New-York tribune., 1891-03-07

oor ~ tbo List Congress upon parliamentary govern
ment that is upon government by popular ess'ye M
pUdics al over the world T 1y' wro history Of
rpresentative government through ,G md tbo E
semby will have TO creuiI 1"ncrSss with having
Piayad one Of the greatest victories for the cause
which has ever been acnleVeu, mii'0"; ,mDisYscf ~
achieved at precisely the rsht uhle' 'APp'"u'''
40 MORE OF wEAvEEs TACTICS.
ri, Corgrcss. the last Congress over which
81, corIsIc presdcd. we saw humiliatng spec
.Io a. American eyes could look upon. we sa"
, man Mr. Weaver, keeping the whoie CohsIcsS
stationary for two weeks, blocking the wheeis oi INC
government for that period, because the '"'o',' Wv
clncd to take up some measure ne Ioaicd AT Mr.
49, Ind shook its head, and sc0ided mi ala Ic
mancd impotcn Mr.. Reeds fnilnsy, sy,.udrred il im
ihcy have been by the House. have renuIi.Ie rei - tI
Silie In tLc future for any o,trucuoni VI te
Weaver type to bring the wheels oil 'o'er"'ic"' !"
'aRSs' PSs Talk aSp freedom Of debate having been IN
tercrcd with is all baseIess. S5 N eorgre.s than III
he Ith and farce times the debate that 'eao n.y. cI,'
i'm any Congress held durihS uc nm norid bave hecu
Var often much Of the time which eouid n',e VIC U,Jn &
val val tor leaitimate debate wasted Dy INC 90,
strucve AID dilatory tactcs OF nH t,v .noIv ~
for mis- thai minority, whether compo,Sa n, sorE "
iV' t or a. I'm some cases, OF b0th DcH"IdH
d yM1h,icans wins wholly and solely respohSioe;
# three Day deOa apn opporunity the minority
VI ic its views and il then the minority rom
pure m & 70 enr days ard thereby r'inccs the
dafe nractically to one day. the minority m5ei -
reSp1no;c Sny Ike lynch law 1t is something
ybrh in extreme and exceptional instance, may ,, ne
defnsbe bT which @ oraTcby %nT and outrage and lie
paralysis OF all the governmental iuncl0ns 1i oni od @
in which it takes glace SScevs wf the scvcre cens
TO protest against the tyranny of speSfM'Sl n
maoTT MAJ d IN 1e sd S over the busters Is Ike
protesting against the tyranny OF in n@v wise
arrot Nfl for ns hs i1 1eVabIe H fon and dsoc.
nr6duccd by the suppression OF hbu,terlhi IL s"; m
cantnrimr a dangerous and brutal criminal IL Is SOne
pcs imno,sble to avoid fight. daughter and
Pdes ~ rs in New Yor. who are acquainted with
tbc pro Adnrc Of the New York LegslauTe' the OUT,
cry against the ta1ny Sd so ff e ma!Srt aSnt nbustns
or dlatory legislation that ha' been aauptcu ~ boc
e and no practcG gndST Sd pet e and m paccc Of the
Scw.Y York Legislature on me sane suWy' n,,od hv
mdet speaker Of the AsG%hg M e6 at Aey erd R"peesS
lheSico , o NOT disnlayca than has been di;playcd
by Mr. Reed and tie Republican MAJORITY IL '"' "'''
riI. lit rpnrress passed one law which will he
God Ia, MANY wears after acts which LOW seem
of far greater Importance have been uitary i1 n,,
h. tcad a utt, higher and feel proudcr OF the country
heran.e thc Copyright hill 1IplanSe, ms W,ni
enacted into law II va mG% ho%GT S and i, E"nctty .
crc ot those measures which distinctly Tai,e inf
National tone which yc Us ra u ieot t6e
ta can 'S pple AppanseJ II IS lasting shame TO- MS
that s law was not , fn1e'd hat y ben yea' enacted %
and Republican cannot say G,cIs now m.' wh,cb
rejoice that was K@RngdStn and Signed by
Efepnhlican PRECEDENT Republican ConHr,,5. ara
Rcpubcan President to Which the eT iniag, ly, oi c'
'iIc I'M was pushed through the lionsr bv Me''rI
smonds. Of Connecticut; Adams. ol Ilitos M s,,, r",
plsti. of Connecticut assisted manfrlly m >ohal1r,
Edmnnd., Adrch, iiawley ,r@H ,,H W"%"' "aIn~ M Yet
IL anv ono man more than another IS entitled 10 ,he
credit Of it. pa,ssg S " ,31 r or frr f' wa owing Ing
soey T. The rcmcndyus nhu@nct he welded a. & Ipch t
that by the adoption Of the new 1ics me HoaNe Ia1
rendered II Impossible for an nn,rupnlou' au , h
bIl passed through the lower house. and ultimately
would not for moment fa to render pals" 70
those democrat, likc senator Butler and cpIcentvt'
Brecnrdgc Cumming, and Dra I'D I %I dccpv o rTct %
TO say that nanber of Republicans loncd inc Demo EMO
cra' under senator Goran ana carfe ca, onplncT a
o. the bill but the fat remain. t"t ir RNnl i.a 0i
The Republicans ,upp'FicI te ~, .nc 'nr IN ." no
81 the Democrat, opposed f. AID ihat all tl@ actvs
fcltng FOR n was done by the Republican leaders and
that thc ma't promincai, pcnoci'"c ea'''' 'pl''''
TtE CREDIT ALL TO THE REPUBLICANS.
The bill was asecd by a Republican Congress. II
IS n Republican triumph. Republican success and IL
passage reflect, honor upon the Republican party ~
we'll as upon the whole American people Appluscl
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taiu extent be Judged by its own leaders, ana we hNr
rclt 10 feel proud Of the men who led the hgt for
ms I'm the List Congress. That there should De one
or two Republicans Of whom cannot feel proud i
onv t be expected. We cannOi escape from the fact
that il was no credit to the Republican party Of the
House that Mr. Cannon, Of Illinois. should he one Of
it, leaders. and this though well aware that on
certain points Mr.. Cannon has done good WORK. bit
speaking broadly and from close personal knOwl
edge ~ and association with the men. ] saw In all
honesty that question il any legislative body any
where Of recent years ha, had ablcr mancr bral cr
and more honest leaders than the who cd the Re
publican party in the List Congress Applausc)
II Il an honor o. the Federal Club TO have Two Oi
them with toni2ht. There has been in
hubble life who has done more efficient and fearless
work for decent government during the last tw0 years
than the Hon Henry Cabot Lodge applause. aud cX
sneaker Reed has his place ia history one Of the
great leaders Of the Republican party. a. man
Whose name is entitled 10 rank high among the first i'm
hcr long rOllcall OF honor: who has rendered
service 10 the Nation which will be more and more
appreciated time goes on and its worth j. fully
undcrSt0OG and finally q who has laid under a
great debt all those all over the world who believe In
responsible popular government. applause and
cheers. loud and long contnucd)
GENERAL WOODFORD AND MR. ARMOUR.
With words of high compliment, Mr.. Depcw
introduced General Stewart l.. Woodford. the