Evening star., 1897-06-02
GROSVENOR TO THE CRITICS
Spirited Reply to the Attacks on the
Speaker.
He Tells the Opposition Not to Attack
Man Who Cannot Reply, but
to Address the Republicans.


entertaining reply to the criticisms upon
the course of Speaker Reed which had
been indulged in by some of the takers
OF the day. General Grosvenor said:
THE first important cons!dera ton here is,
Who is charged with the duty OF carrying
or the legislation of this Congress? Is 1t
the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Lew
is) in his individual capacity or in his ca
pacity as leader of the opposition to the
republicans? Uaughter)
Il want to be and will be, under all cir
cumstances, absolutely respectful to gentle
men on the other side, but 1 must say that
they are treating US with great unfair
ness. They spring upon US something new
every once In a while in the form of a
leader. daughter) Now, while the ambi-
tious and eloquent and very talented gen.
tleman from Texas (Mr. Bailey, who had
In certain way inherited a leadership that
he had never earned very successfully
Qaugnter), was running the machine over
there we knew how to get along with him.
a Few kind words and a little flattery suf-
need, and he was ready to do anything
that was fair and which locke to the
going ahead with the business of the
House daughter and applauseD
Inc only trouble was that the disap-
pointed leader from Tennessee occasionally
grumbied little; but we got used TO that
Laushter) But when the gentleman from
Kansas sprang in and succee eded in bring
ing that splendid minority of this House
into accord. and came forwa I'd with a pha-
lanx absolutely united and enthusiastic. We
on this side began to tire mble and | began
TO wonder whether God Almighty for some
lnscrutable purpose had not concluded to
wreck the democratic party on the leader
ship question. Applause) But somehow
or other that gentleman dropped out
never knew whether it was because his
time was up. 1 did not know wheth-
er he had gone into the leadership
under a limitation of time. or what
other reason might have existed But. like
TIE great Greek leaders of recent date he
started for home suddenly; but it is not
said of him that ne tried or proposed ar
undertook to commit suicide on the wav
fhen came the gentleman from Wash
iEston HaughterD l have not examined
ms credentials. Whom he represents in
this Congress l do not know and vbetbar
ne couid get solid vote of the other side
10 stand by him l do not know, for he
mas never progressed in leadership far
eEoush to get vote on any question
Uaughter)
Tho serious question is. Is the renubu-
can majority on this side of the Ion.a
responsible for the legislation of Congress- ,
anu speak with absolute contempt of any
man who VIII abuse the Speaker of tLis
Houss over the head of the maioritM
'Ieh'lemen on the other side here are tho
men who are responsible for what is eoing
on right here. Do not hurl your anathe
mas at man who by the dignity of his
office and by the usages of the Honse ,,,,,s1
SIT silent and take it. Fire your little ma
per Wads at somebody over here who can
answer back. That is the brave way To do
1t. tApplause) Wv
THE gentleman from Arkansas b,. At,
covered that somebody on this side of In.
House is getting restive with being 'bucked
and gagged think the gentleman is
,pSkns ,,';Hh throush the spectacles of his
Wlshes that his hopes and desires are
lather TO the thought of something that he
sees We have done exactly what we can1n
mere to DO. We did not come (addressInp
.iie ueinocratic side of the House) by yonr
SUGGESTION we are not going by your sue-
eesticn and we will not shape our action
While here at your suggestion Applause
on the republican side) You want TO leeis-
late. Why. if any of these bills yoI are
talking about should come up four ONT of
nNe O. you would vote against any ore of
them. N vi
The gentleman from Kansas eIouuently
pleads for the soldier We are paving out
today at the ratio of s150O0O. 600 per an.
mum 20 the soldiers of the United States of
america, and l have not heard a great
many OF them making complaint that the
amount was not great enough. We have
about sioo.Oo3,O 600 of revenue of every de-
scriptton coming into the treasury, and we
are paying out three-eighths of 1t to sup
port the soldiers of the country. And YOU
on the other side do not like it,
But If there was a bill here to add $40
10 II. nine out of ten of you would vote
against that bill. applause on the repub-
hcan side.) So the proposition is very
easy one. and the wild and senseiess and
imbecile talk that has been going out TO
Inc country should be rebuked . .
Gentlemen. this tariff bill is moving at a.
ratio equal to the most rapid movement of
legislation of this magnitude 1t passed
thfs House with a rapidity that surprised
ne country. 1t will pass the Senate ODE
rislve laughter on the democratic side)
Yes: and in that connection / may say
mat today the people of the country stand
IN an overwhelming majority in favor of
the House bill. applause on the repubii-
can side) And l can tell you something
more than that, gentlemen. When the
Senate bill comes back here and the ac-
tlon oil the joint conference shall be had
the people of the country will be satisfied
with the result The republicans will have
executed their duty. They will have re-
sponded tc the call of the President, and
you may call on the rocks and mount aims
10 hide you from the wrath of the peoplc
IN the future applause on the republi-
can side)