The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-13
Nc Chlcago Chronlcle says:

The Chicago Chronicle says.
with a presidential campaign just be-
fore them, the Republican congressman
are afraid to act, and with the messaEc
under their eyes, they are AFRAID not
"a act; Embodied in Speaker Reed,
they stand. with a silver gaVel IN theil
right hand, gold eavei in their left
hand. and rreenback gaNei in their
little behind hand, and dare not bring
one or another down with an emphatic
whack. With the sturdy honesty oil
a patriot. and the skill II an adept III
srand politics, the President has Htf-
oughly cornered and bcwildered Them
The Chronicle has stated the case Just
as u Is. The Republican party Is not a
party that is aiming TO frame our laws
so that oil men shall receive exactly
the same benefit from them-that is If
the men whom 1t sends TO Congress
fairly represent tho Republican party.
These men look upon their control Of me
law-mGking power OF this Government
as at influence, which they are 10 WELD
for improving tho fortunes of themselves
ana their friends. We DO not think
we shock the moral sense Of any
person OF average intelligence and on-
servailon and Intelligence when we make
this statement. We think the average
man takes this view of what the Rcpub
ican congressman thinks OF his duty "i.d
his place
our special correspondent al Washing
ION wrote The Times yesterday tnat
Speaker Reed was going TO put two free
silver men az the Democratic representa-
lives OF the Committee on Rules. what
sort Of statesmanship . that? In doing
this, Reed is not seeking TO secure the
best measures TOR the interests Of the
people of the United states. lie IS seeL-
Ing to make the Democratic party IS
cdious 20 the conservative and pro,e.Ty-
owning elements Of the country as he
can. A proceeding OF this sort s the
contemplate trick OF political a)unte-
bank. and not the grave and seriols step
Of the presiding Officer of great &C.
Lucrative body. The Speaker 4 the
English House of Commons would foi-
felt his life before he would allow him
self to be coerced into such on official
aC.
Look again at his conduct in ruling
that tho fanatical BostonIan who Intro
duced his absurd resolutions about Mr..
Hayard could make them privil eyed so
as 10 secure a discussion Of them, ty
simply saying that they are intended
as the basis Of an Impeachment Of cur
Ambassador. Reed knew there was no
unavoidable matter in the resolutions,
am that the whole thing WAS nothing but
a trick to bring on political discus
sion. I'm which one political party ex-
pected TO ct a partisan advantage Of its
adversary. yet he allowed the ermlre Of
his place 10 be dragged down INTO tfat
sort OF nth, and ruled that the reGoiu-
lions were privileged az soon As they
had been sufficiently used as lay
figure to hang political wrangle on,
the language relating to Impeachment
was stricken out and the resolutions
went to the Committee IN Foreign At
lailS' 10 bt NEVER .AI"i' H'"iN "
This is not the conduct of a statesman,
but OF a pettifogging politician. play
ing for points. Yet Reed stands forth
as the especial representative of his
party As is Reed, so IL the party
that has made him what lie Is.
The Republican party is great gron?
of men. who are struggling, each one 10
aggrand2e himself and his friends, and
who never FOR one moment think Of the
public welfare. as separated from their
own individual aims and ends.