Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-12
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER II. 1890
The Democrats All Right.

Senator CARLISLE expresses the con-
viction that the Democrats in the House
will manage their affairs very well In
deed, despite tho fact that their great
majority will be temptation to relax
party discipline. He sees the danger and
takes for granted that other Democrats
do. This being the case. there is good
hope that the anticipated trouble will be
avoided.
We have more than two to tho Repub-
lcans' one in the new House. We will
not only have TO restrain inludicious
members Of our own party, but have to
be ever on the watch for the snares OF
the enemy. Our people are SO well fore
warned II is fair to presume that they
will be circumspect in every movement
they make.
The first great step they have to take
is TO elect speaker. Mr.. BREoKIN-
RIDGE is right in his position deprecating
committals by members in advance OF
the session of Congress. His theory IS
sound enough, but We much fear he will
learn that it will not work in practice. We
doubt not that already a number OF
members are committed, but there is
scarcely any possibility that any aspirant
can secure enough votes to nominate
him on the first ballot, and IN the break
ing away from first choices We trust the
party will get the man for the emergency.
Already some southern newspapers OF
Influence have declared that III their
Judgment northern man would be pre-
ferable.
For Speaker Of the House, the pro-
ceedings of which will probably deter
mine the political complexion of the
next Federal Administration, we ought
10 have man Of ripe experience, sound
Judgment, and real genius for leadership !;
one who will I've able to outwit the enemy
andwho can also keep his own party cheer
fully at work in the traces. Democrats
will never tolerate tyranny, but we hope
always to see them amenable to reason.
Our Speaker ought also to be man
acceptable to the party in all sections of
the Union. II there is southern man
who has all these qualifications we say
elect him; if there is not. then search
over the delegations from the North and
West and when the person we need Is
found choose him.
Unless President HARRISON calls an
extra session of Congress in the spring
of 1891 the two houses will not meet
until December Of that year but when
ever they do meet, skirmishing for presl-
Dental vantage ground will begin. All
sorts OF traps will be laid for us, and it
is too much to hope that the Republi-
cans will abandon the sectional cry upon
which they have won 50 many victories
1t will be their dearest wish to reawaker
the war-feelng, and the day that they
can bring on fight on an issue OF thu
sort their fortune is made.
Mr.. CARLISLE says that the Republi
cans had arranged TO call an extra ses
sion and pass the force bill, but he be
lieves this plan has now been abandoned
"There we're twelve or thirteen OF tn
Republican senators who held the other
back on that question-predicting seriou
injury to the party if it should pass, an
the elections have not only confrme
them in their position, but great
strengthened their hands against the at
yocates Of the measure" he said, ant
therefore he concluded that the bill coul
hardly be passed.
1t is a very impudent thing for th
Republicans to predict Democratic oil
solution as the result of our great vict'
nv. We certainly cannot show less sens
than was exhibited by them at the la
session. If we prove to be as silly
thew were we must expect like punis
ment
For our own people to be presagiI
evil is q little too much for our p
fence. Such are not the men TO who
We would apply for aid in times
trouble.
We concur with Mr.. CARLISLE in 4
belief that the new House twill be pc
iectly able to take care of itself as W
ss tho interests of the country in
charge"