Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-14
REPUBLICAN TICKET
DEMOCRATIC HYPOCRISY.

In the discussion of a resolution to
extend the appropriation bill of last
year for fifteen days by reason of the
Democratic house failing to pass the
current appropriation for the year be-
ginning July l, ex-Speaker Tom Reed
stated few truths, as follows:
"Your party came here prating of
economy, and your leaders labeled
themselves with the word economy
The result now appears that there is
nothing left of your shop but the sign.
1t will not do to plead the baby act by
saying that the Republican senate in
creased the original appropriations.
The senate is a coordinate branch of
congress, was a coordinate branch dur
ing the fifty-first congress, and always
will be a coordinate branch, unless
some of us who cannot get there shall
succeed in abolshing it.
"The Democratic party today stands
before its own history, as before a look
ing-glass. Gentlemen, how do you like
your picture? Your hollow mockeries
of 1890 are written on your faces. You
are compelled to acknowledge that this
country is growing, that its expenses
are growing and that appropriations
must necessarily be increased from year
to year.
"The people of this country do not
object to liberal appropriations for car
rying on their government They are
proud of this republic. They do object
to useless or injudicious appropriations
and wasteful expenditures of public
money. They are not in sympathy
with false pretense and want of common
sense in the management of affairs.
They know that you have cut So, 0O0,-
600 off of the pension appropriations to
make showing Of economy, and they
know that you gentlemen know that
you will have to make that appropria-
ton during the next session: and they
know that you have cut the sum off of
the regular bid in order to fool them
during the pending presidential cam
paign.
"But you cannot fool the American
people. They see you and read you
through and through. They have COM
PEELED you to make appropriations in
excess of the flfty-hrst congress; COM
PEELED you to do approximately right,
and they have restrained you from do
ing your proposed wrong of appropriate
ing millions to pay Southern war
claims. The people have done this,
and it reminds me of the scripture
which declares that the wrath of men
shall praise God, and the remainder Of
wrath shall be restrained. 1t seems
providential that your hypocrisy should
be exposed, and that out of your own
mouths you should be condemned"
Mr.. Dockery here interpolated the
remark that the Republican minority
has dominated this house. Again MIR
Reed said: Don't plead the baby act
You are nearly three to one. You hav,
absolute control of this house, and tn,
Republican minority has only been abb,
to prevent you from wrong doing. w,
could not dominate the house and yol
know it. The people know that also
The only correct course for you Demo
Gratis to pursue now is to acknowledge
your faults before heaven, and brin,
forth fruits meet for repentance. Go Il
the people frankly, tell them that yol
are Scribes, Pharisees and hypocrites
that you have left undone the thing
which you ought to have done, and tina
there is no health in you"