The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-25

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..-, what a political razor Is" finds
'-' ~. confirmation here with everyone
''.'' ,r,.o witness OF his course during
", a.,, ,,,o sessions Of the Fifty-frst Con-
., Let ANYBODY recall the heated
.a,e., for the Spcalicrship Of that
Vie .bc claims of Major Mckinley to
W., distinction, and the outcome. Let
r.. . rcca,l the evenly balanced mem
i..of,he Two parties in the beginning
J, ,bc session, the rrocarious majority
tJ, ,bo Republicans could command
. "', md the imperative necessities
.,n situation. Then lot him reflect
80. !, s,.ily a man DESTROYS OF revenge,
s.rariglly one occupying the undis-
.-,,l nosi,ion OF floor leader Of the
,lin5rt pagty, could have rendered
\. Speakcrs chair unbearable to the
. W. and al the Speakers efforts 10
,,cticrt. 1t is true one may say that
v,ior WcEinlcv's own reputation was
:. ~ :,.ke in the matter OF q tariff bill
.,5Girn,ly expected OF him by an
,.rr public; yet how very easy would
I Iate been Tor him to make q deal
y,b The pcmocrotic leaders by which u
nriIbiIl could have been passed, prac-
tiraj,y witro,s opposition, in return
Sr concessions in regard to the rules.
There ri was absolutely nothing which
ibe Democrats would not have gladly
c,nrplct i BIZ that means Speaker
L,.d anil his iron hand might have
l,.a put to rout snd slam9"g'h
rHr MAN AND TIE CRISIS.
II an'body doubts ibis lot him re-
rombe. the tariff and silver deals in
The senate made in far less trying ext
,ar,ies one absence from a critical
Tlglll, one negative vote (Nlrd there
rre times when negative votes were
Unexpected by the most sanguine on
ihr Republican side. one slight lapse
c.y..ilaurr or spirit on the part OF the
R,rnblic1n leader, and q quorum could
nj have been counted, the rules could
not have been adopted, contestants
tonll not have been seated, a working
majority could not have been obtained
anil al til" multiplicity of legislation so
successfully attended to by the Fifty
drt Congress would have been alto
gihcr impossible.
Wllatm opportunity was there, not
alone Tor revenge, but simply for an eX-
hib.lion Of that petty spite which 4
T'.l ,ou,must ever feel for a greater in
such periods OF trial! And how different
inn. wIatitmight have been was Major
NHinley's conduct. How grandly he
r~lolhr occasion only those who were
present. during those days and nights
anil weeks OF labor and anxiety will
eycr appreciate. Not a man in that
House but knew that the fate OF party
Vi bound up in the crisis which SEEM
elto be coming in never.ending sue
c'''ion Not Il man who was fully
avroi the result OF the change OF n
srgy vote on the Republican side on q
sn;eroll.call. One hUndrcdatid sixty
syyolcs were 4 majority OF that House
Wien i convened, and there were 1856
l.gaiIicln members MI told.
UNPARALLELED IN HISTORY.
Not device known in the wide do.
min Of political and parliamentary
tEickey but what was tried over and
oycr again by the desperate and un-
Empn!oas leaders OF the opposition to
L'raS, or at least temporarily confuse
that solid phalunx. With what success
iAeconn.ry knows. No such party dis
CCp.ne was ever before witnessed in the
House Of Representatives as the Repub-
IIIraRs Of the last House presented. No
leadership was ever more prompt, able
9niwillng than that Of Major McKin-
ley No results were ever more COM
pete When the l68 votes were needed
lAey were forthcoming, and all the rest
was possible. Ia.l
Then came the outburst OF popular
applause for Speaker Reed. IT was
Bold Tom Reed" Brave Tom Reed"
everywhere, and right well MIS-, he dc,
serving Of applause. The day was his.
hlI Tor the time being the;man to
Nlom Republican success was due,
even more than to the speaker, the real
power behind The throne, was compare
lively obscurcd. I;
WHAT would all the speakers nerve
sI W.! determination have been worth
N'hoat the votes TO back them up; or
,hat Would a bold ruling haveamojintcd
70 N,thCut the point Of order or motion.
A..S'y made, upon which to ruler
- Inc House never lacked the man.
t tne p ophets hands OF old were not
l,''er Ipported than the Q caker's by
a,s cGadJutor on the floor. Those two
1l'i'gd N purpose, IFS they we're, and
w. w. heat4cn might rage, and did rage.
AZ ine people might imagine a vain thing,
VI any other thing they liked, it mat
D'cd not to the leaders who knew they
', ~ right aud who proposed 10 net up
I" Their convictions. -
WI; Mills was hourly threated with
jiI0l''Nl NJ Breckinridgo ruined Il
sans a day; Mr.. Wilson sweetened his
SSI S to the iarthest extremes, and
; W. Sriisp did up his throat in a wet
70 was all OF no avail. Tho tide
w W., business in the Fifty.nrst Congress
. aiI along irrcsistably, thanks above
~ ~ L., 70 ,Ae man who had the confidence
" gi ,a.S party, and who retained that CON.
"leh'e 10 the end.
SPLENDID eESrRALsHlp.
q There was many a scene and incident
ia, y," which no man who saw will ever
s a., There were periods Of the wild.
~, confusion and uproar, when the
Spl at, i,lc side OF the Chamber was far
Ss C,g l'Se an assemblage OF bowling
C cS.i 'shgs than a deliberatiye body Of
, or. men; when threats, iml., .ea-
Hynt demands, motions and what not,
; ;ioa together, produced \ conhina.
T vi" o. affairs simply indcscribablo;
b, rIu hne'tenths OF the members ri
w i'n parties were at their wits end :
; XIII. ! state OF anarchy or riot seemed
v: ALWAYS, then, the speakers ewes