The Portland daily press., 1890-09-04
AT CAPE ELIZABETH,
General Memberships Ringing Ad-
dress to Republicans Las, Night.
Warm Praise of the First Districts
Distinguished Representative

Hon. d. B. Henderson of Iowa addressed o
Republican meeting at the town house. cape
Elizabeth last evening.
| j. c. Rundlett. chairman VI the hepuoh-
| can town committee presided. he SAID tnat
| owing to the fact that many farmers were a'
| the different fairs the attendance was less
| than he could desire. He then introduced
| Gen. Henderson.
| General Henderson said that without at
tempting to make set speech he would talk
| in an informal way. For the first time, he
| had, he said. the pleasure of addressing a
Maine audience. Ths East and the West are
closely united. and all admit
that no state has given to
| the Union more strong. influential and
thinking men than Maine. The sons Oh
| Maine have made the old state Famous
General Henderson said he had no sympa-
tby with the style of political speaking in
dulged In by those who only abuse their po-
Iitical opponents. If there Is a Democrat
present. what does that fact proven Simply
that don't think as he does. How shall
we find common ground If not by a calm
examination Of all the facts to be had? We
cannot both be exactly right. and yet we
have one common interest. What is good
for one is good for the other.
You have some important local issues, and
you have some important officers to elect,
you and to the country is the election of
your representative. Geueral Henderson
said he had served for eight years with Mr..
Reed. Congressman are SO many trained
defend the principles back Of every
member. and the member from this district
Is great fighter, and the brightest blade on
the American continent today flames In the
hand of Thomas b. Reed.
The chairman of this meeting asked,
possible for one thing that the business of
the people can be attended to by the Con
gress OF the United States. TheH5 were the
old rules and there are now the Reed rules
as they pre- called.
Gem Henderson illustrated rather QUANTITY
the manner in which motions and amend
ments were piled one on another during the
former sessions of Congress, and argued
that the majority in the House of Repie-
sentatives should have an opportunity to
develope their policy. They should take the
responsibility, and If they pass bad laws, the
great jury of the people will return a verdict
against them, and they will be majority no
longer.
Yet, as a sober matter Of fact, said General
Henderson. Mr.. Reed took no new departure.
j. Randall, then the leader of a Democratic
majority Of the House Of Representatives
that he should so amend the House rules as
to allow of the passage of the bills the Demo.
cratic majority had introduced. Mr.. Reed
then rendered to Mr.. Randall what he has
now taken himself. Why did Mr.. Randall
decline to avail himself of that offer? We
have no right to look into the sacred chamber
of the heart of that great man, but it was the
common belief that he could not trust the
majority of his party. They were from the
South and were not In sympathy with the
throbbing business of the North and West.
1t required courage to change the rules of
the House, and the attempt was followed by
scenes OF wild confusion; but through it all
there was one man who never lost his head.
and that man was Tom Reed. He might
have fined the men of the South, and there
came day when some Republicans said :
1--WE will stand this no longer" Then it was
that General Henderson went up to the
Speakers chair and said tom, don't loose
your head and don't fine a man." and Mr..
Reed replied: "Dave, never was cooler in
my life."
The rules were amended, and it was the
great legislative victory of this wonderful
century.
General Henderson spoke of the work of
the present Congress. giving special promin-
ence to agricultural and labor legislation, and
In conclusion said: Don't bet the foremost
man In the Republic will be beaten election
day."