New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-06
SPEAKER REEDS WOEh.

Sneaker Reed is one of the men OF whom
future generations will be proud. Living, he
is reviled and slandcred by political opponents
even as Lincoln and Grant and Garfield were
rcyiled and slandcrcd by the same men; to
quote his own words, $50 pcrSccutcd they the
saints" But his speeches disclose the calm,
wise and far-sccing statesman not less IMAM
the sturdy and Stalwart leader whose Will ana
power opponents have learned to fear. Con-
fined by his duties to the House through near
" all the canvass he has taken only 4 lew
DAYS i'm which to appear before his constitu-
ents and submit TO them the record OF ms
services. His addresses and particularly the.
speech at Portland Thursday night, make the
canvass memorable.
Like Mckinley in Ohio, Speaker Reed re-
counts with just pride the work of the House
and places foremost its reform OF the rules d!
which tyranny of tho minority has been Ter
minated Rightly he says: 4" If we have
broken the prcccdentS of a hundred years, we
have set the precedent of another hundred
wears noblcr than the last. Party responSl-
llity has begun. and with ii also the response
bii,y of the people, for they can no longer
elect a Democratic House, and hope that inc
minority will neutralizc their actions" The
vcry essence OF this great reform is that the
pcople can now hope to have their Will car
ricd out, and cannot expect that silly votes
will not bear fruit in silly laws. Mr.. Reed
describe; accurately the bullying and trucuont
temper with which the Democrats alter nav,
inc stolen Twenty-Five seats IN the House ard
vet failed to get Il majority. declared tha' no
act should be passed Dor any change OF inc
rules he made without their assent III Is
shown with what care and ingenuity the rules
of the House bad for years been SEarcd' on
purpose ta give a small fraction of the mem
bers power to control the rest. AS Mr. kccd
ti,y puts it. the Republican party only ever
needs or wants to get anything done: "h'n
Democrats have the majority, all they want Is
to pic.cnt getting things done Mr.. h"'o
does not claim credit for himself on account
of this great reform, and states that the House
bad become ripe for the necessary change pl'
the country knows the TACT that the Spcak"r
WAS found the right man in the rght pace
and that il owes him debt which cannot be
paid.
The Republican party. says Speaker Reed
has treated its National platform like decd
oA trust. That is true of the House. and "i
stead of trading with Democrats, the Rcpuh-
I,ans Of the House proceeded to do what they
had promised the people they would do, and
the recital of work accomplished enables one
better to appreciate the necessity 1or S"'h Il
sneaker as Mr.. Reed. and for the reform OF
rules The Administrative blil, when Is en-
pcctcd To- arrest "th" wicked undcrNaIua'iohN
which cheat the honest importer ON OF ms
trade and the honest manufacturer ont oi MS
kusinc>S" was followed ~ the. WOOL al"
Worsted bill, by which a great industry was
saved from nro>tr;l.ion and then by the farm
bill. which, as Mr. Reed explains. was pre-
pared with greater care than any prNi""N
measure of like character to express the wishes
of the people.
Mr.. Reel speaks strongly and cloq"cntly "i
the RI Lection ILL. which Is but an cl"r' 10
preserve homes; self government Against Dem
oc,3,jc crimes Ne makes no reference What-
eyer 70 tie failure OF Republicans III The son
ate n reach the measure AZ this session. B'h
there can hardly be- "A E"publican now WI"
does not realize that the patty Is stronger TO-
day with the honest N"tcls Of III" h''cd
STATES because of thc fact that the majority
in the Uo,>. ha, framed and pa: sod a measure
- nrotect them against fraud. The time Is
rot far distant when Il respectable c!IX'h VIII
as soon defend burglary or highway robbery
AS oppose the restraint and punishment %
election crimes, a> cVriy Dcmucra'ic Rcprc-
sentative and senator has been DONG dn1h"
the last session. individually the. strong en-
position Of Republican principles and services
viii have IN influence in the campaign III
Maine but il seems difficult to hclicvc that
the voter, whom Mr.. Reed has represented,
and with whom he has always been popular,
could in any place fail 10 support and reject
a leader whose services 10 the country have
bcen so distinguished and 80 valuable.