St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-11-12
PoPULIST VOTES INCREASING
Mr.. Stewart Talks About the
Balance Of Power in the
Senate.
KICKS ON COMBINATIONS.
Will Join No Party That
Does Not Favor Free
Silver.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator PEI
fer has arrived from Kansas. Dis
cussing the result of the recent election,
he said the PopulIsts had no reason to
feel discouraged.
What we Ave lost in congressman"
he said, I'VE have more than made up
in votes. The reports generally pub
lished woul lead people to suppose
that we had suffered material loss in
all respects in Kansas. Such is not the
case. In 1890 we had about los, 900 votes
IN that state: in 1892 about 113,000, and
III the late election from 10000 TO 1885,
600, 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
l feel confident that when the retnrns
are footed up. they will show our total
vote to be little less than 100000. which
is about twice the PopuIist vote of two
years ago"
Asked if he believed Gov. Tillman
would cooperate with the Popullsts if
be should be elected to the senate, Mr..
PETER replied that he could not say. as
Gov. Tillman had never outlined his in
tentions in that respect He called at
tention to the fact that Mr.. lrby, who
sCppos edIy shares the political views of
Gov. Tillman, had remained i'll the
Democratic ranks. "Still," he added,
''the time must come when all Demo-
Gratis believing as Irby and Tillman DO,
must ally themselves openly with the
Populist party. The Eastern Demo-
Gratis are to all intents and purposes
Republicans. and Democrats of the
TilIman-Irby stripe cannot long remain
in the same party organization with
them"
The senator declined to discuss the
question of the probable organization
of the senate after the 4th of March by
the Republicans with the aid of such
Populists like himself, as had affiliated
with the Republican party before he
became Populist. further than 10 say
that 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
the balance of power in the senate, he
had 10 doubt "they would exercise
that power continuously and wisely"
Senator Stewar of Nevada, was less
guarded than Senator PETER in speak
ing of the assumption that certain of
the Populist senators would aid the Re-
publicans in the organization of the
senate. He says emphatically that, so
far as he is concerned, he will enter
into no coalition with either of the old
parties to secure the organization. II
don't care" he said, which of the gold
parties controls the machinery of the
senate. There is no advantage to us to
be joined by combination with either
he Republicans or the Cleveland Dem
ocrats. We do not care for The few
paltry offices there are to be bestowed.
and could not afford to sacrifice our in
dependent interests as a party for them.
So far as | am personally concerned, |
dOnot care whether they put me on any
committee or what they Go with me as
long as | am entitled to my seat in the
senate and can get into the chamber
In fact" he added. growing emphatic,
Il can raise more hell when entirely
free from such obligations than when
bound by them"
The senator says that he thinks the
POpulistS will be able to exercise a
more potent influence by keeping en-
tirely aloot from entering into entan-
Cling alliances with either of the old
parties, and it is his opinion that this is
the policy which will be pursued by the
third party in the senate. and that he
will advise that this policy be pursued.
He thinks there is no doubt that when
the test comes Senator Jones will be
found acting i'm full harmony with the
POpulist senators, and that if Gov. Till
man should be chosen to succeed Sena-
tor Butler he will also be found in the
POpulist column. as will also the two
senators to be chosen from North Caro-
lima. This would give the Populists
senators, as against AZ Republicans
and 50 Democrats after the 4th of
March.
The only ground" he said in con-
clusion, ION which | should be willing
to unite with the Republicans would be
on platform pledging that party to a
free silver policy. / do not want any
halfway measure, such as the coinage
of the American product, as | should
know that whatever was promised
would be nothing but trap. l do not
propose to be caught with anything less
than compliance with our complete
demands"