The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
CRISP'S RECORD.
Tariff Reformer Enough to Suit
Any Democrat.
SOMElNTERESTlNG STATITSlCS
OF the white and Negro Population OF
Eighteen States-No Official Infor-
nation at Washington of the
Sioux Falls Affair.
cr,sn Sound ON the Tariff.

Special 10 the Gazette.
WAsEISGToS, March 25.-The speaker
ship canvass Is going merrily along, al
though it is more than eight months before
congress will meet. Notwithstanding
great confidence is displayed BY all candi-
dates, it is evident TO any close observer
that the contest lies between Crisp and
Mills as things now stand. md tnat the
only ground the other candidates can have
for hope is in the danger that each OF the
two great rivals may have strength enough
to destroy the other, leaving the way clear
for men of lesser magnitude. II the speak
ership We're to be bestowed as
REWARD FOR PARTY SERVICES,
without regard to the question of personal
qualification no candidate would have any
show for q moment against Mills, and If
there were an issue in the fight involving
the principles for which Mills stands the
champion he would doubtless win, but in the
absence of that issue the Georgian seems to
have decided advantage at the start. 10
overcome this advantage an effort Is being
made very insidiously 10 give out the in
preston that Crisp is not an earnest tariff
reformcr The fact that he has not been d
member of the ways and means committee
has kept him from being conspiciously asSo-
ciated with any of the tariff measures
which the Democrats have proposed, and
taking avantRgs OF this some of those op-
posed to his election have been whispering
about that he is another Randall that he
is not u tariff retormer, etc. he certainly
possesses some of the qualities of Randall,
those which made the great Pennsylvania
POWER IN HIS PARTY
in spite Of his disagreement with a major
ity on revenue questions; but he was not
Il follower OF Randall on the tariff. On the
contrary he disagreed with him radically
on that question. When this charge was
first started in whisper, before it got
into print, l had a long talk with Mr..
Crisp or the subject, confidential talk,
and the declaration Of principles he then
made Of such declaration was necessary
proved him to be as sound on the tariff
question AS any honest tariff reforInor
could want him to be.
eORMAN's POSITION.
The fact that Mr.. German IS supposed 70 De
working for Crisp is being used rs an 6rgp-
meEt that there IS some mysterious COM
pact or conspiracy for inoculating the Dem
Oeratic party with the virus Of protection. :"
MIR German told ne not long ago thay ne
was not working for any candidate for The
spylkcshtp. as that w4S = matter for he
members Of the house. If he does prefer
Mr. Crisp 20 the other candidates, rs he
probably does there is a very good reason
for il. owing 10 the fact thai il WIS through
Crisp, or by his assistance chiefly that Ai-.
German put into execution in the house
those plans which defeated the force bill.
There was honorable work done by both
German and Crisp for the defeat OF that
measure, which the other leaders knew
nothing Of, or saw without understanding.
II German now wants Crisp TO be speaker,
q mere personal preference it IS because he
discovered during the last congress that the
young Georgian possessed the wisss1elIsSnal
sagacity which is necessary in fcaaef!