The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-05
PARTY ISSUES.
Address Of Speaker Reed at a
Reception in Portland.
Review Of the Work Of the Present House
Of Representatives.
Promises Of The Republican Party More Than
Fulfilled Platforms and Tickets
Of State Conventions.


NaSiO buO tia.h obOPpOu eo-Aoy'
lie was welcomed at the City Hall by
crowd of 5000 people and made an address,
the substance of which is as follows:
THREATS OF THE MINORITY.
His remarks were devoted to q review Of
the work Of the present House of Represen-
tatives. He spoke of the threats of the mi
nority before the assembling of Congress,
and the declarations that they were to rule
in utter disregard of the will of the people,
and of the fiiibustering tactics they were
prepared to employ. He said:
The House Of Representatives is not
body quick TO do business under any set oil
rules, Its large numbers and Inc diverse inter, &
es;s they represent will always make II slow and
cumbersome. But the system which enabled
one member TO hold the whole House at bay
until the going down OF the SUM- aud then TO
hold II until physical exhaustion Sc: II free, and
one NTH 10 hold II forever, was evidently sys,
ten which rendered elections useless aud called
baltsto civilization itself.
WITHOUT RULES.
II there lie anything IN popular government IL
means that wnpn The people have elected one
patty To take contiol of the House or Senate,
that parry shall have both power and RESPONSE
bllity. IL with other ideas of public duty that
The minority met with US at the opening Of the
session. Not only were no measures allow ed TO
pass which did not have their approval but 10
rules even of procedures were 10 be permitted
except those which seemed SEllaDie 10 Inc Dedlen
parry. SO we began without rules. After two
months opposition we found that under the par
lIamentaIy law which had been built up by
the American people IN consonance with their
institutions, pubic bu.iness was going on
every day wi hout their consent. and they
began 10 ciam0r for the very rules they
had renounced. need not describe to you the
scenes OF disorder preliminary 10 the establish
menL of the sound business principles OF the
House. Ii is enough 10 say good Work was done
and the House has taken 4 large stride toward
business and the performance OF duty. During
these last eight months have been subject 10
much lndiscrimlnae praise and much lndiscrim-
Inate blame. One Is just as much deserved as the
other. Great events DO not turn on one man.
The House OF REPRESENTATIVES was ready and
ripe for change and the people stood ready 10
approve. What all the world wanted was easy 10
do..l am not greatly proud to he Speaker but am
cent majority of the House OF Representatives Of
the Fitly-1fst Congress which for nine long
months has never for one moment faltered In
lis duty.
PROMISES FULFILLED.
We have achieved all the Republican party
promised and more. We promised the people
that the tariff should have fair and exhaustive
treatment: that the principle OF protection
should have full recognition, and we have Kept
our promise. a wise ana discriminating effort
has been made 10 secure 10 our manufacturers
and merchants the complete benefit OF the rates
OF duty imposed by law Two years ago the
Democrats in The House.admtted that OWING 10 4
change in the methods of manufacturer the whole
wooden industry was tottefng and about 10 fall
unless woolens and worsteds were put upon a
footing OF equality. Nevertheless, by voting for
tile Mills bill While admitting II could never pass,
they sacrificed the WOODEN Industry. without
delay and without waiting t. strengthen their
own tariff bill by the support OF The wOrsted men,
Major Mckinley and Governor DiDglcy pushed
through a measure of justice which has rescued
so many of woolen-mIs from disaster and
Tuin But these bills. useful as they are. were
bur fOrefunners OF the TAIN BIZ. The McKiu-
ley bill was not made In a closet and was not the
product OF man who tried to know every
thing. If any tariff bill was ever the result Of
lhe bel-fs OF tie Whole people OF the United
f2ra "a
THE SILVER BILL.
