Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-10-23
SPEAKER REED.
His Speech at a Mass Meeting
In Philadelphia
Received With a Shout OF Welcome
by Thousands or Pennsyi.
vania Republicans,

A few days ago there was an i'm.
mense gathering OF citizcns ut mass
meeting In Philadelphia at which Mr..
Dolliver, OF Iowa, and others made
speeches. At tue conclusion OF an
eloquentspeech by Congressman Dolll-
YER, Mr.. Stewart, the president OF the
meeting, stepped forward, and said;
IL now have tho pleasure Of Introduce
Ing to you the man whom Mr.. DolIi-
ver has called the greatest living Re-
publican, Thomas b. Reed When
Mr.. Reed was able to make himself
heard he said;
Fellow Citizens: ! am very thank
ful for your cordial greeting, and it
makes me sorry that have nothing to
present In any way worthy OF It, Not
until IA very recent time did | expect
to be with you to. night, for The wicked
have been very rampant, fchecrsl for
the last few days, ahd did not know
that 1t might not be necessary for Mr..
Dolliver and myself to stay with
them. GApplause1 Or without them.
Prolonged cheers and laughter
But all that 10 happily over, and recl
more responsive to you tonight than
might have felt this morning. The
Republican party was born fighting.
Its very best history has been on tho
battlefield. .civic as we'll as military.
The very essence OF It's composition Is
that IL should do battle. for the Repub-
lican party makes every forward
movement in the interest OF the people
OF the United States. Applause It
has never been necessary for the Dem.
ocratic party 20 do any fighting OK
cept during the civil war. We have
just come down from scene which
men who were In the city OF Wash
ington. in the early days OF Republic
canism and Republican rule. were re-
minded OF the scenes then aud there
made momcrable---of Legislative halls
deserted.
On the Democratic side for the last
week wo have been treated to empty
benches; they have not been visible
Applause. Aud | want you " I'M.
dcrstand the occasion for what they
probably regard as magnificent up
rising. The Republican party, so far
as the house Of representatives. could
do SO, have enacted legislation OF
great value. These Democrats have
taken occasion to call these bills many
wicked names. We have passed
tariff bill which, more than any other
In our history, secured the American
market to tho American people. Zap
plause. That bill has been the sub
ject OF dennnciations on the part OF the
Democrats almost too bitter TO be put
upon record. According to them, the
bill and the principle which 1t repre-
cents has carried desolation into every
farm house in the country. 1t has
covered deep with mortgages,
every acre Of farm land in tho great
and growing west. IL threatens TO
destroy the country, its peace and
prosperity, and yet the Democratic
party, or its representatives, while
that bill was being passed, sat in their
seats and were counted peacefully and
like lambs. Applause.
We passed another bill of which
desire to speak further along, in hon
est and truthful and therefore un-Dem-
ocratlc language. This was bill
which they said was destroying. or in
tended 10 destroy the liberty OF the
people OF the south. meaning thereby
that sacred right OF stufling ballot
boxes and cheating the. negro out OF
his vote, which they have SC long en-
joycd and exercised. They said IL
meant untold and unspeakable ruin To
the peaceful and lovely south. They
said 1t meant narrowing up the tender
est feelings OF that affectionate poo.
pie. The running OF their homes, and
the desolatlon OF their hearthstones.
1t meant, they charged. bayonets at
the polls, and despotism enthroned
throughout the land. And they sat
there as sweet az summer-Ipcolonged
cheers and laughter] comparatively.
No departure--Or 10 use "a word more
familiar to them, no sece ssion. Time
would fail TO enumerate our wicked
deeds which they were worried about, |
yet never at any time did the Demo
Gratis leave their seats and abandon |
their post OF duty. But. though they |
had been patient under all other sui.
ierings when II came 10 seating n