The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-12-24
SPEAKER CRISP'S pROMIS.
Is OF REFORM WITH
SPEAKER REEDS
TACTICS.
One Works the Positive, and the
Other Negative End of the
Same Partisan Battery
Result, Partisan Flee
tricity to Keep a
live Sectional
ism.

| Representatives :-Profoundly
grateful for this mark of your
confidence and esteem, | pledge
myself here and now to devote
whatever OF industry and abili-
| ty [ possess to the advancement
Of the real interest of the Demo-
cratic party"
These are the remarks Of Mr..
Speaker Crisp on taking his
seat. He said nothing alb ut
the people, the country, or even
his own section of it, which is
at present so needful Of a friend
in power. According to his own
confession he is a partisan,
elected in the interests Of parti-
sans, which he gives the broad
er name OF party. Bis is the
same philosophy that guided
Speaker Reeds practices. Ac-
cording to his own confession
be will judge every question by
its effect upon the interests Of
his paTty-the party which
5iected him. II any great re-
form is advanced during his
reign, it will be because he and
his hackers believe partisan in
terest cannot be hurt by it,
II be thinks the great Demo-
cratic majority in the House is
because the people prefer one
set OF partisans to another, he
Will learn better later. A mere
partisan is unpopular now no
matter what is his hobby. The
people now perfectly understand |
that mere partisan agitation
will never accomplish any real
reform no matter under what
banner. Men will be partisan
enough-toO partisan When the
name and the interests Of heir
party are never mentioned.
when only principles and the
interests Of the people and the
country are discussed. But when
a speaker announces that he is
going to use his great judicial
office to further the Interests Of
his party, we see at once that if
he is consistent with his DhilO-
sophy he will thrash over and
over the same old straw OF Dar-
t1san agitation with like results.
The same public sediment
that would tolerate a partisan in
the Speakers chair, will tole-
rate him in the Supreme Court
OF the United States. Tie same
Speaker shat viii '1eg" for his
party in making laws will leg
and 'og-roll for it in interpret
ing Jhem-will pack committees
in partisan and personal inter
ests, and will use his high Judi
cial office to do anything that
modern partisan warfare re- .
quiros Of its votaries, its victins .
It's dupes and its tools.
Crisp may be better than his
philosophy-better than he
pretends to be, though men sell
dom are; but under his reign T
shall be disappointed il I hear
OF much else but "erganizationD !
"party," caucus" and the usual
apDlicances of machine politics.
1t is but human nature to re- !,
taliate upon the tyrannieal
majority-it is still more the
nature Of party majorities. The {
result Of it all will be that af-
ter some months of bullying :
the DULLES who lately builied
them, they will SO disgust the Z
people with the triumphant party !,
that they will again vote the !
Republicans into power, aud the /
oid party seesaW viii go on as l
ever. Congress reminds me of |
! gigantic bull fight. The parti- l
sans are the bulls. The people. 1
NE spectators at cost OF i've +
dollars a day. They L
PAD thousand million dollars 1!
or the Reed-McKinley show.l Il
The capitalists are the mana L
5ers, and make money, no mat 4
er which set Of bulls win the !,
ight. The bloudy shirt is the i
ed flag which is used to make Ii
hem mad. The lobbyists and Ii
newspapers are the eoaders The Il
rand Crisp combination com Il Il
ANY promises show to last at = =
east six months, which will Is
iVai the great gladiltorial con is
es's OF the latter Caesars. All: Is
overs OF true partisan sno.t Is
III be entertained as never be-
ore. Preparations OF the most
iaoorate nature have teen
1ade. All taxpayers are inyi- :.
81 to witness the performance. q p
Last night [ dreamed [ saw in q,
= ming red letters a bill poster er
I which the following is a. copv 81
urand Crisp Com pination he
ompay, ioA at
10 show every day for at least e ea
Z months, except Sundays and -
olidays. anu :
special committee side show
g Sundays! e
opartachus Crisp to tight with -
70 celebrated Maine robbar. / v