Middletown transcript., 1895-11-30

IL Is Gel Galn tnaG MT. EIeeQ mas aifcauy
assigned all of the old members of the
House to committees, it is not prob
able that more than a dozen members
of the House will know to certainty
their own places on the committees,
and less than that number the places
of other members, before the official
announcement is made after Mr.. Reed
has been formally elected Speaker. Mr..
Reed will have more trouble in proper
ly placing the new members, and will
have to rely largely upon the advice of
others, as many of them ale entirely
unknown to him. However, he is
rare hand at correctly sizing up man
after talking with him, and he will
meet all of the Republican members
before he takes his seat as Speaker.
1t is not necessary to do more than
mention the fact that less then fifty
senators and representatives have yet
arrived in Washington to make it plain
that the numerous stories sent ont pur-
porting to tell what the Republicans
are going to do are merely guesses
founded upon the opinions of individ-
uals. Whether the Republicans will
attempt to reorganize the Senate is an
open question and will remain such un-
til a caucus considers the mat ter and
decides " hat shall be done. It may
not necessary for the Republicans Of
the House to hold caucus to map out
a policy, but it would not be surprising
if they did, as the leaders of the party
are especially desirGus that whatever is
done shall be in the line of patty policy
and that there sllall be no bushwhack-
ing OH the part of those who are more
intent upon achieving personal motor
iety by making sensational speeches
than of advancing the welfare of the
party as whole.
There are several reasons. all good,
why the talk, which has been indnlged
in by cuckoos, about Mr.. Cleveland
furnishing ex-Speaker Crisp for his
silver views by having the Democratic
for Speaker of the House
and the consequent leadership of the
Democrats in chat body given to some
cuckoo instead of to Mr.. Crisp, has
been amusing to those who know the
financial status of a majority of the
Democratic members of the House. It
Is only necessary to mention one of
these reasons: majority of the Demo-
cratic members hold precisely the same
views that Mr.. Crisp does, or at least
they did when last heard by their con-
,tituents. OF course it is possible that
he administration can control some of
,hese votes by judicious use of patro-
mage, but it is not at all probable that
s will care to 60 into contest of that
'ort. 1t might end not only with the
nomination of Crisp by the Democratic
;aucus but gall might be added to the
bitterness by the adoption of silver
esolution. That Mr.. Cleveland would /.
ike, if he had the power. TO 60 into
he wholesale punishment of those
Democrats who do not agree with him
8 doubtless true, but his time will be
o fully taken up with lodging the mis-
lies SHE'D at his head from both Senate
nd House that he will have no time to
evote to Furnishing others.
1t is seldom that such absolute in
ifferencs is shown by senators and
representatives. week before the meet.
ng Of Congress as to what recommen-
ations the Presidents message may
ontain as exists among those now in
Washington. This indifference is not
onfined to either party. Everybody
GEMS to have arrived at the concIu-
ion that it makes no difference what
ir. Cleveland may say or leave un-
aid; that it is the wisdom of the Re-
ublicans in Congress that must be de-
ended upon and not Mr.. Cleveland's
lessage.
Some of the candidates for the
linor House offices are trying to turn
into sectional contest, this office
" the South, that for the West, the
her for the East, etc., but it is not
robable that the caucus will make its
elections upon that basis. There has
zen too much sectional pohtics in this
,untry. The Republican party has
ways proclaimed itself a national
.rty, even when one section was SOL
ly arrayed against it, and it is not
kelly to endorse sectionalism in any
rm now.
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