The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-12

er, Holman, Champ Clark, Enloe. War
ner, Cochran. Geary and a dozen
others serve to swell the list.
It is no wonder that some folks have (
been asking where the Democrats !
would find themselves at the beginning
of the next session, and there was
some fear as to the ability of the min
GRITTY to harass the unwieldy majority
that would confront them. But such
fears have been exaggerated. The
Democratic side in the next House will
present an array of good men that
will make strong showing. They
will be in command of a small minor
ity, but it will be effective because it
will be tractable and united.
Crisp will be easily in command.
Since his accession to the Speakership
| he has made one of the best leaders
the Democratic side has ever had
During his incumbency, the import
ance of the Speaker has waxed might
| lily. Tom Reed overdid the matter by
| his autocratic rulings in the Fifty
| first Congress. AT that time he took
! the reins of power and made himself
perfect master Of the House. He was
so overbearing that there was a re-
action and the Democrats in the next
Congress insisted on rules which did
not give the Speaker much power. but
allowed almost unlimited rein to the
filibusterer. This Congress. however,
early developed the necessity Of some
thing stronger and from the two ex
tremes there has been evolved a sys-
tenn which meets the requirements Of q
body designed to do business and
necessarily gives the speaker adequate
lpowers.
Under these circumstances Crisp has
shown an ability for leadership that
has made him admired on both sides
of the chamber. His course has been
signaIized by few of those charges Of
unfairness which were rife when Reed
was in the chair, and when such
charges have been preferred they have
generally come from the envious Reed
himself. So far as possible Crisp has
unified the Democratic side and has
made himself we'll respected. There
fore when he takes up the leadership
Of the minority on the floor his pres
ence will be Of consequence. He is a
ready, careful and able speaker, and,
though not so quick at repartee as
some others, is yet able to hold his own
conditions. He and Catchings will
probably be the minority members Of
the committee on rules.
Catchings is another man who will
, make a good leader. He is much the
} same sort of man as Crisp. Another
: like them is Turner, of Georgia, who
; is pronounced by Reed to be one of
the ablest men in the House. McMil-
lin of Tennessee, and Tarsney, of Mis-
souri, are both good men, able in de-
bate and we'll informed on public ques-
tions. Culberson, of Texas, Sayers,
Bailey, Mcguire, Washington, Rich
ardson, of Tennessee, Dockery, Hail.
McCreary, Boatner, McGann, McRae
and Wheeler are among the able de-
haters who have served in this Con
gress. A strong new man is James K
Cowen, Of Baltimore, one Of the ablest
politicians in the east and the most
formidable opponent German ever had
He has been in Congress before, how
ever and proved himself one of the
. strongest debaters there He is light
ming at repartee and a clear lucid
speaker. In his personality he vii
c probably develop much of the vim OF
Sunset Cox as he resembles the latter
e greatly.
n In reality. the minority will be il
= good hands. Tie Republicans realize
e this. too. They have been worried
|. ever since election about their owr
g unwieldy majority and this safe min
e GRITTY. Democracy in Congress will be
+ found to be very much alive and il
e fighting order.