The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-12-31
SPEAKER CRIsp's PROMIS-
rs OF REFORM WITH
SPEAKER REEDS
TACTICS.
One Works the Positive, and the
Other Negative End Of the
Same Partisan Battery
Result, Partisan EIec-
tricity to Keep a.
live Sectional
ism.

| ism.
Representatives Profoundly
grateful for this mark of your
confidence and esteem, I pledge
myself hers and now to devote
whatever Of industry and abili-
ty [ possess to the advancement
Of the real interert of the Demo
cratic party"
These are the remarks of Mr..
Speaker Crisp on taking his
seat. He said nothing abnut
tho people, the country, or even
his own section of it, which is
at present so needful Of a friend
in power. According to his own
confession he is a partisan,
elected in the interests of parti-
sans, which he gives the broad
er name Of party. bis is the
same philosophy that guided
Speaker Reeds practices. Ac-
cOrding to his own confession
he will judge every question by
its effect upon the interests of
his party-the party which
elected him. II any great re-
form Is advanced during his
reign, it will be because he and
his hackers believe partisan in
terest cannot be hurt By it.
IL he thinks the great Demo-
cratic majority in the House is
because the people prefer one
set OF partisans to another, he
will learn better later. A mere
partisan is unpopular now no
matter what is his hobby. The
people now perfectly understand
that mere partisan agitation
will never accomplish any real
reform no matter under what
banner. Men will be partisan
enough too partisan when the
name and the interests of their
party are never mentioned,
when only principles and the
interests Of the people and the
country are discussed. But when
speaker announces that he is
going to use his great judicial
office to further the interests Of
his party, we see at once that if
he is consistent with his philo-
sophy he will thrash over aud
over the same old straw OF par
tisan agitation with like results.
The same public sediment
that would tolerate partisan in
the Speakers chair, will tole-
rate him in the Supreme Court
Of the United States. The same
Speaker that will meg" for his
party in making laws will leg
and log-roll for it in interpret
ing them-will pack committees
in partisan and personal inter-
ests, and will use his high judi
cial office to do anything that
modern partisan warfare re-
quiros Of its votaries, its victims,
its dupes and it's tools.
Crisp may be better than his
philosophy-better than he
pretends to be, though men sell
dom are; but under his reign 7
shall be disappointed if l hear
OF much else but Reorganization"
"party," Caucus" and the usual
Appliances of machine politics.
1t is but human nature to re-
taliate upon the tyrannical
majority-it is still more the
nature Of party majorities. The
result of ir all will be that af-
ter some months of bullying
the DULLES who lately bullied
them, they will so disgust the
people with the triuphant party
that they will again vote the
Republicans into power, and the
old party seesaw will go on as
ever. Congress reminds me of
a gigantic bull fight. The parti-
sans are the bulls. The people,
the spectators at a cost of five
million dollars a day. (They
paid thousand million dollars
for the Reed-McKinley show.)
The capitalists are the mana
gers, and make money, no mat
ter which set of bulls win the
fight. The bloody shirt is the
red flag which is used to make
them mad. The lobbyists and
newspapers are the goaders The
grand Crisp combination COM
PAW promises a show to last at
least six months, which will
rival the great gladiAtorial con-
tests Of the latter Caesars. All
lovers of true partisan sport
will be entertained as never be-
fore. Preparations of the most
elaborate nature have Teen
made. All taxpayers are invi-
ted to witness the performance.
Lastnight L dreamed I saw in
flaming red letters bill poster
OF which the following is a copy.
Grand Crisp Combination
Compay
10 show every day for at least
SIX months, except Sundays and
holidays.
special committee side show
performances every day includ-
ing Sundays!
Spartachus Crisp to fight with
the celebrated Maine robber
Reed. If Reed is killed he is
to be buried with the Cars
tForce) Bill lodge, a noted
African = philanthropist, is to
light Free Trade Mills. Mills,t
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