Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-10-30
CONGRESSMAN DOLLIVER.
Extracts From His Speech III
Philadelphia

Mr.. Deliver saiG: A multitude like
this, como together with one accord,
Is an unanswernble witness that the
Repubicanism OF Pennsylvania Is get.
ting rid OF that tired feeling. Laugh
teri. II indicates that IL this Is nm
oil year In Pennsylvania politics, you
are evidently not In the secret Laugh
teri. IL recognizes the conspicuous
fact that Pennsylvania Is unuvoidably
ma ionul in its political influence,
[Applauscl. such state does not
live for itself alone, neither cun such
state turn away from It's traditions
In order To undo tho work Of Republican
conventions, to disgrace Republican
nominations, or to dlScredlL the nc
ceptcd leaderthip Of the Republican
party, without plncing an extra burden
on the back Of every faithful Rcpubli.
can OF the United States. Applausol.
This fact gives me warrant, though Il
stranger 10 exhort the Republicans OF
Pennsylvania to preserve in tho re-
turns OF this years election the pre-
eminence OF this splendid common
wealth In the roll cali OF Republican
sla,os. [Applausel.
This Is n year filled with the splen-
dor OF Republican achievement Zap
plause]. The party has renewed the
exhultant vigor Of It's youth In con.
gress aud out. The most significant
progress OF popular government since
the abolition OF slavery was the emnuci-
patton OF the house Of representatives
[applausel last winter by the genius
OF Thomas Is. Reed that fearless
leader whose upliftcd gavel will stand
IN all time 10 come Tor tho integrity
OF legislative proceedings. Loud and
long continued appluuscl. From 1890
forward the heroes Of II hundred
motions TO adjourn [laughter must
find new fields for their motley talents.
They are back number In congress.
daughter. Gone also Is that In
crcasing stupidity once thought TO be
Of the essence OF the constitution, that
In counting II quorum called man
absent because you could not hear him
Notwithstanding the fact that you
could sec him, aud see through him.
Laughter and applause. II was
formerly thought that you can lead q
horse TO water but can not make him
drink. We have lived TO soc the horse
led to water and II not made TO drink,
his nose az least held In the trough
long enough to count 1876. Long con-
tinued laughtsr]. II was formerly
feared that, TO openely count man
present, who was present, would pro-
woke the outbreak OF volcano. But,
In the light OF our experience, there is
color OF laughter In the idea OF Mr..
breckenridge, OF Kentucky; Mr..
Bynum, OF Indiana; Mr.. Springer, oil
Illinois; with others, forming II syn
dictate to start volcano. Loud
laughter. II might have been easily
foreseen that the predicted ordeal oil
the elements, like the advertised fea-
lures OF a menagerie, would dTindle
from the dignity OF n volcano to the
less impressive phenomenaofa natural
gas explosion. Loud laughterl. IL
Is certain that neither silence nor
noise. can stop the proceedings OF the
house. To-day the house is free, II a
majority is present, TO proceed with
the public business. And on that
question the good sense OF the Ameri-
can people is with the speaker. Loud
applause.
The election in Maine shows it
rlong continued applause], where four
candidates for congress went up In the
balloon OF Democratic rprospects and
walked back. Loud laughter and APP
plause1. The election in Pennsylvania
will show it. [Applause.] For il
there is any section OF the country
that prefers IA paralytic congress
| rlaughter]. an impotent house OF re-
representatives. Claughterl. "a govern
ment with curvature OF the spine
Tloud laughterl, it is not this magnifi
cent commonwealth OF yours. APP
plause. No man need fear that The
element Of deliberation is eliminated
from our Legislative proceedings. Il
is gone only in so much as 1t ought t.
go. The value OF speechmaking L
settled by the habits OF the house.
weeks debate amounts to u week
vacation. In this view of the facts /
appears absurd for people 10 lamen
the disappearing freedom OF debate il
congress. An assembly OF speech
makers can no more be expected u
listen to speeches tnana conference 0
doctors to open tn Dir proceedings b,
passing around the pills. Lou
J laughter. 1t requires the larges
CHARITY OF the imagination 10 find Il