The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-02-04

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Gratis voted for PETER. Lieutenant
Governor Felt declared Judge PETER
elected United States Senator for six
years. The joint session then dissolved.
The Senators had no sooner departed
than PETER was called for. He came to
the Speakers rostrum amid cheers and
said: 1T would hardly be proper to
address this body as the joint conven-
ton of the Legislature. / see before
me representatives of all the people.
We, the people, have commenced the
building of distinct and separate polit-
ical organization. Land is the common
property of men, and labor is the
common lot of men. Transportation is
a medium of their communication and
money is the lubricating oil. On these
principles we will erect grand party.
We are opposed to National banking
system. We believe in the Government,
which is simply the agent of the peo-
pie, issuing money direct to them. We
oppose taxing one industry to support
another. We believe that free trade,
absolute, is often the best form of pro.
lection. We believe in distributing the
burdens of taxation equally among the
people so far as we are able to do so.
''In short, we believe in the people
ruling"
Continuing his speech, Mr.. PETER
said that he lead in the Topeka Capt.
toll statement to the effect that the
Democrats will take no credit to them
selves fo- PETERS election. That was
the truth, he said, but he wanted to say
that when he left the Republican party
he left it for good.
The Republican party, he said, had
lost its power for good. A new party
was needed. The people asked
for the unlimited coinage of silver and
the Republican party told them that
they did not know what they wanted.
They asked for tariff reduction and the
Mckinley bill was given them.
II joined in the rebellion" he said,
land my election to-day is the result Of
it,
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
William Alfred PETER was born on a farm
1881. His grandfather, William PETER, was a
soldier in the war of 1872. His boyhoOd was
spent there until he was nineteen years
of age. He applied all his savings to acquir-
ing books and at that age had a library of l0C
volumes. From the age of Is to - he taught
school a portion Of each year principally in
the winter months. At - he was attracted
to California, where he spent nearly two
years in the mines, with little pecuniary snc-
cess. but as a Young man of ability SO at
tracted public attention as to be rendered
nomination to the Legislature which he was
compelled to decline on account OF his age
In 1852 he returned to his old home and his
pursuits as a farmer and teacher, but, in
1858, being married, he emigrated to st.
Joseph County, Ind where he spent six
years as farmer. In 1889 he removed to
Morgan County. Mo where he remained
teaching and farming-until the breaking
out of the war, when he removed to Warren
County, H., and enlisted private in
company F. Eighty third regiment Illinois
volunteer infantry. He was soon promoted
to a Lieutenancy. He participated In the
second battle at Fort DOnelson, the battle OF
Nashville and other engagements and was
mustered out ut the close of the war; On ac-
count of his peculiar business qualifications
he was selected as Judge advocate for the
trial of civil offenseS and was afterward Sc
lected by General Thomas as depot quarter
Nashville and had control Of the receipt and
shipment of all the engineers supplies for
the military division of the Mississippi I'M
der General Sherman.
On being mustered out of service, the
young Lieutenant settled at Clarkville, Tenn,
where he practiced law from 1865 to 1870
From Tennessee early in 1870 he emigrated to
Kansas and located in Wilson County, pur-
suing his profession, and in December of the
same year purchased the Wilson County
Courier which he conducted for three years
In 1874 he was elected a Senator from Wilson
and Montgomery Counties on the Republic.
an ticket. He was chairman of the Centen
NAL Committee and Committee on Public
Printing and an active, useful member of the
judiciary Committee.
In 1878 Judge PETER removed to Coffeyville
established the Coffeyville Journal and con
tinued the practice OF law.
He was originally a Democrat, but on the
organization of the Republican pa1y be
came Republican. Some time ago Judge
PETER joined the Farmers Alliance and be
came devoted to the principles of the new
party which has come to power in Kansas
For ten years he has edited the kansa:
Farmer.
Judge PETER is a tall, slender. thin facet
man with a long. dark beard. He has thu
step but not the erect form of q soldier I
| frequent cough betokens a delicacy of health
| He is the author of a book entitled THE Wa,
Out" advocating the lending OF money b,
the Government to the people.
Campbell's Body Found
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-About two months
ago Hon. B. H. Campbell, ex-Unite'
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