Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-01
Democrats Claim They Will Return
to Old Established Rules and
Customs in the House.
THE MINORITY TO BE RECOGNIZED.
Gen. EoOntz. Cf Somerset, One of the Coun-
sells for the Nicely Boys, Depre-
Gates Their Escape.
A DREAM THATqURNED OUT TO BE TRUE
How Bob Mickey Worked cD the Sympathy CT Legislators
ard Saved Money.

There was a gay crowd of Democratic
Congressman, wearing the laurel wreath
from Missouri and Tennessee going back to
Washington, for the opening of Congress
to-day, on the Pennsylvania road last even.
ing.
Through the thick clouds of tobacco smoke
the reporter managed TO distinguish the
rotund form of Colonel Hatch. who would
like to be Speaker: the veteran silver-dollar
advocate, Bland, and Norton, OF Missouri,
and Pierce and Senator Bate, Of Tennessee,
Ell Democrats.
Mr.. Kinslev, of st. Louis, was the only
Republican Representative, and he fel:
lonely among the bowling Democrats, but
be confessed they had treated him well, and
be was satisfied All OF the Democrats had
been reelected. and they were feeling joyful
aver the bright prospects of the party.
KATCH ACTS AS SPOKESMAN.
Congressman Hatch led in the conversa-
ton, anG his remarks were Endorsed by the
others. He said: 81 am not a strong tariff
man, as YOU know, but think Pennsylvania
is to be congratulated that Democratic
Governor was elected. The result at large
was due mainly to the Mckinley bill, and
In the West the people were disguised with
The silver legislation OF the Republicans"
''Do YOU propose TO stay with the people?"
was asked.
Did YOU ever see the Democratic party
when 1t was not in line with the voters? 1t
is the party of the people, and, by the way,
the principles enuuciated bv the Farmers
Alliance are purely Democratic, and this is
why they st1yed with us. They couldn't
join any other party and be consistent. 1t
is issIngular how the Democrats have kept to-
Cether since the DAYS when Jefferson shaped
their policy. John Jay Young used to say
that the party would live TO shed 4 tear over
the grave OF Republicaulsm.
NOT HARD TO KEEP IN LINE.
"Oh, no, we are not worried about the
size o. the majority. 1t won't be hard to
keep in line, and the Republicans are vel
come 10 all the comfort they can get out of
their claims that it will be unwieldy and
nav prove a boomerang. The question is
where will we put them? But | have seen
as many as 40 Republicans occupying seats
on the Democratic side.
81 have no doubt that Reeds arrogance
had much TO do with the result. i wonder
what he Will say at the opening. tomorrow.
l will wager that at least % Republicans
will be absent VIII we adopt his rules?
Never. The Democrats have always recog-
uizsd the rights Of the minority, and
will do so in the future. There
will be no overturning OF old es-
tablished rules and precedents, but
IL ha
be. will govern the House with the best and
acknowledged iairest parliamentary laws 1
think Speaker Reed would be one the first
10 object 10 his own medicine.
"As Tor the Federal elections bill, / do
not believe the Senate will pass it. The
besi thinkers in the Republican party are
against its passage. The only commen-
datorv thing / can find about vour Penn
svlvania Senators is that they opposed the
bill"
N THE FIELD FOR SPEAKER.
Mr.. Hatch SAYS he is a candidate for
Sneaker, but it was time enough to talk
about that and the Democratic policy Il
months from nov.
Congressman Norton called attention to
the fact that when the first Harrison was
elected President there was a Whig ma
ioritv OF so or more, but at the following
Colonel Hatch retorted that the compari-
son was not a fair one, as the first Harrison
died month after he was inaugurated, and
the change was the result Of Tyler's admin
istration.
Congressman Pierce, of Tennessee, said
he was not posted, and didn't care to talk. He
was pleased with the elections, and he
thinks Democratic success in 1892 is
assur e6.
Senator Bate is dignified old Southerner,
with lame leg which he received in the
late war Like all Democrats he is opposed
to the passage Of the Federal election bill,
and he does not believe the Republicans
will make an effort to pass it. He thinks
the people have rebuked the Republican
party, and particularly the Mckinley bill.
Silver-dollar Bland smiled when asked if
ne was also a candidate or Speaker. He
doubtless thinks that one aspiranT from a
State is enough.