The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-09-05
WHITE AS DRIVEN SNOW
That's The Character Reed Gives His
Actions In The House.
The Gar of All the Republicans
Admits He Broke Precdents but
Says He Established Many
Others In Their Place.

urriNeu htrt tnls alternOon. he received
ovations at several points along the road
where the train stopped to-day. Tonight
he was welcomed at the city hall by
crowd OF 5000 people and made an ad-
dress, the substance OF which is as fol-
lows:
Speaker Reeds address was devoted 10
a review of the work Of the present house
OF representatives. He spoke of "the
threats OF the minority before the assem-
bling OF congress, and their declarations
that they were to rule in utter disregard
Of the will of the people, and of all the
filibustering tactics they were prepared TO
employ. The house of representatives,
he said, is not a body quick 10 do business
under any set of rules. Its large num-
bers and the diverse interests they repre-
sent will always make il slow ard cum
bersoIpe, but the system which enabled
one member TO hold the whole house at
bay tip set Of sun, and then to hold Il un-
| tilphysical exhaustion set in was evidently
a system which rendered elections useless
and called halt to civilization itself. IL
there be anything in popular government
IL means that when the people elect one
party TO take control of the house or
senate that party shall have both power
and responsibility. II with other ideas of
their public duty the minority beset us at
the opening of the session. Not only were
no measures TO pass which did not have
their approval, but no rules even of pro-
cedure were TO be permitted except those
which seemed suitable To the beaten
party.
$50 we began without rules. After two
months the opposition found that under
the par arliamentary law which had been
built up by the American people in con-
sonanee with their institutions, public
business was going on every day without
their cpnsent, and they began TO clamor
for thdvery rules they have denounced. /
need not describe to you the scenes of dis
order preliminary TO the establishment of
the soind business principles of the
house.l IL is enough 10 say that good
work Vas done and the house has taken
large Stride toward business and the per-
formatce of its duty.
AM time these last eight
month"; have been subject to
much tndiscrimnate praise and To much
indiscfminate blame, one is just as much
deserved as the other. Great events do
not turn one man. The house of repre-
sentatiSes was ready and ripe for change
and the people stood ready 10 approve.
What the world wanted was easy TO do.
am not greatly proud TO he speaker. but
am proud with all my heart 10 be one of
that magnificent majority of the house of
representatives of the Fifty-flrst congress
which for nine long months has never for
one moment faltered in its duty. We
have achieved all the republican party
promised, and more. We promised the
people the tariff should have fair aud ex-
haustive treatment; that the principle OF
protection should have full recognition,
, and we have kept these promises. by an
administrative bill wise and discrim-
mating effort has been made 10 secure to
our manufacturers and merchants com
plete benefit of the rates OF duty imposed
] by the law.
"Two years ago the democrats in the
, house admitted, owing To change
, in the methods of the manufacturers,
that the whole woolen industry was
I ttcrng 10 its fall unless woolcns and
worsieds were put upon footing OF equal
i,y. Nevertheless for the purpose Of add
? ing TO the votes of the Mills bill which
, could never pass they sacrificed the
wooden industry, without delay and with.
; out waiting 10 strengthen their own tariff
bill by the support of the worsted men,
Major Mckinley and Governor Dingley
pushed through measure OF justice
which has rescued so many of our wooden
mills from disaster and ruin.
, "But these bills, useful as they are, were
but forerunners of the tariff bill. The
|, Mckinley bill was not made in "A closet,
was not the product OF one man who tried
TO know everything. II any tariff bill was
Ill.
: people OF the United States the Mckinley
bill is that one.
Another great achievement of the
house is the silver bill. The republicans
| had promised that all the silver dollars
should be furnished which could be
kept equal with gold. Such bill, full,
T. filling that promise 10 the uttermost, now
adorns our statute books as "A tribute "a
the wise conservatism OF the Republican
majority of the house. Already silver
seems 10 be climbing 10 par with safety ia
all interests Of the country. There was
also another promise TO he kept, made
long ago aud often renewed.
a "for years the Republican party have
: declared most righteousy there could moi
4 be in a republic duty more sacred THAI
r the duty of upholding the right OF every
!. citizen To participate in the government
|. The house, true TO its duty, has passed q
bill which, when il becomes a law, will
give 10 the people Of the United States tho
sulTrages OF millions. II will enable the
votes TO be cast and to be courted AZ
= cast"
4 Then Mr.. Reed continued: every
i inch OF our progression has been con
a tested by the opposition. The highway
4 robbery Of time has been abolished. Petty
larceny has not. The strong, vigorous
public sentiment prevailing among al
constituencies will revert To the fact thai
/. we spent two months and half in organ
. ization, in the preliminary struggles
= 10 settle the right Of the majority e
u control and in determing the rules OF the
5 house proceedings. We were forced "a
y spend more time on the contested elec,
s tions. Our loss Of time from contested
> elections will not he less than - days.
"One other cause Of loss time viii
bc q surprise, perhaps, TO the community
at large. No man would regret more than
A 60 ho thought wanting ia all proper ~
J. spect for the dead aud all proper rever
y ence for our departed comrades and fol
c the feelings Of surviving friends. Yet th'
: method by which the house shows this re-
speci and pays this reverence Is verS
costly 10 the nation.h
The speaker went on 10 show that 10y
!: the time the house gets through with th'
; | pulonies OF members who have died dur