New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-18
MR. REED TALKs INNEW-BRUNsWICK
A WARM GREETING FOR THE MAINE CON-
GRESHAM
HE TELLS THE NEw.yERsEY MEN WHAT FREE
TRADE MEANS

HE TELLS THE NEw-JERSEY MEN WHAT FREE
TRADE MEANS.
Congressman Thomas b. Reed, OF Maine. addressed
large and enthusiastic audience last night at New
Brunswick, n. j. The meeting was held in the
opera house. which will seat about 1000 people, In
spite of the rain nearly every seat was taken while
many stood in the back part Of the hall The stage
appropriately drapcd with flags. On the stage sat
the Tppecanoc Club, fifty members, and tho Rcpubli-
Club Of the city. 500 members wcro out In full
force Ex-Judge Wilbert Strong presided and intro
duced Mr. Reed in happy manner. Mr. Reed was
received with enthusiastic cheers, and he plunged at
into the tariff question There was not speech
made in Congress- he said, In support Of the Dark
Lantern" bill, which not in favor Of free trade.
There Democratic Congressman, Mr.. Reed ad-
mttcd, from New-Jcisey. Mr.. McAdoo, who made a
protective speech, but Mr.. Reed had heard that that
Democrat was ready to 90 back on what he had said
and vote for free lrade. "You can tell what man
is going do by the tools in his hands Look at
Roger O. Mills, the tariff rcductionst few years
ago Mr. Mills made in Texas a speech for free men,
free labor and free trade, and when read that TO
Mills he said Mr.. Chairman-Lets have a vote
II he does have the last word to say There is
not free-trader outside OF the Democratic platform.
There they recognize their long lost brother there
strawberry mark on him somewhere
Yhe ancient idea of Judge Thurman, Of Rome, as
Mr. Reed remarked, which he made at Port Huron,
Canada, that for every dollar which went into
the United States Treasury five dollars went into the
pockets of the manufacturer received caustic treat
ment from Mr.. Reed. In connection with that he
remarked Cleveland says that It IS not question
of free trade. Now, If man has photograph Of a
COW, would 1t not be very foolish in him TO say that
II was notl Mr.. Cleveland is practising sclfdecep-
tom
Tho Democrats say that the tariff list includes 1000
articles, and the gentlemen from the south say how
easy IL to revise the list They say that they Will
take OF only per cent from the AZ per cent on
the tariff after they have been calling the Republicans
robbers, swinders and thieves. But If they do take
OH that per cent, they not only per cent less
robbers thieves and swinders than the Republicans
But the Democrats determined take the tariff
of wool, lumber and salt, and this is how they pro-
pose To do IL: With these duties revised they will 60
TO the farmer and say, 4" Now You are protect ted no
longer. Why vote for protection to the manufact-
urcrl' Then here would be no protection anywhere,
and that is precisely what Is called free trade. You
taxed, taxed and taxed say the Democrats You
taxed clothing and 1--we in taxed beds, and get
up In the morning to take your taxed medicine" and
But the people knew until he Democrats told
tnem so. Prosperity depends on good wages, and IL
the workngmen support the Mills bill they Will get
hard times made order. When does man get
best wages When two hunting one Job,
two Jobs two men
Mr. Reed closed with an eloquent peroration after
which speeches were made by Judge A. W. Tcnney,
OF Brooklyn, and Congressman koan, of the lid Con-
greSsional District of New-Jerscy