The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13

q bad bill, l think that 1t should not he
passed. viii not recognize you to call
IL up"
Then the new member wants to know
II he has any rights as an American cti-
zen and representative OF tho sovereign
people. ana he finds that in this particu-
lar matter he has not. Aud he oxhorts
his fellow members 10 rebellion against
The whole vicious system which gives 10
oI4g man the right to control the action
OF ss5 others. And the other members
laugh N him or reason with him. And
IN time be becomes accustomed TO the
hopeless situation and grow silent. But
he IS not rsccnCiled 10 the condition of at
fairs until nc has become one Of the Old
members OF possibly is speaker Of the
house himself
Il Is a wonderful state Of affairs in the
house which MAKES +; possible for the Re
publican Who is speaker go control the ac~
zion Of the Democratic minority IN So m
portant matter as the selection II lead
tr No enc doubts that it was by the in
reference Of the speaker and through the
power he exercises in tae distribution Of
committee places and other fsvors THAI
yoUrg Bailey was chosen IS the candidate
OF the minority for the speakership and
thus aade tire spokesman * ne Democrats
on the floor % the house. No one thinks
for "A minute THAI young Bailey wo0ia lhve
been a Democratic majority Tie honor
81 The spcakersnip would not have been for
him. tsut who knows whlr effect that in
eiorserueut by the minority may have when
tho Demo rats regain control of the houseP
Thomas +. Reed Vas the choice Of the Re
publican minority when Carlisle VAS ciect-
81 sT,8 ker ~ che house. When She Re
puhlicams elected q majority TWO years
later there were three candidates FOR She
speskershlp. AMI Reed won / well re-
member one member 90 the house saying 20
me thai ne WAS d3sEusted WIKI the claims
oi Reeds friends Who " - ''nl8yipg the
baby act" and claiming FOR tke Maine maa
not that be was the nttest man for the
place. bu. that De- though; ne would ec dis
graeed II ne WAS uuf aside now after his
nomination for the complimentary vote IN
fhe previous congress. A that urne the
Republicans did not know What kind az a
speaker ire man from Maine Would be-. lie
had had m experience 30 TIRE chair. After
they cazue - kuow hss0 yhey reelected am
and shere was 10 question ot his richi %
the scat II - possible that the vouut-
faced Bailey wiH -. aisle Ia make q succeSs-
gul appeal at SysBe fufuTe day on the
ground of MS present leadership o1 TIE ma
or}tyt
Young MI Bailey is iac Nar,lsses Of
tae house. Compiacenfy ara sel(-adru.r&-
ton Gage from hls pores and create an
atmosphere aboVf hin as he walks scross
tae Hoar There n conscious pride ia his
attitu4s as 1N stands talklnE with ne
speaker he IS vot qu.te so sftv~s-te rn
ths galleries As ola Senator Ransom used
20 he bat Pc = never uncors cEous - TIE
fact Ihst = thousand people are looking a
hsts g. be rises rs h.s place ga the ficor
expands ais chest under It's broadly d.s-
psasod waite sG.rt aa>ean ana address
the chair. His leadership ~ the minority
has uos the stre1sth - ise.c's ore time
position 81 the aoor hu: the speak
lea n5ng toNard 1lns--l wotsaeg Il & IS Born
cg admiration or eu appreciation ~ rs
phRucw - Republican wishes axes him
q strong gnau "a thU no.lse. and hs = a.
WAYS oue ~ is picturesque ti-9lges
EIsnerS are meFo sVealy divided on The
r1aoy ~ }ae house than they are IN yhe
senate chamber. 13ere the picturesque
tiallgeS swarm cu yAx fsgpuh4it4u $3.50 ,s,sA
are ssaiv wanting au the fvnsocTsfic.
Hrye there arr uaanv essd and interest
ing cHaraeseys on orc siiie - the ho2ss q 8
o. ,he ether. Therc. ter example, : Amos