Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-06

I cheap The country owes more TO Reed
,nsn TO ary other man or set Of men.
| His praise Of Reed WAS enthusiastically
! received whom he did rot think the dis
trict appreciated his worth. We have
I Fixed the tariff, and il is going 10 say for
some time, but We would never have fixed
I it hsd it nct been for Speaker Reel" He
/ spoke briefly on the federation election
( bill. which would merely carry ont the de-
eision reached al Appomatox. He wss
londiy applaudei AT the close. The an
nouueemett ths; Greenhslse was % have
| spoken was excused on account of much
recent speaking, but he would speak in the
evening al Saeo with Reed. Three cheers
were then given for the speakers and the
| mt etirg adjourned. Reed shock hands
sith many ladies and few men on the
way TO his carriage which took MIN 10 hotel
Fiske where he remained until evening.
Re- first complimentei Saco on being
the banner republican town. He spoke
briefly and wittily OF tie necessity of work
TO accomplish I'm, bat added that work
for e'eeIi.u -ss needed only s; intervals,
AMI ged the la.p lance of work for the
coming election. Tie :, psated his recent
ut;erances on the republican party's
any democrat to defy his statements
What the republican party had been in it.
history it had been in the House dgring the
10 rale. After a full discussion with the
people the king of this country made Il sol
emn decision. and any man who had il in
his heart 10 reverse that decree was 4 trait .
or to our institutions. 'If there is sny-
I I'll IN, ,t 81 l,.x-
OF submission where people have spoken, ."
Democrats declared the decision migratory
and sought 10 oyerurn il, on the ground.
of lie rilh's Of tile rights Of tie ms jori,y,
not mentioned in the constitution or sane
toned by law, bu, BY tillibustering against
the public business. They said they would
; immoya5Ie, aud we could get 10 l,g $
lstion by them. But We got il by them. ia
accordance with, and obedience 10. the cca-
stitution and laws. They said they were
soing to tine supreme court and
have forgotten they ever sad So.
/ hey would not dare to get under the east
era shadow OF the building where the 81
pvcme court SITS, with the sun in the west
] hey have rcfrsired from voting On ,he
administrative tSIiif bin AMI if their ctn-
tention be correc, he United States may a,
any time be deprived of years of revenue.
Do you supp So they would dare face the
Ieople of the United States with an action
Ike that If they believed in it!
Rep, at ng the reCcn. utterances in regard
TO the fulhlment of republican pledges
by legislation and to the condition of the
tarltf b Il, which. he said, was owing to
den 'ratlc oppo-illon, he stated that thc
republican party had not only passed all
the bills which it promised 10 pass, bu! had
given the people an opportunity to tc heard
on all important measures outside Of q, IL
t.c. He proceeded Did you ever think
what a legislative body really is:
Massachusetts, people name il rigatly the
gTest ami general court" We have courts
that administer general law, decide between
indjyi iuals and determine settled and vest
ed rights, bui outside Of all laws are the
great movements of the Icople, demanding
their rights, p;eserya'inn Of their prop, rty,
and ercou agement of their trade, their
arts and iheir manufactures. Where shall
ihcy 90 70 have their grievances listene
to. aod their wfongs, which attach them
selves to whole classes of people.
redresse there is only one place and that
is the great and general court of the United
States, where the people have right TO be
heard
The speaker then IT ferred briefly 10 the
original package and ls;tery legislation and
close j as follows: ''No matter what Con
gress or individuals may do, the ultimate
hope of the free government of this coun-
try is in the pain people. TO them alone
is entrusted the ark of the covenant ard |
know that when the time comes they will
ar it high in the face of the Lord.