New-York tribune., 1891-03-07

Fun Run. II was the triumph Of the liar in american
politics The than fT S'S'yo Of Some 5Ssi
Democrats and many phenomenal eranks and
when that CONGRESS has adjoprned the he American s t
deeds that do live after them CHEERS. and While
the liar will ys long sSSvras as the b race eevdp P
more will be factor In our politics. (Cheers)
THE TURN HAS COME NOW.
But II last fall was Buu Run. the election re
turns coming in from the municipalities in our state
show that having met the Bull Run, the turn has
come now for this year and the next we are to have
our Doneson, Vleksburg March TO the sea- and
In 1892 our Appomattox. Great cheerngJ Our
friends, the enemy, are not so happy as one might
suppose who looked upon the surface, when we note
that ex President Cleveland, VINO seemed TO be SIX
months ago the unanimous choice OF lhe party, NOW
has the SILVER spear from tlc oOuth anu Mcst ucoon
against his vitdis, wheA Governor I'M ana senator
bLl Qmmense laughter, woolng as Only OdcheiOt
can, the star Eyed Goddess OF Reform Shouts oi
laughter and chccrs) has the SarEyed Goddess send
him letter which her prophet WatteIson ioiied 70
put postage stamp on Qaushter in which Sne SAYS ;
Il cannot love you, Dui VIII be SISTER 10 JOu'
loud and prolonged laughter and cheeri1gl T..
1t is charged that the President is little man IN
size but the history Of the world shows hat ma!
Of the great movements in the field of statesmansmp
and In The hed Of literature have been made by Aiuo
l say this for President HARRISON for whom there
is always more OF criticism than OF commentator,
know tnat in any time during the great struggle iOr
honest elections, by the surrender OF honest elections
as all Administration and parry measure. he might
have secured either active support or an absentee
ism equivalent 10 support .; the great financial meas
the Administration desired. 1 know that he ielt
lie said that 1000 years ago there trade of the
rights OF man for silver and the results were not
such would justify repetition of the experiment
(Cheers.l
We are happy tonight, starting out at the close
Of Congress, the Congress in which We rejoice
starting out in the midway Of the Administration ior
the victories which 10 come IN the conclusion Of
the Administration and new one; we are hdppy III
the fact that the party of Lincoln, and OF seward ana
Of Chase, the party of Grant and of Garfield ana Of
Blaine great cheerngl, Is the party OF HARRISON Oh
Mckinley and of Reed. tremendous and enthusiastic
In tRe epithets which control the hour and form
the vocabulary Of political discussion. there Is one
word that belongs TO the Republican party; as @ lS
property, which will give life and Will give impetus
Will give strength 10 American industries, VIII give
perpeuity 10 American commerce, VIII MAKE our haH haH
known all over the seas it was once before Will
carry our surplus products mine. from mill from
furnace, from factory 10 foreign countries, anu pIIS
back wealth for the employment OF the wage Garner
and the activity of capital, that word is our own
Reciprocity" tremendous and prolonged cheernsD
SOUND SENSE FROM MIR. REED.
Thou Mr.. Depew introduced Mr.. Reed, who,
when the cheering that greeted him subSided,
spoke as follows:
Mr. President, and Gentlemen Of the Federal Club {:
j trust that / appreciate thoroughly any otner
the advantages of knowing good friends Dut
trust that am not wanting in intellectual capacity 10
such degree as not to appreciate That the utmost
kindness tnat has been done mc IN tlS WORTH HIS
IIaif the struggle IN lie is 10 ahearing laugh
ter) When Christopher Columbus dlScovted Iahefica
1t took him only three months but it took him half
his entire life to get chance discover America.
