St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-05
Denouneing the Democracy,
Modern Caesar Praises His
Own Record.
His Party Wanted Absolut-
Ism and He Let 'er Go
Gallagher.
Returns From Vermont Indi-
cate That Republicanism
Is Dying Out.

Reed was welcomed home this evening
by crowd of 5000 people who packed
the city hall half an hour before the
time he was advertised to speak. Mr..
Reed, who entered on the arm of Mayor
Melcher, was greeted with storm of
cheers and the waving Of hats. State
Representative John II. Fogg, from this
city, presided and presented Speaker
Reed, who advanced to the front of the
platform and was received with pro-
longed applause, the audience rising in
body to welcome the distinguished
speaker. Mr.. Reed said: "Parties
have their years of depression and their
years of eXaItation just as individuals
have their moments of depres-
sion and Of good cheer. Parties
have their periods when they do
great work and periods when they seem
to have no other hope than the mere
preservation of existence. Since 1874.
when the Republican party first faltered
In Its great duty of preserving liberty
and equality before the law for all citi-
zenS of the United States, a Republican
house OF representatives has been rare.
This has not been because there is no
longer Republican majority, but be-
cause by frauds too apparent to be de-
MED, by ballOt-box Stuffing too notorious
to be discussed, twenty-five seats in the
house have been wrested from us under
the open, defiant declaration that the
Southern Democratic white man shall
not only rule the black man of the
South, but the white man of the North.
Two years ago,
Under the Tremendous Stress
caused by the battle set in array by the
free traders, the Republican party tri-
umphed so signally that even the CO.
horts of fraud were routed, and after a
few Intellectual struggles to count us
out, we had the house by the small ma
jority of five, instead of our real ma
jority of twenty-five. Long before con-
gress had assembled the air had been
resonant with the hopes and threats of
the minority, with declarations that
they were to rule in utter disregard of
the will of the people of the United
States. At the very worst no measure
should pass which did not have the
sanction of their high approval. If any
man here thinks they reckOned without
their host, that they had no foundation
on which to build their hopes and
their threats, he knows little of the deep
laid schemes of many years to render the
Republicans pOwerless whenever they
should get control. For years rule has
been piled upon rule and decision upon
decision to render legislation dependent
upon the sufferance of the minority.
Filibustering lurked in every line. The
power of obstruction was without limit.
Now the house of representatives is not
a body quick to do business under any
set of rules. Its large numbers and the
diverse interests they represent will
always make it slow and cumbersome.
But a system which enabled one mem
ber to hold the whole house at bay un-
til the going down of the sun and then
to hold it until physical exhaustion sets
it free, and one-fifth to hold it forever,
was evidently system which rendered
elections useless, and called
Halt to Civilization Itself.
When we cleared the decks for action
there was plenty of work to do, and we
have done it to the full measure of sat
isfaction. We have achieved all that
the Republican party promised and
more. Most platforms are but glitter
ing generalities, good enough for the
campaign, but our last platform has
been treated by the house of representa-
tives like deed of trust. We promised
the people that the tariff should have
1oih ou0 OAhouotlfO tIOQGLuCIbs Glldt lUG
principle of protection should have full
recognition, and in three important
bills we have kept the promise to the
letter. By the administrative bill a
wise and discriminating effort has
been made to secure to our man
ufacturers and merchants the complete
benefits of the rates of duty i'm
posed by law. By virtue of that
bill we hope we have bid farewell to
those wicked underyaluations which
cheated the honest importer out of his
trade, and the honest manufacturer out
of his business. We hope that we have
made valuations and duties alike in all
parts, so that men may choose without
loss freely where they will land their
goods. If any tariff bill was ever the
result of the belief of the whole people
of the United States the Mckinley bill
was that bill. From the middle of
January until the very day the bill
passed, whoever demanded hearing
had it. Every interest was represented.
and until the last moment it had the
correction of every fact. Another great
achievement of the house of represen-
tativeS is the silver bill. Already silver
seems to be climbing to par with
safety to all the interests of the
country. There was also another
promise to be kept, made long ago and
often renewed. For years the Republi-
can party had declared most righteously
that there should not be in republic
duty more sacred than the duty of
uphoIding the right of every citizen to
participate in government. The house
of Representatives, true to its duty, has
passed a bill which, when it becomes
law, will give the people of the United
States
The Suffrages OfMillions.
The house of representatives, after
fierce fight of many days, bas deter
mined 126 to 80, more than four to one,
that whoever sells pure lard may tab it
as such, and whoever sells a compound
of lard and other things shall call it
compound, to the end that people may
know what they are buying. Since the
election of the present house ten men,
abers have died and one senator. Among
them have been the most famous men of
the house-William d. Kelley, the great
champion of protection; Samuel ]. Ran
dali, heart of oak and will of iron, the
strongest force in half a century. and
Samuel S. Cox, at once brilliant and
laborious. When we have paid due
reverence and spoken proper eulogy
over these and their companions not
less than twenty-one working days will
have to be counted. But in closing
what have had to say it would not be
just to rest the claims of the house upon
even the catalogue of its great deeds.
| What the house has shown the country
! that any house eando is worth a. princes