Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-08-13

NESDAY, AUGUST
4 How 'Boss" Reed, Speaker OF the House,
4 was Complimsnted.
i In the House on Monday, the 4th inst.
4 Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, poured hot shot
1into Speaker Reed for the manner in which
Ihe acted as. Speaker.i He was followed by
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, who defended
Reed with warmth and earnestness. When
Mr.. Henderson concluded, Mr.. Breckin.
ridge, of Kentucky, followed in good
tspeech which he commenced by referring
Ito his criticism of the present code of rules
lat the time it was up for consideration. He
thad predicted, he said, that it would lead
Ito friction between the Speaker and men,
lbers. He was not now surprised that the
Speakers impartiality was called in ques
ton and his judgment criticised. The true
Judgment OF the country would BE- that
however the rules might produce political
legislation, they had failed as to that great
domain of legislation which lay outside of
the fierce contest of party. They might
carry through great tariff bill, but they
did not carry through the general appro-
pristion bills necessary for the sustenance
of the Government. The majority might
under these rules put upon the statute
books force bill iniquitous in its provi-
sions, infamous in its objects, but it could
not obtain the commendation of the people
| Co. skc ha af
the Government. The force bill could not
escape the fierce criticism of the people, for
on account of the absence of discussion here
there was necessity for discussion else
where. He was not speaking of the Sem
ate but of the newspaper press, the f1reside
assemblage of the people. OF the bills
which had passed under the rules of the
House few had become laws and few of
those which had would, In his judgment,
remain long upon the sta .ute.b
THE "MIGHTY MAN FROM MAINE"
He had no criticism to make upon the
Speaker. If the gentlemen on the other
side were satisfied with that officer God
forbid that he should attempt to remove
that satisfaction. If they were willing to
accept the Speaker as fair type of their
party he would enter no dissent. The
Speaker had won his supremacy. He had
exercised the supremacy he had won.
[Laughter] He had been Republican
leader on the floor. The Republicans had
made him their leader in the chair and he
had exercised that leadership. Laugh
ter.
HYPERION TO sATYR.
Mr.. Breckinridge then proceeded TO con.
trast the personal and political relations
which existed between Mr.. Carlisle and the
members and those which existed between
them and Speaker Reed. In the last Con-
gress the members of the minority had al
ways been treated courteously. Now a
member of the minority rising for recogni.
tion did not know what treatment he would
receive at the hands of the Speaker.
He then proceeded to make an earnest
appeal against the force bill, concluding as
follows: Gentlemen of the North, why
shall we not come together? Why can we
not lay aside these suspicious? You cannot
take your 'srotten boroughs" from the
South. You cannot hold power here by
mercenaries put at the polls. You cannot
control this House by use of the army.
You cannot keep political power by de-
bauchipg the ballot box or the jury box.
You cannot make the country one by turn
ing out members who are elected by the
people and seating men elected by your
votes.
WHAT THE NORTH CAN DO.
What you can do is this: You can aid the |
people of the South to build up that coun-
try. You can help US dig our mines, bridge |
our rivers, tunnel our mountains, endOw |
our schools, make our colleges prosperous,
erect cur churches, keep ourselves In the
line of progressive march,so that your sons |
may come and live among US. buy our
lands, enjoy the salubrity of our climate,
throw in their lot with ours, intermsrry in
our families, so that while there will still
be North and South it will be loving AID
rich North, a prosperous and patriotic
South. That is what we Democrats who |
on this side of the chamber protest against
your rules desire to have done by the peo.
pie who are behind you at home. Is it
possible that it can be done?
A PATRIOTIC APPEAL.
L appeal to the mass of Plymouth; I ap-
peal to the western reserve settled by men
who came from New England; appeal to
the living soldiers who met US IN battle ar.
ray; / appeal to the Christians who kneel
witch US at the same altar; appeal to the
brave men who recognize sincerity and
bravery; behind you appeal to the living
people of the North. Give us your confid.
ence. We will deserve it. We do deserve
it, and he who says otherwise does not
know US or does not speak the truth of US.
[Applause.]
I have been betrayed into these remarks.
had no purpose of making this speech to.
day. hope that it has been on my part
free from any other bitterness than the
hat e1x7t
comes to brave and frank men from being
misunderstood. have no interest in the
future that is not bound up with the best
interests of my country. I am too old to
have ambitions, if ever had them, and by /
reason of my service in the Confederate
army I know full we'll that whatever ambi-
tion might have is bounded by service in
this House, do not know how long that |
service may continue, for the claims that
poverty puts upon men may take me out
of this House. l speak to-day in the sight
of God and this body and of those people
who have known me at home since l was
little boy, when say from the fulness of
my heart there is no reason why the North |
and the South should be apart. There is |
every reason why the brave and true men
of both sections should believe in each
other. loud applause on the Democratic
side.
There is more catarrh in this section of |
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, aud until the last few years was
supposed to be inc1rable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced it local
disease, and prescribed local remedies, and
treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science
hoe 0at n no a Int oo1 |