Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-12-26
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of the house Of representatives, has of
fered Mills Of anti tariff fame the sec.
ond place on the committee on ways
and means viii be received by the whole
country, and especially by the unso-
phisticated democratic party, as a lab
ored attempt to belittle and snub Mills
/ 1t must be remembered that during the
last democratic congress, when Carlisle
WAS speaker. he made Mills the chair
man of the committee on ways and
means, and it was while Mills was occu-
pylng the chair of this most responsible
of all committees, that he formulated
and gave to the world the expression OF
Cleveland's views on the tariff which
was designated as the "Mills bill"
The work done by Mills was loudly
applauded by the democrats, and Mills
was temporarily In serious danger Of
being made presidential candidate, but
escaped that affection on account of the
ambition of Cleveland to succeed him
self, and partly on account of the un-
popularity of the mills BILL" which as
soon as digested, was found to be un-
healthy. Mckinley succeeded Mills as
chairman of the committee on ways and
means, and gave the people a bill
that has proven more palatable
At first flush the unanimous verdict
will be that this snubbing of Mills Is
the result of petty spite on the part CT
Crisp, the speaker, resulting from the
bard fight Mills save him for the speak
ership and the very close and wholly
unexpected scratch by which Crisp
finally won the great honor. We enter
tain no doubt but that malice was the
incentive that made Crisp willing tool
to carry out Mills destruction, as Crisp
is new broom and apt to feel very i'm
portapt over the high position he has.
reached, but the power behind the
throne that has heaped discontinue on
Mills, and brought linn. down to being
insulted by leader IN his own party, IS
the democratic party at large. The par
ty Vas afraid to trust Mills again at
tariff reforming. They had tried the
issue at the polls, and last. but not least,
they had tried it on in Ohio, with what
result the world knows. and they did not
propose to have any more Of Mills
with the tariff, either for
himself OF as the exponent of ex-Presi.
dent Cleveland. The ) efeat of Mills
as speaker was ar. overwhelming
blow to Cleveland's aspirations, but
when this. was followed up
by depriving Mills of the
Guardianship of the committee on
ways and means, the full effect of the
blast that was gwen Cleveland's pet
hobby on tariff WIS felt throughout the
United States. Mills was entitled to
Craftsmanship of this committee by every
and were it not fact that the
democratic party was scared out Of its
boots, Crisp would have been forced TO
appoint Mills, IN spite Of his prejudice,
which is narrow-minded ard childish,
Mills was big man in the party when be
gave the world the Mills BILL" and
Cleveland entrusted him with the lead
'rship of his party on the floor of the
house of representatives, and the shap-
ng of the tariH placing III committee. 1t
amt be that Mills has shIunken so
erribly; il must be that the measures
Ne advocated for Cleveland have proven
'ocks on. which the democratic ships
vent down, and the party proposes to
,hange its tariff policy and put in more
blanks for the American workman, and
,ur home institutions, and Mills effects
hem as a nightmare, that they have
weakened from.