St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-14
REED, THE CLOWN,
Entertains His Colleagues and the
Galleries.

Galleries.
Is Mr.. Wilson spoke but ten minutes at
the opening of the definite. He then
reserved the balance Of his time.and Mr..
Reed, the leader OF the opposition, took
the floor. The gentleman from Maine
aroused his followers to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm. He said:
mr.. Speaker. l am somewhat re-
luctant to address the house because
my feelings are divided between two
emotions" began Mr.. Reed. Zone is
an emotion of regret for the Democratic
party and for it's position. and the other
Is feeling of equal regret for the
country and its position, 100. So far as
the gentleman from West Virginia is
concerned. and his compatriots, there
Is not the slightest necessity of my COM
menting on the difference between this
scene of sorrow and the triumphal pro-
cession which carried him out of this
house. Laughter and applause on the
Republican side.
HE is not so Joyous now, having
been carried out IN another branch, and
more etfectually. Renewed laughter. |
lit is unfortunate for the gentleman
from West Virginia that he and his
cOmpatr!OtS have had 20 contend with
gentlemen of SO much more capacity
and skill. Undoubtedly the house COLI
ferees meant well. Undoubtedly their
Intentions Were Honorable,
but they were no match for the gentle
men whom they met in the other
branch. They we're not skIlful as
those men are. Why, our conferees
came back to us. gentlemen of the
house, without so much as the name of
the bill that they transported across
this building a month ago. 1t will be
known in history as the Gormau-Brice,
vice the Wilson, bill, dead. Laughter
and applause OH the Republican side.
And not dead on the field of honor,
either. Renewed laughter and APP
"rhe gentleman from West Virginia
and his compatriots appear before US
now, not as the trIumphal reformers
marching to glory at the sound Of their
own sweet voices. They are little babes
in the wood, and it will be found
pretty soon that they were left there by
their uncle i'll the White house. [Great
laughter and applause on the kepub-
llean side.
"And | can hear the coming of the
pinionS of the little birds bearing the
ballots that are to bury them out of
sight. Laughter on the Republican
side. But their fate is of small conse-
quence. Their disappearance is the
least of this event. l told this house.
speaking on this tariff ouestion.that one
of the great miSfortuneS of this attempted
action would be the fact that whatever
basis was reached, it would not be
permanent basis on which this country
could do business; that it was only
an effort Oh their part to do something,
an effort which they were going to con-
tiuue; and the gentleman from West
Virginia CHR. WILSON, signaliZes his de-
parture from history by talking about
this being
A Step IN the Onward March.
80, not even content with this senate
bill, not even content with what attacks
it makes upon their industries, these
men, al the moment When they feel their
personal diseredir by submitting to the
bill, announce to US that 1T is only the
herald of future attacks upon the bust
ness industries of this country. Great
God! Has not this country suffered
enough during the last twelve months
that these men should come and assure
1t that theirsravages are to continue? |
tell you that when the people of this
country get an opportunity TO express
their opinion of you, you will listen to
1t more Intently and with Sadder heart
than you have today even. Not content
with what you have done, you have
threatened the people of this country
with yourselves again. Laughter on
the Republican side.
1--WE shall not write its epitaph. That
has been done by near and dearer
parsonage. That has been done 10y the
man whose name must be affixed to
this bill before it can be a discredit to
the statute book. His name must be to
it. He tells you that this bill is an in
stance of pertidy, injustice and dis
honor. We have got nothing to do in
the next campaign except 10 read the
testimony Of your chief magistrate,
under whose protecting wing the COM
mlttee on ways ana means Of the house
of representatives has lived so that we
did not know at any moment whether
it was a committee of the house of rep
reSentatlVeS or committee of the eX-
ecutive. Applause on the Republican
side
"Out of your own household has come
your condemnation; nay, out of your
own mouths has your condemnation
come. For we shall read that bold and
D0cIdratEOn
of the chairman of the committee on
ways and means that we were to sit
here until the end of our term to put
down the sugar trust. What do we
have instead? Why, we have a propo-
silion to fire one OF those pop-gun tariff
bills for which the gentlemen from
Illinois (Mr. Springer was deposed
from the ways and means committee
Laughter on the Republican side.l
His successor, after filling the at
mosphere with his spread wings, finds
his nest III some other birds premises.
Laughter on the Republican side
why not resign il you were to adopt
the action OF the other person? 1 Goa.
graduate the gentleman from Illinois
(Mr. SpringeD upon his personal tri-
umph. wish l could congratulate the
country upon something, and l will
upon the speedy departure of incom-
potency" EAppiause on the Repub-
lican side