The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-12
VERY GOOD FOR THE PARTY
A Correspondent Analyses the Re-
suit Of the Recent Speaker
ship Contest.
Qualities That Prominently Fit
Judge Crisp for the Ex-
alted Position.
Mr.. Springer Laudeh in Fiattering Term,
Morrison and Newberry Excoria-
ted--Other Capital News.

| WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-rhe special oor-
| respondent of the Chicago Evening Post
sends that paper the following: The elec-
tion of Judge Crisp bodies good for the
| party and for the country. With tho sole
exception of Springer no one in the party
ranks would have been 30 satisfactory to
the great majority of the democratic con-
gressmen. Like springer, Judge Crisp ia Il
| consummata parliamentarfan. His min is
| singularly judicial and he has 9hat kindly
courtesy Of manner that endears him to all
who como in contact with him. And he
| can be firm, too as rock. The houee may
be laslied into a tempest by all the fures of
excitement. anger and impetuosity. Crisp
| will stand above the storm, cool as an iced
watermelon. Big Tom Reed will not have
any fun with Crisp. Neither will he have
t oduck to avoid the gavel. as had Mills
boen elected, he fully expected to do. In
short Judge Crisp will be safe man at
tho helm. There is no feeling of uneas-
ness at Lis election. If it is possible for
any man to guide the large democratic ma
jority safely through the shoals and rocks
to William M. Springer. Of Illinois, the
democratic party owes debt of gratitude
for casting the decisive vote for the cool,
able, thoroughly honorable Georgian, in
stead of for the fiery Texan. And the
champions of tariff reform need have no
fear of Judge Crisp. AS he said this morn
| ing: mo greater friend of the movement
exists than l." And those who remember
how, despite his warm, long, intimate
friendship for Sam Randall and to the sur
prise of many colleagues, he voted against
Randall on the tariff, the words of the
speaker-elect bear the weight of proof.
MIR. Springer's fight has made the choice
of Illinois stronger man than
ever before. Calamity he went
down with hish ship which had been scuttle d
by those who, by all the obliga-
| tions of state pride and honor, both ma
tional and personal, should have stood by
him. 1t waa melancholy sight for IN
| Illinois man to see William Morrison in the
corridor, perspiring at every pore in his Of
forts to induce the friends ef Springer TO
desert their standard bearer. Even tnose
who had no interest in the con-
test, and, too, those who hoped
him with eyes of loathing and in
stinctivelS shrunk back when he passed by.
For Newberry, there exists similar feeling
AfeelinR in many quarters more intense, for
he it was who nominated Mr.. Springer.
That Morrison should have deserted was
not 80 great surprise to those in Wash
ington familiar with his envious disposition.
But that Newberry. the sponsor, so to
speak. of the Illinois candidate, should be-
tray that candidate. could not be believed.
When the proof was given. it had much the
nature of q shock. To quote the iueleRant
n,1{ os,vn ont rf
"Newberry, his goose is cooked
On last Thursday night Judge Crisp
feared Springer more than he did Mills. He
knew that the great west wanted him. He
knew that Springer was all that party
could desire in a speaker, and he knew his
own inability of election without Springer's
aid. There was discouragemen in the
Crisp camp on Thursday night and
Springer was privately regarded rs the in
evitable nominee. But on Friday morning
when the news came that Morrison and
Newberry fSs; t 5,.; we're trying to rend tn, the
were sounds Of joy in the Crisp camp.
It's members knew that in the event of 4
split they would got more strength than
Mills, and probably enough to elect. The
traitors thought differently. They knew
that they were traitors, bnt they believed
would be changed to the sweet pe,fume of
appreciation if he for whom they forsook
their trust should win. On the crest of that
wave they hoped to rise to power and for
giveness. They failed, and there is now
mono SO low as to do them even scant re-
spsct.
Crisp is known to be friendly to the great
Columbian exposition, and this of itself
made strong favorite with all Illinoisans
the few Egyptians here alone excepted.
These Egyptians are Bill Morrisons q tools
fellows who have no state pride whatever,
and who seem to regret that they do not
represents districts in Missouri or Ken
lucky. OF course Newberry acted just as
the Morrison Clique wished him to
act. He played false to his city and
to his state. But this was ex.
pected. Ever since the day that
by accident, he was elected to congress he
has been making donkey of himself, and
this was not serious task for him. Nature
had come to his relief. He began logislst-
ing the day after he was elected and he has
continued at that noble work (outside of
conRress) for many moons. He proved
false to Chicago in the matter of Il Now
government building; he proved false in
possible, continue in the same limo until
the fifty second congress and his own pub
lie life are brought to a close.
II is generally believed here that Mr..
Springer will be rendered the charmanship
ot the ways and means co,nnittse, and that
earned the promotion. and few ate there
Indeed who will Grudge him the coveted
position. 1t is hardly neoessarv to add that
some real friend of Chicago and the north.
west will bo placed in charge of mnttors nf-
fecting the worlds fair.
But the bitterness of tho struggle in cau-
Gus will soon die out. The battle WAS n
most honorable one. Even though Mills
was wounded almost unto death, his own
physicians admit that vary soon he will he
him self again. And every democrat who
didn't lose his senses in the contest admits
that the result is just as it ought to be.
The hot Texan, who lacks self-control
would, If in the chair. work irreparahle
damage to the democratic party. The
lcvel-headad self-possessed, judicial
minded Georgian will, it is confidently pre-
dc,el, maintain better order than has
tho lowe branch of congress
since Samuel j. Randall WAS in his prime
and glary.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
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