The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-03
Congressman Reed.
A Ringing Speech 10 Massachusetts Re-
publicans.

introduced as "a gentleman who, having found
that everything was settled In his own State,
is kind enough to come and help us to do what
we can for the New England candidate" Mr..
Reed was received with applause and cheers
He said:
FeHolo Citizens-I suppose L shall have to
ADMIT that the business men, even of Boston,
are not omDiscient. suppose they do not
know every thing do not suppose that they
can do everything, but do maintain that they
are In position to know more than any other
class of people and to do more when they take
hold. (Applause.) AS they exchange commc-
dltles they vibrate between the producer and
the consumer, and as We are all of us consum-
ers and most all OF MS except the dudes pro-
ducers (applause) they are the great circula-
tory system OF the country. You go from the
heart to the farthest capillary. Now four
years ago this country would have been lost
but for the business men, They took hold OF
it then; they have taken hold of it today, and I
venture to find myself possessed of sufficient
prophetic instinct TO say that they are going to
save 1t again. (Applause.) But you cannot
convert all the Democrats. Parties are not ac-
cidentS. They have their foundations deep in
the L ature of men. There alwass has been,
there Is now, and there always will be, set of
men who believe only in the past, who think
nothing is good that has not had the sanction
Of their ancestors. There is another sat that
believe In the fature, who see in the future q
republic as much more glorious than the one
We have today as the one we have today is
more glorious than our ancestors fought for
Now, do not say that the conservative has
not his uses. But do say that for one l am glad
that have always belonged to the party that
as had It's lace towards the sunrise, and not
to the party that has its face to the sunset.
How is 1t we are so successful? When a man
gets too good or gets too bad, he drops off of
one e end or the other of the Republican party
(Great applause.) When Democrat opens his
eyes, when he joins the church and reforms. he
becomes a Republican. (Appiause.) There
Is where we get our recruits. (Anplause.)
Now as for those we lost, the fellow
that drops off the lower end, there is
no hope for him except in education.
AS for the fellow that drops off the other end !,
1eel Oily sombre and melancholy sym-
psthy, for know what is going to happen to
him. have lived long enough to witness an
exodus OF the saints thst took place once be-
fore. What was their fate? Why, my friends.
they have Deen struggling back to us ever
since, but the trouble is tbat they have lost the
peach bloom OF innocence that they bad when
they were with US. (Grest applause.) 1t will
be the same with these gentlemen to-day; they
will only be another instance of education az
the expense Of personal comeliness. They
have got to como back; but after all they get
badly damaged. l see that a reverend gentle
man who had been most conspicuous among
the supporters OF President Hayes has been
forgetful OF that text OF Scripture that whose
ever toacheth pitch shall be def ed. He not
only mas renounced the candidate, but he is
actually calling Senator Hoar to task because
be did not listen to the testimony of fraud in
the Sonth when there were only three days 70
listen and 800 years of testimony. Then the
reverend gentleman says he is not a politician.
de does not do himself justice. for be acts like
one. he says that not being d politician he
can admit that he is free trader; the rest OF
DIS crowd being politicians, cannot afford TO
admit 1t. Then he launches forth into praise
OF Grover Cleveland actually. Why, he saws
ne is perfectly transparent man. He says
YOU can see through and through him. Well.
l think you can, (spplause) and think in
looking clear through him you will not meet
anything that can be called an intellect from
one end of him to the other. (Laughter.) Toe
gentleman is not politician. What is a poll
t,c'au? 1t is man who is trying to do one
thing under pretence of doing another. And
YOU will fiud that every one of these men WHO
pretend to be so Mortified about Mr. Blaine.
mean something else. Said Napoleon, "Scratch
a Russian, aud you will find CossacS /" You
scratch mugwump and you will fad free
trader. (Laughter)
Now do you va free trade? (Cries of "No'il
Then YOU steer clear of Cleveland and re-
form. Now, why don't yor want il? 1t is be-
cause no living country on the face of the
earth ever had such growth as ours. What
rs the cause OF IL? 1t is because for "a wears
the Republican party has stood by the doctrine
OF protection to American labor. (Applause.)
