Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-12-18
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pointed by the Supreme Court to con-
slider the evils connected with our pres
ent election system, which shall proceed
with candor, calmness and patience up
on the justice and humanity, not OF
prejudice and cruelty"
The democratic House is evidently in
no hurry to get down to work, as it ad-
journed from Wednesday to Saturday,
with the understanding that it would,
on that day adjourn until next Wednes-
day, and by that time the members will
begin to think about the Christmas re-
cess.
The idol has been shattened: Cleve-
land no longer occupies the pedestal OF
the Joss of the democratic party. The
disposition of Cleveland was proceeded
by one Of the bitterest and most vicious
fights that ever took place in the House
Of Representatives, not excepting the
parties, and was participated in, either
personally or by confidential proxy, by
Cleveland, who was represented by
host Of followers including two of his
old Cabinet-Vilas and Dickinson; by
Hill, who was specially represented by
Tammany crowd which shouted early
and late for Crisp, and by German, who
personally pulled the Crisp wires from
the first. Now the attempt is made by
certain Of the democrats to deny that
the Speakership contest had any Presi-
Dental aspects, but while the deadlock
was on the prominent democrats who
thronged the corridors of the Capitol
gave the whole thing away by their
frantic appeals for votes; the issue was
squarelY made that the election of Mills
would mean the nomination of Cleveland
ar / Of Crisp an anti Cleveland man, and
upon that is sue, and no other, did the
democratic Representatives divide. 1t
is significant that it required a combina-
ton of the field to beat Cleveland, and
it means that there is probability of
another contest, in which the anti Cleve-
landers will fight for the place from
which Cleveland has been driven, the
opposing forces being led by German
and Hill respectively, two men who are
past-masters in political chicanery.
From mutterings already heard the
aaottoa Of Crisp to be speaker Of the
house will be a costly one to the demo-
cratic party. This will first begin to
show when the announcements Of the
committee chairmanships, which with
exceptions Of the committee on rules and
that on mileage, Will probably not be
made until after the Christmas recess.
Neither Mr. Crisp nor any other man
could satisfy the diverse elements,
which by combining made him speaker.
just think Of man trying to please
Charles A. Dana, Tammany Hall, Gov
ernor-5enator Hull, Senator German,
Jay Gould and the mosg-back democracy
Of the South at one and the same time,
and you have faint idea of the task
undertaken by Crisp. Long headed
republicans regard the election of Crisp
as a very fortunate thing for the repub-
Hcan party, for while Mr.. Crisp is person
ally a clever and popular man, he rep
resents all the elements that elected him,
and the demands of those elements which
he viii be compelled to certain extent
to accede to will each add to republican
chances Of victory next year.
Tammany Hall has already made a
formal demand for the lions share of the
157 places under House Doorkseper
Turner, the Representative and ex-
ice-man, and there is little doubt about
its getting them. 1t is the first time
that this notorious organization has at
tempted to take part in national politics
in Washington, and its interference is
bitterly resented by those democrats
who are not in partnership with it, or
under its baneful domination, but they
are Powerless.
The impression seems to be general
here that Mr.. Blaine will shortly make
public letter saying that he will under
do circumstances be presidential can
didate next year.