The morning times., 1895-11-20
CRISP And THE LEADERSHIP
Anti-Silver Men May Combine
AGAINST Him.
Open II the Party In to Have
Show.

The trials and tribulatioas of the Re
publieans in their forthcoming organiza-
LOn OF the house, and the subsequent
ha ndlin4s of a large and inexperienced ma
iOr4ty. are now being considered from
tvcrs c0Gcriyaois. point of view, but the
greater dit.Iculries which the Democratio
Eun8rlry VIII encounter nave been entirely
overlooked.
IL ras heretofore been accepted as a fore
gone eoI,du- ION rbat MeSsrsA Crisp, Kerr.
snow, Hurt, and Bagiey, the officials of
the last HOisse. would De honoreti with the
caucus NOMINATION OF their party Such an
honor 10 very empty and unsatisfactory.
hat Ii has the SANCTION or custom and prece-
dent.
IL is BOW stated on the highest authority
that alI the strength and influence OF the
Admins tration viii be exerted, and the
utmost energies OF soHnd-mouey Demo-
crats put forth to defeat Mr. Crisp for
the Speakersulp nomination tn CAUCUS
There Is bcId to be no other course open
but 10 depose MFR. Crisp from party leader
ship in the House. or experience the diff
Guilty and Inconvenience consequent upon
attempting TO ride two horses at one ume.'
just prior To the close OF tine last session
an announcements was made that Germany
proposed calling an International monetary
conference. MI. OTlsp "db UeSiEudltcQ d
one of the Delegates to represent the United
States He declared at that time that he
was In comparative ignorance on the
silver question, but purpused making
careful study OF 1t after adjournment In
order that he might be fitted for its intel
iigent consideration The result OF his
research has recently been announced
In rerent speech before the Georgia
Legislature Mr.. Crisp empnatieally declared
himself In favor Of free silver. and this
bold stand ON his part suggests to the
Democratic members who favor SOUND
money the question whether they can con-
sistehtly give him their support for the
Speakership- 1t is true, the presentation
of Mr.. Crisp as a candidate fs merely
perfunctory act On the part OF the minority,
but sound money men fear that to give him
support would be practically to give In
dorsemeDt to his views on Questions OF
public policy.
Positive statement are made to the ef-
feet that sound money Democrats IN the
House will be asked to stand together and
not only oppose his honorary selection In
the caucus, but will emphasize their pro-
test by declining TO vote for him In tha
House when called upon to declare theh
choice for Speaker.
For sound money men on the Democrats
side to voluntarily declare q wtlliD gness
to follow the leadership of one who has
declared himself for a policy which they
| believe would be disastrous to the best
! interests Of the country, against which the
people have declared by an overwhelming
/ ma jority, and against which the President.
| the recognized leader Of the Democratic
| party, has made frequent and emphatto
| protest, would subject them TO the chargs
| OF inconsistency and inslncerity and plaes
| them IN q position where, they would b
| called upon by their constituents FOR an
| explanation.
The opposition OF the sound money Dem
| ocrats to Mr.. Crisp as the chosen leader OF
| their party on the floor of the House
| would not prevent his selection by ths
| Democratic caucus, as the great majority
| OF the Democratic membership is composed
| Of the advocates OF free coinage; but such
oppositlon would save the sound money
| men on that side from much annoying crit
| icism, and would leave them greater free
| dom for independent action when called
/ upop to follow the declarations of party
/ caucus controlled by free silver men under
| the leadership of Mr.. Crisp
! Every one OF the seven Populists and free
coinage men WHO will be in the HOUSE
| can logically and consistently support Mr..
| Crisp for the leadership of the minority
/ on the declarations of his recent speech
in Georgia advocating the free coinage Of
| silver at the ratio OF 8 to I.
/ This opposition to Mr. Crisp by the sound
/ money Democrats is not without precedent.
/ Preceding the assembling of the Forty-nfth
| Congress, the Republicans, then the minority
/ party, at their caucus nominated James A.
| Garfield as their candidate for Speaker.
| Samuel J. Randall having been chosen by
| the Democrats.
/ Many OF the high protection men among
/ the Republicans believed that Mr. Garfield
1 was not sound on the protection policy and
gave him a very reluctant support Several
! OF them, however, refused to vote for Gar
I field in the House, among these being VIII
! lam D. Kelley, Russell ETrett and Samuel
F. Earr OF Pennsylvania, who voted for
! one of their colleagues whose tariff views
! were known tn be IN accordance with their
I OVID and With the formal declarations Of
I the Republican platforms
| There is much greater reason for ths
| sound money Democrats not voting for
I Crisp than there was for the Republicans
/ in the case referred to refusing support
| to Garfield. There was no question about
! Garfield being an advocate OF the protec-
! ton policy, but the gentlemen named did
/ not believe he went far enough in that direc-
ton
+ In the case of Mr.. Crisp, his views on sill
/ yer are diametricaIly opposite to those
/ entertained by sound money Democrats,
/ and, so far at least IS the currency ques-
I ton is concerned, that gentleman is as far
( removed from the advocates of sound money
| as Senator Peffer or any of the less promi-
| nent Populists and silver men who have
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