New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-22
Harmony THREATENED.
" PREP )SrEROUS RUMORS' AS TO THE
MAKEUP OF COMMITTEES
JUDGE CRISP WOULD NOT DE so "TRrACHER-
OUs' As TO APPOINT ADMINISTRATION
GOLD BUGS TO IMPORTANT
CHAIRMANsHuPS.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRUN'


Washington, July o1.-1hc suggestion that Mr..
Tracey, B0urkc Cochran. or other Eastern
Democrat shall supeIScde Mr. Bland chairman OF
the House Committee on Coinage has aroused storm
OF Indignation among the Democrats OF the South ana
West. and moving appeals and angry protests from
Bland'S friends said he inundang Judge Crisp,
VIII rs burdcning the mails OF the President and
his Secretary Of the Treasury Crsp's Georgia friends
and partSanS holly declare that he Is incapable OF
such base "treachcry" some OF the AdminiStra-
tons supporters demand that he shall become guilty
OF. They declare that he IS under obligations to
the Administration and that speaker he VIII never
submit It's dictaon In the matter OF the chairman
ship or membership OF the Coinage Committee, the
Committee Ways and Means or any other COM
mittec OF the House OF Representatives.
In this relation an editorial In " The Atlanta Con-
stitution" Wednesday possesses considerable Inter
est because The Constitution" IS generally ana
correctly regarded as Judge Crisps chief newspaper
organ" is editor being one OF his warmcst and
most devoted personal and political friends and its
Washington correspondent his clerk The editor re-
fers TO prpposcrous rnmor" to the effect that Mr..
Tracey Is 10 be- appointed chairman OF the Coinage
Committee and says:
without speaking authoritativcly We believe we
PIT IN end 10 that rum0r without any formality.
There is nothing in ii. Judge Crisp Is Democrat
and Is In sympathy with the Democratic platform.
and he will appoint rs chairman OF the Coinage Com
mittcn n man WHO represents the Democratic party
on the financial ISSUES. Mr. Tracey Is a gold bng
rurc and simple. lie does not believe In the financial
Declarations OF the Democratic platform lie Is
Wall street man, and represents the views and In
ercsts Of those who are using al the machinery that
wealth can purchase TO wipe ont and destroy more
than one half Of the money basis OF the country In
order that the Government be forced 10 issue
bonds and thus peipeiuate the National DhnhhS
system. Mr. Tracey represents the purpose ana de-
sirs OF the very elements that the Democratic party
is engaged in opposing II" represents the very Gle
mcnts that are doing their utmost 10 nullify the
pledges of the Democratic PLATFORM, and his appoint
Incnt would be- an outrage which Democrats would
remember 10 resent.
"Thc Constitution IS willing 10 stake It's reputation
rs a prophet that Judge Crisp not only VIII not
appoint Mr. Tracey 10 the Craftsmanship of the Coin
age Committee, but that he could not h" persuaded
oven to consider such proposition. Mr. Tracey may
represent Mr.. So-and-so Mr.. Ths-an1-thnt on the
financial ISSUES, but he does rot represent tho Demo-
cratic plaform and that fact disposes of tho rmor
We suppose the country will be told next that Mr.
Thomas y. Reed Is TO be appointed Chairman OF me
WAYS and Means Committee
THE Constitution for some time past has advo
Gated the unconditional repeal Of the Duihoh-pnr
chase provision OF the silver law. bnt It's bot oppos
ton TO the appointment as Chairman oi ,'e d o,Su
Committee of u Democrat who Is heartily ana earn
cstly in sympathy with the w"I-klowi views oI
President Cleveland on the silver question Clearly i
shows that unconditional repeal means one ,hlhs
IN Mr. Tracey and other Democrats who call them
selvc. and are sound money" men. ana slgIlnes u
totally different and contrary thing to the hdi'or OF
The Constitution" and all Democrats who agree
viii h,s Views. , ,,.o.o,,.
harmony even I'm the Home of Representatives Is by
no means cheering. and that Judge CrisPs apprc-
tensions thai there will be difficulty "in the Demo
Gratis OF the House getting together ana That unc
win h" required to smooth out the wrinkles and
crcascs." are we'll founded