Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-16
ThumbnaiI Sketch of
PETER, the Populist.

cold, like tree toad. PETERS whole
effect with his small, acorn head was
that of some mild reserved condor.
When he addressed the Senate he be-
came even more the condor, and would
soar an soil and sail and soar in a
dreary. enOrtless fashion for hours.
Yet men misled themselves with PEI
fer's looks. He's a sort OF Senate
Uriah Heep. In his way he's danger
Gus; all the more dangerous because
one is disa-med by his mien-humble
to the point OF AFFECTION.
One day, as the shreWd Jerry Simp-
son and l we're in converse | crayed
Jerry for his opinion Of PETER. A
keen CLINT twinkle in Jerry's gray eye.
You needn't print il now he said,
but between YOU and me, he's what I
call a sea-green wolf. He's here for
one term. and he knows it, And he's
going to take home as much money as
he can, as they call it. honest ~.
Simpson was twO-thiras right. When
PETER came. as has been suggested,
he was in the eyes Of the others q poor,
despised thing. But something came
IN mass which orforoI oSr-a-fo0o AND
Peffor VIC ,,ro,,,,t IT, Pc,,55lios-7s
had the reine If Soroto control The
y,as forr - 49, oi.,,io-s
tbre,y copoto -. do,,h+ NC
TWO he. ,a,;o 80 80. i t'l, o,.c,, ~
needed Poffo,. - MIN No., 40 -
and iowly POpulist burst into notice.
Both sides began to make love TO him.
i,o, u.bi,h a. noa "'i-,t,a, la 49,.
- tl'5 N.ilIi 'iiV i1op,'Oi'0",-a ouiu
oIiet IN . 80, w. ,5'',-'''l0li Civ' 80,
LIS. ''iO 81 ". 'aeS VI 1"e 'iiIu pa ''
~ t,io. win continue III 'ilt sau0ie al 'er
' 1na.. lieN 1t was thaL 'hey Oesah 10
yedIn o'eI ana couale feLef ana give
nm 'nIHss'
MS room I'D Vhe N3lt0F building.
where the senator's are edcn given on
apartment was grim and barren
We. Fe'er sat Id us ai"s'. nie
an a., O4ue anu frozen Iof an me "oI ID
I-Ne soile eAite 10 some senate >lh9fla.
valentine the Repuolic2n SerSeant-at-
AIhS' changed All ms. Nhcro before
was want ana des.ltuLicn rugs and vel
NeFS ana russell leather now made
piclufe OF luxury, If not OF vice. PEI
Ter room became what book writer's
call "a scene Of Oriental magni1cence."
1t is yet.
Tnen hey gave his son q $1,000 posi-
ION ana AIS nephew $500 position;
MS daughI-er already mad one-hls sec
ret2ry- at Sl,2JO. PETER took them
an. IL was sfo-iinS the Egyptians, ne
Lhousht no doubt end never hesi,ated.
feller squeezed the Republicans dry
IKE lemon.
When the plnch came. Peher, SUI
mech sun huHno.e, DuI retaining every
, IIInhsC o. pace me tepuDic4ns A3d
l., .lrieu upon MN Foleu Win Inc
I,1liIooi s.s eIu d4ueu mem 10 recover
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80 I'm 'si &c III ll.5 Tue
~ az ~ ,l',,' az We MN ilOie;
i. NJ ~ me- -'i'''''i vi pi'ce ana put
oii5 no l''-,-'-9 ol .iIe oeHt,e ron, Ao
M ne no .'"u i'VIe iuck man FeIIef'
nv 7''"i rs y, ,'iiU PEI qulSileS "Hicn nave
e%IIZ Ia, ldiien 10 lnat recepuVe mouse
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t;n 1' ID 6,e to, ioSI 10 me la' posl-
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csoo 7, ~. - i - ''i5 d. ~
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ba, t,a e,o,,. ,,-a,. .''.i,.,ot' Ou1
an ovcnI1c1+ ooino;donn 80 ,,.5o" rs, ~
80 "a ee-. - o,,, 80 VIZ
offered - reso1,,jon 80 ,' ba, r,,', a. ouoI
,,i+t,o Iool, 81 - 81
ness and ronort 800 ''''' W '''' y ''''
Nv that ef,.Io of oaff which ohtoin.
IN tbo Sanato as "Cen1fo,iai nonr 49, -
Pefer--ha naront of tho rosoI,,tio,,
wss narol a. Tho cc,,-,i,+aa - w -,
tbrouob tho decIino ~ me- III e. Oh
torch and was Incidentally o,jvon e.
50o from the senate cC,.;,sort 80
w,herawlth IN nroseoute bie eynI lr-a1
tons. The bumb,e one clntcbad t6a
81. 800 in his talons and wended 70
Chicago where he passed most ~ tbat
vacation.
He made a report some oipb+oor
months later. but neither he nor tho
Senate Maid the least heed thereto T.
was cieoD case of iupl,o-
Potter is taIl,er who woor;os ,.o,,
but he doesn't caro- Vbor ba er3 JTu'
not ouartette Of Senator'S would p star
This does NOT disturb him tIa go 60.
on absolutely ir,nerturbah1o '' c. -. 70
Allen the eiont PonuIist cano T., So So
the restaurant wbiIe PEE ,, 70, - "a 'tii
dressing the emntv Senata cb .'n az
There was NOT a senator nroso - J ~a.
one "0'
Allen was hit shocked and i,4o-
runting PETER suggested tho "no n,,a
run," condition and u.as ON ~ 49, ~