palmer on this. question and
/ want TO tell you what was said. so that these
L. NJ. B. A. brothers here, who want us to sup
port Mr.. Palmer may hear il. We all agreed
that the wealth Of the country was being drawn
to q common center; that there was no profit IN
farming. Palmer said himself that there was
no profit in farming, as he knew. When we
asked q remedy or all this evil and hardship
he SAID he did not know the remedy, but that
the young men coming on the stage OF action
now would have 10 find ii later on. That is
what he said. That is what this man for whom
| had grand opinion, who is held up before
the people of this country as a senatorial can
ddate aud a main support was obliged to con-
TESS. This 10 the man whom they are asking
the three men representing the agricultural
classes of the country to support. He says he
knows OF no remedy for this condition OF
things The only remedy he has got is little
reduction of the tariff and the free coinage OF
silver. After this talk Mr.. Taubeneck, DIR.
Moore and myself walked away and before
we had got thirty feet from the door we agreed
that we could never support that man for U. ).
senator. j want O man who is going to the
L. ). senate by my vote to say at least that he
thinks he knows of some way out of the condi-
ton of things. l want him to say that he
thinks he knows some way 10 prevent the
wealth of the country from Icing drawn away
from the people and into a common center TO
Cypress them. Was not that the wind up OF 10,
doctorp
"Well, we did not seem 10 reach any oonclu-
sion, anyhow" replied the doctor.
"But" persisted Mr.. Cockrell, shat the
young men coming up would have to root out
the remedyY
1T seems TO me that was the substance of II"
said DIR. Moore. Mr. Cockrell further said:
There are f. NJ. b. A. men coming up here
| and petitioning us to vote for Palmer. We
made one of the hardest fights that was ever
| made, for we have class OF +. NJ. b. a. men
| who are members of the order for revenue only
and they want to climb up by it and be taken
| on its shoulders aud carried into the old par.
ties and there unloaded with power and intiu-
ence at their command. When you make an
independent move and stay by the r..
| NJ. Is. A. as against the old parties these men
| have not the courage to face the music but 60
! back to the old parties" We leave the pub
| lie TO determine for themselves what lie meant
| by the above term: For We have a class OF +.
| NJ. b. A. men who members of the order
| for revenue only, and who want TO climb up by
| il and be taken on its shoulders and taken into
| tho old parties aud there loaded with power
aud influence at their command. These men
have not the courage TO face the music, but 60
back to the old parties"
| We next call attention TO Mr.. Streeter's
| speech of acc ptance first prepared and re-
cite that portion OF 1t to which Messrs. Moore
and Cockrell took exceptions, and which was
| partly stricken out or changed to suit their
suggestions.
Let II DO fully understood that 90 TO the senate
Independent. in a partisan sense. 1t will be my
duty aud defend the right, of all classes
OF our citizens and labor to restore to all the con-
ditOns OF prosperity aud happiness which are theirs
| by right Aside from the economic principle held
| to be essential in our labor organizations, L will
/ stand by those who have stood by us 10 this
| election. l will vote with our republican friends
on other party issues. IL would BE- ungrntefnl In
me to do otherwise. As no man can divine what may
up in the future, hence / claim the right TO
say that In doing this Will not violate my con-
science my integrity sense of justice. My tariff
views are the result OF thought aud Investigation
/ aud have undergone some change within the last
three years and are nearly in harmony with those Of
the republican party. My experience has made me
know that in some states there is need of law to
protect the people In tn ir right TO free ballot aud
fair count. would DO glad 70 support any reason
| able measure TO this end. Now in con-
| together touching the principles OF our
| government In the language of Lincoln,
| our marlyred president, and whose memory we all
revere, Let us get oser TO the people, Tor they are
right" Let us member that the great central idea
/ Of our fathers when they ordained and established
| this government was that il should be forever q
| government OF great common people. some of us
have been drifting from this fundamental principle,
1 and the time come when IL should b. re-
stored, and until freedoms banner shall wave from
every hill top and the premises OF prosperity and
| ha pin - shall burn brightly in all the valleys
| thrOug hout the land Again thank you.
These several statements of Mr.. Streeter are
preserved to prove the fact that he has been
straig htiorward and honorable from the begin.
| ming to the close OF the contest. The policy
| to be pursued by Mr.. Streeter in case OF an
election was agreed upon at the beginning OF
| the session. The same was presented by him
| to the steering committee. again to the confer
| enoe of some fifteen or twenty independents
| on Feb. 10, including Messrs. Cockrell and
| Moore and indorsed by them in the strongest
| language as seen above and ut which time Rep
resen tatives Moore and Cock rell said they never
| would vote for General Palmer, but would
stand by Mr., Streeter so long as he had any
| show of election. In view OF these facts
why was it that Messrs. Cockrell and Moore
| should take exceptions to his speech OF
acceptance, proposed at the request OF one OF
them and which has not single principle in 1t
but what was Endorsed by them? copy OF
this speech was shown to Representatives
| COckreli and Moore on Friday, the 9th inst, at
| which time Mr.. Streeter agreed TO change IL to
meet their views and did so. On Friday even
| ing MIR. Cookrell went to Chicago and did not
return until Monday evening. Then Mr..
| Streeter tried to see him and present q copy
OF his revised speech. But Mr.. Cookrsll de-
clined and said he was through with all confer
euces. Representatives Cockrell and Moore
| kept us In the dark as TO their purposes until
the day they voted for Gen. Palmer Mr.. Tau
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