Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-18
POLITICAL PLANS
That Senator PETER Says Will
Perpetuate Populism.
COMBINING OF FORCES TO CONQUER

TAs one Issae Prsss~teA Te Bs Free Csia-
age 81 the white Metaa-Pspalisn -
Pigssa-Hole fer Awhile the sub-rress-
arv aaa Other IAeas, which Are To Ne
Triumphant .. the Year lsoe without
DsrSt. says the Senator.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S-Is the Popu-
list party to continue in the political field:
This 10 one Of the questions that are
now agitating certain political circles at
the capital, and the question is based upon
rumors that the leaders Of the party are
contemplating a change Of organization
because OF some disagreements among
them, but especially for the purpose of
permitting the advocates of the free coin
age os silver-who have never embraced
the Populist doctrines as to government
ownership Of railroads, the bond loan pol
icy and the issuing of paper money-to at
tach themselves to the new organization.
The repor, OF such q movement has
reached here from Kansas, and il is stated
among other significant facts that w. +.
Riehtmyer, OF Topeka, who was instru-
mental in calling the Cincinnati confer
ference in 1891, when the Populis, party
was called into being. had taken the initi-
ative in the movement for a re-Organiza-
tion Of the party upon different lines.
So senator re enrr Was Srcn.
Senator PETER was called upon for iufor-
| nation as to the correctness Of the report
and unhesitating!y stated that the runlor
o; the proposed change was well founded.
II expect" he said, "a new alignment
I Of the parties to be found after the con-
gressional election next year and that the
new party will be ready for our work in
she presidential election in 1856"
do you mean that the Populist party
will be disorganixed." was asked.
"The POpulists," he replied, will form
part Of a great national organization
which will probably be brought together
under another maine. The Populist party
will have the same relation to this new
party that the old Free Soil aud Aboli.
zionist parties bore to tue Republican
party which WAS Afterwards organized BY
. coming together Of all the people op.
posed to the extension OF slavery in the
national territoriesO'
The Senaasr States the lssue.
When asked what would be the issue
ixe, he said it would he the question oi
money. "The ISSUE" he continued, 81,
now between the money power and gold
basis on one aide aud the producing masees
.: the people advocating ah 6elaPged vol
ume Of money on . gold, oliver and pape.
basis on the OF her. ThseSsill be the greal
issue in 1884, aud it 10 one upon which ths
people will divide without regard to for
N r party differences" Upon being asked
waat would become of other tenets o
Popul~tic faith, PETER said: ~While tn,
Po,ulists have fundamental doctrine,
other than that relating to the volume o
the currency, which they cherish and vii
continue to cherish, they recognize tha,
the first step in securing the reform.
which they advocate is to settle the money
question.
Ill Confident Of Success.
Dl "They believe that il would not he goot
politics or wise craftsmanship to declin,
to cooperate with their fellow citizen
VINO believe just AS they do concerning tn
first move in the solution of q problem
which they regard as vital While We NJ,
fighting this first great battle we shall
learn a great many things about what i
necessary to be done after the victory shall
be won 1.-THE senator spoke very confident
ly Of winningl. and from that time for
ward all the old party prejudices whicl
have kept us apart 50 long TO our injur
will have been buried and forgotten an,
We shall be a solid mass Of voters read
for the accomplishment Of other neede
reforms / look for the success OF thi
movement in 1875 and Iexpect presiden
and q congress to he chosen in 1900 whic
will put into statute Law the leading dot
trines Of the Populist party Of TODAY"
HhC IA N nE IMpEANLAaCAH