Evening star., 1895-07-11
Senator Proctor Talks About Things
to Come.
SILVER SENATOR'S WILL NOT BOLT
Issues That May Rise to Over
shadow the Money Question.
I He NEXT CONGRESS

senator Proctor of Vermont is at PAGES
HOTEL In conversation with a Star re-
porter he said that he thought 1t was still
TOO early to form judgment of the poli:-
zeal situation. There was enough time, he
said, for important changes before the
party conventions would be held. He said
that he was in hopes that the silver uues-
tton would be SO far settled in some way
before the presidential election came on
as to relieve the country of that disturbing
element in national politics. In response to
the inquiry If he anticipated much trouble
In the republican national convention over
this question. he said that the republican
party was strongly in favor of sound
money and could not he led away from
that position. 1t would favor as large
use or silver as possible with safety, but
would not endanger the parity of the cur
rency OF the country.
Believes They VIII Not Do 1t.
He was asked what he thought of the
plan of the republican silver men to leave
the convention and run presidential cleo
tors pledged to none but silver man IL
the republicans nominated gold man.
That would be very dramatic" replied
the Senator. "the delegations from the sill
yer states being led out of the convention
by Teller, Dubois, Pettigrew and others of
prominence in the party, but believe they
will think better Of it before the conven-
ton meets. Where would they be if after
such course on their part the sound
money candidate should be elected? am
In hopes that no such thing will occur. /
hope the question will be out of the way
as leading issue in the campaign. There
are some fine men on that side; men who
are excellent republicans on every other
issue and who rank high in the Senate.
Teller is one of the strong men of the SEN
ate-a man of great honesty, sincerity and
ability. Everybody respects him. Dubois
Is man of recognized ability and great
promise. and SO with others on that side.
They are all good republicans on all other
questions and do not think they will let
that one difference drive them out of the
party" -s---
Other Issues May Arise.
do you think" was asked. that other
issues may come up to overshadow the
gins?"
Il think that quite probable. There b
time enough for a great many things to
happen. Other countries may take POSI-
tion which will tend toward the settlement
of the question; good times may be SO
fully restored as to leave no room for the
agitation, 6nd 1T is not at all improbable
that questions may arise which will draw
all our patriotic people together and cause
differences as to financial policy to be for
gotten. Our foreign relations are liable
at any time to assume such a shape as to
bring all the men possessing a strong
spirit of Americanism together regard
less of what they think on the currency
question"
The New Congress.
Speaking of the next Congress. he said
that he thought the republicans would do
all in their power to preserve the credit
Of the country and would try to come to
the relief of the Treasury Department
without regard to partisanship. 1t was
hard to tell. he said. what would be done
to increase the revenues. He thought that
perhaps the tax on beer, the poor mans
drink, was heavy enough. Some other
source of revenue, he thought would have
to be found. He did not think there would
be an attempt to make a general revision
of the tariff. In the first place. 1t would
be useless with Cleveland In the White
did not know that a general revision would
be thought necessary, even If they had
the power to make 1t.
1T is a protective tariff as 1t stands"
he said, land requires corrections rather
than general revision. The schedules
which affect importations from Canada
particularly need to be changed, but the
increases desirable there would not mate
rally help the treasury in its present diff
hculty. The republicans will probably give
their assistance to any practical propo-
sition to relieve the treasury without
thinking too much of party politics. They
were the principal support Of the admin
istration during the last Congress in all
try, and I do not think that in the next
Congress 1t will be found that the repubIi-
can party has suffered any loss Of patriot
ISM"