The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-15

The House the Ally OF the Executive
IL is thought by some observers Of current
events that the article entitled the Speak
ersbipn in the last number OF HarpeFS
Weekly expresses the sentiments of Mr..
Cleveland and those close to him on the
speakership question. TIE purport OF the
article is that unless Mr.. Crisp is willing to
organize the next House 80 that it will be an
efficient and sympathetic ally OF the eKecu-
tive. Mr.. Cleveland's friends will probably
insist upon making some one speaker who
willOrganize the House so that it will give
him just the kind Of support he will need
and should have.
, Those who think the article in Rorper's
Weekly was written by some one who
knows Mr.. Clevslaud's views relative 20 the
speakership of the next House must be mis-
taken, il il is their belief that Speaker
Crisp would not give Mr.. Cleveland sin
cere aud hearty support ii he should be re-
elected 1t may be that there is ground for
complaining of Mr.. Crisp's organization Of
the present House. The composition Of the
ways and means committee is not alto
gether satisfactory, and some of the other
important committees are not in thorough
sympathy with the purposes of the Demo
cratic party as expressed at the November
election, but the situation is very different
now from what it was when the present
House was organized.
A week or two ago Mr.. Crisp visited New
York. and. it is understood, had long and
satisfactory interview with Mr.. Cleveland
while there. The impression that the coun-
try was given after that interview was that
MIR. Crisp and Mr.. Cleveland we're in &C
cord on all important matters, and that Mr..
Crisp would be candidate for reelection
and would not be opposed by Mr.. Cleveland.
Nothing has happened since the interview
to cast doubt upon the correctness OF that
impression. While it is probably true that
Mr.. Crisp has not received assurances Of
support from any considerable number
Of the members OF the next
House, his manner indicates that
be is satisfied that he will be reelected.
That being the case, it Is pretty safe TO as
spme that there are no differences between
himself and Mr.. Cleveland relative 70 any
Of the great questions that are TO come be-
fore the next congress. He knows that
Mr.. Cleveland ia profoundly interested in
rency questions settled upon the lines
marked out by the Demo-
cratic party In its national platform,
aud it is safe TO assume that he has given
Mr.. Cleveland to understand that il re-
elected he would make up the committees
so that the House and the administration
would be in thorough sympathy and har-
mony.
When the present House was organized
there was no probability that there would
be any tariff legislation, nor any legislation
relative to silver or the currency or pen
sions. The republicans controlled the Sem
ate and the administration. No reforms
proposed by the democratic House had q
chance OF being adopted. A very different
condition of affairs will prevail during the
next congress. The democrats will have the
House and the administration, and the
probabilities are that they will have the
Senate also. The way will be open, there
| fore, for the adoption Of democratic reform
| measures.
Mr. Crisp can be depended upon to do al
in his power to give Mr.. Cleveland's adj
ministration the cooperation of congress
| IL is probable that Mr.. Cleveland is salts
fed on that point. In that case there is M
reason for suggesting that an effort will b.
made TO place a new man in the speaker
chair when the next congress assemblies. L
Ia quite certain that Mr.. Crisp will be thl
| speaker OF the next House.