The Republican journal., 1892-04-07
BLAND BLAMES TAMMANY.

The free coinage Democrats charge
Speaker Crisp with duplicity in his atti-
tude on the Bland bill, and they make out
a good case. The speaker will find it dit
ticult to convince anybody that the ad-
| journment OF the House Thursday night
was secured on motion of Bland only after
| Il definite understanding was had between
the Speaker and Bland that the desired
rule should be at once reported from the
Committee on Rules, and that at the time
OF that agreement no suggestion was
made by the Speaker as to petition to be
! signed by a majority of Democrats. If
there had been, Mr.. Bland says that he
would have secured such petition before
making that motion to adjourn Thursday
and in the excited state Of feeling which
| then existed he would undoubtedly have
been successful. Speaker Crisp at that
time evidently never thought of asking for
such a petition. He has radically chang
ed his mind and is using his influence to-
postpone action on the free coinage bill
until after the Presidential election. when
| he will exercise the power OF his great of
flee to pass it, and will ask ne question
about petitions. The silver men do not
accept the Speakers crafty explanations
They are simply asking why he repudi-
| ated his obligation to them, The answer
is easy to find. Tammany Hall became
| frightened at the prominence the silver
question was obtaining in the House, and
deluged Speaker Crisp with telegrams and
letters asserting that his course was MAX
ing it impossible for the Democrats to
carry the next Presidential election. Mr.
Bland lays the whole blame on Tammanv
Hall. He asserts that their fears, aroused
by threats from Wall street, have induced
them to bring heavy pressure to bear on
the Speaker and as a result be has sue
cumbed
WHO DEFEATED THE SILVER BILL?
The Mugwumps and the anti silver
Democrats. in claiming the credit for
having defeated the Silver bill (Which
may on may not be defeated for that mat
tery, have reached the climax of audacity
The Republicans OF the House are very
| indignant over interviews which have been
sent over the country from Mr.. George
Fred Williams of Massachusetts. assert
ing that the Silver bill was defeated in
| the House entirely by action within the
Democratic line and that the Republicans
are entitled to no credit in the matter
| The statements in that interview are er-
roneous. When Mr.. Bland demanded the
| previous question at > % clock on Thurs
day, Mr.. Williams and Mr. Harter and
the other anti-silver Democrats had not
the remotest idea that the motion could
| be defeated. They We're making their
great effort to secure the substitution of
a bill OF amendment providing for an in
ternational conference.
| No one WAS more surprised than the
Mugwumps when MI. Burrows. on behalf
of the Republicans, moved to lay the
Bland bill on the table and insisted that
that motion took precedence of the de-
mand for the previous question. When
MI. Burrows backed up his motion by
quoting from the rules, and the Speaker
decided that lie was right, it caused great
surprise to Mr. Williams and Mr. Harter,
though, of course, they We're very much
gratitied. 1t was that motion of Mr.. Bur
rows that prevented the adoption of the
previous question and thus for the time
being defeated the bill. If it had not been
for Mr.. Burrows and the Republicans the
bill would have been passed that night
Harter, Williams ct al. knew nothing of
Mr. Burrows's intentions, and yet they
now set up and claim the entire credit to
themselves. This is what Mr. Boutelle
calls monumental political cheek
MAINE DEMOCRATS.
The following announcement was made
last week by Fred Emery Beane, secretary
of the Democratic state committee: At
the meeting of the Democratic executive
committee recently held in Portland, it
was voted to invite Hon VIM. Henry Cliff
ford, of Portland, to preside at the state
convention in Bangor June Sth. The fol-
lowing were chosen a committee on reso-
lutions: First district. Augustus F. Moul-
ton. Portland Lamont Stevens, Wells
Second district, J. +. Moore. Thomas ton
Jesse Lyford, Auburn; Third district, S.
5. Brown, Waterville, Fred Emery Beane,
Hallowell; Fourth district George NJ.
Hanson, Calais. Henry Hudson, Guilford.
POINTS.
The Ohio legislature has passed the bill
redistricting the State for Congressional
purposes. 1t gives the Democrats six dis
tricts and the Republicans Is, reversing
the present apportionment
Senator Cullom in letter to ex- Mayor
Roche, of Chicago dated March Is. says {:
Il desire that my name shall not be long
er used as a candidate for the office of
President. The people seem to favor the
denomination of President HARRISON
whose administration has been able. clean,
courageous and patriotic.
The Honeymoon Ended.
7 IL. e. Penny was i'll town today on bust
! ness. Mr. Penny SAYS his wife the aged
Mrs Penny, is quiet we'll and enjoying the
happy home in Amherst. He wishes it stat
ed that he did not liy "A S4OO tIlrnout of