Daily Republican., 1890-02-18

Inc Now fOTk aefhlu mas ~ loel
taken correct measurement Of
Speaker Reed. At first 1t was like
other Democratic papers, disposed to
call Mr., Reed . "tyrAnt," Q "czar," q
dictator. . "revolutionist and even
= monster" but now, after having
taken the measure Of his girth, Il
frankly says he 10 none OF these. 1t
does not even say now that he 10 q
bold. bad man, nothing of the Kind,
but he IL simply Republican with q
head long enough 10 ioresee evil days
tor his party, and with courage to use
novel and desperate expedients, neces.
sary In his belief to save the policies
OF his party from destruction. This Is
high praise coming from such an able
source. II might have added that the
course Speaker Reed has pursued has
made II easy for the present and for
all future Congresses to transact the
business for which they were elected
without being blocked and hindtred
by minority.
In looking ahead the Herald fore.
casts the future and surveys the ad-
vantages the Republicans have gained
by the course Speaker Reed has pur-
sued. 1t sees House Of Representa-
tives controlled by q meagre Republi-
can majority powerless under the old
rules 10 do any kind Of business with.
out the consent OF the minority. The
Republic ans are not certain of carrying
the next House, nor even the next
President, but they are reasonably
sure 10 retain control OF the Senate for
six years TO come. There are now
forty-five Republicans TO thirty seven
Democrats IN the Senate, and If the
two Montana Republicans are admit.
ted, OF which there 10 but little doubt,
there will be forty-seven Republi.
can Senslnrs- y uhissy-ssven Deno-
ssrss.
The Herald foresees that whatever
laws are passed BY the present Con-
gress cannot be repealed then for at
least six years even should there be q
Democratic House and q Democratic
President. Under any circumstances
fhe Democrats can gain only barren
victories.
=. The Herald is now frank to admit
that under the new rules the Republi
cans can have no difficulty in passing
the Blair educational blll,a new arrears
and possibly Q service pension bill,
which will last for ten years 10 come,
and 10 SO arrange the teIiif 10 buit all
classes withaut much OF q reduction OF
the revenue. and the Herald should
have added . general election law for
the election OF Congressman and for
President that will insure full votes
and honest counts north as well az
south.
But the Herald is sure that freedom
10 the end will win, but not "under
such banners as horizontal bills or
Mills bills"
Then great Republican victory has
already been gained, when the leadng
organ OF Democracy abaudons the old
positions on the tariff and is grasplng
forward for new ideas. The Rcpubli
cAus can goa . aud bre, k p iaIlow
ground TO suit lie advanced spirit oil
the age aud every step forward the
party takes the Democrats occupy the
cast of positions. They were ready to
die in the last ditch in defence of the
Morrison and Mills tariff bills, but now
they are cast aside as worthless and
new ground must be occupied.
The world moves, the Republican
party moves with it. and the Demo-
cratic perty is always tho tail to the
comet. A closing paragraph OF the
Herald is the following, fitting
tribute to the man who broke the
power the Democrats 10 do evil.
NO, Speaker Heed is not dictator,
nor siyraui,' Nor a 'revolutlonist,' nor a
car nor even q monster lie ID a man
oi brains and foresight AMI courage, W he
believes that some Thing. can be doue al
wall as Others And IL any free Il adler OF
tariff reiormer ianees that the protection
fting-wealtbier, much more intelligent
and quite as desperate as the Old slavery
ring-is going to let 20 easily he Will lind
himself greatly mistaken"