The daily critic., 1890-06-27
\ DAHT Conspiracy

Recent events have made some
charges en- lhe conspiracy of ReeIand
his O.. bal agains, the peace and welfare
Of the country. one Of the most potent
Of tbtsceveuts was the formal declafa-
ton Of Mr. Blaire's disaprrovll or the
Mckinley Tariff bill Gthad the effect
Of disturbing the Republican lines in
the Senate and rendering the fate Of lhe
bill uncertain in That body At all
events, it created The prospcotof a long
and acrimonious debate, The end of which
it was impossible TO foresce. and led
up to the necessity of change OF pro-
gramme that would give the Lodge
Election bill precedence. Whether the
Republicans now fear to submit the
Tariff bill to a decisive test, seeing dis
aster in is passage and humiliation in
its defcat--ns well they -orwhelher
they simply seek to sije.track It until
they can press through 10 final pass tge
the Federal Election bill we do not
pretend to say What we realize clearly
enough Is that the Mckinley bill Is to
be laid over and the L dge bill pushed,
and that is quite sufficient for present
purposes
We give in this issue of TuE CRrIc
the full text Of a Washington special
published in today's edition Of the
CoUier-JoWHol This very interesting
article SETS forth with great clcarness
Of detail The scheme by which Reed
hopes 10 give the Federal Election bill
precedence, and to secure rs imme liate
adoption in both Houses Of Congress.
The brutal tyranny with which he
dragoons the Republicans and gags the
minority In the House. Is to be applied
In modified, but entirely effective
form, to the Senate This IN.
fam, us hiil TO which the starched
and furboIowed Lodge has lent his
NJ me, but which In all It's wlc&tdless
was concocted 10y John l. Davenport, Is
10 he rushed through under the most
ruthless pressure and made a law at
once Everything else must stand aside
for H. Even the TahT bin, which was
10 pay the manufacturers for the am
raign fat Of 1883, is to be pigeon
boled until this conspiracy to destroy
States rights oud TO steal Congress for
all time to come shall have been IN.
summated.
No wonder that Tumors multiply Of
Mr. Blaine's early retirement from the
Cabinet Years ago. ia the wild days
Of reconshuction, Mr. Blaine opposed a
foIce bin not a whit more baleful and
abhoHeDt than this. lie was in Con
gTess then and could make HIS opposi-
tion active so he fought il. and de
feated H. But what can he do
now except retire from an ad-
minisiraiion which sanctions so in
famous a measure: No wonder that
thoughtful citizens Of oil shades Of
political conviction grow pale with ap-
prehension as they watch the reckless
course Of Reed and consprators aud
forecast the consequences to the coun-
Try. What can they do save TO ponder
on The calamity TO which the Republi-
can leaders are subiecting the nation by
theiT malign and desperate acts?
The conspiracy is on horseback,
rushing b.indly to lis goal Mr.. Reed
having his day. Drunk with an in
Feusale ambition, infatuated by the
ECise Of uuthinking applause, mistak-
ing BIS Sensational smartness' for pa
irolic statesmanship and his coarse des-
polism for high minded courage, he is
spuHing his party to destruction aud
tie Union 10 the darkest peril that has
touched Il yet.
1T WAS THE SPEAKER.