The times., 1898-02-02
WEDN EsDAY, FEBRUARY =, 1898.
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III IL.
The American Senate once more has
been insulted and put on notice To de-
clare itself, not by the late House OF
Representatives, but by its usurpins
successor. the Hon. Thomas Bracket
Reed. The facts are before the coun-
tiN and are too well known to require
Argument. During the extraordinary
session Of Congress, in 1Ss7-eXtraordi-
nary in more than an official
sense-the Speaker of the House
ignored and violated the Consti-
tu1ion. and defed the rule OF the
l.cdy of which he was nominally the
creature but over which he boldly as
s0med the rights and prerogatives OF
an Irresponsible master. He impudent-
Is challenged the Senate to do anything
that he might not like, notifying the
one self-respecting and self-governing
bianch Of the National Legislature that
his single. one-man power was great
enough to override It's constitutional
action: and to the shame of represent
atiye American Institutions, he was al
lowed his way. The result of that su-
pine liberation on the part of the Sen
ate is seen to-day.
What the extent OF the power which
Mr.. Reed has gained oNer his nominal
~ representative creatures amounts to
ut this time is shown in the fact that
of all the silver Republicans under his
dominion bat one, and that one a gen
tlefnan from North Carolina, had the
courage of his convictions to vote on
the Teller resolution in accordance with
the platform and the alleged principles
of his party.
Nota the difference between a
House" in which there are numerous
Republicans who still affect to believe
that their organization is true to its
declarations in 1896, but the members Of
which have been dismembered by sub
jugatiOn TO the viii, interests and per-
sonaG purposes of one man, and a Sen
ate where the rights OF members and
of the constituencies they represent
are still preserved! When the final
test on the Teller resolution was had,
eleven Republican Senators voted for
it.
Remember that this was concurrent
resolution, once before agreed to by
both houses, and for which President
Mckinley, as a member Of Congress,
himself voted. Ii was notice to the
world that this country, as a matter Of
policy and justice. did not hold itself
bound 10 pay speculative profits TO the
investors in its bonds by liquidating the
same in money artificially and treason
ably made double the value Of the
money OF the contract!
That notice, served upon civilization
III the most forcible way possible to the
supreme law making power of Ameri-
ca, has never been withdrawn. Be
cause of the treachery to bimetallist
principles evinced by this and the pre-
cedine Administration. and the plain
intention Of the Hanna and Gage wing
of the Republican party 10 fix the sim
sic gold standard upon US. the masses
OF our people have demanded reaf-
frmation of the notice The Senate has
obeyed the win of the nation. Mr..
Thomas Is. Reed, absolute dictator of
what was once a coordinate branch
OF our legislative organiza ton. has re-
fused TO.
Very good. Under such conditions
the Senate owes it to the country to
take immediate and relentless issue
with Mr.. Reed. If he could say, during
the extraordinary session. that nothing
the Senate might dc, opposed to his
views and the illeeitimate purposes of
the Syndicated interests he represents,
would be allowed consideration, then it
is equally within the province and the
duty of the senate now To say that it
viii not consider any legislation which
comes over to ii, not from the House of
Representatives, as it does nominally,
and by a fiction which might as well
be abandoned FIRST as last. but which
results from sfe personal and irrespon-
sible DEGREES or Thomas Is. Reed,
Speaker
The power resides in the Senate. It
is amazing that il has not been used
before. Net TO make the issue now and
to compel tie House &c Representatives
to dethrune It's tyrant and resume The
functions delegated to il by the pee
pie would he to acknowledge the Arneri-
can Senate TO be rs much the creatures
OF Reed as the miserable horde of mis-
representatives are whom he regards