The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-19
Mr.. Reeds Vindication.

These are not happy days for judge
Crisp; and it is small wonder that there
should be a rumor crediting him with
wishing that he had accepted that
proffered senstorship and thus spared
himself the humiliation of having to
crawl before his chuckling rival and
fseetious antagonist. Thomas B. Read.
When. not many days ago. be auto
cratically ordered sx-Spsaker Reed to
sit down. under circumstances Of extra
ordinary asperity, it became known 20
the world that a parliamentary battle
was on between these two giants Of
vancouver in which neither would
Civ the other quarter. The out OBJ
jet OF Mr.. Reeds life, since the coun-
try's mistaken Reputation Of his COM
mon sense rulings, has been to compel
his trsduoers publicly to beg his par
don. This ne has at last done. after one
of the most memorable struggles on
record.
II will I've remembered that when. OF
March ., 1890. Mr.. Reed laid down the
speaker gave. he made u speech in
which there WAS embodied this pro-
phecy: Thine and distance are needed
for a ripe judgment, and the verdict
of history il ths only verdict worth re-
cordi1g. Confident as | am of the YER.
dict Of time on what We have done, !
am still more confident that the highest
commentator will be given US in the
future, not for what measures we have
passed, valuable as they are. but be-
cause we have taken so long a stride
in the direction Of responsible govern.
meut. Having demonstrated TO the
people that those who have hsal elected
to do their will can do 1t. heneeiorth
excuses will not be taken for perform.
sucs and government by the people
vii. DO stronger in the land" How
thoroughly this has been fulfilled is
shown in the popular condemnation
and disgust which have greeted this
overwhelmingly Democratic congress
utter ineapaci,y 70 transact aggressive
work, Ihsy had oust9i q Republican
majority by decsiying tha nation with
fulsome promises Of better things. In.
stead of redseming these promises, they
entered upon q career 9rimbscile vacil.
lgtion which a~Iienstoi sympathy, sac
ridsd popular faith and turned pleasant
expectations into eubitcarsl QisaD-
pointment.
The public confession which this
same congress has now made that all
its past abuse Of Rsedi5m has been de-.
ceitfGl, uutruthful aad wrong; the
logged yet decisive manner in which
the present domineering speaker has
been deserted, overruled and deIi6sr-
ately Frustrated by his fellow paTtisans,
and the complete dropping Of the mas;
which has taken place in the Offices of
Democratic newspapers aud in the
gsthering-places Of Democratic gossiDs
unite to form a reversal without prscg-
dent in the history Of partisan warfare
and comprise a ~Yiniication unsurpassed
IN the annals Of parliamentary debate.
No wonder, then. that Judge Crisp is
sul!sn, vsngetul and full Of ohaerin.
No wonder that whenever his viclori-
Gus adversary appears, he is greeted
with al enthusiasm not exceeded since
the gala days of that other great and
glorious man from Maine, James G.
Blaine. No wonder that in a few
hours time the political situation has
entirely reca't itself, so az now to
point with startling distinctness to the
nomination and election, two years
hence, of big, brave and braiuy Thomas
y. Reed.