The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-28
Free Grade rnIIo Elections.

tue Eua5a OF Representatives now go
lag on in Washington has assumed al
ready proportions outweigniug the
principles of any past Presidential
campaigns For the first time since
the war, the Democrats have dared to
bring out extreme ultra southern men
for the office of Speaker. Mr. Mills OF
Texas aad Mr.. Crisp OF Georgia, are
beth ex-Confederatcs who through a
mistaken idea that they were contend
Ing for their rights, fought bravely
against the Union and tho supremacy
OF tie old ilag. There is no discount
Oh either OF these gentlemen for not
being steadlast to the cause, which, II
1t mad succeeded, would have destroy
ed the greatest free Republic on the
face OF the globe. Mr. Mcmillan,
another southern extremist, though
he does not say in the Congressional
Directory that he was in the Coufed-
crate army, is another candidate of
sone importance, but he does not
draw Democratic water like Mills and
Crisp
1t is interesting TO note that the ir-
represSible Springer of Illinois is a
candidate for tho Office of Speaker.
but although for the first time si;.ue
the war the Democrats hayea majority
OF members from the northern states
alone, the idea Of taking anybody bat
an extreme Southerner for the office
appears almost ridiculous in Demo.
cratic eyes. To the South the speak.
ershlps must go,and from present indi.
cations must go either to AIr. Mills or
to Mr., Crisp. Both of these geutle.
men have performed distinguished
services for the Democratic party
When William A. Morrison, OF Till
nois, SO dismally failed in 1886 in cur.
rylng through a tariff reform bill,
tHined to a free trade course. and was
turned down at the next election. the
task of tariff reform was in 1887 com,
lnitted to RodgerQ. Mills us chairman
Of the Committee on Ways and Means.
and though ho had more encourage
ment Tor an extreme bill. ho failed to
get FREQ trade through Congroas in
the guise OF tariff reform, Since thor
he has besn looked upon by all d, the
Il aiding free-tIdder Of the Nation.
Mr.. Mills is also an ardent friend of
the Tree coinage OF silver, though III
the late Ohio campaign where no was
leading stumper FOR Campbell, lie
ignored the silver question and con
lined himself to opposing the tariff.
An amusing thing at the expense of
Mills is that hs advocates the uurying
out of sight the silver question, until
the Democrats elect tho next pre5l.
dent and got both houses of Congress.
This is u very convenient arrangement
for Mr.. Mills, bat we arc not inclined
TO think that lhN people who want an
honest dollar will tale very kindly to
the arrangement.
Dir. Crisp Of Georgia has also done
distinguished services for tie Demo
cratic party. He is not 70 yiuier.s u
free-trador as Mr.. Mills bu. he Is
sound on silver imitation. Mr. Clisu
has been elected to Congress for tllt
-tllth b time at one time bya vote OF
lesskha one thousand cast in tho dis
trict. >Qn fun vote and hone Il count
his district is Republican, but Repub
licans prefer 10 let the elections 70
rather than attempt to vote and be
shot down al the polls or to 10 taken
from their houses aud whipped anc
driven into tie sYamps,
AS tho Republicans make no pro
tonse of voting in Mr Crisp's district
the Democrats themselves lost uo tlmt
going to the polls as a fewvoteE eject
Mr. Crisp anyhow, Otrourse Mr. Grisl
WAS matle chairman At the committee
onelectIous Jy sp1aher Carlisle. VIII,
better than Mr.. I risp represents Iii,
Dnmoeratie i'l"a 90 honest elections
IT. is singu'a gumeitlHnce, that the
Democrats A. aad upon these tive
men, Alr, lrHd,ng froe-tIadeI
and Mr. Ct Iaading representa-
tive OF dIauJ.Hse election methods
FREQ trade and dishonest elections m,
both hcrcsies Of southern fyowta.
Before the war the protection sent i
nent in the South was very strong
but when tho South fniled to destro,
tic Union It solidilied in favor OF lrel
radeI as the next best thing to weaker
the north and reduce IaJo. tot love
with slavery. Dishonest election
methods were brought siliU aid til,
solid free trade Sutt:.uml 10 this pai
of Southern proIIe lie N0ftherf
pemociats are hustr.aug to bow tht
knee as they bowed it TO the god o
Slavery before tho war Tho speciacl,
b Illuminating but the people will righ
these wrongs WHOM they see tie i'm
eoitance oi = On Free-trade bazUr(
Dollars and D9Iidyaes elections, viii
sot triumph long over protection t,
American .tnAHstries. sound finance
and hoiT5t elections when the peoph
get thoroughly aroused.
IAE Republicans OF the Eighth war,
I'D oil last niElt ia tho organization
d.a strong te@trI' Hrpubtfcau club t,
10 active and Eao4 aaia in the cam
paign Of 1sa2. Let every ward in til
city organize q similar club