The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-14

WASHINGTON. Nov. II. - Senator
PETER has arrived from Kansas. Dis
cussing the result OF the recent election
he said the populists had no reason to feel
discourse ed.
What we have lost in congressman"
he said, " we have more than made up in
votes The reports generally published
would lead people to suppose that we had
suffered a material less in all respects in
Kansas Such is not the case. In 1890
we had about 1000 votes in that state;
in 1892, about 113O0O and in the late
election from 10000 to 125,O0O 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 Of
icers because we were not paired with the
democrats, but we have every reason to
feel encouraged for the future. In the
country at large I feel confident that
when the returns are footed up they will
show our total vote to be little less than
100000 which is about twice the popu-
list vote of two years ago"
When asked if ne believed Governor
Tillman would cooperate with the pOpu-
list if ne should be elected 10 the senate,
Mr.. PETER replied that he could not say,
as Governor Tillman had never outlined
his intentions in that respect. He called
attention to the fact that Mr.. Irby, who
supposedly shares the political views of
Governor Tillman, had remained in the
democratic ranks. f'Still." he added "the
time must soon come when all democrats
believing as Tillman and Irby do must
ally themselves openly with the pOpuliSt
party. The eastern democrats are TO all
intents and purposes republicans, and
democrats OF the Tillman-Irby stripe can
not long remain In the same party organ
izatiOn 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 pOpu-
list, as like himself had affiliated with the
republican party before they became popu-
lists, further than to say that the time
was too far distant to speculate upon. and
in a general way to remark that If the
time ever comes when the pOpulists should
hold the balance or power IN the senate
he had no doubt ''they would exercise
that power continuously and wisely"
Senator Stewart Less Guarded.
Senator Stewart of Nevada was less
guarded than Senator PETER in speaking
Of the assumption that certain of the
populst senator's would aid the repub-
leans in the organization of the senate.
He says emphatically that 50 far as he is
concerned he will not enter into 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 adj
vantage TO Us to b. joined by a combina-
ton with either the republicans or the
Cleveland democrats. We do not care
for the few paltry Offices there are TO be
bestowed and could not afford To sacri-
fee our independence as a party for them.
So far as / am personally concerned L
do not care whether they put me on any
ma qz
long as l am entitled 10 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
sucn obligations than when bound by
them
The senator says that he thinks the
pOpulists viii be able 70 exercise 4 more
potent influence by keeping entirely aloof
from that entering into an entanglng ALI
ance with eiteer Of the old parties and
It Is his opinion that this is the policy
which will be pursued by the third party
in the seulte and that h will adisa that
this policy be pursued. He thinks there
Is no doubt that when the test comes
Senator Jones VIII be found acting in full
harmony with the popullst senator's and
that II Governor Tillman should be
chosen to succeed Senator Butler he will
also be found in the pOpulst column. as
viii also the two senators to be chosen
from North Carolina This would give
ths populists eight senator's as against
forty-two republicans and thirty-eight
democrats after the fourth OF March.
THE only ground he said, in cOnclu-
sion, '0n which I should be willing to
unite with the republicans would be on
a platform pledging that party TO a free
silver policy. I don OF want any halfway
measure, such as the coinage Of the Amer
lean product, as I should know that what
ever was promised would be nothing but
a trap. do not propose to be caught
with anything less than a compliance
with our complata damqndsn