IL Is because for "a years every laborine
American man, every farmer, every manufac-
,urer has knoR that he could have the mar
kets OF America. Why can't you compete
with England? Because for every dollar that
England pays 60 her laboriDg men, The Uuited
States OF America under Republican rule pav
vi 90. But say the independent newspapers
give na raw msterials. Well, I should think
hey had got them. daughter aud aoDlanse1
IU2t accounts fOr thar of 4
Raw materials! What is that? Something on
winch no labor has been expanded. Why
should you stop your protection at the mouth
q tho mine? There is only one thing that
give valus, and that is human labor. How
will you compete with England? Do not Jug
gle yourselves about raw materials Cut the
bO cents OFT from your laboring men. Do Won
want to do thai? (Cries OF No.) Then steer
clear OF Cleveland and reform. But you say
what We really want Is the markets of the
world. How nice that phrase is! How mouth
ming IL IS! Where Is the best market in the
worlu? 1t is where people have the mosi
money to spend. Where is that? Why, it is
In the United States. under "a years of Re-
publican rule. (Applause,) Don't you kno "
a good thing when you have got hold of it?
They say You have got terrible surplus. Il
10 horrible thing on the part
OF you Republicans to have a surplus
revenue. Now do not wonder the Demo
cratic party is scared at the sight
up the other night from what we intended
eight years ago should be the sleep of ages. He
SAID, Go to now, here is a newspaper" and
there was statement that there we're four
hundred millions in the Treasury. He said
what o frightful thingi He immediately
rushed to the next Democratic nesting. and
SAID here is four hundred millions in The
Treasury, and it ought to be poured out to you.
The next night John Sherman, who knows
something GREAT spplanse), told them that all
but one hundred and forty-five millions could
not be turned out of the Treasury by the
United States. because it did not belong to
the United States. 1t was there to redeem
silver and gold certificates, and for the busi-
ness OF the banks. What is the other one hup-
dred and forty-ive millions2 That is the
foundation OF three hundred and forty-six
millions OF greenbacks. Now Hendricks did
not know that. (Applsnssl. The trouble with
Hendricks is not that he is wicked, it is tba
he is Ignorant. He had read in the new.-
papers that we bad horrible surplus. But
you say the Morrison bill would have reduoso
1t. They painted the country blue with their
talk about the inequalities of the tariff; i,
needed revision, they said. Oae leg was
shorter than the other, and the remedy they
proposed was to cut 20 per cent off both legs
The Democratic and Independent newspapers
deca are that their reason for wanting to lover
the tariff is because they want to lower the
revenue. What is the result of cutting 20 per
cent. of the tariff? Why, it is to introduce
more goods. They tell you 1t will reduce the
revenue. Now, l say the declaration by these
newspapers, that their object is to reduce
the revenue is juggle and fraud.
(slight applause.) There is one wa,
10 reduce the revenue, aud that is, make the
tariff higher and keep out more British goods
(Siight applsuse.) Now, If they want to re-
duce the revenue, let them go aud do it.
Well, they say that we want change, that
we want to bring the Democracy into power.
What for? What is the trouble with the d :
mocrscy? "a voice: "Give it up") do Dot
give it up. know. The trouble with them
IS Just the same as it ID with German silver.
The ingredients are all honest-all Democrats
are honest,-but the result If Prof, Everett
instructor of youth in Quincy, and men in
Boston will permit-the result is "brumma-
gem" The Democratic party has not single
principle that runs through them all. They
are patchwork party out of which you cAu-
not make good, honest, pre sentabe trousers in
any way that you try. The Republican party
has always been for something; it has always
fought for something. 1t has always got somt-
hing, and 1t is going to do it again (At-
plsuse)-Why did the Democrats nomin ATE
Hancock? Why did they nominate Cleveland?
DO you suppose it was accldent2 The Dem,-
cratic party does as it does, because it is what
1t is. Why did they nominate Hancock? b.
cause he saved the country? An, no; they did
not want IT saved. Why did they nomin ale
blmE Because he did not have any Opposition
DO you remember how the Indiana and Ohio