Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-13
STREETER FEELS SORE.
DISSENSION RIFE IN THE FARM
ERS' PARTY IN ILLINOIS.
Streeter and Taubeneck Denounce Moore
and Cockrell for Electing Palmer to
the United States Senate.

/ SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 12.-War and
dissension is rife among the agricul-
tural organizations of the state. The
election Of General Palmer by the votes
OF Representatives Moore and Cockrell
has caused division among the Farm
ers' Mutual Benefit association lodges
of Illinois, and the breach will be
widened by an address issued tonight
by A. j. Streeter, recent senatorial can
didate, and Representative Taubeneck,
the single farmer member who re-
mained true to the independent candi-
date.
They argue at length to show the in
consistency of Moore and Cockrell's
vote, reciting how, in the farmers
conference short time ago,
both men declared themselves
perfectly satisfied with Streeter's
promises to the Republican steering
committee. and asserted that they would
Iseeversvot for Palmer. Streeter told
the Republican committee that he
would maintain the principles of the F.
M.B.A. and other agricultural and labor
organizations, but in consideration of
the support of the Republicans, should
be at liberty to vote with the latter on
other issues. His tariff views, he said,
are the result. of thought and investiga-
ton, and are nearly in harmony with
those OF the Republican party. His exs
perience made him know that in some
states there is need of a law to protect
the people in their right to a. free ballot
and fair count, and he would be glad to
support any reasonable measure to that
end.
At this same conference Cockrell told
of an interview he, Moore and Taube-
neck had with Palmer. They talked
over the hardships of the farmers, and
Palmer said he did not know remedy,
but that the young men now coming on
the stage of action would have to find it
later on. ''Tnat," said Cockrell, sis
what this man for whom had grand
opinion, and who is held up before the
people of the country as senatorial
candidate and man to support, was
obliged to confess. This is the man
whom they are asking three men repre-
senting the agricultural classes of this
country to support. The only remedy
he has got is little reduction of the
tariff and the free coinage OF silver.
After this talk, Taubeneck, Moore and
myself agreed that we could never sup
port that man for United States SEN
ator."
Streeter submits all this and the SUBJ
sequent switch to Palmer without suf-
ficient reason to the public, and asks
| them to draw their own conclusions.
A delegation of East St. Louis live
stock men presented Palmer, tonight, a
handsome hall tree, composed princi-
pally OF the horns of Texas cattle. In a
speech, Palmer, referring to his cleo
ton, said the people will realize that
one result was accomplished, if not
more-that the rule of the caucus is
ended in this state. They will realize
that in his case there was no trading or
purchasing OF votes. They will find
that he has not pledged himself to
act with either Of the great parties of
the country. Having we'll defined
opinions of his own, he had stated those
opinions to the people Of the state, and
asked them to support him il they
agreed with him. Having been elected
by the people Of the state, he desires to
do his utmost to carry out their wishes
not as the representative of caucus.
steering committee, but responsible to
no other body than the people of this
great state of Illinois.