Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-07

 in corm.ssion 1ha three succeed ing democratic congresses though Reed was the real leader When Reed became sneaker of tbc iifty- first congress, Mckinley was made leader on the floor, but Mckinley . was defeated for the ffty- second ooRgTiess. and Reed became the rs- publican leader of that bods as he would have been even if Mckinley had retained his seat.
 And viii saN right hare that in Inc entire parliamentary iistorv of the American republic. the most brilliant seneralsbip was played by Thomas B. Reed on the minority side. the four years 1S9l- 95. He again became speaker in iS9J and chose Dingley for leader on the floor m 1899 Reed retired in disgust. He died in 1862 anC t ss likely that had he lived till 1904 kc would have voted for Parker for president. il 1895 Reed took Ding !ey. who had never served on that committee, and made him chair man of ways and means over the head Of Sereno B. Payne That same year he made Joseph c. Cannon chairman of approf riatous over 2 lEe head of David B. Henderson in 1889. Dias,ey was dead. and Payne Was chosen the titular leader. but l Cannq9 was sne resl lea&ec, and t.ch he continued untg he became ! speaker 'n 1903, siEce when paI1eii has been the reei ieader with his authority divided with fGwney. But : @ new force apg cared in congress ! in ho5n l.1usa:i the insurgents. They were not insurgents because : they wanted 10 be such, bur because : they had Co be such The q. 0. P. ! had been legislaupg fo- monopoly too long and now the west and the northwest had found il out Roose
 welt revealed the predatory rich
 and the octEpus chase began, There was a tremendous campaign against the railroads. and when Taft came in the tariff became paramount Aid
 rich and Dalzell revised the tanfi
 up" and the country flew into a rage Hence the democratic parts
 was drafted 10 the service of maj ing an honest tarff Thus far they
 have dona admirably in the house and blundered deploTablg in Inc senate
 Champ Clark and Oscar Under
 wood have shown a capacity fol
 leadership that few suspected then
 of possessing. They have made nc
 mistakes. Indeed, the G. O. P
 seems to have acquired the art O
 blunderins. so long a democratic
 accomplishment. ! hope to say dea
 about the denIccI atic leadership il the house before the session expire
 and I want also to talk some word i with the learned Thebans on thu democratic side of the senate. The
 need it. that is. some of 'em-
 No interest ever bought a sea
 in congress for James R. Mann. H. p is absolutely incorruptible and ca r pable of dischaTging with credit t e himself and profit to the republi g any position in ,the civil service e even the presidency itself. He is no } brilliant CT a showy man. Hi 3 mind is not uimble. He is no oratol ? but he is honest, courageous, enel getic industrious and ndefatigablt 9 Besides, he is 8 man of talent, an since Burton of Ohio is gone to tn P senSte, Mann is the most capabl
 leader on the republican side. Pei
 haps Dalzel is an abler man; bu 7 be would never herd the insurgents Mann voted against the Payne [. Aldrich tariff without losing hi
 standing as 8 regular. As head of special committee he had invest |, gated the paper and wood pull items of the tariff and recommend : cd cdtting the graft out: but it wa denied him. and like the brave. hor est man he is. the voted against th Ii whole thing
 $ l. was amusing to see Mann a q work when there was a hearing b. 2 fore his committee in a conteste
 election case You could tell ho' r. he stood by the way he sailed int r. those who upheld the party he il e tended tO support He was as uI S right as a judge on the bench, an i- he thus sought to find any flaw tha F. might lurk in the plea of his mar e Though strong partisan he is r. very conscientious man and will q D. no wrong if he sees it.
 n Perhaps he is the most indefat it gable worker in either house of col r. gress He has a genius for labC n and is a giutton in that behalf. X q a democrat regret that Uncle Jo |. or Dalzell was not made the repul - lican leader: but it is better fo d the country that James R. Mann ha s tn job. MT. Underwood must los s few tricks or the vigilant leader ( { the minority will cause him [ ', walk the floor at late hours of th k night.