The age-herald., 1898-02-09
TOM REEDS
 PARTY LASH Forced Republicans to Vote fOr Their
 Own Execution ON THE TELLER RESOLUTION He Has PiseOn-HOled the Cuban BelliSer-
 enCy Resolution. NEXT HOUSE WILL BE DEMOCRATIC Bailey, of Texas, and DeArmsnd, of Missouri, Candidates For Speaker, With the
 Chances Fasoriug the
 Former.
NEXT HOUSE WILL BE DEMOCRATIC
Special to The Age-Herald.

Specill to Ine Age-Herald. Washington, Feb. S.--Thomas Bracket Reed still towers like a giant over the re- publican side of the house and wields the party lash with the same vigor of the Fifty-first congress- Reed is yet czar of the house. Nothing carries him contrary to his own ideas, and by main force he carries the republican side of the house as he wishes it, whether 1t be contrary to the presidents views or not.
 Reed never more clearly demonstrated his control over the republican side of the house than when the Teller resolution came to the house for action. Reed could have pigeon-holed this resolution. It was the presidents wish that he should do so. Yet Reed, in his boldness, desired to defeat it by unanimous party vote He applied the party last. He whipped every man on the republican side of tho house into line He throttled debate. run rougl shod over the democrats and defeated the resolution by vote of 1S2 to 132
 This act on the part of the house shows clearly its stand. It means that no finan- cial legislation of any shape or descfip- tion can possibly pass congress during this or the next session.
 
 house amount to nothing during Reeds regime. Their views are not considered, nor are their voices permitted to be heard unless Reed desires it.
 The Cuban Resolution.
 Tom Reed has not been so bold with the Cuban resolution which the senate passed He has hesitated to allow the house to vote upon this. fearing its passage He has pigeon-holed it, and will keep it pigeon-holed. That would be too severe test of his power over his men. That reso- lution would probably pass if the house had an opportunity to vote upon it. Thus Reed has killed it by the pigeon-holing pro- cess.
 The Teller Resolution.
 To return to the vote on the Teller reso- ,lution. Many of the republicans almost kicked over the traces when this matter was crowded upon them. Reed was forced to wield the party lash with all his strength. Half of the republicans realized full well that their votes against this reso- lution might mean their defeat in the cleo tion next November. It is sure to do this The democrats are joyous over it. They feel that the next house, to be elected
 
 democratic. Many conservative democratic leaders fear that the majority might be so great as to make it an unruly mob liable to commit some unwise legislation. The Speakership.
 The knowledge on the part of the demo- crats that the next house will be demo- cratic, has already opened up the contest for the speakership. The present indica- tions are that it will be between Bailey of Texas, and DeArmand, of Missouri, with the chances largely in favor of Bailey's election. DeAmand is a brilliant fellow. A power in debate. Quick at repartee and possessing well cultivated, strong mind. He however, lacks the qualities of leader ship. These qualities Bailey possess. Though a man of less than S5, he is able. strong ani bold, and has the confidence of his party. The chances are he will be the next speaker, and he will be good one. But neither Bailey nor any other demo- crat will have the power over his party that Reed possesses over the republicans. I have known Tom Reed for many years. I have seen him in all the debates of the house for the past ten years, but have never seen him manifest so much interest in any question before congress in all that time, as he did in this Teller resolution matter The morning after the voting, he was breakfasting in the mems cafe of the Shoreham hotel It was nearly Il o'clock. In this cafe is a stock 'ticker." While was there, MT. Reed entered with his over coat and hat, perhaps on his way from his room to the capital. He lives at the Shoreham. He stopped at the stock ticker to examine the quotati going over all the quotations of the morning, and remaining in front of the ticker to see the new quotations come out. He mani fested that interest in it which is usually shown by a man who is in the market It might be, however, that he was in- terested in knowing what effect the defeat of the Teller resolution would have upon stocks particularly. man has a right to speculate, but it is not considered the proper thing for who wields the power in this country that the speaker of the house of representatives does, to be in the market on matters effected by con- gressional legislation.
 If E. W. B.