San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-15
TOM REED
Lashes the Democrats of the House
on the Wilson Bill.

Sduoo my lSelluSS are divided De-
tween two emotions" began Mr..
Reed. "One is an emotion of regret
for the Democratic party and of it's
position, and the other is feeling
of regret for the country and its
position too. So far as the gen
tieman from West Virginia Is con-
cerned and his compatriots, there
is not the slightest necessity Of my
commenting on the difference be-
tween this scene of sorrow and the
triumphal procession which car
ried him out of this House.
daughter and applause on the Re-
publican side.) He is not so JOY
Gus now, having been carried out
in another branch and more effect
Ually. (Renewed laughter) 1t is
unfortunate for the gentleman
from West Virginia that he and
his compatriots have had to con-
tend with gentlemen of so much
capacity and skill. Undoubtedly
the House conferees meant we'll.
Undoubtedly their intentions were
honorable, but they were no match
for the gentleman whom they met
in the other branch. They were
not skillful as those men are. Why,
our conferees come back to us, gen.
tleman Of the House, without so
much as the name Of the bill that
they transported across the build
ing month ago. 1t will be
l. nnun in hiStnrx, oc tho Gnrp,on
Brice, vice Wilson bill daughter
and applause on the Republican
side and not dead on the field of
honor either. (Renewed laughter
and applause)
"The gentleman from West Vir-
ginia and his compatriots appear
before us now as the triumphal re-
formers marching to glory to the
sound of their sweet voices. They
are little babies in the woods, and
it will be found pretty soon that
they were left here by their uncle
in the White House. Great
laughter and applause.) And l
can hear the coming Of the pincers
of the little birds tearing the bal
lots that are to bury them out Of
sight. daughter of Republicans.)
But their fate is of small conSe-
quence. Their disappearance is
the least of this event. 1t is told
in this house, speaking on
this question, 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 that was only an
effort on their part to do some
thing; an fort which they were
going to continue, and the gentle
man from West Virginia (Wilson)
signalizes his departure from his
tory by talking about this being
step in the onward march. So,
not even content with this Senate
bill, not even content with what
attacks it makes upon our indus
tries, these men, at the moment
when they seal their personal
discredit by submitting to the bill,
announce to us that it is only the
herald OF future attacks upon the
business industries of this coun-
try. Great God, has not this coun-
try suffered enough during the
last twelve months that these men
should come and assure us that
their ravages are to continue? |
tell you that when the people Of
this country get an opportunity to
express an opinion Of you, you will
listen to it more intently and with
sadder hearts than you have to-
day. Not content with what you
have done, you have threatened
the people of this country with
yourselves again. daughter and
applause) We shall not write
your epitaph. That has
been done by another and a dearer
parsonage. That has been done by
the man whose name must be af-
fixed to this bill before it can dis
credit the statue book. His name
must be to it. He tells you that
this bill is an instance of perfidy,
injustice and dishOnor. We have
got nothing to do in the next cam
paign except to read the testimony
of your chief magistrate, under
whose protecting wing the COM
mittee on ways and means of the
House of Representatives have
lived so long that we did not know
at any moment whether they were
committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives or a committee of
the executive. applause on the
Republican side.) Out of your
own household has come your con-
domination. Out of your own