Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-12-15

President-elect Cleveland's Reform
Club speech gave great satisfaction to
the democrats in Congress, but so
much cannot be said for the misunder-
standing, not to call it what some
democrats do, which resulted in an
apparent slight to Speaker Crisp at
the hands Of the managers of the ban
quet If Speaker Crisp had net been
wanted he should not have been asked.
He occupies to day the highest official
position controlled by the democratic
party, and no matter whether one
agrees with all his views or not he is
entitled to respect and consideration
from every democrat. Democrats
who opposed Mr.. Crisp's election to
the Speakership of the present House,
and who will oppose his election to
the Speakership of the next House are
outspoken in their denunciation OF the
mismanagement which allowed Mr.,
Crisp to furnish the press with copies
OF his speech and then did not give
him an opportunity to deliver 1t. They
regard as slight to his officiel posi-
tion and not to him personally.
Senator Vorhees, whose political
wisdom teeth were cut some years a
go, rightly charterizes the idea that
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democrats control the Senate OF the
Fifty-third Congress. as absurd. Said
he 1.-The idea that the republicans will
stand back or give in an inch is as
ridiculous as the story that the demo-
csats are afraid to meet the issue and
organize the Senate. and the last is an
insult to the intelligence of every DEM
Ocrat We will assume all response
bility and We are ready to begin to-
/ morrow if need be. The democratic
party can be depended upon to do two
things--remove the unjust burdens of
l1taxation from the necessaries of life
and provide the necessary revenue for
the government. The republicans are
prone to talk of our mistake. We
may have made mistakes, but theirs
have been crimes.
1t is now certain that when Senator
Hale made thai public statement A.
bout his and other republicans wish
ing to see the democrats control the
Senate his intention was to throw the
democrats of their guard in order
that deep laid republican scheme
might be carried out to defeat the will
OF the people by purchasing votes
enough in certain state legislatures to
retain control OF the Senate and en-
able the protected millionares to pock-
ct their exorbitant profits. The
schemers, among whom are such ex-
perts aa Clarkson, Manley and Estee
met in Washington and their meetings
were attended by millionares Alger
and Pullman, who, IL is supposed, are
the purse holders for the ring which
wants to buy some more protection.
Little things count up. The House
committee on appropriations in it's
work of preparing the sundry civil
appropriation bill has discovered that
the eight hour law passed at the last
session will increase tho expenditures
of the government about Is per cent.
Democratic printers who expect to
stick type in the big Government
Printing Office in the near future.
whether Mr.. Harrison extends the
civil service rules to that establish
ment or not. will he interested. in Rep
resentative SCOTS bill prohibiting the
employment Of apprentices in that
Office. MIR. Scott says only journey
men should be employed by the gov
ernment; that boys who wish to learn
to be printers and pressmen should do
SO in private establishments, and that
his bill will pass.
1t has about been decided to hold a
joint caucus of the democrats in the
House and Senate in fcw days for the
purpose of mapping out just what
business, exclusive Of Appropriation
bills. shall be taken up at this session.
Representative Gear OF California,
the author Of the present anti-Chinese
law, which the treasury officials say
will not work, has fighting b'ood up,
and somebody may catch it very soon.
He says the law can easily be enforced
and that to talk Of repeating it with
out having really tried to enforce it.
as the bill introduced BY Representa-
tive Andrews of Massachusetts. pro-
yides. is simply cowardice. and will be
so regarded by the whole world.
A poll Of tho House and Senate
shows in favor OF the restriction OF
Immigration in some way at this ses-