The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-04
REED ON HIS TRAVELS.
Boasts of the Revolutionary Acts and EN-
travacance of His Party.


BosroN. sept 3.-Speakcr Reed, who j.
ON his way to Maine to participate in the
political campaign in that state. addressed
large audience to.nignt at Faneul Hall
II was a very enthusiastic gathering. ana
Mr.. Reed was given a rousing welcome
Chairman Burdett of the Republican state
Committee. opened the meeting, intro
ducing Hon. Jonathan \. Lane. president
of the Boston Merchants Association, as
the presiding officer. Mr.. Lane made
a brief speech. touching upon the
tariff question, and then introduced Mr.
Reed as the hrst speaker. Mr. Reed eN-
pressed qualification with the reception
given him. saving il was great satislac-
ti0n 10 any man 10 know that the people ol
the United states were behind MS associates
and him. ANY amount Of individual cour-
ace NAV be- greatly strengthened 10y the ad-
diti0n Of the courage Of other people. The
strength Of "A nation is in the strength OF
its united people. What terriiics wrong
dOers i union of good men. Continuing.
ne said: "All progress oyerruns old lnsiitu-
tions: men are entrrnched behind the use
and wont Of their lives, and beng SO en-
treuchod feht desperately against any
one who carries the brea-tworks.
and if YOU look at some OF
the newspaper headlines you VIII see
what the feelings were oi some gentlemen
whose cntrenchment. were being carried.
n is amazing tO notice the history Of the
House % Representatives and % see how M
detail is carried out this principle -that
when thing. are 10 be done. the Republican
marty does them. 'ihe great struggle which
has been made by the Democratic House oi
REPRESENTATIVES for years has been, not %
Bee economical in The eXpenuiiuIe Ol ho\-
ernment money, but % cut down the sum
total of appropriations. They have Deeh
striving ia every way To pie up thc
surplus. not merely by taxation, but
by parimony IN tdclr acton III lh'
expenditure Of money. - long as they
could point to the cl0gging of business.
which results from the storing of money in
the TREASURY, they seem 10 be- happy; but
now they are engaged in showing that inc
,urplus has disappeared They are unable
to bee cOntcnted either with sur
pus or without One. There is 30
doubt but what the expenditures of
the government were about % approach It's
receipts but any man would make mis-
take if hc believed that IL was IN any way
the result of extravaganza or careiesshe7s
with the public money, or tnat a
dollar has been appropriated 10!
either House which does not carry upon II
ment. Nobody who does not carefully con-
slider this matter can ever realize the
righteous action Of the Republican party Ia
the House and senate and how much II has
cost them to he economical IN
a true and proper sense. There has been
advertisements broadcast Of this surplus
and every human need and want has been
sci to rether 10 tr, To- get money ont OF the
Treasury for other than public purposes,
but not one Of these schemes has been sue
cessful. All the expenditure has been leeiil.
mate. Just, and proper. We shall e%pend
nearly our income. We shall also reduce
taxation to the extent OF Sj0.O0O,eN ia adj
dit.on thereto. one great elemcntol eXpen-
diture Is pension legislation, which is mol
understood i'm New England. and the char
acter Of it is not fully appreciated. In no
other subject can any man see the greatness
and diversity Of thought there Is in the
great republic.