The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-07-14
Crisp to be Reelected Speaker.


Correspondence of The Egis.l
WASHINGTON July 1O.-Speaker Crisp has
gone home to get as much rest as possible be-
fore the extra session, which public opinion
here thinks will run into the regular session
and which promises to be longer than the usual
long session. Those of his friends who are in
Washington merely smile to see the antics of
the Jerry Simpson party, which is so far only
sure of one vote although it may get those of
all the Populists. The Jerry SimpsonItes, or to
be exact Jerry Simpson, has hItched up WON
derful scheme for the defeat of Mr.. Crisp by
a combination of Populists, Republicans and
silver Democrats who are to support REPRE-
sentative Julius 4. Burrows, of Michigan, for
Speaker. Jerry's whole structure is awry. He
starts ont by assuming that the silver Demo-
Gratis do not wish Mr.. Crisp reelected Speaker,
AN assumption that there are absolutely no
facts to support. No Speaker ever presided
over the House with more fairness than Mr..
Crisp not once during the last Congress was he
even accused of making decision or ruling
tinctured in the slightest degree with prejudice
for or against any measure. Therefore it is
nonsense to say that anybody is opposed to
him on account of fear that he will be unfair.
He doesn't know how to DO unfair.
Jerry's next assumption is also wrong. No
Democrat, whatever his individual opinion on
the silver question, would bolt his purity to vote
for such radical Republican as Burrows dur
ing his long Congressional career has shown
himself to be, even if Burrows could get the
Republican caucus nomination, which he can
not do as long rs Tom Reed maintains his
cendancy over the Republican representatives,
and there is nothing to indicate that iG has been
broken; So the Jerry simpson party y may Z
by no means certain that the other Populists
will follow his lead i'll anything. Those wing
were in the last House didn't do it to any eX-
tent.
The reelection of Speaker Crisp is, of course,
n certainty, and il is extremely probable that
he will enjoy the unusual honor of receiving
the nomination by the unanimous vote of the
Democratic caucus ; and there will be no split
i'm the Democratic party upon either the speak
crship or any other matter. The leaders of
N. n
opinion exists i'll the party us to what financial
legislation is necessary, but they are certain
that after II careful and calm discussion of the
points of difference Il common ground will be
reached upon which every Democrat can stand,
and which will thoroughly restore public con-
iidence and renew the prosperity of the coun-
try, now suffering because OF Republican leyis-
latiOn which the administration must necessar-
lily obey until it is repealed. The vapOrings of
demagogucs of the Jerry Simpson stripe will
cut no figure in the next House.
Senator Voorhees, has not, rs has been repeat
cdly stated i'll Republican papers, changed his
position on the silver question. He fuvOrs the
repeal of the Sherman law, hut that is no change,
as he voted against it i'll the Senate and told the
friends of silver who voted for it that they had
made IL mistake which they would live to re-
gret.
Another batch of pensioners have been drop
ped from the Philadelphia district, making Il
total of about 500 dropped in thai district since
the examination of the rolls was commenced.
all of these We're pensions granted under the
net of 1890, commonly known as the depen-
dent pension bill.
There is IL class of writers for the press that
always lose their heads entirely when IL proml-
nent person is the least unwell. Notwithstand-
ing all the silly rot that has been printed about
Mr.. Cleveland'S dangerous illness, 1t can be
positively stated that the toothache and slight
attack of rheumatism was as near dangerous
illness rs he has been and he rs in constant COM
munication with Private Secretary Thurber,
who remains ut the White House. c. A. 5.