Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-10
PHILADELPHIA REPUBLICANs.
Speaker Reed Makes an After-DInner
Speech.

The Young republicans Of Philadelphia gave
their tenth annual banquet last night and
Speaker Reed made the speech of the evening.
In his remarks Mr.. Reed said:
The resolution, the toast to which you have
asked me to respond has a great deal in it
about the past of the republican party, about
the noble work which il has done. No man 10
less inclined than to undervalue that great
work. II stands out in such glowing colors
that no portion Of the history of the republic
in future ages will read like the history of the
twenty-four years of uninterrupted domination
of the republican party of the United States.
fCheers Nevertheless il is not that glory; IL
ls not that past history; II is not the bead roll
of distinguished names which adorn our an
mails. which endears me to the republican party
today; it is not what the republican party has
been. but what IL is that ought TO command
our admiration, our satisfaction and our de-
light. TCheers.l IL is because IL is a party
annually recruited from the young men of the
country; a party which is progressive in Its
thought. which is progressive IN its ideas,
which is progressive in its determination that
this country from year to year shall be better
as its history goes on.
That is what the republican party means. It
means progress. II means a better nation. 4
know that there stand in front CT us many n
disappointment. 1 know that we shall not be
able to realize many of the hopes that we en-
tertained at the last election, but 80 near ~
human effort will allow us believe that the
Congress of the United States elected by the
people of the nation will endeayor TO carry out
their wishes. That they will endeavor reason
ably to provide for the soldiers in measure
that shall be consistent not only with what the
soldiers desire, but with the wishes of the whole
people of the nation, for the laws are not made
by any class of citizens, however deserving
They must be made satisfactory to all the citi-
Zens of a republic, for il is of the very essence
OF republican government thai all feeling shall
be fairly represented and that the result of
legislation shall be in harmony with the aver
age sentiment Of the country.
L believe. too, that shall push on and
pass tariff bill which will be satisfactory to
the people OF the country. believe, too. on
the matter of the bankruptcy bill and other
matters of that kind that we shall give due con-
sideration to the feeling of the business men,
the citizens and the merchants Of this country.
and believe on many matters not political we
shall echo the sentiments of the people, and N
we do not come up TO the full measure of pro-
gress which the republican party demands
there is oaly one thing for them TO do and that
is for the young men, the most progressive OF
the people of a nation. TO stand mp once more
and declare their sentiments and push on the
republican party TO that measure of progress
which this country demands and will have.
The speech was received with frequent bursts
of applause. Ex-Congressman Horr of Michi-
gan made an address giving reasons why he
a republican. One passage of his speech to-
ward the close created great applause. He said:
Il should Like to tell the southern Senators ana
Congressman at Washington in one sentence
what to do in order TO better the condition Of
things which they complain about in the south.
would like 20 say 10 them stop agonizine
about your constitutional rights and, go home
and teach your people TO do right" l6rsas
applause.l