New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-25
SPEAKER REED IN CHICAGO.
GREETED WARMLY BY THOUSANDS IN BAT
Terry D ARMoRY.
,,. HUMOROUS COMMENT ON THE SUCCESS OF
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS A FAULT -
rrNDER-THE NATIONS NEED or

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THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS A FAULT -
rSpER-rHE NATIONS NEED or
An HONEST BALLOT.
cMc.eo. Oct 24.-speaher Reed reached here this
..rn,ne from Iowa. lie was met by the officers Of
-. roion League Club, who escorted him To tie
Grand Pacific Hotel, where informal reception was
h.,d Al p. m. he was conducted BY committee
Sror, bis rooms ct the Grand Pacific Hotel TO the
I,non League Club. where he held reception to the
,aroh,rs Of tho club and invited guests until O'Clock
tn. abundance was large, and long before Mr. Reed
.rrvd the building, parlors and reception rooms were
ra.d The party was one Of tho most brilliant
s.o, at the Union League for many day. Tho main
ort,on room Of the club was o bower Of fags, smax,
aoUers and tropical plants all beautifully arranged
A O'Clock the reception closed and Speaker Reed
ras conducted to the Tower dningroom OF tho ciuo-
hor.o The table was arranged In circle, from one
lido Of which extended arm, at which some OF the
Guests sat- Tho decorations were American roses ana
serns Thirty covers were laid.
Accommodations for the largest political gatherings
in chicago had to be doubled tonight to make room
for the throng that attempted to hear tho speaker
The oupouring was almost unprecedented In point Oh
maanitude and enthusiasm. Doors were lockco az
patery Armory fully N hour before the hour an
nounced for the beginning Of the evening
~ he addressed by Mr. Reed. Over 5000 people were
within tho Walls, CNciy Cu"i oh h0 h'"" -'~~' -
galleries being occupied and hundreds patiently waited
in the ormory Of the I'd Regiment adjoining Battery
ID in the hope that overflow meeting would he
orronzed, to be addressed by the celeprated
nresdIng officer Of The House Of Representatives MI
Reed was accompanied TO the platform by senators
Farwell and Cullom, Congressman Adams and Butter
worth and others. lie spoke substantially as fol
lows:
Fellow Citizens, Ladies' and Gentlemen-I thank you
very heartily for your cordial greeting. which wiz
endeavor In my mind at least to distribute sfouh9
among those VINO deserve IL as nluch Us 90. for
tke that your approval expressed 9nEht Is inc
approval OF the honored principle OF government
The democracy have won very great ADVANTAGE s+'
over the Republican party and am not ps eS ~
r. fhe Republican patty does things. the pemocradc
party crIticises; the Republican party acmeves, .e
era y. pSr Secess i OF ACHIEVEMENT that the Re-
nnblican party must take positive ground on some
known spot the earth the Democracy Is free a then s
plauso5 OF course that gives them during the eafy
part Of b the r lSnSt t hns i
Republican position has been thoroughly defended ama
that the aS S Its %nS 20 not uv
10 DO ANYTHING II follows that they are not unaer INC
necessity OF being consistent. 49,. ham ANYTHING IN
the DeHoctnc psrS to p Whsn We
them being Violently in favor Of It when we were trying
good as gold in In rs GethS Of
mas t o smncy They simply have to pass on what
we d. and account for all the msfortunes Of 'G sns
means Oh n srg the thing which IS destroying The
world is the Mckinley bill loud applause and u aT tSs
Ny friends s te have evs we De aSs 1 position
VSncemen Of this country any time harn NJ n 5ns
t thu Hsap' in Which the Mckinley bin sssaed to
day. Reht right again Ana has IS dn ere that has
a Gne v Ws twenyve received either the t td,
or the vocIfcrous approval OF the Democ,aS mood not
has been ,o our t Ps't Se There ayt IS which
onoh to Characterize the legislation 81 this nee oi
and that T. the ot e United states Tor we have
aoemniy agreed that not one man on TINS easr
in this a pa %tno sna his SFns
any oher e precisely and exactly equal at the ballot
because every individual Of has right to psr tn,pa
Sf he a. ". m meet for sha Instruction because
We need Il We meet together to aete as Nation
for our Su oto to the principle that
noBoay shall be left and that nobody S. hS all De
sdercd poor or old or BLACK as nc Eminent Of the
o are %eG r ta' c %o
believe that you s,n s sss to cat ballot BY
vrtuc Of our Constitution which was saved ana am
by the blond o. our 0s the n mem who believe
that doctrine could show You that the power T ni
taken from the million and a. q thev mSa ind
grand ground upon Which T. s'1 h The power
S %nlfs Is Of 'a voters away odsd a 4
aa a9 u" Sa agF ANY bcmocs brother
moved to tears when state where that section u.s. r ~
do it with reference to the .addsnnS nSnv re-
oures me to do It. The soth Is gcogr1ph,rsi portho
Il this country and in that s,is Wc po men, but
the ss' rights million and ao0 q nna s,an 81