The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
AxARcnr ~ coNoREss
M Reed - Aisruea st the Po-sibiitiss
TINT Are Laor.irn 10.


wAsHrSdroS. Fen % Il can zee how sx.
| Speaker Reed Il naturally the physical and
| Intellectual leader OF the Republican minority
/ in the House. His size is tremendous. his
| mind quick. and he is In dead earnest
| When asked him what tho Scnats would do
/ with tho Wilson Jill he said:
begin TO get alarmed. At FIRST We thought
y the cooler heads Of the Sennte would nut back
onto the taiifr a good deal ~ tho 81. 900. 900
! deficit and make n tariff for revenue according
to the Democratic platform. But now SEQ
there is anarchy In the Senate. am afraid
that the Wilson i'll win 60 through the senate
with it's worst features retained. The South
| ern FREQ traders are in power"
" How will this affect the Democratic PARTY p
Insked.
" It will destroy Il In the Nortii but with its
destruction will come great damage 10 the re-
, public. shouil like to ace the Marty wreck it,
self but feel that patriotism should take the
rlace OF party now II I were Northern
Democrat. woull rut that SSI. UOu. 600 deficit
! ack. Then thnv can 70 mex to the foolish
voters and say. We have done your bidding.
We have made tariff for revenue and for The
whole rev-nue' AZ 1t IL and will DO. this voters
will say. You have MT made tarifr for rev.
cnue. You have made free trade in come
things and destroyed the revenue on others.
You have caused our wages to be cut 70 per
cent to ut your waRe-destroylng tariff You
have stopped mills. made workmen raupers.
and taken billions OF wage money out OF cir
culation. and run the country in debt besides"
How can money be made flush again ?"
asked. and Mr.. Reed answered:
There is no way to put m oney in circula-
tion except through wages paid. Issuing
Government bonds doesn't make circulation.
The lahorers must earn IL and spend IL. and
nmgh Ian al ut tirfa na
cay the 2O.U0O 0UO laboring people in this
country earn when they are Mt work from s30.-
0OO.uOO to S4OuUO. 900 n day. The Wilson
Tnrin bill will cut these wages from 10 to 20
per cent The 10 per cent. cut on $40. 0CO 900
will lie q loss OF 81 OOO.O 900 a day to laboring
men. or $1,000. OOO.OOO in q year. rs per
cent. cut in wages will take S.. OtO 900. 600 out
OF circulation. One-third OF our labor Is idle
now This idleness is costing us probably
S1OO00W0a DAY. do not wonder that the
times are hard nnd that m oney is tight. There
is inAney enough in the banks They are
Rlutted. but lntor isn't getting It. II will stay
there till labor gets II out"
What will bring money out7"
Why. labor. say. and nothing else Set the
mills To resumlng. keep wages up and the
boys will soon earn money enough and spend
enough TO make times good again"
Amos Cummings talks like Speaker Reed.
They didn't mako a tariff for revenue" he
said. They made tariff that will destroy rev.
enue and wages. too. / voted against it. Now
can 60 among my working constituents and
say. BOYS. didn't vote to lower your wages I
voted against 1t, but will vote for tariff for
revenue and wages when get q chance. That
was the platform that you put mo in on"
Every Congressman has n good word for
Amos Cummings The Republicans like him.
Many Democrats talk for a tariff for revenue
that will not cut wages. like Mr.. Cummings
but when they come to vote like Bourkc Cock
ran. they swallow themselves. They want
some man with Sam Randslrs sand and pa
triotism to lead them. ELI PERKINS.