The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-19
Columbian George.

Dedham and Washington was one OF
the speakers at the Reform Club dinner
last Saturday night. Mr.. WILLIAMS is. for
some reason. or rather by a humorous want
Of reason. temporarily connected with the
Democratic party. He may be described
with exactness as the end man Of the Mas
sachusotts Mugwumps. In that capacity
he Is causing much merriment In Congress.
He came to Washington with a solemn
promise not to vote for any candidate for
Speaker who was not opposed to silver. The
eyes OF Massachusetts were upon him. and
they were soon full Of regretful tears. His
passion for tariff smashing got the better
OF his promise. and he worked for Mr.. MILLS
with all the ardor OF his impetuous tempera-
ment. He disappointed Massachusetts. but
her disappointment and disgust was moth
ing to that which he himself felt when
MILLS. the foe OF the tariff though the
friend Of silver. was defeated.
For a time Mr.. WILLIAMS went about as
one inconsolable. and mingled his tears
with those Of SHERMAN HoAR. But his
spirits were raised little by the oppor-
tunity Of voting against the HOLMAN reso-
lutions. and he appeared at the Reform
Club dinner in his usual form. He re-
sponded to the toast. New York's Young
Democratic Sister. Massachusetts," Massa-
chusetts Is not young, and she Is not Demo-
cratic: but she Is undoubtedly sister,
and so there was as much Of truth In
Mr.. WILLIAMS text as he Is accustomed
to. His remarks we're. Of course. amusing.
for it is tho privilege Of Mr.. WILLIAMS to
rouse laughter. "Three elements" he
told the delighted reformers. "aided the
success OF the Democracy in Massachusetts !:
the workers. the intellectual thinkers.
and the youth Of the State" Mr.. WILLIAMS
represents the intellectual" thinkers and
the youth. He has much Of the youth.
and he never attempts any but intellectual
thinking. Tho workers merely furnish the
votes. and the youth and intellectually OF
Mr.. WILLIAMS and his careless method Of
disporting himself in the House have
fatigued some OF them. We are panied to
see. indeed. that some Of them have been
brutal enough to request him to cease his
"damphool" performances. So little Is in
tellectual thinking valued even in the Bay
State. But let us gather around the Re-
form Club mahogany and hear WILLIAMS
make his profession OF faith:
"These our principles The restriction OF protec.
tion. civil service REFORM and sound finance There
shall BIO free coinage in Democracy. The fourth
principle 10 honest election laws"
BY sound finance Mr.. WILLIAMS means
that silver shall be used only for subsidiary
coin. By honest election laws he means the
Australian ballot. One more principle he
has; it Is the Claimant:
"CLKvrLAsp came with tho party. He kept It's
promises. He has done for civil service reform
than any other President He true to the prnci-
pies Of sound finance. He true tho election Of
tho peones candidates. He true to the faith and
true to his trust"
It Is evident that Mr.. WILLIAMS has not
yet applied his intellectual thinker to him.
self. II he had. he would see that the DEM
ocratic party is no place for him. He believes
in free trade. civil service reform. the total
depravity OF silver. the kangaroo ballot. and
the Claimant. Mr.. JAMES MEANS Of Massa-
chusetts has founded party upon those
principles. An independent" says MIR.
WILLIAMS. "is n man who gives up his
party for his principles" Therefore the
place Of WILLIAMS Is with MEANS and the
Columbians. He and SHERMAN HoAR ought
to secede and give the Columbian party
representation in the House. Tho Column
bans expect every Columbian to do his duty.