The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-27
SOME INSIDE HISTORY OF WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
SAYS BAILEY DESERTS HIS OWN PARTY
The Silver Bill viii Undoubtedly be the Lead
ing Pivot Upon Which the Campaign
ofI900 will be Hinged.
washington Post.l

evening. where he has some private busl-
ness. He states that he intends TO re-
main there a few days, and then come
back to Washington in time for the be-
ginning of the session. The Legislature
of Tennessee fixes the time for inaugural
ton of Governor. the date usually being
about january 10. Mr.. McMillin Will
accordingly retain his seat in the House
of Representatives during the month OF
December.
In speaking of the leadership of the
Democratic minority i'll the next House.
Mr.. McMillin predicted the downfall OF
Representative Bailey. of Texas.
s.The Democrats and the country DO
not know Mr.. Bailey yet" he said. with
no little emphasis. They are beginning
TO find him out. The great organ OF the
Democratic party in New York city, the
Journal. has lately come out against
him. In that paper several months ago
l was severely censured for opposing
Mr.. Bailey. | was bounded over the
whole country for exposing him i'll the
identical fashion now adopted.
Why" said Mr.. McMillin. 'he is
guilty of all sorts of political crimes.
In exclamation of which he cited the
Texans conduct and vote in the Com
mittee on Ways and Means when the
Dingley tariff bill was being considered.
Il moved in committee said Mr.. Me
Millin. THAT the clause relating to wool
and woolens be stricken out. and that
the corresponding section of the Wilson
law be inserted in its stead. The duties
as fixed by the Wilson law were far
more equitable and far more in accord
with the established Democratic doc
trine. / demanded an aye and no vote
on that measure in committee, and Mr..
Bailey is ON record as voting with the
Republicans
REPUBLICANS ENCOURAGING
BAILEY.
"He was under no obligations to vote
with them?"
.srhe Republicans clearly enough en-
couraged his leadership" replied Mr..
McMillin. Speaker Reed helped Mr..
Bailey by appointing him to desirable
committee positions
The Governor-elect said he regarded
the interview with Mr.. Bailey in yester-
days Post. sent from Houston, Texas.
and predicting that he would be the
leader of the next House, as "a bluff. "
He added that he regards the brea king
away of the Alabama delegation to the
lead of Representative Bankhead as sig
nificant Private John Allen, of Missis-
sippi, was known to be opposed to the
Texan, the Missouri delegation would
support Representative De Almond.
Il have not talked recently with Rep
resentative Richardson, of Tennessee,
said Mr.. McMillin, ''and therefore am
not at liberty to say whether he is a
candidate or not" 1t was plain from
Mr.. McMillin's talk, however. that he
thought it highly improbable that Mr..
Bailey could secure the Democratic
votes of that State. With so many de-
fections in the South and the Northern
Democrats not altogether friendly, Mr..
McNIilln thought his late political rival
had some husfling TO do before he was
assured of the Leadership after
March 4th.
He spoke also at some length of the
attacks Mr. Bailey had made upon him
in the House after the minority leader
ship had been settled. and of his own
resentment of what he regarded as indig-
mites.
''When Bailey had it intimated to me
during the tariff debate that he had in
tended to eulogiZe my efforts | replied
that | would not have his saliva upon
my Inns when the dirt was in his mouth.
/ took my stand and will not dot an So
or cross a ST. to have my words
changed from the way they were uttered
and subsequently, appeared in the Re-
cord Mr.. McMillin noted how keenly
Mr. Bailey had resented their differences
to the point of not speaking when they
pass by.
SILVER STILL AN ISSUE.
Mr.. McMillin will not agree that the
silver issue is dead 1T is not even
sleeping" he says. 1T is live issue
and it will be the pivot upon which the
national campaign of 1900 will turn. AS
long as there is heavy taxation, heavy
Indebtedness of individuals. corporations
and government and vast commercial
transactions requiring large volume OF
currency the question Of the extent and
nature of currency will he undecided. II
will be a. live issue, as have said, until
it is settled to the satisfaction of the
mass of the people,
(which it has not been up to the pres
ent time!'
(which it has not been m to the pres
ent time" repeated Mr. McMillin. NO
he added. "any one who participated il
the recent campaign in my State will tel
YOU that the interest of the people Of
Tennessee in the money question has no
tagged. / see that Senator Thurstor
says that in the West no attention was
paid TO the speakers who endeayored t.
discuss silver. | am afraid that IN
listened only TO the speakers who were OIL
his side. | know that in Tennessee
and what is true of Tennessee is, ] be
lieye. true Of the entire South-the silve
question is still uppermost."
''Are business prospects improving il
Tennessee
'.Not to any visible extent. Cotton j
down TO AZ cents a pound, corn is 2
to - cents y bushel. wheat is less thai
60 cents, and horses do not pay for til
RAISING. With an increase in bonded in
aebtedness. in expenditures. in popula
ton. and in commerce. and decrease i
currency, | do not see how prosperity ca