The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-07
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Ex-speaker Reed Closes the Debate
for the Republicans.

fN-Spf0ker Hced closes the Debute
for the Republicans.
The speaker reascended the rostrum at
L O'Clock and the gaveI was passed 20
him. Mr.. Richardson moved around 10
the area in front of the speakers chair.
and according to parliamentary formula
reported that the committee of the whole
had had under consideration house bill
1854 tariff bill, and reported it to the
house with suhdry amendments. Tho
speaker then announced that three
hours would be allowed for closing the
debate
The chair recognizes the gentleman
from Maine" said the speaker. with a
last rap of the gavel for order. Mr..
Reed rose from the center of the repub-
lican side amid the wild cheering and
hand-clapping of the galleries and the
house Mr.. Reed frowned and shook
his head as though the demonstration
was dtStasteful TO him. He waited for
the applause TO cease Standing in the
aisle, clad i'm long Prince Albert coat
with head erect and defiant, he looked
the physical and intellectual giant. He
began 10 speak at last. slowly and delib-
erately. in the voice that has become 81
familiar to the people. There is an ag-
gresSiVeness in Mr.. Reeds speech which
ttuiiAS TOT ItOfE Andu IiltlRilC- III NIbflht
today with his back to his friends. his
face TO the foe across the aisle. Save
for his ringing voice, the drop of d pin
could have been heard. He said:
In this debate, which has extended
over many weeks, one remarkable re-
suit has already been reached. d result
of the deepest Importance TO this Coun-
try. The result is that the bill before
us is odious to both sides of the house.
II meets with favor nowhere. and COM
mandS the respect Of neither party. on
this side, we believe that while it pre-
tends to be for protection, it does not
afford it, and on the other side, they
believe that while it looks toward free
trade it does not accomplish it. Those
who will vote against this bill will do
50 because il opens our markets TO the
destructive competition of foreigners,
and those who vote for il will instantly
devote themselves to new crusade
against whatever barriers are left
Whatever speeches have been made in
defense of the bill, Oh the other side
whether by gentlemen who are respon-
sible only to their own constituency, or
by the gentleman from West Virginia
who ought to have been Steadied by his
sense of responsibility to the whole coun-
try, have one and all. with but rare ex-
ceptions, placed their authors uncom-
promisingly. except for temporary pur-
poses, on the side Of unrestricted free
trade.
1t is evident that there is no ground
for that hope, entertained by so many
moderate men, that this bill bad as il
is. will be a resting place where our
manufacturing and productive indus
tries. such as may survive can re-esta b.
lish themselves and have "A sure founda-
ton for the future, free from party
pickering and party strife Hence also
there can be no foundation for that cry
so insidiOusly raised, that this bill should
be passed at once because uncertainty
is worse than any bill can possibly be
day, uncertainty would reign just the
same. So utterly undisputed, and SO
distinctly visible to every human being
in this audience, has been our growth
and progress, that whatever the future
Industrial system of this country may
be. the past system is a splendid monu-
ment to that successful statesman who
found the country bankrupt and dis
tracted and left it first on the list OF
nations"
Mr.. Reed quoted at length from En-
glish authorities, showing the strength
of their confidence in the prosperity OF
this country.
Mr.. Reed eulogized this market as be-
ing the best in the world owing to the
to purchase largely of the comforts OF
life.
But what do you say bout the farm
er? Well on that subject I do not pro
fess any special learning, but there is
and leave the question there. If, with