St. Paul daily globe., 1891-03-11
POINTING TO PALMER,
Moore and Coekrell May Give
Him the Senatorship
To-Day.
No Longer a Possibility Of
Eleeting a Farmers
Candidate.
Estee and De Young Lead in
the California Race for
the Senate.
The Republican Convention of
Rhode Island NominateS
officers.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 10.--There
appears no doubt tonight that the DEM
ocratic candidate, John NJ. Palmer, will
be elected to the United States senate
tomorrow. After long talk with Gen.
Palmer this afternoon Representative
Moore aud Cockrell issued a lengthy
address to their party, the Farmers
Mutual Benefit association, setting forth
the efforts they have made to secure the
election of an Independent candidate
to the senate, their efforts with the
Republican party and the attempt
to elect Streeter (F. NJ. B. Al They
go on to say that the Republicans
have secured from Streeter such con-
cesslOns and promises as would, if car
ried out, entirely unfit him for cOnscien-
tlously representing the principles OF
the farmers party. Finding it abso-
lutely impossible to elect an Independ-
ent, they have concluded their next duty
is to select mall who, while not repre-
Senting the principles of their organiza-
ton in full, is in sympathy with many
of their demands, and comedies the need
of redress in legislation which has
grown up under the rule of corpora
tions and mOnOpolies. The voice of
the people of the state should
be respected in the choice so far as ex-
pressed in the last election, say Cock
rell and Moore, unQueStiOnably of John
NJ. Palmer, Becoming satisfied we
could not elect man who would fully
represent our people, we to-day called
Oh Mr.. Palmer, in the interest OF our
people, to ascertain what hopes he
would give us in regard to his future
official action affecting such legislation
as our people demand. The inter
view. we must say, was salts
tlons. Mr.. Palmer has earned our
admiration in his manly way of
conducting his fight this winter, in re-
fuSing to allow any corrupt influence to
be used in his behalf. While he does
not fully represent us. he has forced us
to believe he is an honest man. While
this has been a prolonged contest. we
feel the effect is good: that it has forced
the politicians TO admit there is some
thing wrong. We are more firmly con-
vlnced than ever that the future pros
perity and happiness of this country
depends on the success and growth of
an independent party. The independ-
ent political movement by the tOiling
millions is the only hope Of the people.
In view of facts above stated we will
tomorrow cast our votes for John NJ.
Palmer and bring this prolonged con-
test TO clOse.'
Representative Taubeneck, the other
f. NJ. B. a. man, has repeatedly de-
clared he would never vote for Palmer.
Palmer'S election tomorrow will
mean the ending of one of the most
notable senatorial contests in history.
The first subject the F. NJ. B. A. men
questioned him on was the Pacific rail
rOads. Mr.. Palmer said:
have never had any particular views upon
that subject, beyond belief on the enforce
ment OF the rights of the government in the
matter l consider those rights TO be simply
those of any other creditors.
ITO take possession of the property -
IF need be. yes sir; measures should be
taken at once to enforce the rights of the
government against the road. My idea has
been that the purpose of the roads was
ultimately TO cheat the government. / think
that every honest man should try to prevent
that
Regarding the proposition to extend
the payment of the Pacific railroad
debts sixty or seventy years, Gen. Palm
er said:
"Ot course such an arrangement ought not
to be made. unless 1t is made with view of
obtaining better security for the govern
ment."
he had no doubt, lie said. that there
was in congress an organized corrupt
representation not only of the Pacific
railroads, but many other corporate in
terests that should be unearthed. Gen.
Palmer's views were next asked on the
question OF money. Was he in favor of
the abolition of the national bank circu-
lation?
Yes sir replied the general.
You believe that all money should be IS
sued and coiued by the government and all
circulation controlled by the government
Yes Sir, replied Gen. Palmer. LAS /
have stated during the canvass and perhaps
to you before. l at one time had
entertained the view that the power
of the government to coin money
was derived from the constitution
aud was limited to the mere conversion of
the precious metals into coin; but that in
the progress of time the public mind had
reached point that the government was
furnishing that which served all the pur.
poses of money. l think | stated that in
1874. ] took the ground that the govern
ment should furnish all that was TO be created
as money for public purposes