The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-25
REED TO YOUNG REPUBL1CANs.

Mems Republican Club OF Portland, Me-,
Mr.. Reed said:
These New England Mugwumps knew
as we'll in 1890 as they know now that
the Democratic leaders were unanimous
for the free coinage of silver. There
was not ray of hope of deliverance
from fatal depreciation of our money
to asilver standard and the demonetiza-
ton of gold to a commodity from the ac-
ton of the Democratic party, and these
Mugwumps knew it during the campaign
of 1890 as we'll as they knew it now, when
they beg the Republicans to assist them
out of their dilemma and save them
from exposure and disgrace at home.
If their constituents will relegste these
young men and every other New Eng
land Democrat to private life, II this
House, Democratic, three to one, passes
a bill for the free coinage of silver by
Democratic votes, as they are going to
do, why will they thus fail of re-elec-
ton?
The citizens of Massachusetts, are not
thus tickle. They are not poltroOns.
They never desert their principles. They
follow their principles in their own
party, or into the opposite party, or into
independent party action. The consti-
tuents of these men now know that they
were thoroughly cheated and deceived
as to facts on the Mckinley bill by these
same free trade pretended tariff reform
ers, which alone would conslgn these
Congressmen to private life, and if their
false statements as to the Democratic
position and action on the free coinage
question in 1890 is thoroughly exposed,
these Congressman know their disgrace
will be complete.
The flower and flavor of what Boston
Mugwump politics is most conspicuous
for is high intellectual culture and the
lack of common sense and accuracy Oh
statement. Belonging to the Democratic
party is the fad with Boston nice young
men, not for principle. They 60 into 1t
as white men enlisted to officer colored
soldiers in the ''late unpleasantness."
They are not "au fait' in Boston clubs
unless they talk free trade and mix in
Democratic politics. And what do these
Mugwumps ask the Republicans in the
House to do? Stripped of all subertuge
and glossary, revealed in its patlve ugii-
ness. what is IT? They ask the Republi-
cans in this House to assist them to per-
petuate fraud second time. They
| ASK us 10 dSSlSJ JllGlu III dSolh bSSS' NAAS
| their constituents, not only that they
may again cheat the voter out OF true
expression of his wishes on the coinage
question, but that David Bennett Hill
NAV be seated in the Presidential chair,
to approve bill for the free coinage of
silver passed by the Fifty-third Congress.
Democrats on this floor boldly tell us the
people of the country will elect an hon
est Republican in 1892 to fill the Presi-
Dental chair and veto free coinage bill
after March 9th, 1898, if the Democratic
majority in this House are not prevented
from acting their will. The Mugwumps
ask us Republicans to certify as truth
what we know and they know to be a
lie, viz. That the Democratic majority
of three to one in this House do not wish
to pass free coinage bill, and that in
order that these New England Demo
Gratis may defeat Republican Congress
men and the National Republican Presi-
Dental candidate in this year of our
Lord, 1892.
Here it is, plump and square admis-
sion of duplicity by this effigy of Puritan
old John Harvard of 1920 1t says in
effect: If we do not continue to cheat the
people of New England and the country
and put off the Free Coinage bill until
we can elect Dave Hill, we shall not get
Dave Hill into the Presidential chair, and
we shall not get free coinage of silver,
and we Mugwumps shall not get back to
the Fifty-third Congress.
When the Mugwumps first reached
Washington they modestly but firmly
assumed here, as at home, their natural
position as mentors and guides to the
Democratic party, and they have main
tanned it undisputed to the present time
in the columns of the Mugwump Bos-
ton press.
Let me say to the gentleman from
Massachusetts, that there was a Commit
tee on Coinage, Weights and Measures in
the Fifty-frst Congress, strange as that
may seem to him. In that Congress the
committee had public meetings in which
to listen to citizens and experts, and pri.
vate meetings for discussion. l never
heard that the Massachusetts member OF
thatscommittee in the last Congress ever
had the sayings and doings of its mem
bers reported in the Boston papers il
order to emphasize his zeal and that Of
the Democratic party for free silver coin
age. The Speaker very properly, tt
carry out his views, made up the Coin
age Committee of this Congress by put
ting the most determined fighter for
free coinage, among the Democrats
next to Mr.. Mills, at the head of thu
Coinage Committee, and violated all pre-
cedents to snub the Republican party il
this House for its devotion to sounC
money by putting the most determined
|, fighter for free coinage there was in thu
little band of free coinage Republican,
at the head of the Republicans on thai
committee, to misrepresent the Republic
can party on that question on the foo
of the House. l consider it one of tn
highest compliments / have received
since began my service here that tn
head of the silver interest in Washing
: ton, the venerable patriarch Senate
from Nevada, should reveal the fact tina
he thought it necessary to assist in tn
J councils of the Democratic party AM
J therefore requested Speaker Crisp not b
reappoint me to place on the Coinag
t Committee. l wish to thank the Speak
er, whom personally esteem, in behal
3 of the citizens of Massachusetts,, for civ
| ing a distinguished Mugwump place o
the Committee on Coinage, Weights an
Measures, and to assure the Speaker tina
if what this MugwumD says of himself
5 the Boston newspapers is true, his SUE
, cess will ever keep the memory
e Speaker Crisp green and fragrant in til
| IL nf nd old Mace.