Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-06
MIR. Reeds New England Speech.

Mr.. REED is receiving ovations such as
Are usually reserved for great men.
He has been showered with applause all
along the line from Washington TO Maine,
and the Republicans of New England have
hailed him as a hero and deliverer. He
has affected modesty IN his speeches. but
il is easy to see that he enjoys HE conse-
ouence vastly and that he considers him.
self richly entitled to the sort OF glory he
has won.
We have no disposition to belittle the
Epeaker's abilities; we give him credit for
savage boldness and tenacity of purpose,
but we must smile incredulously when
he claims that he and his associates in the
House of Representatives, in their violent
denial Of the rights of the minority, are
actuated by patriotic purposes. Nonsense.
The love of Office and power, OF greed and
gain. and the obligation to repay rich mo-
nopolists who furnished them with money
10 carry the last presidential election, are
the motives that rule them. The good of
the country indeed MIR. REED no doubt
ia An astute, but he is not candid poll
tician.
eff we have broken the precedents of
an hundred years." said the Speaker in his
Portland speech, 1--WE have set the pre-
cedents for another hundred years nobler
than the last. wherein responsibility will
wait on power, and wherein the people,
with . full knowledge that their servants
San act. will choose those who will worth
ily carry out their will"
The Speaker does not now take the
trouble to disguise the fact that in the or
ganization of the House he broke all pre-
cedents. He admits il. but pleads expe-
diency. His argument is that the major
ity are charged with legislative RESPONSE
ity, and when the minority seek to OBJ
struct them, they have the right to brush
them out of the way unceremoniously.
On several occasions during his trip he
used language which being interpreted &C
cording TO the partisan feelings and sec
tional prejudiees Of his hearers Ii rs much
~ to say that the South is the Democratic
party. and that the southerners are in
tractable, negro-cheating, law-defyins
rebels.
Mr.. REED IL burning with impatienct
and intolerance. so that to him the anciea
customs of the House are offensive. He
regards II as q waste Of time to set apar
days for eulogizing deceased members
He can see no good In an observance
which compsls members for season b
sheathe their weapons OF warfare an'
come together quietly. revsrently. in tn
preeence Of God and the dead, there Il
consider the solemnity and brevity Of life
and the awfulness and certainty OF death
He would stop all these ceremonial
and utilize the time In passing election
laws to vex the southern people, OF tariff
bills that make the rich richer and tn
poor poorer.
Another thing 10 which no objects ~
lamentable waste Of time Is the calling o
rolIa. He allows that recorded vote ma,
occasionally be necessary, but It Is clea
that be wishes to change the rule whicl
requires the yeas and nays 10 DO takcl
mon the demand Of one fifth. He wouls
probably like TO alter the provision from
one nth 10 one third. though he does no
~ % in 20 many words.
II speaks Of the southern Democrats y
~ " cohorts Of fraud" who desire mo-
ooIv % rule the black man Of the South
~ ~ white man OF the North" He ex'
n161c IL foscs bill will become law.
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