Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
CRISP THE SPEAKER.
nr. Peale for Hatch, but He Thinks
the Georgia Judge Will Win.
EWILLyOTEFOR RCHAlRMANKERR
A Free Silver Bill and a Reduction in the
Tariff Promised.
DEMOCRATS WILL BE CONSERVATIVE

Washington is now the Mecca for the
Democratic politicians. They have been
moving IN the direction of the capital since
the election. Last evening Congressman
Peale, of Arkansas, spent an hour stretch
ing his long limbs on the depot platform
before resuming his journey. He had been
called to Washington to assist his brethren
in outlining safe plan of action. Mr.. Peale
said the Democrats have no intention to do
anything rash. They will constantly keep
before their minds the coming Presidential
campaign, and this will be their Guiding
star. To blunder now would be to miss the
prize that seems SO near, and vet is so far
away. Senator Jones, of his State, pre-
ceded him a week ago.
THE Speakership is the first problem"
said Mr.. Peale. ''The Southern Congress
men are in a peculiar position. Four can
didates come from the South, and they are
all able men. Nobody can find much fault
with Crisp, Mills, McNfillen or Hatch. All
have had plenty of experience, and any one
of them would make q good presiding Of
ticer Personally will vote for Hatch, be-
cause he is nv friend. The Arkansas dele
SdtAon W III bC ulNluSu DelWtSH Mills anu
Hatch. think, however, that Crisp will be
the man.
Expected the Defeat in Ohio.
eyes, get good deal of com fort out OF
the recent elections. We expected to see Nc
Kinley elected Governor in Ohio. The Dem
ocrats figured on this possibility when he
was defeated for Congress. The Republi-
can National Committee spent considerable
money in Ohio. They were more inter-
es,ed in the Buckeye election than anv
other. Mckinley is recognized as the
champion Of protection, and defeat would
have been a serious blow to the protective
system. In Arkansas Cleveland is re-
carded as the most available man. We
don't like his views on the silver question,
INT it is hard thing TO get man at present
who will suit everybody. Among Southern
Republicans Blaine is the only man dis
.ussed, and he can have their delegates if
he wants them.
''The Democratic policy in the next
House wiA be conservative. A tariff bill
will be introduced reducing the Nc
Binley duties from to per cent
on an average. There will be some free
silver legislation, of course The silver
question is not so important after all, if the
people only understood it fully. We are
using silver now and it is not dangerous.
The Republican wall about dishonest dol
lar is all buncOme Some people are afraid
the big majority will give us trouble.
Never fear about that We still have 100
old members in the House, and they will
hold the new men in line
Poor show for the Alliance
The Alliance members will try to push
their sub-treaSurv and land schemes, but
their talk will be confined to the commit |
tees. The Democrats will be very conserva-
tive, for We hope to elect the next Presi- |
dent
Mr.. Peale is very friendly to Chairman |
Kerr, and thinks he will get the Chief !
ClerEship of the House.
Henry Jones, private secretary for SEN |
ator Colquitt. Of Georgia, was also at the |
depot last evening going TO Washington. |
He has been in some OF the Northern States /
IN the interest OF Crisp for Speaker. While |
Mills was stumpirg in Ohio, Jones was |
delegated to see that he did not score any |
points Oh the Georgia man. eff the speak |
ership were left to the old members, IRE
marked Mr.. Jones, ''Crisp would be elected |
on the first ballot. Mills, however, has
been working among the new men. and at
present the situation is rather chaotic. The
contest lies between Mills and Crisp, and
think the Georgia Congressman will be
elected. At the proper time Bvnum, l
Springer, Hatch and McMillen will with
draw.
Expect TO Pass a Free Silver Bill.
"a free silver bill will be prepared and
viii undoubtedly pass in both Houses 1t
Is good Democratic principle. l know of
i Republican Senators who will vote for
such a bill, but Harrison will veto it. and
SO would Cleveland if he were President.
Among the free silver Republican Senators
are Plumb, Of Kansas: Walcott and Teller,
of Colorado, and the Senators in Nebraska,
Nevada, Idaho and Montana. Allen, of
Washington, voted against the first free sill
Yer BILL but he is III line now. There will
also be a Senator from the two Dako-
Jas and Oregon who will support
the measure The Republicans thought
they were acting well for the party when
they admitted so many far Western States,
but their representatives have come home
10 plague them. ! almost forgot Cameron,
OF Pennsylvania, who is also a believer in
free silver. Now then, how is it possible
for Cleveland to be the next Democratic
nominee, when he is not in line with his
party on this question? He can't get the
New York delegation. don't know whom
the Democrats will take up, but when the
time comes, notice how Senator d. B. Hill
viii vote for free silver. 1t will make him
Very strong with his party"