Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-01-31

south. and in building north-and-south
railroads in the west, and in irrigating
lands wherever and as fast as settlement
demands and first OF all the Issuance OF
money enough to set the people on their
feet again.
Peters Fight ON InEAlls.
topeka. January 27.-Judge PETER
was making votes for himself when even
the alliance members had little hope oil
Ingalls, defeat. He was the first man to
point out the inconsistencies in Senator
ingalls, record on economic questions,
and to insist on an answer to the ques'
lions embodying the st. Louis platform
demands. The Kansas Farmer was
slow to declare for the peoples party,
but for more than year it demanded
concessions from Ingalls, which he re-
fused to make. The republicans made
a desperate attempt to whip PETER into
line. S. J. Crawford, the Kansas state
agent at Washington, was the principle
shareholder in the paper, and publicly
declared that unless PETER gave up his
ingalls, fight he would depose him as ed
itor. Fl. A. Heath, the business mana
GER of the paper, remained loyal to
PETER. Mr.. Heath owned third in
terest in the paper, and prevailed on );
B. McAfee Of this city, who also owned
considerable stock, to stand by PETER.
From this time forward Judge PETER
was power in the farmer politics OF
the state. The stand he had taken
demonstrated his fidelity to the peo-
ple's party cause and the masses reposed
every confidence in him. He was in de-
mand as a speaker all over the state.
No alliance picnic was complete without
his consent to address the voters. He
went to the coyote counties" and made
sure OF the representatives from the
smaller counties first. He spoke twice
and often three times day and never
failed to urge on the voters to see that
their representative was elected, no
matter what became of the state con-
gressional ticket. The effect his
Speeches had on the senatorial cam
paign can be seen at glance when 1t Is
remembered that in at least dozen
counties alliance representatives were
elected where the county alliance ticket
was defeated.
Judge PETER claimed from the incep-
ton OF the campaign that ingalls, would
be defeated. AS soon as the state cam
paign was ended his friends brought
him out as senatorial candidate. Will
lifts defeat made him a strong candl-
date. and the two were at once consld-
cred the leading factors in the senatorial
campaign. One alliance after another,
TO whom PETER had made speeches, in
structed their representatives to vote
for him. These, of course, were sent to
the Kansas Farmer for publication. a
FIGHT was at once inaugurated against
Judge PETER, charging him with hav-
inc violated the alliance principles in
openly making canvass for the noml-
nation. Judge PETER never SUI
fered himself to become indignant
at the bitter attacks made against
him within his own party. The
politicians in the alliance have steadily
fought him, and he has been charged
with all kinds OF political chicanery. 1t
was openly asserted that the Legislators
who had been instructed for him would
desert him after the first caucus ballot,
and the republican politicians never
considered him in the race. Wlllltts,
his chief opponent, dropped out OF sight
after his election as national alliance
lecturer at Ocala, and did not begin to
show strength again until the multitude
of candidates caused fear within the al
lance ranks that no agreement would
be reached. The farmers locked to
Willis as the only man whom they
could consistently vote for. Elders
strength was from the union labor and
greenback legislators. AS between VIII
| fits and PETER they naturally went TO
the latter and his nomination was the
result.
Judge PETERS election will be more
tayorably received by the state at large
than any other candidate before the al
lance caucus. His family has always
aiken high rank in the society circles
Of the capital city and he has been for
wears recognized as one Of the leading
citizens, and who has commanded at all
times the respect Of men OF all parties.
AS associate editor OF the Topeka Cap
ital he gave tariff reform tone to that
paper which caused much surprise
within republican circles and finally re-
suited in his separation from the paper.
PeGer Elected.
Especial from Topeka.l
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