The herald., 1896-10-27
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It appears very evident that the Nc
Kinley campaign in California is being
conducted upon the assumption that the
people of California have poor memories.
Its managers, from the beginning, have
founded their hopes of success upon the
expectation that the citizens of Califor-
MIA would, at the behest of political ora
tors and journals, whose opposition to
free silver dates from the holding of the
national convention in st. Louis, un-
learn the lessons of finance which these
same speakers and journals have been
engaged in teaching to the Republican
party of this coast for the past half
dozen years. In importing Mr.. Reed as
a speaker for their national ticket, these
managers have apparently acted upon
the expectation that the memories of
Californians with reference to Mr..
Reeds numerous efforts against
the welfare of the people of
their state will be quite as
brief as they appear to have assumed
their memories to be upon the question
of finance. In view of the fact that Mr..
Reed will today assume to advise some
thousands Of the citizens of California
as to how they shall cast their votes at
the approaching election upon questions
deeply affecting the public welfare, it
may be pertinent to inquire how Mr..
AsCSdS dS oPCdhCk VI Lut udIlOLAl uOuSE
OF representatives., has used his infiu-
ence on public questions in which the
welfare of all the citizens or California
is profoundly involved.
AS is known to every one, the commit
tee on Pacific railroads of the house of
representatives Immediately preceding
that which elected Mr.. Reed to his posi-
tion OF speaker was almost evenly di-
vided upon the funding bill. whose pas
sage Mr.. Huntington has been SO anx-
ious to secure for the purpose Of enabling
himself and his colleagues to evade the
payment Of just debt to the govern
ment. The funding bill reported to the
house of representatives Of the last con-
gress was defeated, and the most pow
erful influence in accomplishing its de-
1eat was the report which q strong mi
nority of the committee on Pacific rail-
roads brought into the house, urgently
recommending that the bill be defeated.
When the present congress convened
Mr.. Huntington was determined. that
mis- pet measure should meet no sucn
opposition at the hands Of a minority Of
that committee.
Mr. Reed, as speaker of the house, act
ing with abject subserviency to Hunt
lngton In making up his committee on
Pacific railroads, carefully avoided put
ting upon that committee the name Of
any man who, in serving upon the for
mer committee, had shown that he was
opposed to the iniquitous measure which
so greatly involves the prosperity of the
people Of the state of California. So
we'll was Reeds work done that there
was only one member of the committee
as constituted by him who show
ed any opposition to the maxi
Ing of the report favorable to the fund
ing measure, infinitely worse for the
people, and infinitely better for Hunt
tngton, than the one which had been de-
feated in the previous congress. That
single member. 1t IL understood, was.
when he was appointed, supposed to be
favorable to the measure. and his later
detection from It was no doubt as deep
disappointment to Mr.. Reed AZ 1t was
to Mr.. Huntington. Probably the raw
est thing done BY Mr.. Reed In that con-
/ nection was the appointment, a. the
Pacific> coast member Of that commit
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