New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-13
CLEVELAND MEN MEAN WAR.
TO FIGHT HILL. MURPHY AND CRISP.
AND EVERYTHING HOTTIE TO THE AD.
>uv-srp,r1oN &tr-cr f-prctED


MN.sTRATION MUST BE CRUSHED.
An editorial in the current number Of Harpers
Weekly" on the Speakership Of the next House Of
Representatives has attracted considerable attention
among Democrats generally as indicating the
nature Of the antagonism TO the reelection Of Mr.
Crisp for that office well-known "Anti-Snap-
per" from up the State, whose relations to the next
Congress and the Administration of Mr. Cleveland
will undoubtedly he influential as well init
mate, was seen In this city Yesterday by Tribune
reporter The editorial referred to was brought
TO his attention. ard after reading it he SAID
at is very evident that that editorial was
written by some one who Is in a position 10 know
exactly what is going among the friends az
Mr. Cleveland: and not only that, but in posi-
ton 10 know what efforts are being made ny MT
Crisp for the purpose Of comprising his own re-
election.
at is a very curious and interesting fact IN
connection with the news that is coming from
Washington especially those newspapers wmch
may be supposed TO know the sentiment OF the
men who will vote for a Democratic candidate
for Speaker 1t is apparent that the crisp people
are very diligent in securing the pubhcatioh OF
what they want to have appear as the facts IN
the situation But any one who knows Washing
ton and who has been familiar with the course OF
reccnt events or who has ever gone through
Spcakershp contest must that it is Impossible
that Mr. Crisp should be so certain of reelection
as his friends insist that he Is Probably NOT
twenty-five members OF the House are pledged 10
any
SPEAKER CRIsPS ATTITUDE.
ITO 20 back 10 year ago. Mr.. Crisp's election
was effected after considerable contest in the
caucus. and up TO the last moment the result was
very doubtful Mr. Mills was opposed by mum
her OF men for one reason or another-sohc vi
,be,n norsonal reasons. and who would not oppose
sucb a man. for instance as Mr. Mcmillan or
William l., Wilson. and that alone made the Issue
moro doubtiul. IL ia a fact known to Mr.. CriSps
friends and himself thnt majority OF III" be'ho-
cratic party in the IIous" Of Representatives, OF
this Congress were opposed TO his eectlon-'ha' L.
that he was not their first choice and tha' Is true "
some men who voted for him n year ago AZ -ooh
as he was elected Speaker he proceeded OF once W
cmasculate the majority in the House i'c u''
what no other Speaker had done before MN eNc'r'
Mr. Randall and punished his principal co'hpe,''o''
Nr Mills bv refusing to appoint him to the Chair
manshin Of the Ways and Means Commit'"-a
nos,,,on which he held in the preceding Democratic
congncss II l. the custom In the organization oil
N. House for the Speaker TO give his leading oP
.bat n ,be Wavs and Means or the Appropriations
(,ommi,,eo That was not all. The Breckinrldge'
ord Mr. Rvnum were removed from the ways ana
Means Committee and Mr.. Springer, who had nor
h., a r,e,nber of the committee, was mace i's
oho;,uan Mr. Montgomery, Of Kentucky, MT
Cochran Of New.York. Mr.. Stephens, Of Ma>Sa-
obrso,,s and some others who had never been rec
.,,,i,oh os leaders in tarif debate In the House
,rar. made members OF the Ways and Means Coiii-
rpittcc The committee thus consthuted was
nrohablv as Ineffective for the purpose Oh var
rring on general plan for the revision OF 'hc
,s,,G os could possibly be made, ana a. inc IT,
sult shows There has grown OUT OF 'h' oon'
ton Of legislation at Washington, especially III '"'
Uouso Of Representatives, TRADITION alho"i''"S
70 custom, that the leading parts IN fhe ueoac Vi,
imnor,ant measures arc confined 10 thc uciD.'' W
the committc, reporting the bill 30 tha' MI '''p'
,osi,ion of thc WAYS and Means committee
..odo . majority not only incilectiv" in the WORK
=, to-nul,tinc measures in committee, out III
affective on the floor in debate iHiS ne"'.o'
1,r tho ,urpoec Of indicating the reason why MI
cris,.s reelection is rot desired by Mt Cie'e-
lands friends
crxrRAIs SENT TO TIE REAE.
.vbo. he did with the Ways ana Means
com,nit,ec he did generally IL tho orgahlH'uo"
of the other leading committees oi ''e ',o.1,'
Tho ccncrals were sent TO the rear ana 'n'
corporals were put In command ~,
nXnw that the Democratic party has 'he
Administration and will probably have the sen
,,c III will certainly have the senate on 'n'
oues,ion of tariff reform, It becomes aDSo'u'ciS
nsso,,i,l that the House should bc organized III
such manner as 20 make it perfectly harmonious
with ,he PURPOSES and principles oi tue Au'''i''
istration." .Ao ,.o
IL, Mr.. Clcvclard taking any part In the pre-
li,ninary work Of selecting a Speaker 'or '"e
next IIouso?" the reporter asked
ale is not doing any talking. out hc c'h''o,
holm hring interested in what Is gong o"' ""'
his friends ale very much IN earnest i"'S "''
determined in fact so far as 10 III ''icii po"''
10 organize the next House OF KepreScn'auNo'' "
that tho strength Of the majority shall De "s
effective as possible for carrying OUT 'he P''"-
ciplcs and purposes Of the party and they con-
slider that the leading purpose of the party Is
TO revise the tariff and reform the system ot
taxation"
"Is Mr.. Crisp open 10 negotiations TO the emu
,ho, u. may retain the Speakers chair for a
second term"
ale undoubtedly realizes the situation was
the rcrlv, and the essential weakness OF MS
own position as well as any one lie Is reauS
70 be revenue rcformcr; he Is ready 70 OPP
nose free coinage: he would be ready To DC an
absolute Fr,-, Trader tomorrow II that would
make him Speaker. He is ready TO make any
nledoo that nav he demanded OF him-in short.
he is looking after terms Of surrender. NO pledges
have been made 20 him or asked from him; no
promiscs have been given him. hut there is
general consensus Of opinion among the leading
Democrats in the next House of Representa-
tivcs VINO may he counted as friends of Mr.
Cleveland that II Mr. Crisp can satisfy them
that he will organize the House So that 1t VIII
bc in harmony with the Prcsidcnt-in other
words that he will disregard all the obligations
that his former election imposed upon him and
will restore the real leaders Of the Democratic
side OF the House TO their rightfu position-thcn
IL might lc we'll to permit him 10 be elected