Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-09
Speaker crisp's Letter.

V08hcE OItop As~f~~-
At a time when all eyes are turned to-
wards Washington city. In The hope that
Congress VIII soon agree upon a tsrin
bill. and thus remove the apprehensions
of the people at home that second
financial depression might turn out To De
worse than the first, which has not yet
run It's course. the utterances OF the
Acknowledged leaders OF the Dsmocrauc
marty are or ought TO be read with care.
Mr.. Speaker Crisp IS among the gentle
men who have communicated with the
public through the medium Of the press.
Having been invited to address the Demo-
cratic state Convention OF Georgia last
week and being unable to leave washing
ton AT that time, he wrote for publication
letter which. as We have huma'eo'
Is carefully worded. and may, therefore,
be get down as containing the deliberate
opinions % the Speaker as to the pres
ent situation"
Mr.. Crisp writes: I'VE win room wind
up the business OF this session. fhi8
was written last week. We fear that TIE
Sneakers prediction will not be verified.
when he penned IL the prospect OK agree
ment upon the tariff bill was better
than IL now IT,
Again, Mr.. Crisp arraigns the Repuoli-
can party, and says that when the Demo-
Gratis came into power they found BANK
rupt treasury. financial system whieh
was runous TO the masSes. anh laws
which had strangled trade and commerce,
trusts and monopoles which taxed the
many for the benefit Of the few, and had
DESTROYED the general prosperity OF the
country. They found, in few words.
bankruptcy. panic, and distress Just
here Mr. Crisp makes a remark which
we trust he will not forget when he comes
to vote upon the compromises which
may soon be put TO that test In the House
| OF Representatives. The remark Is that
LEGISLATION Is the result Of compromise"
Mr.. Crisp has not manifested dispose"
| ton 70 compromise any more than he
ought to. He adds that absolute unity
| OF sentiment is rarely found In any politi-
| cal party" And he proceeds TO tell how
exceedingly small Is the Democratic ma.
| iority I'm the Senate, and to argue tina.
| the Democrats in Congress are powerless
| without the aid of men whom We mot
! Mr. Crisp regard as totally Unreliable
in their character as Democrats.
| Mr.. Crisp advises the Democrats OF
| Georgia to do what we commend also
| to the consideration of the Democrats OF
| Virginia-namely. If any Democratic
| leader has failed to act up to his pledges
| abandon him. not the party. mo man
Is greater than his party"
We let Mr.. Crisp tell in his own words
| what the Democrats in Congress have
| done or will have done when this ses-
| sion ends, If, as VIC all hope, j new tariii
bill shall have been agreed upon. IL
says:
1--WE will not have accomplished al
| we hoped to accomplish; we will have
| failed IS some matters which the party
| has greatly at heart; but we will have
reduced taxation; we will have cnlarged
| our markets; We will have relieved some
| what the burdens OF the poor by taxing
| the incomes of the rich; we will have
| made it easier for millions OF people 10
| obtain the necessareS of life; We will
| have repealed odious Federal election
| laws: we will have reduced public TX.
! penditures. and We will have manifested
| settled and determined purpose to con.
| tinue the contest with all cQmers. whether
| Republicans or Populists. until We shall
! have redeemed every pledge we have
! made to the people. With such a recort
| we shall have nothing to fear. We viii
| enter the coming congressional contest
| throughout the Union with vigor anC
| with confidence"
With this ringing paragraph. we clos
our quotations from Mr.. Crisps letter
| confident that "all Will be welr II a
| new tariff comes to our assistance. bu
| fearing that "all will be wrong" If tba
| measure fails To become law.