The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-24
HE FIGHT ENDED.
Ex-Speaker Reed Takes Parting Shot .
the Democrats.

Ex-speaker Reed Takes q Parting Shot as
the Democrats.
In speaking upon the passage of tho
senate tariff bill in the house on Nom
day, August IS. ex-Speaker L. b. Reed
made some telling shots on the sugar
coated democrats. Almost by his first
remarks he stabbed Wilson in a most
tender spot, declaring the bill as it
passed the house had come back again
without even so much as the name of
its author, as hereafter it would be-
known to the country as the German
Brice bill. A great wave of laughter
and applause rolled through the cham
Der. even the democrats joining in the
merriment, when the ex-speaker re-
ferred to the conferrees on the part of
the house as the little babes in the
wood, who had been left there by their
uncle in the white house, and to whom
were later to come little birds bearing
ballots that were to bury them ont of
sight. So, too, there was lots of fun
when Springer, of Illinois, was made
the victim of the cold steel, as the ex-
speaker referred in sneerinp tones tn
the intention to fire out one of those
popgun tariff bills on account of which
the gentleman from Illinois had been
deposed from the committee on WAYS
and means MIR. Reed spoke as follows:
Mr.. Speaker. am somewhat reluctant to
address the house because my feelings are d.
yided between two emotions. One is an emo
ton OF regrCS for the democratic party and for
Its position, and the other is feeling of equal
regret for the country and its position, too. So
far as the gentleman from West Virginia Ia
concerned and his compatriots. there Is noe
the slightest necessity OF my commenting on
the difference between this scene OF sorrow
and the triumphal procession which carried
him out OF the house. Laughter and applause
on the republican side He is not so Joyous
now. having been carried out in another
branch and more enectually. lRerswed
laughter.
1t Is unfortunate for the gentleman frorl
West Virginia that he and his compatriots havo
had to contend with so much more capacity
and skill Undoubtedly the house conferrees
meant we'll. Undoubtedly their intentions
were honorable. but they were no match for
the gentlemen whom they met in the other
branch They were not skillful. as these men
are. Why, our conferrees come back to us
gentlemen OF the house, without so much as the
name OF the bill that they transported across
this building a month ago. 1t will be known in
history as the Gorman-Brice. vice the Wilson
BILL dead Laughter and applause on the
republican side.l And not dead on the field OF
honor, either Renewed laughter and ap-
plausel The gentleman from West Virginia
and his compatriOts appear before us now.
not as the triumphal reformers march
Ing to glory at the sound of their own
sweet voices They are little babes In
the wood, and 1t will be found
pretty soon they we're left there by their uncle
in the white house. lGreat laughter and an
cir No And
the coming Of the pinions Of the little birds
bearing the ballots that are to bury them out
of sight laughter on the republican side, bus
their fate is Of small consequence. Theii dis
appearance Is the least OF this event. ] told
this house, speaking on this tariff question,
that one Of the great misfortunes of this at
tempted action would not be the fact thas
whatever basis was reached it would rot ba
o permanent basis on which this country
could do business; that that was oniy an
effort on their part to do something an effort
which they were going to continus, AMI
the gentleman from West Virginia (Air Will
SOM signalizes his departure from history By
talking about this being step in the onward
march So, not even content with this sen1te
bill, not even content with what attack is
makes upon their Industries, these men at the
when they feel their personal djscred-
It by submitting to the bill. announce to u
hat 1t is only the herald of the future attacks
upon the business industries OF this country
Great God. has not this country suffered
enough during the last twelve months thas
hese men should come and assure IL that their
'avages are to continue? 1 tell you that when
he people OF this country get opportunity
20 express their opinion of you you will listen
% 1t more intently and with sadder hearts
han you have to-day even Not content with
what you have done you have Threatened the
people OF this country with yourselves again.
Laughter on Republican side.I
I'VE shall not write its epitaph. That has
'een done by a nearer and dearer parsonage.
That has been done by the man whose nams
must be afixed to this bill before it can DO q
iscredit to the statute book. His name muse
,e to 1t. He tells you this bill Is an instances of
'erndy. injustice and dishonor We have gos
Iothing to do in the next campaign excep: to
cad the testimony Of your chief magistrate,
nder whose protecting wing the committee on
Ways and means Of the house OF representatives
ave lived, so that we did not know at any mo-
nent whether they were a committee of tho
ouse of representatives q committee of the
xecutive. Applause on the republican sideI
but Of your own household has come your con-
Nay, out of your own mouths has
our condemnation come. For we shall read
hat bold anC uncompromfsing declaration Of
he chairman Of the committee on WAYS
nd means that we were to sit hero
nth the end OF our term to put down the
usisr trust Wnat 10 we nave instead! Why.
re have proposition to fire out OF those pop
un tariff bills for which the gentleman from
Illinois (Mr. Springer) was deposed from the
-ays and means committee Laughter on tho
epublican side. His successor, after fllfnx
be atmosphere with his outspread wings,
nds his nest in some other birds premises
Laughter on the republican side.l Why NOS
esign, II you were to adopt the action of the
Their person? L congratulate the gentleman
,om Illinois (Mr. Springer) upon his personal
,iumph. 1 wish I could congratulate tho
ountry upon something and 1 will upon the
peedy departure Of incompetency." Applause
q he reDu hIican aide