Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-08-20
TOM REEDS SPEECH OF CONDO.
LENCE.

After the great backdown in the
House. when Chairman Wilson had
closed his speech showing why the
House had been Inundated by the
Senate, stating that he had hoped
some honorable compromises would
have been achieved, etc., Mr.. Reed
said:
"Mr. Speaker, | am somewhat re
luctant to address the House, because
my feelings are divided between two
emotions. One is an emotion of re-
greet for the Democratic party and it's
position, and the other is a feeling of
equal regret for the country and it's
position, too. So far as the gentle
man from West Virginia is concerned
and his compatriots, there is not tt g
slightest necessity of my commenting
on the difference between this scene
Of sorrow and the triumphal process
( sion which carried him out of the
| House. He is not SO joyous now, hav
ing been carried out in another branch,
and more effectually.
1t is unfortunate for the gentle man
from West Virginia that he and his
compatriots have had to contend with
| gentlemen of SO much more capacity
and skill. Undoubtedly the House
conferees meant well. Undoubtedly
their intentions were honorable; but
they are no match for the gentlemen
whom they met in the other branch.
! They were not skillful as these M en-
are. Why, our conferees came back
to US, gentlemen of the House, with
out SO much as the name OF the bill
that they transported across this
building month ago. 1t will be known
! in history as the ''Gorman- Brice vice
! the Wilson bill, dead.11 aye, dead ON
| the fed OF "dishonor.nd "a aobuv Z
The gentleman from West Virginia
and his compatriots appear before US
now, not as the triumphal reformers,
marching to glory at the sound OF
their own sweet voices. They are lit
tie babes in the wood, andi5 will be
found pretty soon that they were le t
there by their ''uncle' in the White
House.
And | can hear the coming sound Of
the pinions of the little birds bearing
the ballots that will bury them out of
sight. But their fate is OF small conse.
quence. Their disappearance is the
least and smallest particle of this
event. L told this House, speaking on
tins tarlfT question, that one of the
great misfortunes of this attempted
action would be the tact that what
ever basis was reached, it would not
DE permanent basis on which This
country could do business, Gnat thai
was only an effort on their part 10 40
something, an effort which Jney We're
going to continue; and the genJie man
from West Virginia s1snaIizes his de
parture from history by talking about
this icing a step in the onward marcn.
so, not even content with this Sen
ate bill, not even content with what
attacks 1t makes on our Industries.
these men, at the moment when they
seal their personal discredlt by sub
mitting to the bill announce to us that
1t is only the herald Of future attacks
upon the industries of this country,
Great God! Has not this country suf-
fered enough during the last twelve
months, that these men should come
and assure it that their ravages are to
continue? tell you, when the people
OF this country get an opportunity to
express their opinion of you, you will
listen to it more intently than you are
listening to me, and with sadder
hearts than you have to day even.
Not content with what you have
done, you have threatened the people
of this country with yourselves again.
We shall not write your epitaph. That
has been done by the man whose name
must be affixed to this bill before it
can discredit the statute book. His
name must be to it. He tells you that
this bill is an instance of perfdy, in
jnstice, and dishonor. We have got
nothing to do in the next campaign
except to read the testimony of your
Chief Magistrate.
Out Of your own household has come
your condemnation. Nay, out of your
own mouths has your condemnation
come"
--E-S8
An Odd Collection.