The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-14

Representatives Interviewed, Talk on
the Days Record.

By Telegraph TO the State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-Gen. Tracey
after the defeat of the report of the COM
mittee on rules providing for considera.
tion of the silver bill. said to a represen-
tative of the United Press that he did
not care to 90 into detailed expression
on the defeat of the resolution, but
though it was very fortunate that there
would be no further legislation on the
silver bill during the presidential
campaign ''It sets back" he adds,
Limits the issue of the campaign to two
questions, namely, the tariff and the
force bill" Representative Pierce re-
marked that there was really nothing to
say except that the silver men had
been beaten. When pressed for an
expression of opinion he said that the
defeat of the measure would make a
great many districts in the South doubt
| full and it would also affect some parts of
the West. In the words Of Representa-
| tive Clark, he said the silver question
was in direct conflict with the Chicago
platform. The Chicago platform was a
repudiation of silver.
Representative Harter, of Ohio, ex-
pressed himself as follows: Il think it
will help the democratic party in the
east and central parts of the country and
hurt it none here. With me it has not
by any means been a question of party,
and my course has been guided solely by
what l know to be the interests of the
whole country. Politically speaking i,
makes the election of Mr.. Cleveland s
certainty"
After the defeat of the resolution rep
resentative George Fred Williams, OF
Massachusetts,, was to all appearance.
calm, but inwardly he was full of exulta
ton over the victory of the anti silve
men. When asked by reporter of th'
United Press for his opinion on tn,
defeat of the resolution he playfully pre-
tended not to be aware of such action
vt upon being assured that it was
fact said: The men who came forward
; this morning were representatives Glare
of Alabama; Patterson, of Tennessee
Dickinson and Caruthers, of Kentucky
and the two Breckinridges, who wer
representatives of the Southern democ
3 racy and who took their positions for tn
partys interest and showed that the
, we're willing to meet the necessities O
! the Northern democrats in a politics
campaign. Mr.. Williams ridiculed tn
assertion made by some members that tn
defeat of the silver men would result i
\ making any Southern districts doubtful
t ExSpeaker Reed gave the followin
s as his Eiews on the defeat of the resolr
y ton: ''This vote of the house undt
:. republican lead settles the silver ques
n ton until the decisive vote of the people
o In fact, in my judgment, it is the la.
= fight there will be on the subject"
O Representative Bland took phil,
r sophical view of his defeat and said tn;
J. there was nothing that could have bee
g done by the committee ON rules, or |
n any friends of the measure to save it. I
) remarked that the silver men we
d beaten this session, but that the tigl
,r would be resumed later.
,r Mr.. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, sal
le that he regarded the result of the Co
" test as fortunate, and said he was con
r dent that it would result in the electiC
$ of Mr. Cleveland as president.