Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-10
REEDS PARALLEL.
His Speakership Reminds Him
of Some History.
LIKE LORD OLIVES RULE IN INDIA.

He Is Amazed ut His Own Moderation
in tho Chair-McMillan Says the DEM
ocrtas VIII Not Adopt the Present
Rules in tho Next Congress-The Pres
idsnt Hunting the Wary Duck-The
mckinley Bill Cases - That Vino
daugbsis Color Line-omcial Items.
WASHINGTON CITY, March l0-Repre-
sentative Grain, of Texas, is 4 personal IA
vorite with Feed. The relations between
the two are so friendly and intimate that
Grain had no hesitation in stepping up to
the ex-speaker after the final adjournment
Oh the house last Wednesday and inquir.
ing what apology he had to make for his
high handed treatment of the house."
Reed paused, smiled, searched the ceiling
afew seconds for an answer and then
said: MY dear boy, you puzzle me. Your
question makes me feel pretty much as
LORD Give, according to his own expires
sion, might have felt when he was under
examination by a committee of the Brit
tsh parliament on charge of having acted
In TOO high-handed manner in India.
Gave Give Food for Thought.
You remember that as commander of
the British forces in India Lord Give
was accused of accepting for his own ben
eht presents from the native princes
whom be had subdued, and of being I'M
kind In his treatment of some of those
native princes. Give thought of the con.
dition in which be found British inter
ests in India, and the condition in which
he lie them. He recalled the horrors
Of no
tact that there was not British force
within 5000 miles to avenge that atroc
ity. Moreover, he remembered that the
British had been deprived of nearly all
the foothold they had ever had in India
and were on the point of being driven bag
and baggage into the Indian ocean when
he organized, almost created, small
force with which he turned the tide on
the natives, and established the British
empire in India.
Reeds Application of the Story.
Then he remembered how complete his
victories were, what vast opportunities he
had for revenge, how thoroughly he had
the barbarians in his power, and how lit.
tie mercy the barbarians deserved. When
he thought OF the opportunities he had,
and of how little advantage he took of
ChCliii VI tHc temptations UIaU DeSeC MIN,
and of how little he yielded, his indigna-
ton at the paltry charges presented
against him boiled over, and he could not
help exclaiming: My God, gentlemen, L
am amazed at my own moderation And
you will not forget" Reed added sugges.
lively, "that the house of commons as a
result of that investigation, passed unani-
mously n resolution declaring that Lord
Give had rendered great and meritorious
services to England and to India
The Democratic Programme.
Representative Benton Mcmillan was
one of the leaders, if not the leader, of the
minority in the last congress. He gained
reputation as a master of repartee, and
is the only Democrat who could hold
Reed level ut parliamentary fencing 1t
was Mcmillan who first applied the term
"czar" to Reed. Speaking of the pro-
gramme before the Democrats in the next
house, Mcmillan says: ct is quite sure
that the rules practiced by Mr.. Reed will
not be enforced upon the minority in the
next house. / know it is commonly as
serted that the Democrats should compel
the Republicans to take their own medi-
cine, but Democrats can not afford to be
undemocratic. There viii not be enough
Republicans in the next house to obstruct
legislation, even if they choose to-"