The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-11-12
and THE ANGELS WEPT
uhsn Senator Pelr Said Tho Pop, Had
uads Great Gains
THE WAY HE FIGURES IT
Stewart Says He Won't Play In With
Either OF the Old Political Par
ties, But VIII Kick Up a Little
Hades OF HE Own-Thsy're
q Singular Set.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1i.-Senator PETER
has arrived from Kansas. Discussing tho
result OF the recent elections no said the
populists had no reason to feel discour-
agcd. "What wo have lost In congress.
men," said he, I'VE have moro than made
up In votes. Tho reports generally pub.
lished would lead the people to suppose
We had suffered material loss In all re.
spects In Kansas. Such 10 not the case.
In 1880 We had about 10000 votes In that
state; In 1892 $4,000. and In the late clsc.
tion from 10000 to i25.0O, In the face Of
the fact that about 10000 Of our voters had
LETT the state on account Of the drought.
We failed in the election Of officers bs.
cause We were not paired with the demo-
Gratis, but We have every reason to feel
encouraged for the future.
''In the country at largo feel confident
when the returns are footed up they will
show our total vote to be little lees than
100000, which 10 about twice the populist
vote Of Two years ago"
Asked II hs believed Goveror Tillman
would cooperate with the populists II he
should b elected to tho senate, Peter re-
piled he could not say, 90 Governor Till.
man bad never outlined his inteutions In
that respect. He called attention to tho
fact that Irby, who supposedly shares the
political Views OF Tillman, had remained
in the democratic ranks. "Still," he
addsd, "ths time must soon come when
ell democrats believing ~ Tillman and
Irby do must ally themselves openly with
the pcpulist party. Tho eastern demo-
erats are, to all intents and purposes, 70
publicaus and the democrats Of the Till.
msn-Irhv stripe cannot long remain In the
same party organisation with them."
The senator declined to discuss tho
probable orsauisation Of the senate after
March BY the republicans. with the aid
Of such populists like himself who had
afliliatsd with tho republican party before
they became populists. further than to say
the time was too far distant to speculate
upon, end In . general way to remark II
the time should como when the populists
should hold the balance Of power In the
senate he had no doubt "they would exer.
else that power continuously and wisely"
Senator Stewart Of Nevada Was less
guarded than PETER In speaking NJ ths
Assumption Of certain Of the populist
epoaioes that they would aid the rspubli.
Il 0DUU III tUY OgK0ul80StOu VI tU0 U0u1t0s kl1
says emphaticaliy 20 far ~ he 10 con-
eerned he will not enter into coalition
With either Of the old parties to secure
oeeanisation. n don't care" he said,
(which Of the old parties controls the
machinery Of the senate. There 10 no Cd.
vantage to % to be Joined by . combina.
ton With either the republicans or Clevs.
land democratic. We do not care for ths
few paltry offices thcrc arc to bs be.
slowed. and could not afford to sacrifice
our independent interests ~ . party fol
them. So far 90 an concerned person
ally, ] do not care whether they put me
on any committee. or what they do with
ms, 90 long a. am entitled to my ssat 10
the senate and can get into the chamber
In fact ] can raise more hell whom entirely
free from such obligations than when
bound by them."
will exercise . moro potent influence By
keeping entirely aloof from entering ints
entausiing alliances with either Of the old
parties, and It 10 his opinion this 10 tho
policy which will bo pursued by the third
party In the senate, and hs will adviss
that this policy be pursued. He thinks
thsrs 10 no doubt whom tho test comet
Senator Jones will be found acting In full
harmony with the populist senators, and
n Governor Tillmnn should bc chosen Il
succeed Senator Butler he will also bs
found In the populist column, % will alss
the two senators to be chosen from Norti
Carolina. This would give the populists
eight senators after tho 9Th Of March.
NTha oniv uro,nd ~ ho an m In ~oncIas sion
''on which should b willing to unite
with the republicans would bs on tho plat
form plsdsina that party to free silve
policy. do not want any half way meas
urs, such % the coinage OF the Americas
product, and should know whatever wa,
peemised would be nothing but trap.
do not propose to bs caught with anythins
less than compliance with our complete