The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-10
THE NEW KANSAS SENATOR.
"Sot Chump. Though i'm Many Respects He
Approaches Near the Line"

Thousands, yes, hundreds Of thousands of
people in and out Of Kansas drew long
breath of relief when they learned that the
Alliance caucus had chosen Judge Pfefer as
their candidate for the United States Senate
to SUCCEED Ingalls,.
Not that the people Of Kansas and the
friends of Kansas are pleased at the change,
but because the beloved State has escaped the
deep disgrace and shame with which she was
threatened. few more votes for Willis on
the final ballot and the State would have been
plunged in the deepest disgrace and would
have been Inundated to degree that would
have caused every true man in the State 20
hide his head and deny that he was resident
of Kansas
Judge Pfeffer is not chump, although in
many things he approaches very near to this
line. His great financial theory. "A Way
Out" with which he started out 10 electrify
the world in the campaign last fall, was so
weak. so silly and so lacking in sense that
even the calamityites realized that he was do
ing their cause harm, and so called him off.
he - not strong man IN any sense of the
word. but he II pure man, an honest one and
he will do the very best he can, which will be
little compared TO what could have been done
for the State had ingalls, been returned.
But after what happened Kansas may well
get down upon her knees and thank God that
She has escaped the election Of such a man as
Elder. a shyster like Willis. or rascal ike
Sam Wood. Although Kansas will not be
heard from in the Senate for six years. except
through Senator Plumb, yet the State should
be willing 10 spend that length of time in
penance and prayer, and asking forgiveness
for what be has done, and in returning thanks
because the punishment is not greater.
Judge Pfeffer is not member OF the ALI
ance. II is generally understood throughout
the State that he is, but such is not the case
He is lawyer, an editor, and a farmer by
proxy. Perhaps Sol. Miller's definition of an
agriculturist viii best fit him, one who works
the farmer instead of the farm.
But Judge Ffeffer Is not to be called dem
agogue Many Of his ideas are Wild and his
theories visionary, but he believes in them
thoroughly and changes them with great fire.
quency. There is nothing 10 be urged against
his character, public OF private, and there is
but one other man who was before the caucus
Of whom this could be said. Judge Pfeffer
will do quite well M afgure- head. and to keep
the seat Of Senator ingalls, warm. although It
Is pretty hard to think that the State must do
with one Senator for the next six years.
In politics the Judge is Republican. He
has been such all his life until after the Gar
field campaign, since which time he has been
hocking by himself He Is high protection
ist, and as such will be bitterly hated by the
Democrats, who have been expecting TO push
a free trader into Ingalls, seat. When he ar
rives az Washington he viii no doubt act with
the Republicans ON all national questions,
He must either do that or not act ut all, Tor
the last place in this world Judge PETER viii
60 Is into the hanks Of the Southern bgiga-
dierA-LAwercnce Journal