Another great achievement of The House is the
Silver Bill Republicans had promised tnat all
the silver dollars should be furnished which
could be KEPT equal WIKI gold, Such bill, ful-
filling that promise TO the uitermosT, now adorns
our statute books as a Tribute 10 the wise con
seIvalism Gf tile Republican majority OF ihe
House. Already silver seems to be climbing TO
par with safety TO all the interests of the country
There was also another promise 10 3e kepi.
the Republican party has declared most right
eousy that there could not Ge in republic
duty more sacred than lie duty OF unfolding the
rght Of every citizen 10 participate In the Gov
ernment. Tie House, true to its duly, has
passed bill which, when II becomes law. VIII
give TO lhe people OF The United Stales the sur
fl ages 0f millions. 1t will enable votes TO be cast
and TO be counted as cast.
LOST TIME.
Every inch OF our progress has been contested
BY opposition. Highway robbery Of time mas
been abolished; petty larceny has not. Only
strong, vigorous public sentiment prevailing
spent two months aud half In organizatlon-in
preliminary struggles TO settle the right OF The
majority TO control aud in determining the rules
OF House proceedings. We were forced to
spend much time on contested elections;
Our loss of time from contested elections Will
not be less than twenty days. One other cause
of loss of Tine Will be a surprise perhaps to The
community at large. No man would regret more
than TO be thought wanting in all proper re-
departed comrades, and for lhe feelings OF sur
ylving friends. Yet the method by which the
House shows this respect and pays this rever-
ence Is very costly to the nation.
The speaker went on to show that by the
time the House gets through with the eulo-
gies of members who have died during the
session twenty-one working days Will have
been lost. He then went on to speak of an
other method of obstruction-the calling of
the roll.
USELESS RoLL-CALLs.
With $50 members 1t takes twenty-five min
utes TO make roll-call. Whenever the ayes ana
hour. So far this session we have had 400 roll
calls, and 300 Of these have been utterly useless.
mere %anioa waste Of lime; Three hundred
in mere useless calling over OF names.
al done TO waste time with public
hat Il would not be just to rest the claims
Of its its Eess great deeds. DEEDS What ~ the io House
esn can "N do is 'HV worth S1H f"iaces % % ransom. S.
HeDceforih the broken promises cannot be ex-
cuseQ Dy Oh tNe minority. III wei nav3
broken precedent Of an hundred years. We have
set a precedent Of another hundred years noDler
than the last, wherein responsibility viii
rest on power and wherein the people. With full
knowledge that their servants eau act, will chose
those who Will worthily carry out their will.
KANSAS REPUBLICANS.
TOPEKA, Sept. 4.-The Republican State
Convention this morning nominated S. G.
Slower for Treasurer. The platform favors
protection as eXpounded by Blaine, demands
a ~ Cppn-Wltpr ha arh0r
the Gulf OF Mexico, indOrses Harrison's Ad-
ministration, indoiSes prohibition and more
stringent laws for its enforcement, and de-
claTes against alien ownership Of H. land. The
il to be the highest dictate of commercial
policy of the country to cultivate the most
intimate as well as the most extended com
mercial relations with our sister republics Of
the two American continents, and that
it will be wise and expeiient to adjust our
tariff laws SO as to promote this and
at the same time adopt such legisla-
tive policy as will compel all countries
that have exercised determined discrimina-
ton against American products to cease
such sch hostility. The newly enacted silver
law Is commended as good step in the
| right direction, and the free coinage of silver
IS demanded. Such legislation is favored as
may be necessary to insure an increase Of the
| volume OF currency adequate to the growing
| demadns of the trade. While not naming
| the Lodge bill, the platform demands of Con-
| gress the passage Of law protecting the
| freedom and purity of the ballot box and
| securing Congressional representation based
upon the actual vo.e cast.
REPUBLICAN LEAGUES.
SARATOGA On. ", Sept. 4.-The Execu-
tive Committee of the National League Of
Republican Clubs held a semi-annual ses-
sion to-day, and adopted addresses to vari-
GUS State leagues. 1t states that there is
much political prosperity throughout the
Vile meeting there has been great
growth in numbers. State leagues are
admonished TO keep up active work in off
years. Referring to the tariff the address
says: I'VE still adhere with frmness to