The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-22
The Argentine Republic and the Prom<
ising Field 1t Offers Business Men.
Shape i'm Which the Dependent Pension Bin
Comes Before the Present Congress-
to Cure Very Bad Case Of Big Head.
JUDGE KELLEY.
CharacteristIcs of the venerAbla DeGanSar nN
the Prosective-TariR Polacy.

characteristics of the venerAbIa DeFondar nN
the Prosective-TariH Policy
Special to the IndianaDolis JournaL
WASHINGTON, April 2l-Judge Kelley. the
Father OF the House. presented an unusual
scene the door. the ether day, when he deliy-
cred his speech In opposition to the Mills tariff
bill Judge Kelley is almost thres-quastsrs Of =
century old, and has spent more than q third OF
his life in the lower branch Of Congress- Hsia
six feet two inches tall, straight as an arrow and
SO slender that he would scarcely weigh i40
pounds He is not half gray yet, and has head
of heavy hair. aud short whiskers cover his face.
He usually wears gold-rimmed spectacles while
reading, and when speaking he nervously takes
them from his face and twirls them In his hand,
and replaces them with frecusncy. He In fu~
ent speaker. aud surprised the crowded galleries.
and well-flled floor Of the House by delivering as
written speech. He usually talks from notes.
only. On tho subject Of tariff Judge Kelley im
always surcharged. He has given such thorouehS
and long study to the subisct that he ie knowm
widely as Pig-iron Kelley Els object in writ
ing his speech before delivery, this week, was 20
work in q lot Of statistics and technical infor~
nation he procured during visit through the
mining and iron-manufacturing districts OF
Alabama and other parts Of the South year
ago. He believes that the great mining and
iron-producing industries win be shifted from
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan to the Serths
within the next five or ten years. and that the
great strength of tariff protsction will be in thA9
locality as much as in the other sections named.
Judge Kelley has one Of these low-toneds
mellifuous voices which strikes upon the ear ns
pleasantly rs the low, soft tones Of the flute. TO
is musical and one never grows weary listening
to ii. The Judge is poetic, although he has
never been accused Of writing poetry. He In
lover OF flowers and the beautiful, and hia de-
scriptions OF the growing industries under tho
fostering care Of tariff protsction. and the al@-
waiting inhuences thrift lends TO labor, arc enc
trancing. He has made study 90 LONE of th@
tariff question that he naturally becomes very
much aeitated when discussing IL on the ySrur cE
the House with men like Mr.. Mills, WIS., ewes
ia free trade AT times he becomes led
that he almost loses bis euuptnR a
of the readisst tonguesiylTSp
in the House, and SONG OF tneeassssk " i
passages at words recoEded in the s1sse
al Record nave been cohducfed By this venerA-
BILE statesman during tariff debates. BE quotes
Scripturo. and history and poetry with ease,
and in direct connsction with the laws
There Is no man IN fpublic life who 80 unkk
formiy keeps up an aggressive aad open light ass
Judge Kelley. He neverfRhta from an ambush,
ploys against en- adversary. he has been chair
man of the committee on ways and means each
time, for long period of years, that the Repuh@
licans have had control Of the House. He was
Congress-. He always advocated the fullssa
hearing from everybody directly Interested
when the subject OF tariff revision was betorm
the committee, and despisos evary effort mad@
TO prepare measures or consider them with
closed doors. He on several occasions lost bis
temper during the compilation and coneiderM@
ton by the majority of the committee In this
Congress, and just before 10 put forth the Mills
bill. The Judge was member Of the commit
tee a number of years ego, when d tariff bill wam
being considered with closed doors There were
injunctisns of secrecy placed upon every step
papers appeared every morning with full ac-
count Of all that was being done The chairman
OF the COMMITTEES rallied aHd began to cast euse
picions upon various members of the committee.
charging them with giving ont the work being
done. This was in the khssnce Of Judge Kelley
but as soon az he appeared at the rSs ting Of tho
committee he put an endSs all yf% - stesk a.
was responsible for making pubN AAe commits
tees work. Upon the slRhtess h1nt that thW
chairman was dspleased over the publications,
Judge Kelley spoke up and said that be wa8 rn.
sponsibe for giving to the public tha work o1
the committee; that he had done il himself and
proposed Co do so ns long an he was connected
rage to compile and consider and pass bill c&
the highest possible Importance to manHfactnr~
erR and iab9rers withcnt giving them m
chance to be heard. His position was 80 strong,
and so firmly stated that ne carried the cDns-s
mttee with him.
Judge Kelley's speech before the House, tha
other day, may be the last one he win ever Cos
liver to the country upon this snbject Although
he Is in as good health as IL usually found III &l
man Of his age, it Is not to be expected that he
would make another etudiad effort at his Derio6
in life He was given uninterrupted attentione
and his speech was of the most elaoora9&
and convincing ever made IN the House.