The state chronicle., 1892-12-13
NOT VERY DEMOCRATIC
is WHAT IS SAID OF THE RE.
FORM CLUB.
MugWumps and Re publfcans are A bic
to Control its Desifnies-Ihe
Speech MIR. Crisp Would
Have NIade-SOund
Democracy.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 12.-The
reception accorded Speaker Crisp at the
opening of the house session was dis
cussed by the members in groups all the
morning, but not a word as to the mo-
tive of it was permitted to get into the
proceedings, or was uttered in public de
bate. Nevertheless, members in private
did not hesitate to say that they resented
as membe-s Of congress simply, and not
as partisans, what they construed by the
newspaper reports to be slight put on
the speaker of the house of representa-
tives in his representative capacity at the
Ney ..rk banquet The demonstration
was entirely unpremt ditated and spon
! taneOus
The reform club incident was con
struei by many members of congress to
be the opening of the speakership cam
paign Of the fifty third congress. For
the first time there was expressed de-
sire for list of the membership of the
"Reform club" and Mr. Cochran and
Others VINO have succeeded in examining
such a list assert that<a at all times the
mugwumps and republicans are able to
control the destinies and policies of the
Reform club, and that therefore it is not
much of a democratic club after all
There is general impression in congres
sional circles that Mr.. Cleveland and
Speaker Crisp have q thorough under
standing as to the tariff reform course to
be pursued in the fifty third congress,
and that the President elect was in en-
tire ignorance Of the intended Slight to
be placed upon Speaker Crisp ard in
his position IS guest poHer!css e. pre-
vent it, even had he suspected il a.tel
looking over the programme of the even
ing
Members were to day comparing The
speech of MIR. Cleveland ard the ore in
tended to be delivered by Mr.. Crisp, and
find them remarkably similar on the meth
DDS to be used in the reform of the tariff
The speakers speech, had it been &c
lvered Saturday night, would hav'
shown that while in the present congre So
he favored the tentative plan of scparat
bills, bis opinion of the course to be pur
sued after next March, when the demo
Gratis will control not only both branche
of congress but the presidency as well
is that the tanff should be revised by
general bill. On this subject, his speeC
says:
The democrats ID the present nous
determined TO strike at the existlrg la
by separate bills annulling its oppressiV
features. This method possessed tw
great advantages over any other sus
gusted 1t afforded that some of Il
bills might pass. thus giving to the PEE
pie partial relief. and it rendered 1t Ce
J tain hat in the approaching election o.
d advrrsaries would be forced into the heI
/ defending their own general la". Il
r might speak for my political assoc 3.
5 on the subject of tax ton, l would Sd
we believe IN tariff for revenue; We b
lieve that unnecessary taxation is AMI
taxation; we believe that d
u taxation should be for publ
purposes; we believe that Il
J necessares of life should be burdene
least; we believe that on luxurl
l. higher duties may be imposed. And v
believe that all raw material should
Is free. Speaking to my political assoc
ates, l would say: keepirg these pri
lo ciples in view, we should nov, at Il
y ; earliest practicable moment, enter up'
" the consideration Of a general tariff Ia
T. to take the place of that now oa t
'e statute books. The people have
l. decreed, and we are but agents to execr
is their will Great interests are involve
L complicated questions will pres Mt
themselves
1t is doubtless matter of great gr,
fication to Speaker Crisp that amo
,e those who most emphatlcally condeI
Az the inhospitality Of the reform club, :
to many members who were not even
n supporters in the famous speakersl
ed contest