The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-11
his Interview with Reporter, in Which He
Shows Plainly that He was Sat Down
On By Ex-Secretary Fsirchild.
Grover Cleveland Talks About His Vic
tory and What the Party Should Do.
Tom l. johnson and Senator Mills Demand
Free Trade, and Ex-Governor Campbell
Wants ALI Postmssters Removed.
Speaker Crisp Snubbed by the Managers Of
tho Reform Club Dinner.

Speaker Crisp snubbed by the Managers Of
the Reform Club Dinner.
NEW York. Dec 10-Charles r. Crisp
was snu bbed at the Reform Club banquet
tonight. At the opening of the dinner. the
Speaker of tho national House of Repre-
sentatives, at Washington, was among the
prominent gentlemen at the speakers table
on the platform. He sat between Hon. Carl
Schurz. and Ex-Governor Campbell, of Ohio.
1t was ex pectei by nearly every one present
that Speaker Crisp would make an address.
but at Has Mr.. Crisp rose and left the ban
quet hall, apparently very much disturbed.
1t was reported ho was Ill, but this was not
the case. Speaker Crisp was ssen by q re-
porter of the Associated Press as he was
leaving tho hall.
Are you not going to speakp be was
asked.
NO." he said.
What 10 the reason; are you illp
II have not been invited to speak"
"But the Associated Press has a ready sent
ont to all the newspapers In the country
oepies of the speech which you have pre-
pared to be delivered at this dinner"
"That 10 true" said Mr.. Crisp. II was in
vited to the dinner and my invitation was
such that / understood that l was to be
called upon to make an address. / pre-
pared one. and gave 1t to the Associated
Press at their request. The Associated
Press also seems to have thought 1 was to
be called upon to speak. However. have
not been asked to speak Tonight"
Mr.. Crisp then excused himself and left
I the bala. .--tfhe Associated Press Yepresenta-
tive then asked sx-Secretary FairchIld for
some explanation of the withdrawal of
Speaker Crisp. Mr.. Fairchild frankly said
that the reason why Mr.. Crisp did not
speak was that he had not been invited to
| speak.
"But Speaker Crisp is Democrat of ma
| tional Importance. Was there any special
reason why he should not have been in
| vited to speakP'
"Well." said Mr.. Fairchild with some
| hesitation, there were so many Democrats
Of prominence present that We coald NOT
let them all speak. We had to limit the
| number of speakers." There was much DIS
appointment in the banquet hall that Mr..
Crisp did not speak.
| THE ADDRESS PREPARED BY Mr.. CRISP.
| The speech that Mr.. Crisp would have
| delivered. and the one alluded to above, is
| as follows:
| In this presence, before this club, which has
done so much to further and advance that re-
form form from which we hope SO much, l am sure l
| Will be pard0ned II say few words on the
| subject OF taxation. Because the power to tax
Is the power TO destroy, the people of the United
put limitation on its exercise. The people may
| be taxed for public revenue; they may not be
taxed for any other purpose. The Republican
ing upon a career of extravassnce. bardened
Just, Unequal I and Oppressive S tax asn la~s Ss
smiled the Mckinley bill. The Republicans
| defended IL. and the country pronounced agains,
It. When the Fifty-second Congress met 1t was
form. The Senate and executive were Repub.
that no general tariff bill could be enacted into
law. The Democrats In the House determined
to strike at the existing tariff by separate bills
ment possessed two great advantages over any
other suggested. 1t afforded Q hope that some ol
partial relief, and it rendered it certain that r
the approaching election our adversaries would
be forced into the field TO defend their own gen
the wisdom OF this course.
In the campaign OF 1892 the Democrats again
| assailed the Mckinley BILL the Republicans again
defended it, and the people again elected House
opposed to it. More than this was necessary
and they did more than this. They made ii
probable that the Senate will favor tariff reform
and they elected O chief magistrate who stand:
| foremost among those who advocate that prin-
ciple. After long years of waiting the people
may now hope for relief. They have given TO the
Democratic party the power TO make laws. II
| We execute this power in their interest wisely
we will merit aud retain their confidence II we
disregard the obligation resting upon u.s. we will
| meet the fate OF the party we succeeded, and DC
man could justly say euch fate was undeseryed
If might speak for my political associates on
| the subject OF taxation woul say we believe In
o tariff for revenue; we believe that unnecessary
taxation Is unjust taxation; we believe that al
taxation should be for public purposes we be-
lieye that the necessaries OF life should he
burdened least; We believe that on luxuries
| higher duties may be imposed. aud believe
that all raw material should be free. Speaking
| to my political associates I would say, Keepine
those principles in view, We should the
earliest practicable moment enter upon
the consideration OF a general tariff Law
| TO take the place of that the statute
books. The people have so decreed, and we are
but agents 20 execute their will. Great inter
| ests are involved; complicated questions will
| care, with caution. with wisdom, with Justice
and with moderation, but should proinptly
| move forward on the line indicated. to the END
that onr pledges TO the people may be redeemed
and that they may he relieved from n system OF
1 taxation which is odious, unequal, oppressive
and unjust.
CLEVELAND srEAKs.