The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-29

marked by the rather significant fact
that the two strongest speeches on the
Democratic side were made by Turner,
of Georgia. and Josiah Patterson. of
Tennessee. Mr.. Crisp, of course. was
in charge of the time. and as the two
gentlemen named above are known
Cleveland gold-bug men in their views,
it was notable that the two main
speeches of the morning should have
been made by them. | frankly asked
Mr.. Turner tonight was not this con
eession OF time TO him and Mr.. Patter-
son simply meant to serve notice to
the Republican side of the chamber
that the President was not in sympa
thy with the measure? For it has been
stated in the papers. without contra
diction, that both the tariff and the
bond measure were the result of con-
ference between Speaker Reed and the
President. Mr.. Turner said the Demo
Gratis parcelled the time among them
selves, but did not deny the import of
my question. At any rate. it was, by
not few shrewd guessers. thought
that this move was made by Mr.. Crisp
as an adroit offset against all rumors
of any Reed-Cleveland conference.
1t is not to be doubted that the three
leaders on the Democratic side are
Turner, Crisp and McMilin. And two
Democratic Congressman told me to-
night that they thought that in point
of ability to which all looked in a
time of need, Turner was the real
leader. If the difference between these
men may be told in a line. Turner is
deep, self-poised. learned. OF philoso-
phic presence; Crisp is Toreador of
the first water and keeps landing
those devilish little barbs with red
feathers around them into the hide of
the bovine Speaker: MeMillin is rs inn
pulsive as mill-dam broke loose.
knocking down more men even than
he strikes at when he gets once
started.
Bailey. of Texas. it would seem from
his department aspires to leadership.
and the ambition of neither McMillin
nor Bailey is in any way kept in check
by the ex-Speaker. On the contrary.
Mr.. Crisp gives them both full swing,
despite the fact that there has been
gossip that would not indicate amy
very close relations in the past be-
tween the Georgian and the Tennes-
seean. But Crisp seemingly puts aside
of the debate Moreover. it would
seem that Bailey of Texas, keeps SNUG
Cling up close to the Speaker whose
smiles seems 10 lie at his command.
This may be partly accounted for by
phase OF Mr.. Bailey's sentiments that
appeared in his remarks He
took occasion to advocate the aellnis-
sion of amendments 10 the bond bill.
what he said with cordial endorse
ment of the Reed Rules when the
Gar was Speaker before. saying prac-
tically that the Democrats had later
adopted them.
When Mr.. Josiah Patterson, OF Ten
nessee, during the course OF his re-
marks, referred in a very compliment
tary way to Cleveland, only two or
three members appIauded. the only
one noticeable being Shannon Of New
York. MIR. Patterson. speaking Of
Cleveland's financial policy. said that
he represents the American people
more than any man living to-day"
Down at the foot of the centre aisle.
on the seat next TO the end against
the dark-green velvet rail-curfain sits.
"A man of fifty or more with whisll-
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debate was well toward the close. lie
arose somewhat white in those spots
on his face. not covered By the whisk-
ers. The Press gallery began to clear.
and the seats began 10 grow more and
more memberless. Nobody knew him.
but when he remarked that he was
nothing but poor suffering new
member those who were left
Il
began opening their directories. He
was Johnson from California. a Iepub-
lican who. before he had finished his
remarks, had forever removed what
ever stigma might have been pat by
the slang monger upon the word
'whiskrs.' If the speaker had been
Judge Robinson. of North Carolina he
would have put cotton in his ears: for
johnson had StaI.ted the stampede
against Reeds measure, and not
word was lost by any member ia the
House during his whole half hour or
more Of talking. Speaking Of the tar
if bill which had been passed. he
brought down the House. saying:
Either we told the truth. or we
didn't, and we just as well believe we
told the truth, even If we have doubts
ABOUT NJ. therefore,, III the revenue
would come from the tariff bill, there
was no use of the bond bill. / later
asked his colleague, Bowers, about the
man Bowers said he was the best
lawyer in California, and that State
would not be surprised at his great
hit. for il was the ten-strile of the
session thus far. Mr.. Bowers said John
son. with the committee of seven, had
tackled Reed and his Committee on
Rules earlier in the day, and Johnson's
speech Rad done much toward getting
longer time for debate. Bowers said
that i'm the passes between him and
Reed, the Speaker soon found that he
was playing in the wrong backyard.
This Californian, become so suddenly
famous. will be known as "Whiskers
johnson" soubriquet that was worn
last year by Johnson from North Da-
kota (who strangely enough followed
the man from the West i'm the debate),
v no has now shaved off his whskers,
leaving a vacancy that has been
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