The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-12
THAT FEAST OF REFORM
The Echo Of Its Discordant Ele-
ments Heard at the Capitol.
ONLY RIDICULED IN THIS CITY.
The " idebound Democrats Rather Sheer
at the Doctrlnaires aud are Greatly
Disgusted at the Curious Outcome OF
the Great Mugwump banquet.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2-All political
eyes in Washington are turned 10 the
newspapers to learn what kind OF n Ness
the moguls of the Democratic party made
of the tariff question at the Reform Club
banquet in New York Saturday night.
1t was expected that Cleveland would
clearly indicate his policy. Senator Mills
departed from Washington with his very
soul up in arms against any ground plan
for the edifice of reform other than
tariff solely for revenue. A number OF
correspondents requested copies of his
speech aud in answer TO them he declared
he had no written speech. He pro
posed to hear what was said by more dis
tinguished persons who would precede
him in the speechmaking, ana IL their
views did not coincide with his own ne
would make sensation.
-Sppnker Crisp left for the banquet in
spired with high hope that he would he
permitted To say something that would
place him on exactly parallel lines with
Cleveland. The report that he was not
permitted TO speak causes the most pro-
found surprise among all parties
and classes of politicians api officials.
A warm supporter OF Judge Crisp Tor the
Speakership of the next House said II 1T
be found that the act was the result OF
maneuvering between those who oppose
Judge Crisp's election there VIII De war
TO the knife.
The snub to Speaker Crisp however,
with most of the shining lights who were
heard discussing the ba quet was es-
teemed "A trivial matter co onpared To the
extraordinary contrast between the tone
Of the various speeches, especial ~
those of Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.. Mills
Mr
| single taxer from the Cleveland (OD dis
| trict. Both friends and opponents. many
| of whom sat in group In the Hall oi
| Representatives discussing the speeches.
sought I'm vain for any declaration from
| Mr. Cleveland that he would exert HIM
| self TO make operative the principles sci
| forth in the party platform.
His phrase, 1.-The national Democracy
| and its allies" brought out expressions
| of resentmene from every Democrat pres
ent, all of them accepting IL as advance
| notice that the Mugwump eiemen'
would be couspicously recognized
| They assert that he magnifies the diff
culties that lie in the path of the Demo
| Gratis if the platform promises are To bC
| maintained, and that his declaration that
"ths mission of our party and the
reforms we contemplate do not in
volve destructive discrimination be
tween American interests" forbodes a
certain surrender to the semi protection
ist element of the party which ia-sa- far
as the tariff is concerned is closely allied
TO the Republicans.
Aside from this timid utterance tn ey
agree that the speech OF the President
elect is simply series of moral anC
economical platitudes. In contras
to this the bold declara tions o
Senator Mills, in favor Of tarit
solely for revenue. are given th'
| beartiest praise among the Demo
cratic congressman, ana even the rattlin.
speech of Tom johnson in favor of abso
| lutte free trade seems TO meet with com
| mendation where Cleveland's mean
ingess phrases excite unconcealed dis
| gust.