The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-09-01
REEDS RED ROAST.
The Ex-spcaker Turns the Democracy on
the spit.

viz fARAA'Ah III ~ |
Old Orchard on August 25, with a
speech which called forth the heartiest |
applause from the thousands present. |
Mr.. Reeds main effort was 20 prove |
that the democratic party had shoH |
itself incapable OF ruling the country |
in a manner satisfactory not only 10
the majority OF the people, but even 20
the large minority which helped com
pose IL. Mr.. Reed, in part, spoke as
follows:
I'm saying that the democratic party has
shown itself incapable OF running this country
IN amanner satisfactory not only 20 the ma
jority 81 the people but 10 large and respect
able minority which help compose a. avn
not INDUCING In any language OF partisanship
but Ia the language OF truth. known and visible
60 ell who hear me to-day. Tho northern
democratic party Is. in many respects,
/ like the republican party. composed Of men
OF business sense and business ability. Tho
diniculty with the democratic party To-day, ~
II has been In all past time Is the fact that its
! great majority resides In tho south. The
\ southern men are men OF intellectual power,
men OF intelligence and men Of learning. The
7 dificulty with them Is that the kind OF learn
ing which arises from thorough knowledge
+ OF business as II Is carried on ia tho north IL
, entirely lacking. While the southern man may
have every opportunity 20 read IN books OF the
i prosperity MhAth mas come 20 the huitht NJ mas
no conception Of IL such as those who have
lived IN &C. lie Is devoted 20 the theories o. Q
bygone day HIS mind Is fixed upon the prin-
ciples which were essential III the prosperity
OF his part OF tho country ia the days before
the war
1T would be rrent mistake for tho people
OF the United States 90 suppose TINT the action
OF tho senate, SO much blamed By the demo-
cratic party and 50 much attacked by the pco-
PIE 81 the country IN general was 70 DO
deemed entirely the result Of personal feeling.
The truth is. the notion OF tho conservative
senators on many subjects u the result not ~
their individual opinions but the result % tho
business Interests which surround them
senator from the state Of New Jersey could not
DC reckless with the business iuterostsof his
constituency. like senator from Arkansas and
even senator from Arkansas, like Mr., Jones,
who has devoted patience and intelligence 10
Z % the tarif question, although not surrounded
by business interests which control him, was
/ irrcsstihly borne IN the direction Of tho senate
bin as Il finally passed that body.
Whatever may have been done by the pcn-
pie az present Ia possession ~ the government
everyone viii admit IL has been done slowly,
out 81 place, and In such way as to se OF tho
least possible service 20 the country The re-
peal ~ the silycr-purchasing clause under tho
4 sherman ret might possibly have been ~ some
service 10 the country had m been done prompts
" ana at once. llut the delay In the senate,
the long ana protractod debate ana the con-
tiuuous opposition. the realization on the part
% the country that the senate did IL unwilling
/ ~, prevented any good which the friends OF
the measure were disposed 90 claim for it.
How many errors, mistakes ana plumbers
] there may Dc IA the tariff bin as it has finally
reached the president, not yet discovered, oun
! only be coniectured i have not committed
/ myself Co comment upon the scandalous
stories, or even the visible scandal connected
with the passage of tho tax upon sugar. But
Il IS due % the country that the aspects ~ 10
which are commented upon should be care
fully and fairiY dealt with. The house OF rep
resentatives saw 90 not only 20 abolish tho
sugar bounty, but also 10 take OF every other
duty connected with sugar when the bin
arrived in the senate 10 was discovered that
this country was engaged ia the task ~
passing % bill which would diminish tho
revenue sDoOOOo0 IL then became noccs-
sary Ia the opinion Of an intelligent people
10 put tax upon sugar IN this bill was 10
be persisted Ia. ThCroupOn q tax was pro-
posed upon sugar ~ 90 per cent. with % diner
ential az one-oighth for the sugar rcnncrs. and
still another diferential 90 protect them
against the export sugar of countries which
paid an export premium This was the bin
which passed the house. Anticipating. In fact
knowing that such action would hc unpopular
IA every possible way they underworld Co re-
licyc themselves from the burden OF the vote
which they had just given, ana therefore
nvuiled themselves OF the extraordinary pow
ers which resided In the house and by a course
OF action entirely unprecedented they provided
that bin might be introduced into the house
; giving free sugar, which hin could not be
amended, should not bc debated over half an
hour and might then be passed, and according
Is this was done. or course this was "a pure
farce. Everybody knew IL, no matter how they
voted upon tho subject.
"Thc senate voted 90 put on the bin an
amendment authorizing the continuance of the
/ bounty which had already been granted under
Moi fF.I fUN 81
| the people Of the country for period of ten
, years. This tho democrats refused To adopt
, so their popgun blll ANA an the rest OF the
'p0pgm bills slept the sleep iu which they
! knew they would rest Tho only valid aci
. which the house performed with regard 20 the
, trusts has been 90 FURNISH them with almost
innuitc wealth for Mr.. Wilson himself ON The
floor of the house, gave figures which showed
l that in all probability thc bin for which hc was
; then voting and Tor which hc was demanding
votes. aud which ho finally carried. WIN give
, o. the sugar trust sis01OO00 this year outsid,
the protection 90 refining,
1 Fl desire 90 point out 90 you the fact that AZ
, / a time when the revenues OF the country are
o. decreasing. when 70 has been already necessary
| 70 put out $4,000 uOJ Of Understanding bonds
the expenditures Of the first session 81 IN,
/ Fifty-third congress with both houses under
r democratic rule have exceeded the cXpcndL
lures of the FIRST session az che lfifty-nrst CON
rress by s24O1pOo0. Tho chairman Of the com.
MliiDf ON INTERPRETATIONS ANh tNtltNNAlNN li
mako figures which would indicate that th,
first session 81 the Eifty-third congress- which
was democratic was $4,000 0lOmorc economical
than the second session 90 the Fifty-stcont
congress tho house ~ which WINS democratic
I alone Ilut comparison 90 figures will shuv
TINT the pensions for that session Of tho Fifty
second congress we're $4,000 ono while those q
? the Fifty-third congress were 2lai 900 90
. which makes exactly THIS difference ~ sYpWs
= ooo IN other words. they hive deprived tn
pcnsoncr rather they have deprived the pen
sion fund of SO 90 90, the exact amount o
4 their claim 0f economy
gFy~The democrats III the house VIII,
have been guilty OF this pcrGdy TO ia,
American people will come back will
. profusc explanations. They will ana
themntize the trusts whose bidding
/, they have done, while they will seel
OF the sugar and whisky people frac
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