New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-15
REED RESORTS TO RIDICULE
The Ex.Speaker Arouses Enthusiasm in
ths House. ..s
His Remarks on the Wilson Tariff Bill the
Cause.

So :. - SAAS
Cause.
Monday wassa lively day in the lower
House of Congress. The adoption Of the
senate tariff bill was the occasion and
Tom Reed helped to stir up the dish Of
crow. He said:
Mr.. Speaker, ] am somewhat reluctant
to address the house because nv feelings
are divided between two emotions. One
is an emotion of regret for the Democrat
party and for its position and the other
is a feeling of equal regret for the coun-
try and its position, too. So far as the
gentleman from West Virginia is con-
cerned, and his compatriots, there is not
the slightest necessity of my comment
ing on The difference between this scene
Of sorrow and the triumphant procession
which carried him out of this house.
He is not SO joyous now, having been
carried out in another branch and more
effectually. 81 4.
Its unfortunate for the gentleman
from West Virginia that he and his com
patriots have had to contend with gen
lemen of 50 much capacity and skill.
Undoubtedly the house conferees meant
well. Undoubtedly their intentions
were honorable, but they were no match
for the gentlemen whom they met in the
other branch: They were not as skillful
as these men are. Why our conferrees
came back to us, gentlemen of the house,
without SO much as the name of the bill
that they transported across this build
ing month ago. 1t will be known in
history as the German Brice vice the
Wilson bill dead. And not dead On the
field of honor, either. The gentleman
from West Virginia and his compatriots
appear before US now, not as the trium.
phal reformers marching to glory at the
sound of their own sweet voices. Ther
are little babes in the wood and it will
be found pretty soon that they were left
there by their uncle in the white house.
And I can hear the coming of the
pinions of tie little birds bearing the bal
lots that are to bury them out of sight.
But their fate is of small consequence
Their disappearance is the least of this
event. I told this house, speaking o1,
this tariff question, that one of the great
misfortunes of this attempted action
would be the fact that whatever basis
was reached, it would not be perma-
nent basis on which this country could
do business; that it was only an effort
on their part to do something, an effort
which. they were going to continue; and
the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr.
WILSON, signalizes his departure from
history by talking about this being a step
in the onward march. So, not even con-
tent with this senate bill, not even con-
tent with what attacks itmakes upon
their industries, these men at the mo-
ment when they feel their personal dis
credit by submitting to the bill announce
to us that it is only the herald of future
upon the business industries Of
this country. Great God, has not this
country suffered enough during the last
twelve months that these men should
come and assure il that their ravages are
to. continue? tell you that when the
people Of this country get an opportun-
ity to express their opinion of you, you
will listen to it more intently and with
q sadder heart than you have to-day,
even. Not content with what you have
done, you have threatened the people Of
this country with yourselves again.
We shall not write its epitaph. That
has been done by nearer and dearer
parsonage. That has sbeen done
oy the man whose name must be /
annexed to this bill before it can be dis
,redited to the statute book. His name
must be to5it. He tells you that this bill
$ an instance Of perfdy, injustice and
lishonor. We have nothing to do in the
lext campaign except to read the testi-
nony nony Of your chief magistrate under
shose protecting wing the committee on
rays and means Of the house Of repre-l
entatives have lived 50 that we did not
Inow ct any moment whether they were
committee Of the house of represents
ives Or 9 committee Of the executive.
)ut You're household has come
'our conde ion, nal out Of your own
mouths has your condemnation come.
FOR We shall read that sold and uncom-I
promising declaration Of the chairman
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