The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-13
AN OVATION TO CRISP.
THE HOUSE REsBNTs SLIGHT AT
THE REFORM CLUB DINNER,

When He Enters to Take His Seat.
Men Who Opposed Him In the
speakership Fight Announce That
Of the Incident.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Speaker Crisp's
sntry into the House was signalized by a
most unusual scene. The democrats arose
and cheered him vigorously. The repub-
licans Joined in. The speaker raped for
order. but the House refused TO como to
order and continued cheering for some time.
The reception rendered Speaker Crisp
was discussed by the members in groups all
the morning, but not a word as to the
motive of it was permitted to get into th
proceedings, or was uttered In public de-
bate. Nevertheless, the members, in pri-
vate. did not hesitate to say that they re-
sented as members of congress simply, and
not as partisans, what they construed by
the newspaper reports TO be a slight put
upon the speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives in his representative capacity at
the New York banquet. The demonstration
was entirely unprecedented and sponta-
neous.
MUGwUMPs CONTROL THE CLUB.
The Reform Club incident was construed
by many members to be the opening Of the
speakership campaign of the Fifty third
congress. For the first time there was ex-
pressed desire for a list of the member
ship Of the Reform Club, and Mr.. Cochran
and others who have succeeded in examin-
ing such list assert that at all times the
mugwumps and republicans are able
to control the destinies and policies
of the Reform Club, and that. there
Ia Of fir
club after all. There is a general impres-
sion ia congressional circles that Mr.. Cleve-
land and Speaker Crisp have a thorough
understanding az TO the tariff reform course
to be pursued in the Fifty-third congress,
and that the President-eleot was In entire
ignorance OF the intended slight to be placed
upon Speaker Crisp, and in his position as a
guest was powerless to prevent it, even had
he suspected it after looking over the pro-
grAmme of the evening.
CRIsP's SPEECH.
Members were To-day comparing the
speech of Mr.. Cleveland and one intended
10 be delivered by Mr.. Crisp, and find
therein remarkable accord on the methods
20 be persued ia reforming the tariff.
Speaker Crisp's speech, had IL been de-
Hvered Saturday night, would have shown
that while in the present congress, with a
republican Senate, he favored the tentative
plan Of separate bills, his opinion of the
course to be pursued after next
March, when the democrats will control
not only both branches of congress, but the
presidency as well, is that the tariff should
be revised Dy a general bill On this sub
ject his speech says: THE democrats in the
present House determined to strike at the
existing law by separate bills annulling its
oppressive features. This method possessed
two great advantages over any other sug-
gested. 1t afforded hope that some of the
trshf fxnao xIrrfn rba L.
partial relief, and it rendered ir certain
that in the approaching electioDsour adver-
saries would be forced into the field Defend
ing their own general law. II might speak
for my political associa tes on the subject Of
taxation, would say we believe in tariff
for revenue; we believe that unnecessary
taxation is uni just taxation; we believe that
all taxation should be for public purposes;
We believe that the necessaries of life should
be burdened the least; we
believe that on luxuries higher
duties may be imposed, and we
believe that all raw material should be free.
Speaking for my political associates would
say, keeping these principles in view, we
should now, at the earliest practicable mo-
ment, enter upon consideration of gem
eral tariff law TO take the place of that now
on the statute books. The people have 80
decreed aud we are but agents to execute
their will. Great interests are involved:
selves"
HAS WON HIM VOTES.
1t is doubtless matter of great gratifica-
ton to Speaker Crisp that among those who
most emphatically condemn the inhospi-
tality of the Reform Club are many mem
bers who were not even his supporters in
thesfamous speakership contest.
Representative Grain of Texas, who was
Mr.. Mills manager during the speakership
fight, said to-day, speaking Of the Reform
Club incident: 'It was an outrage, not to
Mr.. Crisp personally, but to the speaker of
the House and TO the House itself. Mr..
Crisp was not invited to that dinner in any
but his official capacity. The insult was to
his Office and to the House. have all along
been an anti-Crisp man. but am now for
Crisp and will be from this time foEgsrd."
Representative Bailey of Texas and
many other representatives from the SOUTH
ern states where the ivalrous conception
OF hospitality amounts almost TO a religion,
are also indignant at the treatment accorded
the speaker, and severe in their insinuations
against the gentlemanly instincts of those
who control the policy of the Reform Club.
COCHRAN HUMOROUS.
To Hon. Bcurke Cochran of New York
the incident Is q subject of considerable
merriment. ~ have told you all about
those people at Chicago and other places
many times" said he to some Of the
southern congressman, "but you would
never believe me. Why, during
the campaign we kept ell those
people locked up In the cellar from the be-
ginning TO the end. When we took the
management of the campaign In New York
we refused 10 give them a single appoint.
ment or chance to speak. They would have
ruined everything if they had any
voice in the management Of the campaign"