Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
THE SOUTHERN PROBLEM.
SPEAKER REEDS ADVOCACY OF FED.
ERAL ELECTIONS.
He Says the South Justifies Frauds and Out.
rnRes, While Denying Their Commission
He Would Have the Government Take

He Says the South Justifies Frauds and Out
rnRes, While Denying Their Commission
He would Have the Government Take
Charge of Elections.
Toastmaster Dalzell, in introducing
Speaker Reed, said:
There are two things characteristic of the
Republican party. First, that in the march of
progress it always leads, guiding the nation to
| advanced ground; and second, that in its
leadership, it is itself always magnificently led.
Twenty-Five years of significant history, filled
with stirring events, and marked by the most
stupendous strides in the advance of cIviliza-
tion are its contributions to the life of the
| century. Before its resistless and victorious
march, the system of human slavery
beaten down; under its enlightened legislation,
the bondsmen of 2O0 years. unshackled, reached
out free hands to grasp the rights of free men.
By its righteous decree, established by the
blood of those it led, the confederacy of SOW
ereign States crumbled even in theory and our
starry banner was planted over sovereign
nation-in fact as in sentiment, pluribus
| unum-of many parts. one inseparabe and in
destructible whole. Upon every page of our
national statute books are written the laws
which evidence its devotion to the twin priu-
ctples of freedom and OF nationaity-and Its
wisdom in devising the means to buttress both.
To the muster roll of those canonized in
honor for all time, it has added long list of
illustrioas leaders including Lincoln and
Grant.
The Republican party is no less conspicuous
now than it has always heretofore been in
practical response TO the demands of the time.
and no less fortunate now than heretofore in
possessing the genius of leadership.
A Modest Prediction.
venture modestly to predict that should the
Fifty-frst Congress achieve other distinc-
tion, posterity will bear it in grateful rem en-
brance for the revolution therein accomplished
in parliamentary methods, whereby legislation
was made practical and of purpose, and not
game fit only for schoolboys.
1t needs no prophet to foretell that his name
will be held inlasting honor, whose independence
of Judgment refused to- be bound by bad pre-
cedents, whose practical craftsmanship con-
ceived right methods of relief, and whose
courage, in the face of waverIng friends and
bitter and abusive foes. established as the law
of legislative action, reason, and not form.
common sense. practical business methods and
not an abused and useless custom.
Mr.. Crocker, one time President of the Mas
sachusetts Senate in his book on Parliamen-
tary Procedure says that when Hatsell COM
piled his ,precedents.' toward the close of the
last century, parliamentary law was so little
developed as a science founded upon reason,
that he was led to make the following state
ment: ALI the reason for forms is custom, and
the law of form is practice. Reason is quite
of DOORS"
am happy to be able to introduce to you to-
night the masterful man who opened wide the
doors and led reason in, and crowned her, and
not custom. as the presiding genius Of Ma
tional legislation-the Speaker of the House
Maine.
How the Lion was Received.
When Speaker Reed lifted his ponderous