The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-13
MAKING EXCUSES.


MAKING EXCUSES.
For the first time, there is desire ex-
pressed for list Of the membership Of
the Reform Club, and Mr.. Cochran and
others, who have succeeded in examin-
ing sych list, assert that at all times
the Mugwumps and Republicans are
able to control the destinies and poli-
cies of the Reform Club, and think
therefore it is not much of Democrat
ic club after all There is general Inn
preston in Congressional circles that
AIr. Cleveland and Speaker Crisp have
a thorough understanding as to the tar
iff reform course to be pursued in the
53rd Congress, and that the President
elect was in entire ignorance OF the in
tended slight to be placed upon Speaker
Crisp, and in his position as guest
was powerless to prevent it, even had
he suspected it after looking over the
programme Of the evening.
Members are to-day comparing the
speech OF Mr.. Cleveland and the one in
tended to be delivered by Mr.. Crisp,
and find therein remarkable accord on
the methods to be pursued in the re-
form OF the tariff. Speaker Crisp's
speech, had it been delivered Saturday
night, would have shown that while in
the present Congress, with a Repu6li-
can senate, he favored tho tentative
plan OF separate bills. His opinion OF
tho course to be pursued after next
March when the Democrats will con-
troll not only both branches OF Con-
gress, but the presidency as well, is that
the tariff should be revised by general
bill. On this subject his speech says:
WHAT HE WOULD HAVE SAID.
"The Democrats in the present house
determined to strike at the existing law
by separate bills, annulling its oppres-
siye features. This method possessed
two great advantages over any other
suggested. 1t afforded hope that
some Of the bills might pass, thus Civ
ing to the people partial relief, and it
rendered 1t certain that in the approach
ing election our adversaries would be
forced into the field defending their
own law.
"If | might speak for my political as
sociates on the subject OF taxation, l
would say wo believe in tariff tor rev.
ence; we believe that unnecessary taxa
tion is unjust taxation; We believe that
NIL taxation should be for public pur-
poses; we believe that the necessaries
OF life should be burdened least; VIC be-
liev9 that on luxuFies higher duties
may be imposed, and we believe that all
raw material should be free.
Speaking to my political associates,
i would saw, keeping these principles
in view, We should now, at the earliest
practicable moment, enter upon the
consideration OF general tariff law to
take the place of that now on the sta
tute books. The people have so de-
creed, and We are but agents to exc
cute their will. Great interests are in-
volved, complicated questions will
present themselves"
A REMARKABLE SCENE.
As the morning papers OF to-day con-
firmed previous reports OF the slight
imposed upon Speaker Crisp and
strengthened the impression that it was
intentional and designed for popular
effect, tho house took early and eFectual
means 10 resent the indignity which
had been offered its presiding officer.
As the clock in the hall OF the house
indicated - clock and the speaker en-
tered to rap the house TO order there
was an instant clapping OF hands, and
as Mr.. Crisp mounted the stand the
demonstration increased in volume un-
Ill it amounted to an ovation. For
nearly q minute the applause which