Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-05-25
Cleveland and Crisp.
Chronicle.

soon after Cl6Veland,S election Of
his opposition 10 Speaker Crisp,
and that he was throwing his
influence to defeat him for speaker
of the new house. There was
nothing more than conjecture in
this sensation,' at the time, and
there seems to be nothing at all to
supportit now, President Cleve-
land and Speaker Crisp have had
several interviews, and both seem
to think more highly of each other
after each meeting. Their last
conference is described in an
interview with Speaker Crisp in
which he is quoted as follows. in
the Galveson News CORES
pendence:
Mr.. Crisp said, in regard to the
congress, that if it would repeal
the federal election laws; repeal
the 10per ceut, tax on the state
banks; reform and lower the tariff
and pass an income lax law, the
democratic party would be good
for twenty-five years control of the
country. He said that these acts
wonld satisfy the country and
allay the friction in the west and
south.
"What does the President think
of the proposition?" the correspon-
dent asked, and he replied:
"I do not know how he stands
on all of them, but he certainly is
III favor of reduction of the
tariff and the repeal of the 10 per
cent, state bank tax"
"Do you think he favors an
income tax?"
"That is a subject he is giving
most serious thought. I cannot
state how he stands on it but a
few days ago a congressman who
is strong believer in it and who
was a farmers candidate besides
being a democrat, called on him
and had long talk with him on
the income tax. This congressman
carried with him speech on the
income. tax delivered by Robert
Reed, from which he quoted. Mr..
Cleveland was much interested
and stated that as the book con-
tanning the speech was not in the
white house library be would like
for the congressman to leave him
his copy for his inspection, which
was done.
81 Think" continued the speaker
"that Mr.. Cleveland is in thorough
accord with the trend of the
democratic party and L know that
he appreciates to the highest ex-
tent the present conditions of the
Mr.. Crisp seemed highly pleased
with the president and expressed
himself as being halfway as
tonished every time he met him
at his wonderful grasp of public
affairs"
There is nothing in this which
indicates any unfriendliness be-
tween the President and the
speaker. They seem to understand
each other very we'll and President
Cleveland has had several confer
ences with Crisp clearly i'm
plying that he is getting things
thoroughly understood between
the executive and the director of
the legislative branch of the gov
ernment. There is nothing sur
prising in the fact that Mr..
Cleveland is reported by Mr.. Crisp
as favoring the repeal of the ten
per cent tax Oh state bank issues,
the reform of the tariff, etc. There
is no other position he could
occupy. The democratic party
outlined very fully the policy for
it's administration in the event Of
the election by the people, and it
is to be supposed that Mr.. Cleve-
land will carry out that policy.
The salient points in the party
platform are:
]. "We pledge the democratic
party, if it be intrusted with
power" "to the defeat of the Force
bill; no negro domination.
II. eve declare it to be a
fundamental principle of thedemo-
cratic party that the Federal
Government has no constitutional
power. to impose or collect tariff
duties, except for the purpose of
revenue only" We denounce the