The critic., 1891-02-02
Colonel Villas and Judge PETER.

From ne Chicago NeiUS, 2)M.
Two United States Senators were practi-
cally chosen yesterday. The Kansas
election is rather the more interesting.
We expect something of ex-Judgc and
Senator-elcct William Alfred PETER. He
is new, and anything new in the Senate
may lie regarded hopefully. In this re-
gard he has the advantage of Colonel
Villas, about whom every one knows. He
holds over the Badger statesman also in
respect of his whiskers and his economic
theories. both of which are rather queer
and extravagant Colonel Villas associa-
tons and policies can be tolerably well
predicted; those of the Kansas man are
piquantly problematical.
So far as known, Senator Stanford, with
his land-loan scheme, is the only member
of the Upper House at all in sympathy
with Judge Peffer's views. This shows
the universally of ideas. The representa-
tive of the gilded nabobs of California
and the representative of the toil-worn
agriculturalists of Kansas meet on the
common ground of an irridescent financial
vagary. These two may become coad
tutors and legislative brothers-in-arms
The Californian may take to cultivating a
flowing beard and the Kansan may dis
cover Il gentle, sympathetic interest in
trotting horses. No such picturesque pos
sibility obtains in Mr.. Villas case. Both
his whiskers and his concern in thorough
breds will be kept ruthlessly sheared to
the line deemed most becoming for the
urbane man of the world.
Blair and Ingalls,.
Fran Me chicago Herdld
In Mr.. Blair the United States Senate
loses its most picturesque crank. Dull
but active, QuiXotic but persistent, toler-
ant only of bigotry and bigoted toward
everything except his own hobbies and
preiudices, Mr.. Blair leaves public for
private life, no ill-will surviving his feeble,
foolish and futile career.
In Mr.. Ingalls, the same body loses its
cozenor. Acute, pungent, singing, capa-
BILE Of high achievement yet preferring
bitterness of spirit and party frenzy, this
fraudulent possessor of rhetorical talent
turned at the last moment upon his long
record of party fanaticism, and, with his
frec.coinage hypocrisy, offered to sell him
self for silver. Despised and repudiated
by his associates, he has been rejected in
the market where he voluntarily mounted
the auction block.
Cozener and crank are gone. They will
stay gone.
Cleveland and Hal.
From he Neio York Tribune, 3ist.
Many anxious thoughts will be turned
toward the Manhattan Club this evening,
for there at last the planned, but as
often fate-postponed, meeting between
Grover Cleveland and David B. Hill is to
take place. AT least they are to stretch
their legs beneath the same mahogany.
How effusive will be the compliments be-
slowed by them upon each other in their
post-prandial remarks remains to be seen.
II will, we think, be generally conceded
that Senator Brown, the originator of the
plan for thus getting these two party
mendable sagacity in the arrangement of
his guests. Mr.. Hill, as Governor and
Senator-elect, is to occupy the seat of
honor while Mr.. Cleveland, as a private
citizen merely, is to be placed at the
further end of the table. Under these cir
cumstances whatever GOODNESS may pre-
vail will be somewhat diffused.