New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-27
vOULD.BE SPEAKERS BUSY.
OPINIONS ON Mr.. OARIIsLE'S LETTER
su.Rr COMMENTS BY JUDGE cnsP's FRIENDS
POSITION OF THE CANDIDATES ON
THE TARIFF AND SILVER.


THE TARIFF AND SILVER.
ray TELEGRAPH TO THE TkBuSEJ
,,,ncton Nov 26.--An Of the candidates for the
's.rSn,n were In a thankful mood to-day, but Of
80 gratitude for past and present blessings did
". onseure hopefulness and expectancy. The head
-ters Of the respective candidates were kept open
Va uere visited In the course of the day by all, or
..r,v all of the Democratic Representatives who are
,nxn Colonel Mills and his friends felt especially
.s.rsmI on account of the publication of Senator
r.-usl,,s letter TO Representative-elect Warner-a
..st,,ness which was not shared by the friends OF
We o,her candidates. Most of the. latter. however.
.tsd 10 regard the publication Of the letter as un
oar,.,t and partisan of one Of the candidates
said H.. ANN. ...-.,..
a, ,r.atness as a candidate Why do his friends
..,,A "a necessary to certify that he Is ht to be
srs.keri Why, the letter reads like tesdmosiaP
- a natent.medicine almanac. Mr.. Carlisle might
IN ,he Kentucky men into line before seeking
VIZ" eonvert the New-York and New England Demo
asts.' -,.s ,.,..,,. A..
:, composure not to say satisfaction the growing
s,.rpess of the struggle between Crisp and Mills.
20. q, oourse was to be expected, because Mr.. NC
,,m, a. essentially second choice candidate One
~ them today said: -.
WV
a.. y,,Is n their man cannot win, or why should the
I'm. men 90 10 Crisp In the same contingency The
- comp,ain that Mills is not sound on free
,ao.. the latter declare that Crisp Is not SOUND
~ ,ard reform. Now, there is no doubt whatever
=. IN. mind Of anybody in regard to McMins sound
n..< ON both issues"
TN. same sort Of talk is heard among MI Springer ;
.4rods who rightly and Justly contend that he Is
- N the core on every question OF Democratic
80. and policy while grave suspicious appear
.1,st among Democrats in regard TO Miliss attitude
80 free coinage and Crisp's position In regard 10
tariff reform .,x .dro.
-. has spent good deal Of time at Coonel Mis ;
..ss,uar,ers this week and will return here next
- a. remain until after the House Is organized.
". George takes an active interest In the speaSersp
- and has n good word for the Sage OF Corscanis
~ avsry occasion. lie said "H there Is anything
o,n 40 10 help Mr. Mills I shall certainly not
ESTATE 10 do It. for you know am Free-lrader rom
rr.e-Tradeyille and have a high admiration for
Mr. Mills"
~.ar,Tv welcomed by the partisans Of the Texas
.aN,e Int II apparently did not in the least dis
80 the friends OF the other candidates MT.
c..rsL,s influence over southern and Western Demo-
,s was materially impaired by MS indifference 10
&c .ne Of free coinage during his last term as speaker
,ha Uouse and he has never regained It, Moreover
IN. cr,sn men. the McMllin men ana the springer
- osnactivelv declare that their candidate is as
,.,sr. and thorough tariff reformer' as Coionei
en- senator Carlisle or Grover Cleveland, and thas
-. Corpsla not only to take up the cudgei TOT MILES,
,u, % % ont of his way unjusty 10 assam oVner
candidates for the Speakership, is transeressioh vi
49, rule. ~ fair combat. This they all think tha'
M carlisle has DONE and is doing when NE oecdares'
ha ala in this letter to Mr. Warner that whoever pro
800 10 postpone Free Trade or tariff reform ess
rate "A
80 ,,a s,lvsr ouestion or any other question, Is
80 .sn counsellor and would not make safe
leader" II, ,,, CANA
heat. sWho proposed to postpone tarih iegsiaioh
Certainly not Crisp OF any Of his friends ana 10 susse
that either Of the candidates proposes IL Is apsu anu
ridiculous not to say piece Of impudence' III aos0
every State from Alabama to Wisconsin INC Doo s.o
marty last wear emphatcaly declared In favor OF iro
coinage and in all Of the States where Democratic con-
vsnons have been held this year, with the exception
Of Massachusetts and perhaps Pennsylvania the same
decIaraaon made. do mob except new iorh. ioi
the platform was capable Of any constructor winch
man chose to give 1t. In no Democratic pauorh .na'
have read Is free coinage pleaded as seconaaf :
,sspe the declarations favor OF 1t are as nrm aho
.mnhst,c az those In favor Of tariff reform BY what
rght does Mr. Carlisle Colonel Mills assume tna'
sther one Is TO be preferred to the exclusion Oh t'
other or that the former must be postponed ior u'
exclusive benefit OF the latterf The Democratic parry
won a sweeping victory last year when hee coihas'
nlank was inserted in nearly every Democratic pia'
tnrn And vet now, when the party is heartii!
n,,ns an the ouestion of tariff REFORM they openly
nr Themselves with the little Insignificant faction
Eastern gold-bug Democrats and declare that He'
,v.r coinage in favor of which the Democratic parry
IA. beer unitedy clamong ever since IL oscovereo o
silver was demonetzed by the act Of 1873, shall be sen
10 the rear and that all the political eggs OF te party
shall he placed In single basket, as they were IL
Isss With result which Democrats have sad reason
remember and regret a.
While the remarks OF Mr.. Crisp's friend are his
reav and otherwise correct and strictly true, 1t Il
only fair to Colonel Mills to say that he is to-day az
true friend Of free coinage he was during the as
or any preceding Congress in which he has serVeu ao
that there is no stronger reason to beheVe tnat TX
Is elected Speaker he will attempt to throctie 1e'
eonape LEGISLATION as many Democrats accused Speaker
Carlisle of doing in the Lth Congress at the insga
ton OF President Cleveland and his Administrator
Colonel Mills is different man from the KENTUCKY
Senator: he Is a man whose bravery and courage aie
constant one whose fidelity TO his CONVICTIONS never
waivers There is no good reason to DOUBT Una.
elected Speaker he will appoint coinage cohniiOce
which will promptly report bill provlumg j" ui'
FREQ and unlimited coinage of silver, or uhat ne VIII
exert his authority to prevent the consideiadon "
impede the passage Of that measure Neither Is 'hert
any good reason TO doubt that Judge Crisp, or MT
MeMiln, or Mr. Springer, or Mr. Hatch Will pursue
the same course II he shall be elected Speaker AL
Of them are equally devoted to free coinage ana free
Trade; and it Is highly amusing to see one Democratic
newspaper abusing Colonel Mills as Free-Irader aho
opponent Of free silver while its Democratic neehool
over the way abusing Judge Crisp as "protecuoh
Democrat and advocate of free silver. especially "hel
everybody knows that protection" Democrats are an
extinct species
There may DO some difference between Colonel Miii
ana bis competitors in regard ID the policy TO DC pu'
sued as 10 tariff legislation, but it Is slight lie favof
The passage by the House Of a complete and radica
revision Of the tariff ON freerade lines, and II Is san
mat he has already prepared draft Of bill as
OASIS Of such revision. some OF the other candoatc
are In favor OF different tactics They would destroy
the protective tariff by pIecemeal by attacking IL
oetal Lololet MILES plan has the merit o