Applause) If mans object in life is TO hold Offices
and TO wear decorations; undoubtedly tnc Dest bu
his object is to do something perhaps IT Is not uue
sable for him 10 buy trumpet, especaliy II ne can
get somebody who don't like HIM 10 sound ii. (Laugh-
terl H.
sale of goods; and your best advertisers are always
your enemies. Your friends sometimes go 10 sleep
your enemies never do GaughteD and Whenever tno
good natured public being neither friend nor enemy,
wakes up to the consciousness that there Is something
to be considered. they do not pay much attention TO
the advertisements but proceed 10 examine the goods
The House of Representatives of the List Congress
has been thoroughly advertised by its enemies.
think the public now disposed to examine Wiat
has been done and whenever they DO 1t tey are gong
10 do il without much reference 10 the epthets Whcl
nv friend the president has so delightfully."- described
When they come 70 consider the MCKINLEY bili, ana @ ~
widening upon th, country (applaSe) the frt that IL
has been abused will only be dnly remembered as an
and whenever this country awakens the fact that tho
doctrine of human liberty must prevail III ihs country
the man and TO the men who undertook TO secure an
honest count Of an honest vote SAPPiMa9se APP M
to enumerate what deem 10 be the great deeds OF inc
House of Representatives of the List Congress dheTo ere
great things that have been done; and content my,
self with challenging the world TO point TO us equal
(cres OF Good" and appause and do not even ex,
cept that magnificent session OF Congress winch met an
the eNgencie of what was and ought TO be he Great
War of the Rebellion for the preservation OF human
But we have done more than pass great measures.
We have shown TO the people OF the United states tat
there is in this SSantr FEASIBILITY Of resPSSasbls Ssea
government by helter skelter. No man ever knew
whom to charge with the default Of 6ill, or whom 70
p'a,e for having carried it through The condition OF
hngs to-day is the result Of natural growth OF Amer
can Institutions TAls country, wth 60,COo,O33 OF OF
governed when it had but 100000. The Government
must grow as the Nation has grown i must M Ut @ llseh
10 the magnificent growth o. the people of the Chel
states. NpplauseJ o,,,,. -.. ...o.,,.
government by having the President and Cabinet
officers appear upon the floor Of the House and state
their Vewsl" The idea OF having men who have no
connection with The legiSntNe body, VINO cannot
be dismissed by the legislative body who cannot Gc
controlled by tem influence their DECISIONS Is utterly
inconsistent with the principe OF our o0verimehe en-
IL is mere dream Of vsionarles VINO thihK tha'
government has go to be the growth Of the necessities
of our people, and must be worked out under tho
adopted from any other land tApplause) If you
want TO mark the growth OF our Govcinment you
will mark it, If you study the history OF the country,
by the action taken by each House with regard TO
the speaker at it, close.
A DIFFERENT SENTIMENT NOW.
When >. ; Prentlss. the most magnificent orator
of the south, rase utter his dcnuncation against
James X. Polk what do you suppose was his theme I!
Ii was that he lad made the committees OF the
House that were political, politically on his SIDE ;
and the most commonplace speaker OF today makes
every committee solid Tor his own party, and nobody
ever dreams of protesting. (AppiauseJ When TINS
Government was a little one and had very little buSi'
ness to transact the whole House Of Representatives,
could plea out what business 1t would DO. Ia te
INST hIiy years Oh tMs government -e DuIOe. ~ W
bnls ANA resolutions were o,"o ior 1he WAoie ni'!
Nears Why have double that number aId pat
in two thousand more tnls very Congress now last
past; (applause), ana gradually VIC have developed
Our system Oi government.
"Mhy, . said Frcntss, Mr. Polk made the Election
Committee. which was pohilcdl committee, seven
democrats to Two Wigs; he nade the Ways and
Means Committee, whcn was "a political committee
seven democrats to TWO Whss: and the Committee
on Manufactures and Railroads. which was not
political he impartial enough 10 make seven
Nnis, and two Democrats l-dushteE) Now the
-. .aker, with the appreciation Of every man, ana
Without a fault of Complaint makes every committee
sOiidly Democratic or Republican according To the
majority. They trusted the committees to plck OUT
hat business to be done but this country, with
business swelling from o,77o I'm nifty years 10 10000
In two years, has got struggle between the com
mittees what shall be pcKed out, for Congress
never does more than 10 per cent OF liS business
How shall they be selecIedl The power of Ioc0gn-
ton lies IN the speaker, and II can never lie any
where else under our system of government, and he
a The chairman OF the COmmlttee ON Rules. and with