The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-25
THE SpEEKERSHIP.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March M-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Republic
wires as follows with regard to the con-
test for the speakership of the next house:
every little while a whisper is heard
here at the capital relating to Senator
Gorman's grand swing around the circle
in the south. Barnes Compton, from aii
accounts, is talking extensively about
German as presidential quality: Inc
MARYLAND senator does not, himself, talk
very loud; in fact he prefers to do ms
talking very quietly. While no one doubts
that he would be very glad to accept
presidential nomination, still the belief Is
general that he is troubling himself more
about me speakership of the next house
than the Democratic nomination for the
presidencv At the same time 1t Is safe TO
saw that while he is talking up the speak
ership he is keeping his eyes and ears open
for public sentiment regarding the Demo
cratic chice for the chief magistracy.
"As stated in these dispatches few
days ago, German, Hill and that element
of the Democratic party which for long
time clung to the fortunes of Mr.. randall
and supported his ideas on the tariff, have
made up their minds that the fight for the
next speakership will be between Mills
and Crisp, and they have concluded to
give their support to Crisp. Mills as
speaker would mean the keeping of the
and making other questions subordinate
or subsidiary to it. Mr.. Crisp, however,
whose organ is the Atlanta Constitution,
and whose political parent philosopher
and friend is Joseph e. Brown, OF Georgia,
believes in what it is now fashionable TO
describe as a conservative course" on the
tariff; in other words, in favor of the law
but against its execution. Crisp is IN
favor of tariff reform, but IN no particular
hurry to reform the tariff.
''The element in the party, however, sup
posed to be opposed to Cleveland for the
presidency is also opposed to Mills for the
speakership Word comes from Texas
that an effort will be made in that state to
inaIgurate a fire in Mills rear. The
scheme is to get the prohlbltlonlsts ana
their organs, whom Mills fought spirltedly
and successfully in 1886, to inaugurate a
home warfare on him now. No doubt the
Texas Democrats will understand this
thoroughly and the movement VIII not
humbug Democrats anywhere in the Uni
ted States 1t is all engineered from one
central source, and il is safe to say that
the political residuary iegatees of the late
Samuel J. Randall are at the head OF the
moyenent.
1.-The sooner Democrats throughout the
country understand this the sooner they
will be able to make up their minds on the
next contest for the Speakershlp. Crisp
NAV not represent Vandalism in all its
bearings, but it is certain that all the
Randalltes and conservatives on the
tariff question are favoring him, while all
of the same element, without exception.
are opposing Mills.
"The old incidental protection crowd
are pretty adroit politicians. They are
well aware that, if they make the issue
straight between Mills and Crisp, the
Georgian will get knocked out in the final
roundup, and their tactics therefore are
to try and divide up the tariff reformers
by encouraging candidates for the speak
ership who really have no chance of
winning, and in that way perhaps en-
gender antagonism betw .en the reformers
that would result in The nomination of
Crisp, or perhaps some compromise candI-
date to be named by Governor-Senator Hill
and Mr.. German at the proper time"