The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-10
PETER ON PEOPLES PARTY.
The Farmer Senator Defines the New ALI.
ance Movement.
WILL ENTER The PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
He Gives Ex-Prcsident Cleveland Blow
Again Looking on the Money Power
His Hopes OF Success.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., June 9.-Mr. Josephus
Daniels, of Raleigh, N. c., visited Senator
PETER, of Kansas. to-day and had aninterest-
ing talk with him on the subject Of the Far
mers Alliance.
Learning that the Senator, in reply TO Mr..
Daniels interrogatories, gave utterance to
various statements Of general public interest
| a representative of the United Press applied
| for and was granted permission 10 use the in
terview. AS repeated by Mr.. Daniel, the in
teryiew ran as follows:
asked the Senator if the Peoples party
would put ticket in the field next year.
"Unquestionablv the Peoples party will
nominate candidate for President and Vice
President. " he replied.
rs there any chance for them to win''
asked.
His reply was that it will depend on how
fast we organize. If we gather our forces AZ
fast all over the country as we did IN Kansas.
we can easily elect President and Congress
in 1892.
Suppose as a result OF your party enough
Western farmers join it TO turn over the South
ern States to the negro party. VIII not that oe
a calamity"
1T don't matter he replied.
NEITHER Is THE NEGRO PARTY.
TN the sense 4 this movement we cannot
consider such a question. We recognize
neither as the negro party
But | insisted, If there is division
among Southern white men IT would give the
| Republican party control Isn't It better tor
| all Alliance men in the South 10 stay in the
Democratic party and avert SO great ca
| lamityy
His reply was: I'VE do not care ANYTHING
| about that. We want To destroy both old
a l.al,. Ia 10 NOD
| part Of our programme to tamper with either.
| We cannot concern ourselves with such mat
| ters. In Kansas we found it necessary 10 or
| ganize party because neither party
would do our fighting for us. We
| found we could not obtain what we
wanted and we determined TO organize
the Peoples party. When the votes were
counted we found that the Peoples party in
Kansas was made up of about 5000 Repab-
licans, 80, 900 Democrats, $4,000 Union tsabor
people and 1000 0Prohibitionists-fi ih.00oin all.
Now, we don't know, and We don't want TO
know anything about the past pohucs on =
member. We are agreed upon certain rfnda-
mental propositions looking in the direotion
of financial reforms all along the line.
THE MONEY POWER.
1--WE are satisfied that we men who control
the national character of both parties are per-
manently under the influence OF power
which has dictated financial legislation OF al
civilized men ever since money was mvented-
| We commonly cal 1t the money power lins
| has been demonstrated sooften since the close
| of the war that there is no room for doubt
| about it. We believe the reforrDs which we
/ advocate arc absolutely necessary 20 save &nis
| country TO the people. The weaithEfs rapidly
| drifting into tho hands OF few
| persons, and so believing we regard
| the money question and matters winen
| plav around that was paramount TO
all others. This is the reason WY we don't
want to look 10 the right or the left, buttogo
ahead in the way we have started; We APP
preciate the situation of our trends Ia the
South We know what they have on Their
way. We think we understand the STU
alton fully. and we believe that thee
NEGRO problem will never be solved
satisfactorily 10 anybody until ii turned Our
party politicians. We believe. further, that 10
Is only through a movement such as IL now
under way that this troublesome matter can
be disposed of in way that wall give con-
tidence as we'll as justice TO all classes OF the
people interested.
POLICY or TIE TWO PARTIES.
II has been the policy Of the two great
| parties to quarrel with each other over tbs
| question and il amounts 10 one OF the most
| stubbornest contests in history
The Southern people not only asked togo by
| themselves and set up government OF their
| themselves On the other hand, We mean
ing all the people who wereopposed TO them,
! not only denied their request, Out
compelled them by force OF arms
TO submit TO laws Of the Union and now ~
has been our policy as illustrated by inc party
10 keep tho Union practically divided. IL -
| time that sort Of thing ceased and there Is
| only one way to effect 1t.
TIRED or POLITICAL osTRAcIsn.
| II is by the people who are tired OF this pol
| lev of political ostracism, whether wesiye III
| the North, South, East or West 70 JON hanos
| in friendship and make an administration
| that is worth maintaining and which will not
| have TO be pinned together by bayonets,
Let US naturaliZe the people. We DOM
need any Force bills.
| We don't need any standing army TO SEQ
that people vote right. What we need most
| in this direction is 10 see that union y fo-
| stored as well in fact as in name by gong
among the Southern people-winte and
| black doing all that we can, and az
| friends of peace and good government u as
| stat them whenever they need any assistance
| in using their relations among themselves IN
lust and honorable way consulting the'r in-
terests and not those OF persons living IN
other parts of the country.
wHAcK AT MR.. CLEVELAND.
| ''But" inquired again, Senator. you DO
not mean 10 say that the Democratic parry -
responsible for the legislation against when
| the Alliance is an organized protest. Tho
Democrats have protested against this Re
publican legislation step by step, and ought
! not 10 be sadded with IT,
| .,Weii said he Cleveland is an aDts-free
| coinage advocate. and his record commits tho
perty 10 the contracted financial policy which
| we are fighting"
He will leave shortly for a speaking tour,
over the North and West He does not go.
he says. to organize the Alliance. q TLat no
leaves TO Colonel Polk and others. He saya
II simply take care of the doctrine"
| WISCONSIN FAKrKRs MEET.
! T.. CRossE. WIS, June 9.-The State Con-
! van,;on ~ tho Farmers Alliance met to-day
and President Butt delivered his annual ad-
| dress. a.
The chief point Of the address was decla-
ration that the recent convention at Cincin-
natl which determined 10 form Peoples
party was not a farmers convention and whl