The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-08

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The speaker then announced tina
three hours would be allowed for clos
ing debate. "Tht chair recognizes Mr.
keed from Maine, said the speaker
with the last rap of the gavel for order
MIR. Reed rose from the center of the
Republican side, amid wild cheering
and hand clapping of the galleries
Mr.. Reed frowned and shook his heaC
as though the demonstration was dis
tasteful. He waited for the applause
to cease, when he began to speak,
slowly and deliberately, in the voice
tnat has become so familiar to the PEG.
pie. Save for his ringing voice, the
drop of pin could have been heard.
Throughout Mr.. Reeds speech was
frequently INTERRUPTED with applause,
and at times the Democrats Joined in
general laughter at his witticisms.
When at 1870 o'clock he glanced at the
clock which noted that his time had
expired, the eloquent Republican en-
tered upon a brief peroration, there
was intense stiffness throughout the
house. His closing reference to that
former illustri Jus leader, Lincoln, was
MADE In low voice, which could
hardly have been caught had not
every ear on the floor and in the gal
leries been strained to catch every
word. AS he closed his left hand was
raised high in one of the new gestures
which had marked his speech. AS mis-
hand fell and his speech closed there
was burst of applause which Swelled
into a tumultuous demonstration.
MIR. Reed bowed his acknowledg
menC TO the demonstration, and with
out resuming his seat or waiting for
hands extended to congratulate him,
mad his way to the Republican
cloak room. Half way up the aisle
he was met by page bearing a
huge basket of American beauty and
la France ros s. Again he bowed
his acknowledgements as the flowers
brought out another bust of applause
The roses were placed on Mr.. Reeds
desk and he retired to the cloak room.
where he was the center of congratu
latory demonstration by his colleagues
lasting many minutes.
While the demonstration was going
on Mr.. Crisp relinquished the chair to
Mr.. Hatch and assumed the old seat
which he occupied in the days before
he was elevated to the speakership.
When he arose in his place he received
an ovation. The speaker is symmetri-
cal in form, dignified in bearing, with
a broad, we'll poised head. He looked
the judicial minded man that he is.
Until he warmed up he spoke with the
hesitation OF a man weighing each
worn and with a perceptible tremor of
lip? AS he bacame aroused he dis
played more freedom and ease until
the words came in a perfect torrent.
sweeping resistlessly over all opposi
ton. AS Mr. Crisp proceeded he was
given generous applause by his
democratic associates on the
floor, but his points were
OF an argumentive character which
to students of the question
rather than to the galleries He read
of the minority report and criticised
the feature which declared that the
foreigner paid the tax. In particular,
the spea ker addressed himself to the
ex speaker, although the latter was
still held in the cloak room by con-
handshaking.
Mr.. Speaker" began Mr.. Crisp, 81
feel embarrassed by the vast audience
here assembled; embarrassed in the
idea that l may not be able to fulfill
the expectation of friends when | I'm
dertake, in the period allowed in the
rules, to answer, to make corrections,
of the errors in the argument to which
we have just listened. assume that
the cause OF protection has no ADLER
advocate; assume that arguments for
protection cannot be put in a more
forcible form than that which you
have listened to today, and shall ask
you dlspasslonately to examine with
NE that argument and then ask the
Judgment of the house as to whether
The cause attempted to be sustained
can be established consistently with
light and Justice to the people of the
United States"
Alter this opening Introductory Mr..
Crisp declared that examination of
jhe protective system would show that
while it was built up for the osten.
'lble benefit of labor, it was in truth |
constructed for the benefit of the man |
ltaci urlng classes. He showed that |
wages In protected industries went /
Town while those in unprotected in
iustries went up under the operations |
If the Mckinley act. Protection took
nen from natural channels and divert
I'd them into unnatural channels. 1t
Vasa Chinese wall which shut the
United States out of the world The
70 years of protection was q period of
unrest during which the masses of the
people constantly Iebelled against the
BURDENS OF taxation. People had been
nislead at the polls by promises to re
luce the tariff, but once successful at
he polls the Republican legislators sur.
endered themselves body and soul to
he manufacturing classes.
His advocacy Of the income tax elicit
d hearty applause. He said $30,00O,-
% OF tax Oh accumulated wealth was
'ut a small tribute ia return
or the benefits it rsceiv-
d. The speaker closed with
n eloquent appeal to his Democratic
ssociaIes to waive minor objections
nd to look at the principles involved.
Let us stand together" said he. Let
g redeem our pledges of 25 years
landing. Let us pass this bill and it
,ill carry 81 adness to the consuming
lasses, to the farmer, to the laborer |
nd to the American people,"
He was greeted with a triple round
t applause when he retired and
age brought him huge boquet of
nuarc