The daily gazette., 1883-11-27
The spsakership contest

Less than half of the Democratic mem
bers of the House of Representatives are in |
Washington, but the Speakership fight is |
being conducted with as much spirit as |
though all the members were on the |
ground. The candidates and their lleuten-
ants are working like beavers and to hear
their confident predictions an unprejudiced
observer most surely conclude that the next
House will have three presiding officers, In
stead OF one, as heretofore.
The claims of various newspapers are a.
widely divergent as the candidates them
selves, and in the end certain smart journal
lists will have to acknowledge themselves
sadly mistaken. For instance the New
York World sees nothing to prevent the
election Of "sunset" Coxsrw'nfle the Phila-
delphia papers even. 10 the Republican Press,
are not only desirous of Randall's success,
b hnt Yfedict 1t with the utmost confidence.
On the other hand, the Baltimore Day
fairly bristles with opposition to Randall,
and is for Carlisle, out and out. 1t holds
that the House will misrepresent the Demo
cratic sentiment of the country II the major
ity members elect Mr.. Randall Speaker, and
denounces as an attempt at "bull-dozlng"
the argument that the "business interests OF
the country demand such step. On these
points the Day says:
The people OF this country knew when they
elected this Democratic House In 1882 and
they know to day, that the Democratic party
is a low-tarif and a revenue-reform party
no matter whether the masses be properly
represented In the Speakers chair or not
elt alG Nr ftg,rrh ha aln hn 1auftf
mate sequence TO the peoples election of I
Democratic House; but IL Randall be manip
ulated into the office, those people, man.
of them Republicans, who electeC
revenue reform Democrats all ovel
the country, will know that they
have not obtained what they VOL
and intended to win by their votes This il
a low-tarff House. Let the members b
fair-minded aud candid enough to elect
low-tarif Speaker. Honesty and squar
dealing with the people will always pay
But by all means let the Southern Demo
cratic members be just as independent q
their brethren East and West. Let theI
treat the bulldozing tactics OF the Randall
its as they deserve Let them not forge
that their membership is as full and con
plete and their responsibility as direct an
indivisibe as those of members in all otht
parts of the county, and let them
that large majority which agre'
with Carlisle and Cox-unite with Mass,
chusetts and Iowa, New York and Califo
mia, Michigan and Wisconsin in electing
the Speakers chair one whose opinions a.
known, who represents the Democratic au
not the Republican party on the tariff al
who can appoint the different COMMITTEES
accordance with his own convictions, knol
ing that in doing so he will be following Il
views of the people who have elected mo
Democrats to the House of RepresentatiY
than any party ever had in that boz
before.
And so the fight goes on, and for the r,
of the week the lines of battle will
strictly drawn. The caucus will be held
Saturday night, when whole grist of &C
hdent predictions Will be buried out
sight. The GAZETTE is not inclined to ma
any predictions, but We will say that "son
thing tells us" that Mr.. Randall will win