Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-03
WAR or POLITICIANS.
BITTER PARTISAN DEBATE OVER THE
ELECTIONS BILL.

BITTER PARTISAN DEBATE OVEN Ihs
ELECTIONS BILL.
TIE Hsppiest Mas In cougrsss-spsakss
Grip says Tom Reed Has Bsss.s .
Nsseasnise-Aa Earssst warriss For
the silver causs-A Usiqus Tigurs.
WARRINGTON, Sept. es.-lspeciall-
Not for many years havswe had such . BIT
ter partisan debate In the house. Next week
promises to ses the founts Of vitriol opened
wider, and no ons would bs surprised II
members were TO come TO blows before the
election bill Il finally disposed Of. Thef
ing is running high. though not In all cases
~ high - the reader who peruses every
day the accounts Of the speeches would
naturally think. With many statesmen
this election law controversy Il merely .
convenient opportunity for making them.
selves solid. as the saying 10, with their con.
stituents. In the north the supporters Of
Republican congressman like nothing bet
ter than the waving Of the bloody shirt,
while In the south it In equally popular 70
pirate Of the terrible outrages committed
by deputy msrshals and supervisor Not
few OF the members who have made
speeches on one or other side Of this debate,
and who worked themselves. 10 far ~ ap.
pearances went, into . state Of intense pas
snap one way or the other how the matter
comes out. Asa matter Of fact, there u
some foundation for the suspicion that to q
/ Ia vs.s. shts Nho faxlaral
election laws II on both sides Q sort Of pol.
iticians' war-an easy method for the pro-
fessional statesmen TO use In firing the
hearts Of their followers and securing 10
nominations aud reelection.
why Tom Reed IL Happy.
Without any sort OF doubt the happiest
man In congress today IL Thomas u. Reed.
Mr.. Reed II all smiles and grunts Of satis-
faction. He thinks he II being vindicated
by the course OF events. II will Be remsm-
bered that when he became speaker Reed
astonished the country with bis innovation
In the MANAGEMENT Of the house. The
manner In which he gave the majority ab-
solute power to rule earned him the hatred
OF his political opponents aud the admira-
tion Of his party friends II also brought
him the nickname THE Ckar." an appella-
ton which Mr.. Reel has never ceased TO
delight In. In the present congress Speak
or Crisp has gone into the car business .
little on his own account. lie has found q
way to cut of debate and facilitate busi.
ness which seems quite ~ effective a. the
method which Reed adopted. Over In the
senate there Is great deal Of discussion as
to cloture. or the previous question, and II
/ 4 snp.thfnr ~ FaIiaal
nature must be done IL the senate II "
avoid confessing itself absolutely impotsnt
and miserable hzzle. Therefore Mr.. lieed
assumes, with OF without warrant, that lao
has been justified at both ends Of the capi-
tol under Democratic management. And
ss he was also yindicated by the decision Of
the supreme court In the test case brought
TO determine the legality Of his rulings, the
gentleman from Maine Is naturally feeling
very well.
Reeds L<sdsrship Disputed.
And yet Mr.. Reed II not the absolute
leader Of the Republican side Of the house
| that he once was. In fact, he II only NOM
inally the leader. Mr.. Burrows Of Michi.
gan aspires to leadership. too, and good
deal Of rivally exists between them. They
are saying some curious things about Reed.
A Republican member of the house tells
your correspondent that Reed II one Of the
most eager presidential candidates Of the
Republican party. lie really thinks he
stands q good chance. According TO this
same member, Reed has become one idsa
man. His hobby In his own vindicatiou.
| He thinks or talks OF nothing else than the
correctness Of the position which he took
rs speaker. A. leader Of his party In the
house, he bends everything In such way a.
to give the most possible emphasis to the
service rendered by him ~ u pioneer In re-
form Of legislative methods. While his
fellow Republicans are willing to admit
that he was u great man and that he was
right, they assume he has been sufficiently
vindicatsd already and that II is not fair TO
use them a. instruments for his further
Rlorihcation. These Republicans have an
idea that they should cease looking back.
ward for Mr.. Reeds benefit, and turn to
and See what they can do for the present
and the future.
Crisp's Opinion Of Reed.
Mr.. Reed rarely takes the floor nowadays
unless Il Is to talk about the rules and 70
point out that he WAS right In the manage
ment Of affairs In the Fifty.hrst congress.
Speaker Crisp always tries to treat him
with the utmost courtesy, but does not al.
ways succeed. Speaker Crisp has queer
idea about Reed; The man IL crazy on
this one subject Of his method Of counting
quorum aud suppressing debate. lie
cannot think Of anything else. II IL always
Ia his mind. lie has become monoma-
MAC. II IL pity. too, for Reed Is too big .
man to permit himself to be spoiled b I'D.
Ing hobby" Reed Is still considered the
greatest debater Ia the house, though he
should stop harping on his rules.
Leader of the siiserites.
In the senate a remarkable figure has
come To the front during this session. IL is
Mr.. Teller Cf Colorado. Senator Teller
came down to Washington last month
with the determination that the silver 10
peal bill should never pas. lie made M
his mind to at In his seat In the senate
chamber every hour that the sessions were
continued, be they o hours per day or ~
hours. lie had consscraied himself liter
ally To the cause Of silver aud was deter
mined that II repeal passed II should be
over his dead body. Mr.. Teller has kept
his word. Hour after hour aud day after
day be sits there. alert 10 everything that
II " going on, hNayS fN"'y '"i osssso '"s
frequently taking the floor To hurl defiance
at the opposition. II bs leaves the cham.
Der To yet bit of luncheon, Il is only for .
few moments, and with = trusty man ON
guard. -
Teller IL tail, wiry, black haired, Indian
like. lie la, the tenacity of u she cat, the
courage Of u lion. But this terrible ordeal,
this long continued nervous strain, istelling
upon him. His face looks thin and pinched.
There IL doggrd, weary expression about
the mouth that II new. The tawny black
bairs, comb<d straight up from the tenn.
ples, are turning gray. The battle 10 tell.
ing ON this warrior for the silver cause.
There 10 no insincerlty about him, no pos
ing for effect. no playing part. His pas
sion, his soul. are In this contest. lie be
lieves be Ii fighting for humanity. Proba-
bly he would willingly and deliberately
plunge himself Into paraly ysis " even death
II he could Thereby win bis fight. There
are times during his speeches for silver aud
In justification Of his position when II u
only with difficulty be II able to keep back
the tears. lie IL By long odds the most In
tsresting figure II this srsas struggle.