Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-14
sPEAKEa REED
Orens the New York Political Cam
paisu 1t Utica.

UrIeA, n. r., oct- i3.-The political
campaign in New York State opened a
Uties this evening by speech by Speaker
Themas B. Reed. The occasion vas /,
rousing republican mass meeting at ths
tres Opera House in which about 3.5u
people, nearly all voters gathered Ths
Speaker vas met af the train by the Uuca
kepablieaa Coniinentais 500 strong. and
escorted through the erowds Of people and
blazing drewofks TO the Opera House
where be received an ovation. Besides
Speaker Reed addresses were delivered BY
State Senator Coggeehali, Hon. Martin l.
Townsend, Troy; Congressman James
5. Sherman of this district; Con.
sui General Knapp of Montreal aud others.
After - k'ns the audience for ,hei,
WARM Ie4, ps,an, Mr.. h ei sa.d Txo
wears ago yea lasnply DECLARED you were
ia favor of the dossrtae Of protection, no,
Incidental, but protection on purpose
daughter The Mckinley bill embodies
tba, doctrine aud gives more fully than any
other law the American markets to the
American people. In order that is may
have the full support and be useful TO the
American people it must again receive
your sanction, for your sanction alone will
give to il that stability which will en-
courage business and give US prosperity.
therefore appeal to this audience
to declare again by their verdie,
what they did by their verdict in
lsss. One would not think that would be
ne csssary, yet sacred writings tell us when
good man sleeps, citizen of another
country is about sowing tares.
NLaa ranuhl,.zns stay s~.y f,ntn tho
polls, democrats are apt to 90 there. You
will find your presence at the polls neees-
ssry for the inauguration of period of
prosperity. desire your approval by the
lie election of republican Congress. be
cause believe such an eiee,ioa will be
conducive 10 the interests of good .yern-
ment 10 this eoun'ry-good government. not
in partisan sense. but on that bass on
hitch rest the Liberties of this country. Il
Is great spectacle, that of government
of o. .0o0,0o people, and the spectacle IS
the more wonder when the government IL
carried on by themselves.
Did you ever think what is meant by a
government OF the people by the people, Z
It does not mean a government by the rich.
for that was disapproved when the property
qualification was abolished. IL does not
mean government by the most intelligent
for that might leave YOU AMI many others
of the voting list. 1t does not mean a
government Of the highest morality, for
that would mean millennium. On the other
the poor or any class, but by an average
.ense OF all, the rich and poor all Diinglt d
together, and in my judgementihe average
& al. tl...s
ever existed on the face of the earth
The speaker said 5000. 90 people in this
country who are not represented in the
and continued "ls there any
thing in the burning sun of the .outh that
makes higher intelligence or greater busi-
ness sense than the chill of the north? In
$50 600 votes elect nine mem
bers 10 congress. twenty thousand more
votes IN five southern states elect
twenty-six members TO congress, every
southern gentleman who has done
us honor 10 come back to us for the pur-
pose of governing us, counts for three of
yoa. Are you prepared to indorse thisY
Are YOU prepared to indorse this when it is
in De fancs of the solemn adjudication of
the people OF the United States as recorded
in the constitution: Applause. don't
Disguise the fact that while We seek this
of the rule OF majority Mt the
hands Of the people of the United States
that the dice are loaded sgsinst US. Our
doctrine is that two men know more than
one. Their doctrine Is that one man. if
from the South, knows more than three Of
US. After we met in the House of Repre-
sentatives it was strange sight that met
Dur eyes What do you suppose the elec-
lion of 1883 was forf Dill We marshal a
great many voters in the field: Did We
set To WORK as able journalistic Did mil
lions of us 90 to the polls as a mere jest or
was il a Sc lemn act of the government
tt soundest act of the soundess govern
meat on the face of the earth. And yet
sf er a solemn declaration Of the people,
arrived at with much toll, difficulty and
thought. there stood the minority proclaim.
ing Itself ready 10 die in defcnse OF its
t ghts, among those rights was to stop the
reg ster z of the verdict Of The people of
The Uolted States. That verdict was reg
s,ered by the minority and did no. die.
(ap, lause and laughter He that fights
and runs away may live 10 tell the s.ory.
{ (Lsush;er.)