Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-04
How It Has Affected House Of Rep
resentatiyes.
FREEDOM AMONG LEADERS.
Absolute Control No Longer In the
Hands Of One uan-Keed's Power
ofsareasm- Blunders In Party

pondence HAS the absence OF Tom
Reed from the House Of Representa-
tives made any appreclable difference
In that body? is a question asked. In
this connection It is asserted that the
Reed rules stlll obtain and are executed
by such men as Henderson, Cannon,
Payne. Dalzel, Grosyenor, Dolliver
Sherman, Hopkins Tawney, Moody
men that Reed picked out as lieuten-
ants In the many years that he VAS the
leader Of the Republican party In the
House. This much may be granted,
but the short time the House was in
session before the holiday adjourn
ment has made Reed conspicuous by
his absence. There. is no longer one
man power in the House, dominating
It with an iron will. Each Of the men
| above named Is q leader on his own
| account each has come out stronger
| and perhaps better because he acts up
! on his own responsibility, deferred by
no influence and fearing no superior
criticism. Every Republican OF promln-
| ence in the House feels an indepen-
| dence that was not possible under the
i sway Of Reed, whose control Of the
party was one Of the maryels Of con-
gressional history.
SOME OF HIS METHODS.
Members feared Reeds sarcastic APP
proyal as much as they did his frown.
ing disapprobation Of certain acts. |
once heard a western member Of the
House deliver a short speech upon the
battleship Maine and her criew 1t
was a beautiful word picture and Il
touching bit Of oratory and won the
applause Of the House and the galleries.
Soon after the member was walking
through the lobby and was oyertaken
by the big speaker, who patted him on
the back, looked him over quizzically
and passed on. The man was an ardent
admlrer Of Reed, and, although the
speaker had said nothing. the action
was sufficient TO make the member
turn crimson TO the roots Of his hair,
with the feeling that he had been sub
jected to the sarcasm Of the speaker,
whose own opinion. II verbally ex-
pressed, would have been tommyrot ="
The Republican who, in debate, laid
himself open TO the vigorous and telling
thrusts of the opposition was sure to
be eXtolled by Reed in sarcastic words
that would make him vince. The man
who made speeches Of the grandilo-
quent and spread eagle variety would
often hear some OF his fancy flights
quoted in a manner TO make him to
feel uncomfortable. In fact Reed was
not sentimental, and the members with
ideals and romances who gave rein to
them were sure TO feel the pointed ar
rows Of Reeds ridicule.
MISTAKES NOT TOLERATED.
Reed objected to blunders Of party
management. II the men to whom he
intrusted the management OF affairs
on the floor handled them In such a
way as 10 give the other side an ad-
vantage, he was made aware Of Reeds
dlspleasure, hence the man on the floor
was not carrying out his own ideas
always, but endeavoring TO act In ac-
cordance with the wishes OF the Speak.
er. Anything was blunder or mistake
in the opinion OF the Speaker which
was not done either as he planned oil
desired TO be done. No man does ST
we'll at anything as when acting on hl'
own responsibility. Few men can b,
simply parrots and make a success II
public life. What might be mistake
in the mind Of the Speaker might b,
the reverse In the minds of the ma
jority and the man personally respon
sible for his acts does not make tn,
best appearance when trying TO carr!
out the wishes Of another. When vii
liam Mckinley was the floor leader o.
the House, he dIspleased Reed, II wa
at the time Reed first counted quo
rum. Breckenridge Of Kentucky ap
pealed from the decision OF the chair
! Payson Of Illinois promptly moved I,
lay the appeal on the table, whicl
: would cut off debate. Reed was rush
ing the motion to a vote when McKin
! ley sprang up and insisted that sucl
an Important question should be de
: bated. Reed frowned. II was not II
: accordance with his wish, but afte
McKinley's action Il was impossible
: to do anything else. Payson was force;
z TO withdraw his motion, and an ar
rangement for debate was made.
HAVE MORE FREEDOM.
The few weeks Congress has been n
session have developed the fact tina
there is more freedom among the lead
ers, more elasticity on the Republican
side, and general free and easy, unre
strained swing among the member
that has been absent heretofore. Ey
cry man who has taken the floor seem
DESTROYS Of pleasing himself first an,
| foremost, and when the average brain!
man does this he Is pretty apt TO pleas
; his audience and satisfy his constltu
! ents. 1t IL not in the least un
complimentary to the leading men Il
the House to say that theey have beef
curbed in the past, for II Is well know
that party policy and eXpediency de
mand that harmony should exist be
tween the Speaker and his lleutenants
but under the present method Of great
er personal responsibility and witt
freer rein these men make a bette
showing and give more life to the pro
ceedlngs. Not only do those who's
long service entitled them 10 proml
nent places In the House make bette
| anuaarauca hut others whose talent