People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-17

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Simpson in which he roasts Speaker
Reed roundly for his usurpation of
power. The interview is en-
belIished with five remarkably life
like portraits Of Jerry in as many
different attitudes while he was
delivering himself. Any one seeing
these portraits can readily trace the
condition OF Jerry's mind, especially
II they have ever heard him speak.
For Instance, while he is making
this remark, "The arrogance Of
this man Reed should call for a blow
from a Democrat every time the
Reed Mob shows ITSELF" he is por-
trayed with a clenched fist elevated
to a level with his spectacles, and
with very determined look from
his eyes. In introducing the
interview the Journal correspondent
starts its remarks by saying: "In
many respect, Representative Jerry
Simpson has been the most con-
spicuouS figure in congress this
session." "In many a fierce verbal
contest where the Democrats have
battled against Reed for the main
tainaRce Of their self res7ect," says
the correspondent, at has been
Simpson who has led the minority
to the front with a battleaxe that cut
for Reeds ribs at every swing"
The correspondent continued:
Mr.. Simpson is a man of strong
personality and of unique individu-
ality, and in the following interview
with Journal correspondent the
camera was employed in order to
depict his characteristic gestures,
which have caused him to be classed
among the more notable orators of
the house, and which are as delight
fully crude, though forcible, as his
own political entity is original and
entirely distinctive of type.
1t was quite natural that man Of
Simpsons calibre should have I'M
dertakeh to take fall out of Speaker
Reed. Simpson, the bluff and
breezy son OF the prairie, lover of
freedom and hater Of precedent,
defiant Of tradition and a born
fighter; Reed, the car and the
autocrat, a cool and calculating
manipulation, proud Of power and
confident to the point of an absolute
domination of the machinery OF
legislation, so long as he has a
majority at his feet-that the two
should cross swords in parlia-
mentary battle was only to be ex-
pected. And they've been at it,
hammer and tongs.
Reed hates Simpson as the cobra
hates the mongoose. Simpson has
destroyed much Of Reeds pleasure
during this session. On days when
Reed has felt safest he has been
rudely disturbed from some peace
full siesta by the vicious Simpson,
who has fallen upon him without
warning and has made him hop
and jump about in perspiring
anguish while the wiry Kansan
sported with him. 1t has been one
of the sights Of this session to see
Reed wriggle and writhe under the
taunts of his persistent foe, his pork
white face, purpling angrily, his
beady eyes flashing with a volcanic
rage that has been all the fercer
because it had to shoulder without
vent.
When a correspondent of the
Journal called upon Simpson he
found the Kansan afraid of neither
man nor camera, and talk on the
subject Of Reed flowed from him
like torrent.
"The arrogance Of this man Reed"
said he, should call for blow from
a Democrat every time the Reed
Mob presents itself. Reed is car
dictator and king in the house Of
representatives, and he conserves
his power by refusing to appoint
the committees that are needed BY
the house in order that the house
business shall be transacted. The
Democrats have been demoralized
by the affection Of our young leader
for the fat Weyler Of the Republicans
and his Democratic virility ha:
oozed from him.
"The Republicans are but SC
many puppets in the hands of Reed
and so long as he withholds tn,
committee list he will pull the wire.
and bangle the puppets as he pleases
For such conduct as his there is ne
punishment l would not be willing t
mete out. He is as much crimina
as the thief who steals the propert,
of another, for he has stolen from
the legally elected representatives o
the people their power to legislate
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