The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-16

An Ideal Man for Silver Friends
to Unite Upon,
Saws Senator PETER TO a Boston
Reporter


GROUND
The following interview with Senator
Pener appears in the Boston Herald un
der date of June 13-
Senator PETER is by no means certain
that a com binatiOu VIII be formed pc
tween the free silver Democrats ana
Populists to secure the election OF a.
president He declares that Ine Fopu-
lists VIII not form this combination az
the sacrifice Of their political prlncl-
pies, but VIII insist, on the contrary.
that no anal gamation with their forces
can be secured that does not LOOK 20
me .acceDtance by the free silver Dem
ocrats OF a part of the POpulist plat
form
Thirdly Senator PETER does not as
sert that if such combination IS FORM
ed. it viii succeed in carrying the coun-
try He thinks it viii have many eIe-
ments of strength. that IT VIII cohlLol
a large number Of western and north
western states, that it viii make DOUBT
ful several others that have been SAFE
ly Republican in the pasts that II wllt
have "a good lighting chailce, 80
that the momentum 1T receives Lnls
year viii carry it into power tour years
hence on a wave of great popular feel
ing-but he questions d lL VIII WIN -I
November next
The question was put by your cor
respondent to Senator RelLer as 70
what pr0ba bility there is OF a union
Of Populfst and free silver Democrat
ic forces. Mr.. PETER. who is s1ngularly
frank and straightforward in his ut
terances, replied.
$50 far as / know the POpulists have
not been asked to make such a union
--l7 "a l.4 - =. - J. I7sel,--e fI,a chi
l-- ~ ce5--- -, = 80 s. e. ie goine to
be made at all 1T is a mistake to sup
pose lllail ltle T ~ tlll7t ~ 80 - ~
candidate or any platform Inal may pc
asfee4 upon - e---es-7 - " - 5,e,e,.Ta
cons l-s- 49, - 1,e1 secured We
80 M fi-sf 9reanized party that
49, 81. frl+e7ifear7 figbt for free sill
no $500 49, +5,fs md having se-
49, q ~ l-- z57es+iera v,-ricI7 results from
tl- 1@ VIZ Sit f-,-5.+ 80 tai7cr
lAe- ~o1- 7@1 ~ e,-,car,+ q
fully eonslileq P 3eaTr5 o1,fside Of our
-g-n rarfv
o"1 Vr- Psf- ,,a r7oD77fs+z insist llpon the
.4--s--- ~ +1,si-. ,5rf7-.f77Ias nv the free
sI-- r9.9---,1s-st-z before KING com
mon causa vrfth them2"
t.yTre SIAN ,0f IL IL far AZ that. up
LII +l -r,re7,e7- Question We ARE already
4 ~ 49, r,.,r5rsi,o- fla national
S5-Tg-' 7 s ~ 5,@-,15e,.5+- W. ba-
t- 49, -1--,-a,. ~ issue money
AeNe lh e. ne rs t5a s79[-srn l---zf
80 - - ,,1-f,-sf T. e-77~r,oraTfore- So 40
a5a T -,oI ~. 79,3 eee i therefore. We
AZ -7,s-+f.-7Ii-- If one accord ON these
7,.a+rers W. differ with respect to a
---g,-----e7,+ eorfTol III me RAILWAYS
5-sr ef+er an reonIe Of an classes are
~ e. - -,--- - III fI,irlSfr7e even on
49, s7,i75aet on +ba whole there are
49, 81 r757r,7- r,7f7rs of difference be
fr-,..ar1 ourselves and the free silver
T,e,---.--a+ 20 f71f what we can get tOgeth
- IN some common ground But they
---rs+ maize The advances
I'm the event Of this combination.
whom should YOU nominate2'
..Senator Teller of Colorado would be
am ideal candidate. We might place
senator Daniel oil Virginia on the same
ticket. That would be union of the
west and south. which would go far
j, r,-r,,-1a rf7a +ra ffealv+ They. are both
e+-.-,7e- men vino have long made a con
sistent feht for free silver
.Rut suppose the silver Democrats
refuse to Join the Populists upon any
terms except such as are favorable to
themseIves2'
stThen we shall go ahead and make
o71r own nomination Our ticket will
~ +be second IA inheritance in the
Fa1F tba free silver Democrats being
frfr5 * me rarafs
Whom shan Won n07ninate2n
we have not eeneraUv discussed
that question. and j can only speak for
myself Governor Holconb of Nebras-
IA Is nv choice He is a man of excel
lent all-round ability"
.sJvftf slrel' q candidate do Won think
Won, can win -