The Portland daily press., 1890-09-04
Speaker Reeds Reception by the
Republicans Of the Hub
One Of the Greatest Ever Given a
Public Man in Boston.
National Questions Briefly Discussed
by the Guest Of the Evening.
Especial to the Press.l

| O'CLOCK. lie was met db bH6 huntington aY-
enue station by Chairman Burdett of the
state committee and driven to the Vendome
where he dined with company of leading
| Republicans. After the dinner came the
meeting In Faneuil Hall. 1t is safe to say
that the venerable meeting place never saw
| larger or more enthusiastic meeting than
| greeted Speaker Reed. The four walls
could not contain a bigger crowd or one
more enthusiastic. Before seven o'clock the
doors of the hall were beseiged by an eager
crowd who elbowed and pushed good ma
turedly for places nearest the doors of the
main entrance. When the doors were op-
ened, little past seven O'Clock, the crowd
| ing was so severe that the efforts Of police
men were necessary to keep the entrance
| from being jammed and to assist people, es
pecially ladies, in getting through the door
ways. The door once open the floor Of the
historic hall filled very rapidly. Except in the
| galleries, which were reserved for ladies and
| their escorts and were soon filled. there are
| no seats in Faneuil Hall. The audience
| stand packed together as close as they can
crowd. the front rank pressing clear up to
the platform. The hall thus, though not so
of Boston, will hold very large crowd. 1t
will hold an especially large crowd on such
an occasion as this when the general en-
| thusiasm of the crowd was con-
tinually forcing it to pack closer.
Fronting the vast audiences that assemble
in Faneuil Hall on great occasions is always
the great painting 'Liberty and Union, Now
and Forever" which hangs over the plat
form, and has represented to many thousands
of Boston's and New England's sons and
daughters Daniel Webster making his ia
nous reply to Hayne. Portraits of Wash
ington, of Peter Faneul, and of several
other historic characters flank the great
regular masterpieces over the platform were
forced to divide attention with a new por-
trait, large in size, and draped with flags
and surmounted by the American eagle. 1t
was the, portrait Of the Speaker Of the
House of Representatives, hung on the bal
cony, opposite the platform.
As s o'clock approached. the crowd
in the hall was something fear
full. The gallery tickets were all
given out two days before and the large bal
by an audience the larger proportion of
whom were ladies. The floor by eight O'Clock
was so crowded that it was almost impossi-
BILE to make way through it. The platform.
for which tickets had been issued to leading
Republicans, was gradually filling up. As
favorite local war horses Of the party ap-
peared the applause of the audience blend
ed. with the stirring music of the band in
the rear balcony.
About eight o'clock Mayor Hart appeared
| in the stand and was cheered. Then fol-
lowed Collector Beard, the white haired and
erect leader of the Massachusetts, Republican
Old Guard, Speaker Barrett Of the
Of 0ds the YOUNG Uo Me1's Republican publ as' Club.
Jonathan a. Lane, president OF the Mer
chants Association and chairman OF the eve
ming, Chairman Burdette of the state CON-
mittee and other prominent Massachusetts
| Republicans. With these gentlemen came
| Speaker Reed, accompanied by Mr.. Lodge.
At the appearance of Mr.. Reed, the applause
was deafening and continuous. The band
up In the balcony tried to do little business,
but was of about as much account as tallow
candle would be in lighting up chaos. The
people on the floor would not be denied their
right to express their admiration for the hon.
ored guest of the evening. Finally the lband
was allowed to play moment, but only
moment, Then the cheering began again.
Finally Chairman Burdette Of the state COM
mittee secured quiet to address the
audience, which had gathered to
pay tribute to the courage and in
| corruptible craftsmanship of Thomas b.
Reed" Tremendous cheering.l Chairman
Burdette introduced Hon. Jonathan I'll.
| Lane, who was to preside, and he in turn
presented Speaker Reed. As the Speaker
arose and faced the audience. they broke
again into tremendous cheers. Mr.. Reed
was in his happiest vein, and with the first
word had his hearers with him. Almost ev-
cry sentence he uttered was applauded dur
ing the twenty minutes that Mr.. Reed spoke.
Mr.. Reeds Speech.
Mr.. Reed expressed qualification with the
| reception given him, saying that it was
great satisfaction to any man to know that
the people of the United States were behind
his associates and him. ANY amount Of in
dividual courage may be greatly strength
ened by the addition of the courage Of other
people. The strength of the nation is the
strength of its united people What terrifieS
wrong-doers is the union of good men. All
progress is over the ruins of old institutions.
Men are entrenched behind the want
oil their lives and being so intrenched they
hght desperately against any one who car
ries their hreastworks. And if you look
at some OF the newspaper headlines you will
seewhat the feelings were Of some gentlemen
whose intrenchments were being carried. 1t
is amazing to notice the history of the House
of Representatives and of Congress, to see
how in detail is carried out this principle
that when things are to be done the Repub-
lican party does them.
The great struggle made by the Democrat.
ic House of Representatives for years, has
been not to be economical in the
expenditures of the government, but to
cut down the sum total of the appropriations
They have been striving in every way to
pile up surplus, not merely by taxation but
bv parsimOpy in their action in the expendi-
ture of money. 50 long as they could point
to the clogging OF business which results
from the storing of money in the treasury
they seemed to be happy, but now they are
busily engaged in showing that the surplus
has disappeared. They are unable to be
contented, whether with surplus or with
ont one. There is no doubt but the expendi-
prOach its receipts, but any man would make
a mistake if he believed that was in any way
the result of extravaganza or carelessness
with public money, Not a dollar
which does not carry upon it the
stamp of the necessity of the government
and nobody whu does not carefully consider
this matter can ever realize the righteous ac.
tion of the Republican party in both House
and Senate, and how much 1t has cost them
TO be economical in true and proper sense.
There has been an advertisement broadcast
CT this surplus and every human need and
want has been set together to try to get
money out of the treasury for other than
schemes has been successful All expendi-
tgre has been legitimate, Innate, Just and proper.
we shall dIsa expenta taxation To 1Se tSe income We
100000 in addition thereto.
One great element vSio, Of expenditure is the
| In New England and the character of it not
| fully appreciated. In no other Subject can
any man see the greatness and diversity Of
| With us, the soldier is comparatively con.
tent with what be has received and with
what is promised him in the near future, but
| in the West there exists a Different feeIing
| These stories about a vast surplus have SET
wild With RtDs the iaea Of service pension
the contention of those parsimonious
and not willing to do what was
| to do sucn things as with the present Teve-
nues of the government are impossible with
out bankruptcy and ruin. 1t is with those
question and solves it with thai maasnra of