The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-24
REED'SJ JAW UNLIMBERED
HE ADDRESSES THE PENNsYL-
VANIA REPUBLICAN LEAGUR

de HuloGl2sS the Bepublican Party
and Turns Loose His Venom Upon
the Democrats-Old Charges of Sup
preston Touched Upon-A Refer.
ence to the Mississippi Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.-The state
league Of republican clubs closed its annual
meeting to-day by holding a mass meeting,
at which Speaker Reed made the principal
address. He spoke substantially as follows:
MY FRIENDs-I thank you for your very
cordial greeting. and IL makes me feel sorry not
to be able TO say something worthy OF it, Until
very recently feared that would not be able
10 be with you tonight. The wicked demo-
Gratis have been very rampant for the last few
days. did not know but what it would be
necessary to stay with them-or without them
Laughter But ali that is happily over and
feel more responsive to your greetings tonight
than would have this morning. Laughter.
But the Republican party was born fighting.
It's very best history made on the battle
neld-civic as well as military It is OF the
very essence of its existence that IL should do
battle, Tor the Republican party means the for
ward movement of the people of the United
States. lApplause.l
RATING THE DEMOCRATS
IL has never been necessary for the democrats
TO do anything. [Laughterl We have lust
come from scene which reminds men who
were In Washington in the early days OF the
Republican party Of scenes which took place
there at the beginning of the war. On the demo-
cratic side OF the House during the past week
democrats have not been visible. Laughter
want you to understand the occasion which
they thought demanded this magnificent uprls-
ing; Ihe Republican party, 50 far as the House
we regard as great deeds The democrats have
proclaimed them very wicked deeds. We have
passed tariff bill which secured the
peOpe ApPsnse Tba. tae bi bas A@erssn 5ssn
the subject of denunciation ON the part of
democrats almost too bitter to be put upon
record. According to them, the bill aud the
principle 1t represents has carried desolation
into every farm house In the country. II has
covered farms In the west three deep with
MORTGAGES, and yet the democratic members,
while that bill was being passed sat In their
seats and were counted.
ExToLLIEo THE FORCE BILL.
We passed another bill. This was a
bill which they said was to ruin the
principles OF liberty. They said it meant
ruin to the peaceable and lovely south.
lLauRhter] It meant ruin to homes; Il meant
despotism: and yet they sat there as sweet as
summer. No hegira, no departure, or. to use
word more familiar to them, no secession
lGreat laughter But when 1t came to seating
negro simply because he had been elected the
democratic side Of the House, arose as one
man and departed. LauRhter.l But they have
| come back lrenewed laughterl resembling the
prodtgal son, however. only In eternal appear
ance laughter
My friends, 1t is such little incidents as this
which prevents the democrats from pointing
with pride TO the history OF their party. 1t il
| that which makes them desolate in envy, voci-
| ferrous in expression of feeling when we speak
| of the history Of the United States for the past
| twenty-five years-for whenever we do it they
have the consciousness that we are pointing
| with pride to the record OF the Republican
| party. [Applause and laughter
| But, my friends, the great thing in this world
/ Is the people. They make and unnake parties:
| they create history; they govern and move
| The people of the United States alone are
responsible for this government, and it is their
business to know and act up to the responsi-
bility.
THE OLD CHARGE OF SUPPRESSION
| This fall, very soon, there will be en- expires
| sion Of opinion by the people; not q full, free
| and frank expression, because in thirty CON
gressional districts of this union the opinions of
| the people will be suppressed. IL is necessary
/ for you to be on the Lords side more
| heavily on that account. Laughter We
have not only got to beat conservatism in its
| worst form, but we have got to beat fraud be-
| sides Now, when the column forms. Ia Penn
| sylvania going to be distanced because of alb
| senteeism2 Is that great state going to be
| found anywhere except In the front .rankf Not
| n you mean progress. not II you mean to rule
/ the United States congress present and acting
| Your duty becomes all the more
| tremendous when you consider what will follow
| the lack of energy on your part. We look TO
| you, and hitherto have not looked In vain Re-
| publicanism is good enough for every day 10
the year and for every year In the calendar.
| Do you want honest legislatorsY DO you want
i House which intends TO transact business? It
| lies in your power alone. This nation has
| grown 20 one OF 65.000 900 people
| II is no longer nation that can
listen to orations fifty eight hours long. IL
wants business. Appausel Do you believe
| thatevery man in the country who is Untitled to
| participate in this government shall cast his
| vote and have that vote counted as cast. If you
| do, 1t is your business TO see that such House
is chosen as will sustain and back up the present
| House of Representatives tApplause.l
THE MISSISSIPPI CONVENTION
1t is very discouraging In this world to see
how small percentage OF actual results come
| from the most splendid victories Some great
general has said that there Is only one thing
worse than victory, and that Is defeat We
fought great struggle for liberty In manhood.
We eliminated 1t by a constitutional amendment
| putting in the law Of the country the doctrine
| that every male citizen should be entitled to
| participate in the government. And yet there
| has been and is sitting to-day In Misss-
| sipp q convention where every orator pro-
| claims his determination and the DISCRIMINATION
| of every white man belonging to his party to
| invent some method to disfranchse the negro;
| TO destroy the franchise Of large portion OF
| the voting population of this country, who are
entitled to vote. This Is spectacle for you.
| lApplause:l These gentlemen openly declare
| that they intend TO dsfranchise the voters Of
| this country. There has never been any
denial of their purpose, and this Missis-
| sipp convention is a proof. Do you
mean my friends, to allow the southern white
man, because he votes in the south, to count
more than you do in the government of this
country Do you mean that he shall have in
| creased representation in this government 80
| that he shall carry more weight than your
| [Applause.
Now, it remains for me but to repeat the
| exhortations Of previous speakers here tonight
| Everything depends upon your doing your duty
| The only condition on which self-government is
| possible is constant attention TO selfgovern-
ment by the people of this country. know
| you mean to do your duty. and that when we
| get new men from Pennsylvania you will show
| to the country that you have done It,.