The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-12

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator PETER
has arrived from Kansas. Discussing
the result of the recent election, he said
the Populists had no reason to feel dis
couraged.
What we have lost in Congressman, u
he said, 1--WE have more than made up in
votes. The reports generally published
would lead people to suppose that we
had suffered a material loss in all
In 1890, we had about los, 900 votes in that
state; in 1892 about $4,000 and in the late
election from 10000 to 5000, in the face
of the fact that about 10000 of our voters
had left the state on account of the
drouth. We failed in the election OF
officers because we were not paired with
the Democrats, but we have every reason
to feel encouraged for the future. In
the country at large, 1 feel confident
that when the returns are footed ur
they will show our total vote to be little
less than 100000, which is about twice
the Populist vote of two years ago."
Democracy and POpuIism.
Asked if he believed Governor Tillmar
he should be elected to the Senate, Mr.
PETER replied he could not say, as Coy
ernor Tillman had never outlined hf:
intentions in that respect. He called at
tention to the fact that Mr.. Irby, who
supposedly shares the political views Of
Mr.. Tillman, had remained in the Demo
cratic ranks.
Still he added. 1.-The time must soor
Tillman and Irby do must ally them
selves openly with the Populist party
The eastern Democrats are, to all in
tents and purposes, Republicans, anc
cannot long remain in the same party
organization with them"
The senator declined to discuss the
question of the probable organization OF
~ - r.. =.
Republicans with the aid Of such Popul
lists like himself who had affiliated witt
the Republican party before they be-
came PopulistS, further than to say the
time was too far distant to speculate
upon and in a general way to remark
that If the time should come when the
PopuliSts should hold the balance o.
power in the Senate he had no doubt
they would exercise that power con
tinuously and wisely
Stewart and He'll.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, was less
guarded than Senator PETER in speaking
of the assumption that certain of thf
Populist senator's would aid the Re
publicans in the organization of the Sen
ate. He says emphatically that SO fal
to coalition with either of the OLD
parties to secure the organiza ton.
Il don't care" he said, which of th'
gold parties controls the machinery O
US to be gained by a combination witt
| either the Republicans or the Cleveland
Democrats. We do not care for the few
paltry offices there are, to bt
bestowed, and could not afford to Sacri
flce our Independent interests as part.
for them. So far as l am concerned, per
sonally, Go not care whether they pu
me on any committee or what they d.
with me as long as 1 am entitled to m,
seat in the Senate and can get into tn
chamber. In fact, l can raise more hel
when entirely free from such obligation
than when bound by them"
PopuIist Influence.
The senator says he thinks the Penulist
will be able to exercise more potent in
fiuence by keeping entirely aloof from en-
tering into entangling alliances witt
either of the old parties, and it is hi
opinion that this is the policy which vii
Senate and that he will advise that hi
policy be pursued. He thinks there
no doubt that when the test comes Sena
tor Jones will be found acting in ful
that if Governor Tillman should b
chosen to succeed Senator Butler he
also, will be found in the Populis
column as will also the two senators t
be chosen from North Carolina. Th
would give the Populists eight senator
as against forty-two Republicans AM
thirty-eight Democrats after the 4th o
| March.
The Only ground.
"The only ground, he said N con
unite with the Republicans could be OF
a platform pledging that party to
free silver policy. L do not want an,
| halfway measure, such as the coinag
that whatever was promised would b
| nothing but trap. | do not propose t
be caught with anything less than.
compliance with our complete demands.