The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-07
REEDS RED ROAST,
The Ex-Speaker Turns the Democracy ON
the Shit.

| the spit.
Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed opened
the republican campaign n Maine at
Old Orchard on August %, with a
speech which called forth the heartiest
applause from the thousands present.
MIR. Reeds main effort was to prove
that the democratic party had sho wn
itself incapable of ruling the country
In manner satisfactory not only to
the majority of the people. bu. even to
the large minority which helped COM
pose it. Mr.. Reed, in part, spoke as
| follows:
| I'm saying that the democratic party has
| shown itself incapable of running this country
in manner satisfactory not only to the ma
torfty OF the people. but to large and respect
able minority which help compose il. / am
not INDUCING in any language of partisanship
but in the language of truth. known and visible
to all who hear me to-day. The northern
| democratic party is. in many respects.
like the republican party. composed Of men
OF business sense and business ability The
difficulty with the democratic party to-day as
1t has been in all past time is the fact that its
great majority resides in the south. Tho
southern men are men OF intellectual power
men or intelligence and men OF learning. The
difficulty with them is that the kind of learn
ing which arises from a thorough knowledge
OF business as 1t is carried on in the north is
entirely lacking. While the southern man may
nave every opportunity to read in books of the
prosperity which has come to the north. he has
no conception OF it such as those who have
lived in 1t. He is devoted to the theories OF a
oygone day. His mind is fixed upon the prin-
clples which were essential in the prosperity
OF his part of the country in the days before
the war.
1T would be great mistake for the people
OF the United States to suppose that the action
OF the senate. so much blamed by the demo-
cratic party and so much attacked by the peo-
pie OF the country In general was to be
deemed entirely che result Of personal feeling.
The truth Is. the action of the conservative
senators on many subjects is the result not OF
their individual opinions. but the result of the
business interests which surround them.
senator from the state Of New Jersey could not
be reckless with the business interests of his
constituency. like n senator from Arkansas: and
even senator from Arkansas. like Mr.. JONES'
who has devoted patience and intelligence to
to the tariff question. although not surrounded
by business interests which control him. was
1rresistibly borne In the direction of the senate
bill as 1t finally passed that body
Whatever may have been done by the peo-
pie at present in possession of the government
everyone will admit it has been done slowly
out OF place. and in such way as to be of the
least possible service TO the country. The re-
peal OF the Silver-purchasing clause under the
sherman act might possibly have been of some
service to the country had 1t been done prompt
ly and at once. But the delay in The senate
the long and protracted debate and the con-
tlnuous opposition, the realization on the part
OF the country that the senate did 1t unwilling
Iy, prevented any good which the friends of
the measure were disposed to claim for it.
How many errors. mistakes and plumbers
IN n hn fnt l,,t II 1t
reached the president, not yet discovered can
only be conjectured. 1 have not committed
myself to comment upon the scandalous
stories. or even the visible scandal connected
with the passage OF the tax upon sugar But
IL Is due to the country that the aspects Of il
which are commented upon should be care
fully and fairly dealt with. The house of rep
resentatives saw fit not Only to abolish the
sugar bounty. but also to take of every other
duty connected with sugar When the bill
arrived In the senate 1t was discovered that
THIS country was engaged in the task OF
passing bill which would diminish the
revenue s75,O00.00O 1t then became neces-
sary in the opinion OF an intelligent people
TO put tax upon sugar IL this bill was to
be persisted in. Thereupon a tax was pro-
posed upon sugar of 40 per cent. with differ
entail OF one-eighth for the sugar refiners and
stlIl another differential to protect them !
against the export sugar of countries which |
PAID an export premium. This was the bill /
which passed the house. Anticipating. in fact /
knowing that such action would be unpopular /
In every possible way. they endeavored to re- |
heve themselves from the burden OF the vote |
which they had just given. and therefore |
aVaiied themselves OF the extraordinary DOW
ers which resided in the house and by a course |
OF action entirely unprecedented they provided |
that bill might be introduced into the house |
giving free sugar, which bill could not be
hn
hour and might then be passed, and according
" this was done. OF course this was a pure
farce. Everybody knew it, no matter how they
voted upon the subject.
The senate voted to put on the bill an
amendment authorizing the continuance of the
bounty which had already been granted under
the Mckinley act, and which was promised to
the people of the country for period of ten
years. This the democrats refused to adopt |
so their 'popgun' bill and all the rest of the
popsun bills slept the sleep in which they
knew they would rest. The only valid act
which the house performed with regard to the
trusts has been to FURNISH them with almost
Infinite wealth. for Mr.. Wilson himself on the
floor OF the house gave figures which showed
hat In all probability the bill for which he was
then voting. and Tor which he was demanding
Totes. and which he finally carried. will give
10 the sugar trust 81. 900 this year outside
he protection to refining.
Il desire to point out to you the fact that at
, time when the revenues OF the country are
when 1t has been already necessary
20 put out s50.001O00 OF interest-bearng bonds
he expenditures Of the first session of the
fifty-thlrd congress with both houses under
Democratic rule, have exceeded the expendi-
lures Of the first session of che Fifty-first con-
,ress by 100000. The chairman of the COM
nittee on appropriations has endeavored to
make figures which would indicate that the
irst session of the Fifty-third congress, which
vas democratic. was $1,000 0o0more economical
han the second session OF the Fifty-Second
congress. the house of which was democratic
lcne But comparison Of figures will show
hat the pensions for that session Of the Fifty
second congress were Sls0COO 0OO. while those of
he Fifty-third congress were $751; 900 coo,
which makes exactly this difference OF $50 OO0.-
10. In other words. they have deprived the
oensioner, rather they have deprived the PEN
ion fund of 0c0. the exact amount OF
heir claim of economy"
GB The democrats in the house who ,
ave been guilty of this perfidy to the
american people will come back with
'rofuse explanations. They will ana ,
hematiZe the trusts whose bidding 4
hey have done, while they will seek
# the sugar and whisky people frac- !
ions of the SIS. 900, 900 which they z
ave pocketed by reason of their votes {
or the senate bill. All explanations {
re insults. Having the pockets of 65,- |.
90, 600 of people and the Golfers of two !
uge trusts to choose. between, they 7
ecome the allies and the tools of the I
obbers of the people.-Indianapo !
ournal. .
Clippings.
This from Arkansas: A man the !
Their day raped on his coffin just as i
he minister was about to begin the /