Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
MISREPRESENTATION
The New Kansas Senator Will Not
Be a Partisan in Congress.
NEITHER PARTY CAN CLAIM him.
His Services Will Be Given to the Far
mers' Alliance Only.
PROMISES TO HIS KANSAS FRIENDS

ESPECIAL TELKGRAM TO THE DfsPArcH.i
TOPEKA, KAN, April 1.-THE reported
declaration Of Senator PETER that be would
on strictly party questions vote with the
Republicans has provoked a storm of criti-
cism from Alliance leaders in this State un-
friendly to him before election. Republi-
can papers have been rejoicing over what
they have called his conversion, and have
been congratulating the party that while it
has lost Ingalls, it has gained PETER. The
comment has been so universal that several
letters were sent to Senator PETER urging
him to more fully explain his position.
Two answers have been receiyed-one by r.
Kansas City Star, and another by DIR. s..
McLallin, editor of the Alliance ADVOCATE.
The interviews which called forth these re-
plies was given to the Associated Press, and
explained Senator PETERS reasons for re-
!using to attend the Palmer jubilee at
Springfield.
The Senator Not for Palmer.
Senator PETER was at that time quoted as
saying:
Why should I rejoice In the election Of
Palmer? have no part or parcel in this DEM
ocratic triumph. I don't want my position
misunderstood politically. I shall represent
ing their immediate interests but on strictly
party questions shall vote always with, the
Republicans.
In his letter to the Star correspondent,
Senator PETER says:
have observed the comments of the press
In the line of the clippings which you sent me-
do not care to write out anything in detail
for any paper except the Rans as Fa'mer. In
the meantime you may say, briefly. what
have repeatedly said publicly on the platform
and in the Farmer, that when left the Repub-
lican party left it for all time. 1t was not a
considered separation. l have not at any time
said that any os my opinions as expressed when
l acted with the Repu blican party, have under
gone any material change have grown larger,
l think. But the new issues l am presenting to
the people are not taken hold of by the Repub-
lican party. If they were, should be there
yet. Some reforms are absolutely necessary.
Money Urgently Required.
We must have more money, and we must
have great deal more, and it must be gotten
to us cheaper than ever before. SO that our
people can afford to pay the interest upon it.
These things we must have. We must have
reasonable tariff law, and we must have better
control of the railways in the country. These
things the old parties are paving no attention
to. The people must do it themselves.
The letter received by DR.. McLallin,
editor of the Advocate. explains the Sem
ator's assumed attitude more in detail. In
it he says:
Ireceived an invitation from the Democracy
Of Illinois to attend the ratification meeting
upon the election of General Palmer to the
Senate. but the invitation came to me day or
been received before the day of the meeting, 1
certainly should have answered it politely. sug-
gesting to my Democratic friends In Illinois
that my only interest in them is of personal
character, not political. l have not taken in
terest in the Democratic party for great many
years and have not changed my mind in that
respect recently.
He Has Not Committed Himself.
AS to my voting with the Republicans. have
not said SO to anybody. I have not authorized
any person else to say SO, and it is wholly un-
true. do not expect to sit alone among the
members of the Senate with chip on my shoul-
der, suggesting that 81 am holier than thou" to
every man happen to see. but do expect to
be an active, earnest working member of
that body, proposing as many measures
as possible along the line of reforms
which we advocate and obtaining all the help
that is possible. do not expect to pay any at
What mean by that Is that do not expect to
do anything from the standpoint of a partisan.
either as a Republican or as Democrat. /
have grown bigger than the party harness. l
am on the outside altogether and expect to re-
main there.