The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-12-16
MEMBERS INDIGNANT
Speaker Crisp's Treatment at the
Reform Club Banquet.
His Position Is Entitled to Much More
Respect.
WILL SEE WHAT WE WILL SEE
Tauuanv Hatchet and MugwumP Knife
Likely to Meet i'm Earnest-What
the Affair Signifies.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G.-lSpecialI-
War, bloody war, between the TammanY
Ratchet and mugwump knife, between
the regular democracy and what Mr.
Cleveland called "its allies" The con-
cealed i~ealousies and animositits Of the
discordant elements which have elected
Mr.. Cleveland to the presidency were re-
veaied as by a flash at the Reform club
dinner to the democrat leaders in con-
gress. The slight put upon Speaker Crisp
b. f. Elery Anderson, the president Of
tue Reform club, is still the M topic Of
conversation at the capitol.
he feeling about the Insult to the
speaker, and not only to the regular
democracy but to the dignity of the house
itself, found dramatic expression the
other day when Mr.. Crisp entered the
hall of the house and stalked to bis chair.
A spontaneous burst of applause followed
his appearance. 1t was noticeable that
this applause came from the republican
side of the house as well as from the
democratic. The party enemies of Mr..
Crisp joined with his political assO-
ciates in showing him most emphatically
their personal esteem and their wish to
rebuke the indignity which the mug
wumps had heaped upon him.
Ex-Speaker Reed, who has always
been a personal friend of his successor
in the chair, was conspicuous in leading
the hand clapping on the republican side.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, was equally
vehement in his applause, and rushed
forward to the speakers dais and shook
Mr.. Crisp warmly by the hand.
Members of the house Of both parties
have been outspOken in their denuncia.
ton of what they consider the inhospita-
bic and discourteous conduct of the man
ayers of the Reform club banquet. The
most frequent comment is that Mr.. Crisp
should not have been invited at all since
he was not in political sympathy with the
Reform club or else having been invited
those in charge of the feast should not
have permitted representative Thomas
Johnson, of Ohio, to deliver his speech
Criticizing the speaker and his associates
over, it is felt that having been invited
to the dinner, Mr.. Crisp, as speaker of
the house, and hence ranking second
only to the president. elect Of the demo
cratic party, should not merely have
been requested, but urged, 10 make the
speech Which was not delivered. Now
that his speech which was not delivered
has been published, it is evident that il
would AVE been thoroughly in harmony
with the platitudes delivered by Mr..
Cleveland himself.
Should the feeling which now exists
among the members of this congress who
have been re elected continue, il is evil
dent that the opposition to the ~re-elec-
ton Of Mr.. Crisp as speaker has received
a fatal blow. The enemies of Mr.. Crisp
and of his policy within his W party
have done him the best possible service
by their insult. The opposition to lis
re election which, while still morgan
lied, had begun to make its strength evil
dent, and would have chosen as its can
didate either Mr.. Wilson, of West Vir.
GINA, Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, or Mr..
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, but to-day
the regular democracy as represented in
the house feels hat The time has come TO
assert itself and to stamp the despised
mugwump under foot 1t was commonly
remarked to-day that Mr.. Anderson and
his club friends had practically made
certain the re. collection of Mr.. Crisp.
senator Warren, Of Wyoming, has
arrived in Washington, and was in his
seat at the opening of the session of the
senate. When seen by your correspond.
ent the senator said that he had very
little to say about the senatorial fight in
his state, and that il might be concluded
~immodest, because he was supposed 10
be a candidate for the seat he now occu-
pies. The senator was emphatic in stat.
ing, however, that the legislature in Wv.
oming was republican on a fair and
square vote, and If no unfair means were
taken by the opponents of the republican