The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-18
PlRR DEMOCRACY
To be Preached by Hon. w. L.
Wilson the Next Two Months
AND HIS sPEHKERsHlP BOOM
VIII be Nursed Incldentally.-.Mr.
Crisp's Activity..-NIr. Wilson
Talks About the New
Congress.
sOecEaI Dipaioh 10 lte Inltllloaer.

WARRINGTON, ID. O., April l7.-Uon'
gresham William L. Wilson has de-
parted on his missionary tour Of the
Northwest. He will begin his labors at
St. Paul, and from thence preach the
doctrine Of pure Democracy in all the
principal towns to che Pacific coast He
expects to be gone two months, and,
incidentally, with the interests Of the
Democratic party, heundoubtedly hopes
to do his own speakeship boom some
good. .-..--
Just before leaving he talked quite
freely on the subject Of the Speakership
OF the neIt House. Like all the other
candidates, Mr.. Wilson isinclined to be
little jealous Of Crisp, Of Georgia. His
opinion is that Crisp and Mills are prac.
tically a tie at present, though from the
factthat Crisp has, and has had for some
time, active workers out, the Lone Star
statesman ia Just now perhaps somewhat
in the rear. These active workers are
what stir up the other candidates. No.
body except Crisp has done anything OF
this kind, although all have their partic-
ular representatives empowered to actor
them. While Mr.. Wilson would not OF
coune, say 80 in so many words, he, in
common with the others, evidently
thinks this course little premature on
the part OF the gentleman from Georgia.
However, he believes that Mills will
eventually recover the lost ground and
probably win; for Mills regards the tri-
umph OF the Democrats last fall as in
large measure due to his individual et.
forts, and his followers will use this point
for all it is worth. The Speakership,
therefore, should go to him by default.
Unfortunately the other gentlemen
interested don't look at the case in this
light. There ia going to be ono OF the
greatest contests for the prize in the his
tory OF the office. Mr.. Wilson says that
Springer will lead of with the solid
Illinois delegation, Bynum with solid
Indiana delegation, and Hatch, Of Mis-
souri,, Mcmillan, Of Tennessee, and
Crisp and Mills respectively, with their
own States solid and no one man can
tell how long each man can hold his
forces or what gains he will make in the
debatable ground. When Mr.. Wilson's
own candidacy was mentioned and his
availability as man who was said to be
acceptable as second choice all around
discussed, the gentleman from West
Virginia, with his usual modesty, re-
marked simply that he had no agents
out, nobody authorized to speak for
him, and only knew from hearsay that
he might play the role Of compromise
candidate with distinguished success.
He expected, he said, to have bis State
delegation, at least, to start with, and
perhaps few more votes, and he would
Of course gladly accept the honor II the
election came to him, but he couldn't
prophecy yet.
"Wili the rules be changed by the
next HouseP" he was asked.
"Undoubtedly," said Mr.. Wilson.
1.-THE next Speaker will not be allowed
to count quorum, for one thing"
"Do you mean to say that the idea OF
constructive absence will again be rec
oRnized?"
"That's it exactly, !" said he. ave will
revive that doctrine With great vigor;
and in other ways curtail the Speakers
power TO a very largo extent. The Com.
mittee on Rules will have considerably
less to say In the next House than in
the last. o, we are going back to Jefter-
sonian simplicity and first principles.
No, l don't appreheud any trouble in
particular on account OF our large ma.
jority. OF course large majorities are
always unwieldy, but We will get along |
without any more than the ordinary
amount Of friction, ! hope. The Speaker
ship, you know, Is never bed Of roses;
but there are several Of US willing to lie |
on it."
"What will be the leading questions
before the next Congress?"
"Tarif and the silver question:" was
the reply. "The House will surely pass
q free silver bill, and will try to do some
thing in the way Of altering the McKin-
ley bill. The Senate will pass free
silver measure; but what 1t will do with
tariff matters remains to be seen. We
hope that enough Senators will join US
in return for free silver to at least make
veto nepeesary. At any rate we will
try. No, | haven't anything 10 say
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