Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-17
NOTHING GOT AWAY
"Czar" Reed Gives a Reporter
a Breezy Talk.
THE NEW RULES A GREAT SUCCESS,

Which He Hopes the Democracy Will
Repeat at the Coming Session of Com
gress - filibustering Something That
Has Outlived Its Utility and Is Only an
Abuse Now-Prefers Mills for Speaker
and Promises Lively Time-Thinks
Campbell Good Man to watch-That
Presidential Letter.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-An authorized in
tervlew with eX-Speaker Thomas B. Reed
Is printed in The World, of which the fol-
lowing is part:
NO, sir; we never lost trick in the
whole game" said Thomas B. Reed, slap
ping his chubby hands upon the arms of
the big armchair in which he sat, or
rather sprawled after the manner of Tai
leyrand in the well-known picture Not
trick. Play whistf"
Yes
Then you understand what it means
to take the thirteen tricks. Well that's
what we did Nothing got away. from
US"
Development of Filibustering.
DO you expect to see the next speaker
play the same game:'
Il hope so. If the game of politics is
worth joining mat all it should be played
with the best skill and Judgment that one
possesses. Politicsf Its business-au
business. Fihbustering in 1850 may have
been all right, but in 1890 it had devel.
oped into absolute obstruction Such
methods always outgrow the intent and
purpose for which they were created. The
slightest advance beyond or invasion of
vested or constitutional rights is a dan
gerous step, not in itself, perhaps, but be-
cause of what it may lead to. This very
language was applied to me time and
again, know
Will Make Things Interesting.
But, God bless me, | was only trying
to hold down a rather turbulent minority
to the bedrock of parliamentary forms
from which similarly situated miaorities
had been allowed 10 slip in the past. l
was simply 'holdin' Ter nose ag'n the
shore, is the metaphor isn't too strained,
and | did it. Now, ! say, let Crisp. or
McMillin, or Mills do the same thing If
the speaker has the sand he will make US
walk the chalk line The last election
spoke with considerable vigor regarding
some matters, and the minority ought to
hear the echo. But we will make things
interesting LOT lueIll, nevertheless.
His Opinion of Mills and Crisp
"Whom of these men would you preferfr
Il am on good terms with all of them.
Personally, without any disrespect 70
other candidates, l would be glad to have
Mills the next speaker. He has capacity
for the place, is a good parliamentariau.
and a l said before, sincere and frank
antagonist. Crisp l have always found a
quick, ready man. Last session when l
was in the speakers chair he quoted me
against myself, and did it very cleverly.
He was o. h. 1t was good politics.
Not Doing Amy Parrying.
How did YOU parry the thrust"
Parry nothing exclaimed the ex-
speaker. laughing: Il never said word,
couldn't afford, officially, to notice a re-
mark made by one Reed, a member from,
Maine, in previous session of congress
Don't you see? l treated the matter as
would have done had another mans Ian
guage in previous congress been quoted
in his absence. But l could have answered
it, and can yet if l am ever asked. Yes;
looks like lively session ahead"
The Dangerous Man in 1899.
What of the Democratic situationsn
Mr. Reed was asked.
There is no situation; it awaits the
fate of Governor Campbell in Ohio" was
the reply.
Is it as bad as thatg"
The unknown man who comes to the
front just before the convention meets is
always dangerous. No time is afforded to
look up his record, or to invent one for
him"
You enjoyed your trip abroad?'
Every much, indeed l didn't try to do
too much. i simply stuck to- England,
Holland. France and Italy. There's lots
of Europe for me to see yet