New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-19
A FIGHT TO THE FINISH.
THAT is WHAT THE SILVER CONTROVERSY
WILL BE-
GEORGIA CONGREssMEN WHO WERE THOUGHT
TO nAvE BEEN FIXED" BY THE AD-
MINrsTRAT1oN DECLARE THAT THE

|
PLEDGE; OF THE PLATFORM
WILL BE REDEEMED
| fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TkIBUSEi
| Washington, July 1s.-It would be Interesting ~
know whether Congressman Livingston, OF "eors'a
| Is counted by the Administration among It's converts
on the silver question: Colonel Livingston, II may pe
| remembered, is the Democratic Representative III IT,
sponse to whose personal appeals and representations
President Cleveland overrued member OF his Caoi-
net IIoke smith, I'm the matter OF the tonyerS pos'.
mastcrship after the PostmastcrGeneral had appro'eu
TIE attcrs recommendation. After that incident anu
one which occurred not long anerward when Living
| ston achieved signal triumph over both Hoke oHi'i
and senators Gordon and Colqutt in the tssle over
the United States Marshalship for the Northern DIS
trlc OF Georgia, some OF Mr. Clevelands friends Ill
WASHINGTON gayly asserted that, Livingston has been
fixed and will vote the Administration DESIRES.
| The question now arises to whether Livingston
will stay nxed,' and some recent uteranceS Oh MS
rather tend to indicate that he will not lie visited
Atlanta several days ago, and In conversation WIFI
| reportcr he said that he believed that the coming
snccIol session will be the hottest session OF Con-
| gross since the war" because there will be a hght
over the silver question that viii warm things right
lively"
| When asked what he thought would be the outcome
Colonel Livingston replied that he thought 'he
Democratic party would fulfil the pledges OF the
triumph over the policy OF those who are trying 10
sccurc 4 gold basis" Colonel Livingston not only
recognizes that the Democratic party Is divided into
two hostile factions the money question, but clearly
indicates that his sympathes are with the biahd
free coinage faction, for he continued:
ION. thing Is certain: We Of the South VIII ne
found lighting ,traightout for the fulfmen OF every
ar0ml,e We have made the people. and with I'll"
West to back Us it clear to NE that we can but
succeed whatever may be the efforts OF the other
wing OF the party"
That Is curious, talk from man VINO was 'aia
70 have been fixed" by few sops OF Federal
patronage wrung from reluctant President at the
eApcnse Of n hostile Cabinet officer But Toiohei
Livingston Is an enthusiastic well as Il sincere
man I'm his way. and he evidently believes the mas
served ONLY one term In Congress- that the pl dsei
mad, in the Democratic National platform, which
has everything In it, are 10 be redeemed, Tor ne
says:
The coming session OF Congress Will do more Tor
the n,assc, than an; Congress We have had since
the war feel sure that every reform movement,
every popular piece OF legislation as outlined In our
rla,form will be- carried into effect. l am OF the
opnlon that the people will triumph in the session
of Congress nigh at hand. II Is gong 10 pe
a fight for the people, and don't you forget IT,
Everybody knows that our last Democratic platform
was mad broad ard III eral 1t has everything III IL
that the Masses haze camorct for so loudly ana
50 ghtfully for the past few years III 1t Is carried
out-and It will be-then the people VIII be on TOP
and that what think will BE- the outcome OF the
approaching session Of Congress-
II I, pertinent - add that Colonel Livingston Is
exceedingly popular In Georgia these days-ihucn
more popular and influential than Hoke smith Is
even In Atlanta.
Another new and popular Georgia Congressman Is
Mr. Moses OF the WITH District. Among the achieve
merits credited TO him in the last Congress was The
enactment Of the Indian War Pension BILL which. |
as his admirers Justly claim, strictly u southern
m.;l sure which has brought more than Sl2JoJO n |
year 10 the state OF Georgia and has brought or VIII
bling about four times much 10 the southern /
Statesr II Is hardly necessary remark that Hohe
smith has appointed Board OF Revision l" IN
vesigair allowances under this act In order to suspend
pa vments to It's beneicaries. lie Is too busy with
his raid Inion pensioners. But, TO return 10 Mr.
Administration enough, some Of its friends sup
posed, fix" him also when the trial should come
on the unconditional repeal OF the silver PIlrcnnse
law. II may be thnt they were mistaken. In con-
vc'saton with reporter IN Atlanta several DAYS ago
Mr. Moses said h. had sufficient faith In the Demo
crutlc party TO believe that IL, platform would be
carried the letter. and that the silver ques-
ton will safely adjusted In strict accordance with
the platform" In order that there should be no
doubt regard to his own position. or of his recccni-
ton Of the fact that the Democratic party Is split
into two hostile factions on the silver question. Mr..
Moses added
one thing am eternay opposed to. ! am eter
nally Opposed to yielding inch TO any wing Of the
It /, faith 1t is the platform. and We must stand
by the platform. | believe we Will do it, J know
that the south and West will shake hands on the
money question. and | know that they cannot be
made To knucklc or cover. II + going 10 BE- fight
to the finish walt and see