The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-04-30
REPUBLICANS ARE DHMORALIzED.

Never before, and l nave been In Con-
gress seventeen years, have I seen such
utter Generalization of the Republican
side OF the chamber as that which fol
lowed the overthrow of the Reed rules
and the defeat of the Republican lead
ers on last Friday" said a prominent
Democrat in Congress the other day.
''They have not recovered from 1t yet"
he continued, land there is ground to
hope that the next session will witness
an organization les tyrannical and less
stultifying to the aims and ambitions
of individual members, as a result. In
cidentally, there are two important les
sons to be learned from that overthrow
lone, the power of the Democratic mi
nority when they act In absolute har-
mony. for there is 40 doubt that the de.
termination of the Democrats to vote
solidly braced up the beet sugar men and
so accomplished the overthrow of the
- ffHM tHN ## "a
ring; and the other, the value and pur-
pose of the C~rumpacker and similar res
o~lutions. 1t was understood all along,
by the Democrats, that the adoption of
the resolution was merely with the pur-
pose of providing a basis on which to
trade with the Democrats and the pro-
posals of the Republican leaders con-
firmed hi understanding. Judge Crum-
packer himself was perhaps in earnest,
but if he was he was merely made a tool
of by those he has helped to make his
superiors."
The proposition of the Republican lead
ers to trade their support of the resolu-
ton of Judge ~Crumpacker, providing fol
. Congressional investigation of suf-
frage in the Southern States. for the as
sistance of the Democrats in defeating
the beet sugar faction is likely to prove
. boomerang. The Democrats refused to
accept the trade and now the Judge is
circulating a petition calling for a Re-
publican caucus to take steps to destroy
the autocratic power of the Speaker by
taking from him the privilege of naming
the Committee on Rules and making the
committee elective by the whole House.
Whether Mr.. Crumpacker will succeed In
accomplishing this reform at this session
or not, 1t is deemed probable that it will
be accomplished at the beginning of next.
s To say that the action of the House on
Cuban reciprocity produced consterna-
ton among the administration Senator's
but half expresses the situation. After
the prolonged and tedious fight in the
lower chamber the Senators found them
selves in precisely the same position as
were the Republican leaders in the House
when the reciprocity movement was be-
gun. II the bill was permitted to die ir
committee the wishes of the President
and their own views would not be car
ried into effect. If the committee on re-
~lations with Cuba reported the bill as
passed by the House there was every
reason to suppose that 1t would pass the
Senate and that would strike a blow
at the sugar trust. which would seriously
deplete the Republican campaign fund
for man years. If the bill be reported
without the House amendment, provided
that 1t could be accomplished, there was
serious question of it's passing the Senate
and even If 1t did there seemed little hops
mat it would be accepted by the House.
On Tuesday there was held a Republi.
can conference at which it was deter
mined to draft a straight reciprocity
measure before any formal meeting of