The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-12-24
PRITcHlRD'S AID ON TARIFF,
HIS SUPPORT OF 4 FINANCIAL MEAS.
URE is NOT EXPECTED.
ssn~tor Thursten Says Fiaan@iaI Isxt.,>-
ton IL Not Hoped for by the National
Committee 1T Present-Mr. p1.~h.~a,.
Claims.

senmtor Thurston says financial = rf..>
ton IL Net Hoped for by the Nssisu.,
/ Committee 1T Present-Mr. pr,.eh.ra,.
| Claims.
Washington Post
| Reports have been current of late d
| North Carolina to the effect that this
National Republican Committee was
seeking the reelection of senate,
| frItchard, whose term expires March
next, in order that his vote might be
secured to aid any Republican finan-
cIal proposition that might come be-
lore the next Congress. 1t has also
been alleged IN Populist sources that
senator Pritchard has agreed to sup
port any measure that the gold mono
metailists OF New York may advocate.
10 these reports vigorous denial has
been entered, particularly by Senator
| Ihurston, OF Nebraska, who, knowing
Mr.. Pritchard quite intimately, is. per-
maps, better able than any other MEM
per OF the committee to speak with
some authority on the matter. With
these campaign stories in his mind.
senator ThGrstOn yesterday afternoon
| said:
$50 far as / am advised to the views
OF the Republican National Commit
tee, of which 1 am a member, concern
ing the Senatorial situation in North
Carolina, they are these:
The Republicans seem certain OF
forty-two seats in the next Senate. If
Mr.. Mantle, of Montana, should act
with us. as | hope he will, at least on
tariff matters, we will have forty-three.
We would then need at least two more
votes together with the vote of the
Vice President, to secure the passage
OF tariff act. We hope to secure
those two votes from Kentucky and
North Carolina.
"The members of the National Com
mittee, so far as | know their senti-
ments, are very anxious that Repub-
llcan tariff measure should become
operative at the beginning of the next
fiscal year, July l. 1t seems almost
evident that no tariff legislation OF
satisfactory character can pass Con-
gress and become law at this session.
The expectation is that such law can
be passed at the extraordinary session,
to be called soon after the 4th of March.
senator Pritchard is the choice of
the Republicans of North Carolina.
lie came into the Senate two years ago
with views very favorable to the use of
silver as money. We understand that
he is still a friend of silver. For my
own part / thoroughly understand
that Senator Pritchard has been op-
posed and is opposed to anything
which tends toward gold monometal-
ism. Ills silver views, however, fur
nlsh no good reason why we should
not desire his return to the Senate.
Hels a strong protectiOnist; has al
yxy0
vast interests that demand protection.
feel certain, therefore, that in spite
OF his silver views he would be willing
to assist us in passing tariff act with
reasonable protective provisions, and
do not think lie would carry his
friendship for silver to the extent of
trying to force a free silver amend
ment on our tariff bill.
"The National Committee. if | un-
derstand the feeling of its members, is
not particularly concerned about f.
rSc@s s4l4edisfa lion it has NO such leg
islation tG1pfop0se, iC ec0s 4. ~ III
fact that tIk country has declared in
favor OF the Republican policy of pro-
lection; that Ne unemployed people of
this country haN the first right to de-
mand relief, and<Senator Pritchard's
reelection may be aAsolutely necessary
to secure the passage of Republican
tariff measure. If he is defeated we are
one vote more short in the Senate; our
ability to pass revenue act is doubt
full, and as result the country may
be left to suffer under the Wilson bill
without any chance of relief for the
next two or three years. In addition
to this, Senator Pritchard has won the
good will, esteem, and friendship of
the members of the Republican Ma
tional Committee by the honest and
manly manner in which he has carried
on the canvass of the Republican par
ty in North Carolina. He has not
sought to misrepresent his position on
the silver question, or to mislead his
own people or the Republicans of the
country. If he comes back into the
Senate we know he will still be a
friend of silver.
81 understand it is claimed in some
of the Populist papers in North Caro-
lima that the National Committee is
anxious to secure Mr.. Pritchard's re-
election in the interest of the social
ed gOldbugs of New York. If any
assurance were necessary that the Re-
publican National Committee is not
dominated by the gold sentiment or
subservient to the demands of the gold
men, it is found in the fact that we
are practically united for tariff legis-
lation and shall assist in every posi-
way in securing it,