The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-17
I'VE ALL STOOD FIRM
CAPT. ALEXANDER'S REMARK
ABOUT THE SILVER FIGHT.
North Carolina Matters in Washing.
tOn-Lffe and Politics at the
CAPITAL.

Capital.
Special Cor. to State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The North
Carolina delegation in Congress is not
pleased with the fate of the silver bill
and are not anxious to discuss the prob
able effect on North Carolina politics.
eve all stood firm for free silver" said
Capt. s. B. Alexander, ''even to the
negro, and we must make the best of the
result possible" The antis are jubilant
over the triumph of Mr.. Clevelands
views. If the peoples party had not
made so big blunder at Omaha in the
could be found by the dozen who would
admit that the next election of President
would be thrown into the House of Rep
| resentatives. If Southern democrats who
are inclined to look to the peoples party
for relief hope to see the West vote for
ticket with an ex-Confederate soldier
on it they will see how badly they are
mistaken when the returns come in from
| November's election. There is not q
we'll informed politician ing Washington
who believes that the peoples party will
carry single State. The most that is
accredited to it is the possible power of
rendering two or three Southern States
republican and as many Western States
democratic.
was talking with Kansas office
holder the other day about the probable
result of the coming contestant sugges-
ted that if Col Polk had lived and been
placed on the ticket there light have
been trouble ahead for both the old par
ties, eff you think any man who was
in the Confederate army stands the
ghost of chance of carrying Kansas OF
any Western State you don't know any
thing about the people of those States
was his reply.
Unless there is hitch in the confer
ence on the remainder of the appropria
tion bills Congress will adjourn by
August first The Sundry civil appro
priation bill is the main thing that il
likely to postpone adjournment. Th'
!; Senate amendments increase the appro
priations of this bill eleven million dol
lars and the House committee has recon
!, mended non concurrence. The naval
!, ! army and legislative appropriation bill
all went to the President yesterday.
The defeat of Senator Hill at Chicag
: has not decreased the popular interest il
! that great democratic leader and tn
proof of this assertion is to be found i
y the galleries of the Senate any day in tn
. week. Every visitor who fails to recog
= : nize the New Yorker is sure to ask t
u have him pointed out. This occurs mos
= frequently, however, when the Senate
: is away, so thoroughly has the newsps
= per cut gotten in its. work. If Hill
y y name is not the most frequent on tt
u u Record it can be heard in the CALLER
- - more often than that of any other Sem
- tor.
TIE following changes in North Care
), lima postotfices we're made during tt
week: F. w. Gregory appointed pos
q. master at Crowell's, Halifax county, vii
L. D. Gregory removed; Mario
Mcdowell county, G.. W. Crawfor'
,t vice J. Yancey, Jr., resigned; Wilmo
y. Jackson county, V. T. King, vice T.
nt Frizzell resigned; Zireoni, Henderst
es county, F. II. Hughston, vice R.
g. Hart, resigned.
Of The Secretary of War has appoint'
u Plato T. Durham, of Greensboro,
e. cadet from the Fifth North Carroll
nt district to West Point Military Academ
~ G.. |. S.