New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-12
AFTERNATH OF THE CONTEST
BITTER ASSAULTS ON SPEAKER CRISP
COLONEL MLLs's DEEP RESENTMENT OVEN lilo
DEFFlAT-IMPLACABLE DEMOCRATS.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEI

COLONEL, M1LLS'S DEEP REsENTMENf OVEN LILO
DETERMINATIONS DEMOCRATS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNEI
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE aftermath OF 'he
ship contest is luxuriant and promises oou
CROP which many Democrats fear Will not urn ouo "
| be "a profitable for the party. INC inei WIZ
supported Judge Crisp have by no means forsoteh OF
torgtven the vicious assaults which were made upon
their candidate and themselves by Colonel NILS au
his partisans, and they will not be likely 70 90 ~
for some time TO Judge Crisp Keehy leu o"'
deeply resented the accusations against him. ts' ITO o."
unsound as a Democratic party man anu tha' no voc
the candidate of coruptonsts and punderers Ct e'o'
sort and degree The feeling was and Is all te ioio
keen and the resentment all the more deep anu p'o
hac.use of the fact that all the accusations, Tile ohes
Which would have been most damaging 10 his pros-
pecs II they had been true or had found many pei
emanated from the nearest ana most acuNo hio
Mills if ct from the sage OF Corsicaha hi''eii
Judge Crisp also believed. and probably he sun po
uev that his late opponent willingly consented IL ne
did NOT in fact promote the publication and crcuiaaon
through Democratic newspapers friendly 10 inl'c'i Vi
sanderous and untrue accusations against pr0ter
Democrat and his friends ana supporters heaoers u
these dispatches Will not have forgotten the hatufe Vi
the accusations which could hardly have Deeh nio'o
bitter and insolent II Judge Crisp and his supporters
had been Republicans instead OF Democrats Ill s'ou
standing
To exnect that Sneaker Crisp and his friends and
sunnorers against whom these assaults were directed
bv Mills and his followers will soon forget or forgive
them is TO ascrlbe 10 the Georgian and his Dacher'
degree of fo!getfulness, generosity ana pehe'oenoc
which their acelsers have no right TO expect Iroh
them So much for the Crisp side. As for tho Mills
men, they are in terribly demorazed conditioh' ule
against the vctors Is so keen and bltpf tha
II amounts in many cases to absolute personal hatred
their disappointment the dashng aside OF the cup
of victory, while they seemed to feel IL touching
their own lips. is not pathetc-it Is Simply asoiNis
and TO cap the climax, they are abusing one announcer
and irving 10 hold one another responsible Tor deieat
They cordially, if not cheerfully, unite IN cuisne
Holman and Springer and Hatch for what they call
treacherys II seems to have been treason to OPP
nose Mills and loyalty TO support him. they warmly
| indeed enthusiastically, concur In anthemauzhg inc
| Mugwump newspapers whose fool support, 'heS NJ
clare was alone enough to blight the prospects OF ts
Sage Of Corscana they denounce the actions OF some
Of slss New England supporters whom they terSeiy
declare too blank fresh for this cmate' they de-
nonc the saleo Of the organization OF the House ana
its committees TO Hill, Tammany. German ~ Co.. wheh
Cleveland Mclaughlin. Dickinson d Co. were 80
AN xions to purchase it at a round hgnre' III DHei,
their woes arc legion Joy Is stranger TO thcm anu
revenge Is their watchword. They do not expect II
indeed they hope for any tariff reform legislation
al this session and the sole glimpse OF brightness Ill the
future is the hope and belief that Springer Holman,
Hatch and the other traitors will be icpudiaed AZ
the next election if not in the nominating conventions
Of their respective districts. more bitter feSehti
and TO all appearance implacable crowd u st'"sc"
than the defeated pdrsans OF the sage OF Corscana
was never seen even in the Democratic party.
II is natural that Mills himself should feel humii-
acd az well as resentfal lie thoroughly believed that
he had only u show his willingness in order 10 iecee
the croyn and he resented the height OF presump
ton the attempt of any man to compete Win MN ior
ts possession. lie is said now 10 believe mat he
WAS deceived as to his strength by some OF his foi-
,t;rs ard injured by the ndScreet zeal OF others IN
his behalf some OF his friends also privately dehouice
what fhey sigmatze Us "Cevehnd's coTardlce" ana
say that II he had shown pluck when that qualify "h
| needed the result would have been different.
These outlines of the situation may gave some hillh
dea Of the Democratic situation in Washington at TINS
time and of the atmosphere and hostile influences winch
surround Speaker Crisp he sets about his dlfhcut
task OF arranging and fixing the cialiTnanshipS ana
Democratic membership OF the several committee" 10
which are TO be intrusted tho interests OIL ms prs
during the next two years, 90 FAR rs egisauOh ny
| Congress Is concerned