The daily critic., 1890-11-20
WITH REPRESENTATIVE SPRING
Err OF ILLINOIS.
SOME OPINIONS AND "REMINISCENCES
The Late Elections a Solemn Yer
dict Of the People
BIS lETi-THIRD-rERH RESOLUnOa
Few 1t Knocked Grant Out and Made the
Plumsd knight Fly the Field.
Reeds Helpful Western Tour.

The Hon. William W. Springer Of the
Thirteenth Illinois district lives. when
in this city in attendance upon Congress,
at No. 40 b street southeast 1t Is not a
very large house nor is It luzuriously
furnished. 1t is simply modest aud
comfortable home, representative
American home There, surrounded
by his family, the Illinois Representa-
tive lives happily and entertains his
friends with the unaffected hospitality
Of the western prsiries.
On the second floor at the south end
Of the house is his study and library, a
pleasant room, nearly square. The
west side Is entirely occupied with
shelving filed with books. On the
north and east sides Of the room are
cases also filled with books. At the
south end Of the room there stands upon
the floor a queer, Withholding animal.
with a light motley grey fur. looking
something like cross between a wolf
and fox. Ii Is an Oklahoma coyote,
presented to Mr.. Springer by one Of the
Oklahoma "boomers" as a memento Of
MIR. Sprlnger's services In bringing
about the opening Of Oklahoma to
settlement and establishing a Terri
torial form Of government therein.
When Mr.. Springer returned from
his two months absence during the re.
cent campaign he found awaiting him
pleasant surprise prepared for him by
his wife and son. His study opened
out upon balcony at the south end Of
the house. Mrs. Springer had call d
In some carpenters and had built upon
that balcony an addition 10 the study,
had lined II with sheiving save where
glazed doors opened out upon the bal
cony. and had brought out from their
boxes the books which had accumu.
lated beyond the shelf capacity Of the
study proper and arranged them In
this little room, which, neatly carpeted,
lighted with gas, and with fragrant
flowers and plants growing 10 pots.
formed one Of the neaiest snuggerios
imaginable
Speaking Of the late election Mr.
Springer dt Clared Il 20 be a solemn ver-
diet by the people upon the Mckinley
Tariff law. Never In all my cam.
paigning experience" said he, "have
seen so little Of popular excitement, and
vet the people so aroused The only
district which | visited where there was
any attempt to arouse popular feeling
was McKinley's. There there was all
the excitement which usually attends
Presidential campaign, There were
brass bands, rallies and parldes. But
In the other Ohio districts l was in,
Fosters for instance, there was nothing
Of the kind. People came to the meet
ings quietly. listened to what was said
intently, and went away without demon
stTations. They appeared 10 be thinking.
thinking. The audiences In my district
and other Illinois districts were char.
acteriZed by the same demeanOr. Oc-
casionally they would ask questions.
What abOuty About the tariff talked
Of nothing else. The pc Ople cared for
nothing else. They made no demon
stTations Of approval or disapproyal, but
seemed 10 be thinking, TO be engaged In
meditation. The only thing thar aroused
them 70 applause was the mention Of Mr..
Cleyeland's name, said Mr.. Springer,
pointing 10 an engraving OF the eX-
President hanging upon the study wall.
Il have said this was a solemn verdict
or judgment Of the people upon the Me
kinley law. To show how solemn they
were ] will tell you Of a meeting OF the
Farmers Mutual Benefit Association
which was attended by Judge Morris Of
Cairo. He took a friend with him and
went into the country some miles 10 at
HawA NhNa II Al rraaafHn8r
arrived al a church around which were
hitchtd a number Of horses attached 10
buggies and wagons The house was
filled with people. They y Of IN aud
sat down. Ne one came % rect them.
The Judges friend feared Iey had got
in the wrong place. Pres Etly the pre-
siding officer got up aud called on
Brother So and So 10 open the meeting
with prayer. Again the Judges FREUD
suggested that they had got tatO the
wrong meeting. The prayer was begun.
Soon the petitioner prayed that the
people might be relieved from unjust
aud unnecessary taxation, aud that, IL
consistent with the Divine will, the Ne
kinley bill might not be passed. The
prayer over, the congregation rose aud
and sang the hymn, Am / a Soldier Of
The Cross. When that was concluded
The presiding officer said that they had
met there 70 listen 10 the gentleman,
Judge Morris, who had been invited 70
address them, aud presented him b the
audience. After be had finished his
speech, which, Of course, was entirely
on the tariff the congregation sang
Come, Thou EOunt Of Every Blessing
the henediCiiOn vas pronounced and
the people dispersed. A few Of them
shook hands with the Judge aud his
friend and exchanged neighbOrly greet
ings, but the mood Of the people was
serious and thoughtful, wholly devoid
of the excitement usually accompany
ing q political meeting. None Of my
meetings was quite SO solemn as this
one, but the people we're In the same
serious and thoughtful mood. What
they did al the polls was done delib-
eTately. 10 was q revolt against high
tariff and unnecessary taxation
Mr.. Springer vas asked If be thought
this revolt meant "a revolution, and
would the States that had wandered
into the Democratic camp remain theres
He said.
''l have no doubt Of it I regard lli-
u0is Wisconsin and Michigan As sure
Democratic States hereafter
By the way DE prOn0uuCas Michigan
with a strong accent on the "gan.
10 Illinois be resumed '0lT net
majority 90 Congressional tickets Is
about 30 600. / think Minnesota, Ne
braska, Iowa and Kansas may fairly be
considered doubtful States True, the
Republican state tickets pulled through
fu Iuwa and Kansas buf fhaf uaa