The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-05
Crowds and Cheers Ali Along the
Line.
All the ShOemakerS Of HaVerhiII Turn
Out.
Loyal Republicans Of York Gather
Along the Route. -
Brief and Eloquent Speeches in Re.
spOnse to the Cheers.

| Speaker Reeds journey from Boston tt
Portland yesterday forenoon was one of tht
| pleasantest and smost memorable journeys
| ever made by statesman on his way to q
| political canvass with his constituents. The
| magnificent meeting in Faneuil Hall Wed.
nesday evening had stirred the Republican
pulse to the campaign fever speed in Boston
and the story of it was, through every Bos.
ton paper, going to awaken Republicans all
over New England. The Republican State
central committee, which had Hospitality
taken upon itself the pleasant task of enter
tanning the eminent guest and seeing him
through the state, arranged Wednesday night
to escort him to the New Hampshire line.
The directors car of the Boston & Maine
railroad had been engaged, and was in the
Haymarket Square depot at o'clock yester-
day morning. BY direction of the state COM
mittee ithad been decorated for the occasion
aud was the centre of attraction in the large
depot until the departure of the train.
American flags were draped at the ends and
sides, and hung in festoons over the open
observation platform. Upon. each side of
the car was a large crayon likeness of
Speaker Reed, festooned with flags and
streamers. These pictures were companion
pieces to the large portrait which hung in
Faneuil Hall Wednesday evening. They
made the car an object of interest along the
whole line. Everyone along the road knew
the picture and very few there were who did
not give the train welcome wave of the
hand or cheer as 1t sped along.
Speaker Reed left the Vendome hotel about
halfpast seven yesterday morning, and was
driven rapidly to the station, where he ar
rived few moments before the train started.
1t was intended originally for the Speaker to
go directly to Dover. New Hampshire, with
out stopping. But the Republicans Of
Haverhill had heard that he intended
to pass through their city and in
sisted that he should stop long enough in
their city to address them. So it was ar
ranged that the Speakers car should be at
tached to the express train which left Boston
at s a. m, and be taken as far as Haverhill,
where it could be dropped off for half an
hour until the next train, which leaves
Boston at $50 should come along.
Accompanying the Speaker from Boston
were Chairman Burdette, of the Massachu-
setts State Central Committee, Secretary
j. Otis Wardwell, of that committee, Hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Hon. Thomas E.
Burnham, Mayor of Haverhill, and Alderman
Frank E. Watson, of the same city. These
two latter gentlemen had come up from
Haverhill to greet Mr., Reed and extended to
him the invitation to tarry in their city.
AS the train approached Haverhill great
crowd was seen upon the station platform
and extending into the great square by the
depot. Loud cheers greeted the train as it
rolled into the station; and the Haverhill
City Band. drawn up with the campaign
club called the Brother Jonathan Cam
paign battalion, Joined in with one Of its
liveliest pieces.
The Republicans Of Haverhill had erected
stand in the great square by the station,
and to this stand the Speaker and Mr.. Lodge
were escorted. The audience assembled in
the square certainly numbered $500 people.
In addition to these there was an audience of
several hundred in the windows of the two
great shoe factories adjoining the square
The employees sat out on the window sills,
and some of them got upon the roofs in or
der to get better view.
As the speakers came upon the stand they
were greeted with loud and enthusiastic
cheers The Mayor of Haverhill introduced
Mr.. Reed, referring to his eminent position
as leader of the Republican party, and his
conspicuous services as Speaker of the Ma
tional House. References TO the Speaker
were cheered loudly, and when Mr.. Reed
stepped forward to address the crowd he re-
ceived another ovation. He said:
FelLotc Citizens:
| thank you very sincerely for the compli-
ment which your presence pays today TO the
| only believe In but act up to-. Last night
| after had addressed an assemblage in Fan.
| euil hall, some man who perhaps expected
me in half-hour's speech to complete th 9
| circle of the sciences, wanted to know what
| / had to say about the tariff 1 hope that
man is in this audience today, for intend in
some slight measure to crafty his wishes. |
do not wonder that the people OF the United
| States are anxious to know what is to be-
come of the Mckinley bill. The anxiety is
as natural as the earnestness Of purpose
which gave that bill its birth. The great
| thing which every nation desires, the great
object for which all parties are formed, IS to
| give peace and prosperity in all its borders
| to nation. We want peace because it is
better than war, and we want prosperity be-
| cause it means comfort and happiness and
| everything that is best in life. Even those
| great contentious which nations make for
| the establishment Of the ideas OF liberty
and of freedom have for their
ultimate, purpose peace. and prosperity.
In the last campaign the people of this
| country by solemn vote declared that they
| were in favor of protection to American la
| Dor. [Applausel They proclaimed 1t after
| most tremendous efforts, both of orators and
States had right and have today a right to
| see the registration of their edict. They
| have right to know that from one end of
this county to the other the markets OF
| America shall belong to the American pen-
pie Applause Aud ! am happy to be
| able to say that IN my Judgment within a
| very short time that hope will be realized.
| 1t would have been realized long ago IL il
| haG not been for the opposition OF the Dem
ocratic party. Somehow or other the spirit
| of that party seems to prevail even after an
election to an extent that is melancholy in
the extreme. Laughter. 1t is strange
| fact that even in the hardest contests, even
in the greatest victories, the percentage OF
! result is so much smaller than our enthuslaS.
| tic hearts would wish; but l. am sure that
in this case there will be more extensive
fulhllment Of the hopes and wishes of the
| victorious party than ever before occurred
In the history of the United States. | shal
welcome that be cause believe it is of the
utmost Importance.
The noise of the freight trains had inter
rupted Mr.. Reed sew eral times. Now il
came again, and perhaps worse than before
After waiting minute to allow the cars tC
pass the depot, and remarking that there
was variety at least, he continued
There are some indications of prosperity
in this country which am not absolutely il
harmony with al this moment TGreat laugh
ter !. But l am in hopes as the result of tht
wise legislation of this Congress that tnt
next Speaker who addresses you from thi.
place will have even more difficulty with tht
passing trains than have had. fLaughteI
and applause. My friends, it seems to m1
that we are standing at this moment on thC
edge Of great prosperity 1t seems to mt
| as if Providence was waiting to be graciou,
to US. as II to al our people there would b
manufactures of this country wonld he ssI 8,
stimulated and SO strengthened that ever
one of us may obtain the means whereby Il
obtain more cheaply not only the necessitieI
of life, but the luxuries of life.
/ Following sMr. Reed, Hon. flenry Cabo