Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-08
THE SPEAKERSHIP.

Carlisle and the decided preference of
ex-President Cleveland would show up
very pronouncedly in the lead. His
chances were thought to be increased
when Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, himself a
very strong man, withdrew from the
contest, announcing that he should vote
for Mr.. Mills.
AS the kilograms announced, there
have been great many sensational
struggles for the speakership, but these
have not occurred of late years. When
Mr.. Carlisle beat Mr.. Randall, that
practically settled the matter in the
Democratic ranks. They were both
men of conspicuous ability as parlia-
mentarians. AS to judgment as to
which was the abler man of the
two, the verdict would probably hinge
largely on the locality from which
each hailed. Mr.. Randall had been OF
inestimable service to his party. In the
forty fourth congress, as chairman of
the committee of ways and means,
which also then embraced the appro-
priations committee, Mr.. Randall un-
doubtedly reduced the expenditures of
the United States quite $50 ,000, 900 per
annum-probably the largest economic
service ever performed by any one man
for his party and for his country. 1t
was felt that although Mr. Carlisle had
defeated Mr.. Randall for the speaker
ship it would scarcely do to snub the
great Pennsylvania outright. and so
the ways and means committee was
chopped in two, the important portion
of the old committee being given to
Mr.. Mills, while the minor func tion,
that which related to appropria tions.
was handed over to Mr.. Randall.
That Mr.. Randall was a deeply
disappointed man at the result OF
these combi nations there can be no
possible doubt. There was very high
appreciation of the value of his services
all over the United States, and he had
very strong presidential following. His
successful rival, Mr.. Carlisle, is a man
of abnormal power in the clear express
sion Of his ideas, and his faction has
ruled the Democratic party until the
present contest. If Mr. Mills should fail
of election as speaker the circumstance
would simply show that the masses of
the Democratic party have adopted the
idea that the golden mean is good
thing to hold on to.
The Republicans of late have had no
contests over the speakership. Ii we
remember Alright, one is obliged to 60
back to the time when Banks vas elect
ed speaker to strike any serious diff
Guilty. In 1889 Reed was such q hot
favorite that there was no question OF
any other man in the dominant party.
The man who is good prophet has
an excellent opportunity to make
himself famous by telling the winner in
the present contest. The HERALD de-
scribed Springer the other day, and we
devoted ourselves to him because he is
almost the most debonair man in Wash
ington, with his red 5outonniere and
pleasing smile. Mr.. Mills is handsome
gentleman with forid complexion and
white moustache. Notwithstanding Mr..
Carlisle's depreciation of that idea, he is
of nervous and excitable temperament,
and liable to 'slop over" although that
is by no means against him. We read in
the scriptures that man should be an
CRY and sin not. Whether Mr.. Mills
would care always to remain within this
line we are not prepared to say. Mr..
Crisp is short, thick set, good looking
man, with lovable face and, we should
say, an equable temperament, although
he is energetic and strong in
debate. He would good deal
rather smile than scowl, and when he
does smile there is sunshiny streak
around his neighborllood. Mr.. Benton
McMillin is much such man as Major
Mckinley in his personal appearance,
although McMillin has the saturnine
complexion of the south, while McKin-
ley is rather horid. They both make a
good deal of the came impression ON an
observer. Sturdiness and suggestion
of honesty and good will are the leading
of each. Mr.. Hatch of
Missouri looks like good, solid banker,
whom one might meet anywhere. and is
gifted with very attractive manners.
As to Mr.. Reed, the autocrat," who
is put up by the Republicans to be
knocked down, nearly all Angelefios
have seen him. He spoke in the pa
vilion here during the campaign of 1888,
and made, as usual, strong and
witty speech. With the exception of
Jim Blaine, and the possible further ex-
,eption of Chauncey M. Depew, Mr.. Reed
s the brightest man in the Republican
party. He is short and fat and makes
,avoc with pair of scales.
Before dismissing the question of our
american speakers, it may not be
miss to say word about the lot as a
Whole. Their portraits hang up in a
orridor of the capitol. That of Samuel
!. Randall would impress one as by
ong odds the handsomest, but not |
ecessarily the face Of the greatest of
he lot. The bright but not handsome
of Henry Clay attracts one
s by a magnet. Jim Blaine does not
ucceed in getting his magnetism into
is features, at least not in his counter
sit presentments.
1t is an agreeable thing to know that
here ia not an infariOr man nayuad ou |