St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-09
sANCruM SHOTS.
Views OF Editors on the Election
OF Crisp.


All right The house of representatives
will now be able to get down to work, the
country will breathe freely, aud Tammany
viii. be able to send in It's little pill for sery-
ices rendered The object of the contestants
has not been TO elect a ftting and we'll
equipped chairman simply, but TO push the
claims of Mr.. Cleveland or Mr.. Hill in the
coming presidential campaign. The fight
was waged in the interest of a favorte eandi-
date who stood in the background, but who
hopes TO come TO the front next year.-New
York Herald.
His election represents the conviction of
the majority that the end aimed at by the
party-namely the righteous revision and re-
duction of out tariffs more surely to besob-
tanned through methods more radical The
choice is significant of the dominance Of
prudent spirit in the great Democratic ma
jolity.-New York World.
The election of Mr. Crisp by the coalition
OF the demagogv of Hill. the spoilsmong-
ing of Tammany. the protectionism of Cor
man and Brice. the half corrupt half-fanati-
cal free silver movement and the old
men who have believed that the Dem
ocradc party would be a fit instru-
mentality for the accomplishment of
tariff reform, and for clean and honest adj
mlnlstration OF the government.-New York
Times.
The two wings of the Democratic party
have been fighting each other with all the IN
tensity of men who have rooted convictions
plemented by personal interests OF the
gravest nature. II the Western and Southern
policy should be adopted. Mr.. Cleveland
would have 10 stand aside for some one else
No wonder there was intense feeling and
the result of the decision which the caucus
finally reached cannot yet be definitely an
ticipated.-New York Tribune.
This result is a triumph for the conserva-
tive forces in the Democracy and kick at
the mugwumps. 1t is Il promise of a safe
and moderate course on the part of the Dem
ocraIic majority in the house 1t makes
brighter the prospect of electinga Demo-
cratic president. Ii will be especially well
come in this state and this city; and the New
York congressman who have helped bring i t
about deserve well of the Democratic party
in New Ycrk.-New lork sun.
The success of Mr.. Crisp is a defeat for
Cleveland. 1t does not mean that he will not
be the candidate of his party, but it makes it
doubtful whether he will be permitted to
write its platform. We're he allowed to do so
he would leave the silver question untouched
and confne himself exclusively to tariff re-
form If the other wing OF the party pre-
pares the platform it will have some silver
antiquities and VIII draw it mild' on the
tariff. 1t may not go farther than to take
Gov. Hills advice and do nothing more than
demand the repeal OF the Mckinley law
Chicago Tribune.
Mills has fallen at the hands of the PILLS
tines The gnost of the Cleveland admins
tratiOn may well wiring its shadowy digits
and shrek like ban>hee. It dotted on Mills
1t has met with rude rebuff. while eXnlta-
ton is rife in places not wholly given over 10
the advocacy of tariff reform. Still the vic
tor has pledged himself to carry on that
work. Speaker Crisp, of Georgia, personally
Will do very well. AS a presiding officer he
is likely To be a success. Whether his cleo
ton over Mills will have an important bear
ing on the national canvass of next wear re-
mains 20 be seen. II is fair to suppose at
least, that the composition of the congress
siOnal committees viii not be wholly salts
factory to the closest adherentS of the late
Democratic administration. Chicago News
1t is significant also that the friends of Mr..
Cleveland entered the field as the champions
and supporters OF Mr.. Mills, the pronounced
free trader. and that the friends of GOV Hill.
or, more correctly. the opponents of Mr.
Cleveland as presidential candidate worked
Zeaiously Tor Mr.. Crisp, who has al times
trained as Randall Democrat. In this con
nection between those who favored Cleve-
land and free trade and those who do II OF
desire to commit the party TO a man or a
policy. Mr.. Springer cast the vote that nOmi-
mated CrlSp.-ChicagO Inter Ocean.
Judge Crisp represents the new South of
which the late Henry Grady sang so sTeety
lie IS the modern Henry Clay and viii be the
most popular speaker since the days of the
great Kentuckian. Judge Crisp is of most
engaging personality and tn premiere par
Humanitarian OF the present congress. The
transition from Reed to Crisp is one of the
most gratifying results of the great Demo
craIlc andSlluS--CnlcaRO GLOBE.
Under guidance of such a speaker there
will be no repetition of the scenes that de-
graded the American congress under his pred
ecessor. MIR. Reed will play the buffoOn to
little purpose with Mr.. Crisp in the chair
He will discover the difference between a
Democratic majority intent upon justfying
the confidence of the people as expressed in
their selection and a Republican mai ority
careful only that they may lay through fraud
the basis of other and greater outrages.
cago Times.
Crisp is the speaker and the free coinage
of silver takes precedence of tariff reform
in the new Democratic house. The story of
how this result was reached is told in the
telegra phic reports. 1t does not appear that
the free-silver Democrats look on the result
in Ohio with Cleveland eyes-that is. as the
defeat of free coinage sentiment instead of
free trade-but that they think Campbell
talked too much about tariff repeal and not
enough about free silver They propose 10
have free coinage in issue next year. even
though it does Mr. Cieveland's business for
him. milwaukee Sentinel.