Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-12-13
THE CRISP INCIDENT.
Much Feeling Among
Democratic Factions. !!
OTHER LEADERS SNUBBED.
Turn Down" Of the Speaker May
Strengthen His Popularity.

WASHINGTON, Dec. III - The turning
down Of Speaker Crisp at the Reform
club dinner Saturday night Is still the
theme Of much comment in both houses
It would seem that the majority Of the
straight-out leaders had been studiously
ignored by the mugwump managers. The
speech OF Carl Schurz was calculated to
send a cold chill down the back OF every
Democrat who believes In rewarding par
tisan service Representative Tom John
son, who made the attack on Crisp, was
the man who was Instrumental In getting
Henry Georges book on progress and
Poverty" printed In TIE Congressional
Record and circulated at the public ex'
pense as Democratic campaign docu'
ment The Democrats in the house sus-
tained Johnson In that course by yea
and nay vote. johnson was also the real
leader In the movement at the Chicago
convention which resulted in the rejection
of the compromise tariff plank reported
by the committee on platform and the
adoption Of plank denouncing protection
as Unconstitutional and "a fraud"
As speaker Of the house, Crisp is re-
garded by the Democratic party as
Ranking Next to the President Elect
II II was intended to inju re his chances
for reelection Il would sig nally fail. and
ON the contrary will make him friends
through sympathy A prominent west
ern Democrat, who 10 opposed TO Crisp,
said this banquet was intended only for
tariff reformers and that no man who was
not in full accord with them had right
TO be heard, and as Crisp did not belong
To the Mills school Of reformers he should
not have expected TO be called on to speak.
He thought, however. it WAS mistake to
invite Crisp with the understanding that
he should speak anc then ignore him. IL
had the appearance OF = studied purpose
on the part Of the managers To humiliate
him.
Upon the whole. the incident has created
An ugyl feeling and has
widened the Breach
between the friends Of the speaker and
the radical wing OF his party In congress.
The fact that Senator Hill and Mr.. Whit
ney, together with Croker, Sheehan, Muir
ply. Mclaughlin and many other Demo-
Gratis, were not only absent but uninvited,
has caused much comment to the effect
that the harmony OF the incoming admin
istration is threatened. The outcropping
OF what occurred at the dinner satisfies
movement to defeat his reelection As
speaker.
Crisp's friends now realize for the first
time that an active warfare 10 TO be made
against him. but it will
Turn Out tn He . boomerang.
The appearance Of Speaker Crisp in the
house at the hour Of II yesterday was the
signal for long and profound demon
stration Of applause There were two
thirds OF more Of the members In their
seats, and as soon as he appeared at his
desk every man In sight, Republicans and
Democrats alike, began . demonstrate
of honor and approval for him. There
was clapping Of hands and cheering. and
some waved their hats in the Air. II was
formal declaration OF support for the
speaker. and condemnation Of the action
Of the men who affronted him at the Re-
form club banquet.
A Voice from Georgia.
ATLANTA. Dec. lathe Constitution
today says editorially OF the treatment ao-
corded Speaker Crisp by Mr.. Ander-
derson, who presided at the New York
Reform club banquet Saturday night;
The Intention Of the insult Is explained
by f. Ellery Anderson, who says that the
club IL opposed to Judge Crisp for
speaker That in to say, Anderson. who
presided. violates and outrages the hospi.
tality of his own club, because, he says,
the organization is opposed to Crisp for
speaker. What 10 at the bottom of this
oppositiont 1t Is simply this: That
Speaker Crisp is in favor Of the policy Of
money monopoly, having been organized.
In fact, to further that policy. That Is the
secret Of the studied insult offered to the
speaker Of the house OF representatives