Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
GENERAL GROSVENOR
he Talks Upon the Probable Repub-
lican Policy.
SPEAKER REEDS OPPORTUNITY
Will Construct the Committees for
the Country's Good.
HIS WN SITION

| Representative GroSvenor of Ohio chair
| man of the republic an caucus, will take an
| especially important part in the politics of
| bis PARTY during the next year. His long
! service in the House of Representatives, his
! familiarity with public affairs and his posi-
| tion as The champion of Gov. Mckinley in
| his candidacy for the presidency, all conf
| bine to make his role in Congress a promi-
| rent and important one. Gen. Grosvenor is
| known as an energetic committee worker
| as well as a ready debater on the floor of the
| House when the occasion calls him to his
| feet. When seen by Star reporter today
| and asked how he regarded the coming re-
orga nization of the House, lie replied:
The Speakers Opportunity.
Il think the House of Representatives will
! be organized with due regard to the best in
| terests of the country. have noticed great
| deal being said in the newspapers about the
| fine opportunity that Mr.. Reed has to make
| strength for himself as a candidate for the
| presidency in the formation of committees.
All such talk is inconSiderate and erroneous.
| Mr.. Reed can and will do a great deal to
| strengthen his candidacy in the matter of
| the formation of the committees and the
| organization of the House, but he will not do
| 1t in the way that has been discussed. The
people of the country of all parties feel an
| intense interest in this Congress, and they
| feel that upon the action of this Congress
Will determine not only the fortunes of the
republican party but the welfare of the coun-
try, and there is only one thing for Mr. Reed
| to Co. and that is to make the best utiliZa-
| tion of the material at his hand and reorgan-
| iZe Congress so that it will wisely discharge
| its duty. The people of the country will
| look to results and not to the details of COM
mittee assignments, and no man knows that
| fact better than Mr.. Reed, and he is in a po-
nf hiC cY,1ny
pcrtunities He owes nobody for this cleo
| ton. The nomination by the caucus was
mere pro forma ratification of a nomination
made by the people of the country, and Mr.
Dalzell was right when he said Mr.. Reed
| does rot belong to Maine or California, but
| he is candidate of the people of the United
States, and ii is worth reIuarking this is the
| first time that such unanimty was ever
manifested in the matter of the choice of
Speaker Therefore. the committees will
| be formed on these lines"
Strength of the Committees.
"Will there be sufficient strength in all
the committees in'v view Of the large NUM-
| Der of new and inexperienced meu?'
They may not be as strong as could be
| wished, but they will be as strcng as the
| material at hand can make them, and
| when Mr.. Reed has made his selections.
woe to the republican member of Congress
who fails of his duty. The people expect
| every one of us to accept the action of the
| Speaker in good faith, and to get to work
for whatever is necessary at this time. Mr..
| Reeds speech the other night was a model
| In effect, he said: We do not expect to do
| much, for ithin this environment we can't
have everything our own way and we will
sacrifice every consideration except prin-
ciple.'
Mr.. Reeds Policy.
'1t doesn't take very wise man to read
between the lines of this statement that
| the policy of Mr.. Reed is to propose such
| measures will relieve the country for
| the time being, but at the same time to
adhere to the strict development of party
principle In other words. we will furnish
money. We will go to the rescue of the
| country, suffering from the incapacity of
| the democratic party, but We will furnish
| the money upon lines of party principle.
and we will not be led to temporary make
shifts and devices born of democratic ina
| bility to run the govern ment. Mr.. Reed
has difficult task before him in construct
| ing the committees from So much new and
| inexperienced material, but as l have
| glanced over the body to compose the re-
publican side Of the House l am of the
| opinion that we have an unusual per cent
| of ability emoHg the new members OF Con-
gress, and 1 account for it very largely in
| this way. 1t is said there are great many
members who were nominated without eX
pectation of election.
I'm these cases 1t seems to me the COM
| pliment of nomination was bestowed upon
distinguished and able republicans for party
services. and for personal merit, and so the
| than ordinary adaptation to the business be-
| fore them and the country will insist upon
| such an organization of the House as will
| best work out the interests of the country,
! and when that is done the great public viii!
care little for personal dsappointments or
the failure of men to receive personal COM
pliments."
Will Take What is Given Him.
"What committee assignments will you
eXpect?" the reporter asked.
Il expect nothing about IT.. 1 shall prac-
tice what preach. 1 shall support the policy
of the party in the House with my vote from
whatever standpoint of committee assign
ment Mr. Reed may see fit to give me. He
understands that perfectly, and knows that
| it has been made in absolute good faith. The
country would rather have Mr.. Reeds
Judgment than mine as to where I ought to
60"
How do you regard the new officers of the
House?"
The New House Officers.
81 do not know MIR. Russell of Missouri,
but 1 know all the others, and stronger,
cleaner or better board of officers could not
have been found. The whole matter was
simply a choice between good men, and the
| fortunate ones got the places and the unfor-
tunate ONES did not. l believe the action of
the caucus will have beneficial effect upon
the success of Mr.. Reeds administration of
the Fifty-fourth Congress"