Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-18
A ADDRESSED BY HON. TIE. REED

ADDAESSkD ht HON. II. ID. REED
The Ex-Speaker Talks to the Youp,
Mems Republican Club or Portland
-Sbarp Digs ut Hill and the Demo
cratic Party-Letters OF Regret Re
cefved from Secretary Blaine, Sena,
tors Hale, Frye and Others.
PORTLAND, Me-, March 1.-THE Youns
Mems Republican club held its third an.
nual dinner at Gilbert's hall under I'm.
usually favorable auspices. At o'clock a
reception was held in which Hon. T. B.
Reed was the figure. Among those pres-
emit were Hon. d. B. Cleaves, Hon. c. f.
Libbey, Hon. c. E. Gibbs of Bridgeton,
Hon. Z. B. Mallet of Freeport, Hon.
Marius F. King, Hon. A. B. Neally of
Lewiston and many representative repub-
licans of this city and county. After
cigars were lighted President E. c. Rey-
holds announced that he had received
letters OF regret from Hon. j. G. Blaine,
Senators Hale, Frye and others. He then
made brief but telling speech, devoted
to local Issues, and then introduced Hon.
Thomas B. Reed, who after a short in
PRODUCTION of q complimentary nature
plunged into a discussion of national is
sues. Said he:
MR.. REEDS ADDRESS.
Perhaps the best example of the funda-
mental differences between the democratic
and republican parties can be seen In that
curious excursion of Jsphet in search of
his father, or David hunting the presiden-
cy laughter and applausel, which is now
visible under southern heavens. David B.
Hill is typical democrat and he ought to
be the presidential candidate of his party,
because he represents it. He is like it.
He understands it, and in a short time,
If he is elected, he will be 1t. The demo-
cratic party is the party Of odds and
ends. 1t is sort of bargain counter or
remnant counter. 1t is made up of people
who are opposed to us for something which
has happened. 1t is party of negstion. |
When Mr.. Hill bloomed into the United |
States senate he hastened to give the first |
signal instance of his national leadership |
in speech in which he invited the demo- |
Gratis in congress assembled to repeal the |
Mckinley bill and silver act of |
lent instance of true democratic princi- |
pie. Let us, for heavens sake, get back |
to yesterday if We can. We would like to |
roll back the tide of eighteen hundred |
years, but we are quite sure that |
we could not do it, but let us, at least, es-
tablish something that will seem demo
cratic in trying to put back civilization
for a couple of years at least. Surely |
there could not be any better experiment |
Of what democracy is and what it means
Mr.. Hill says in his speeches that the
whig party has passed away, other parties
nave passed away, but the democratic
RI ia fnr and sae
That arises from the very nature of things
There never was In the world pancake so
lat that it did not have an under side. Or
% raise this metaphore to the dignity of
he present occasion there never was an !
army that did not have q rear guard. But, |
say some of you, this rear guard of yours
seems to have been pretty well to the
'front.' at the last election. Well, l sd-
nit it, but see whet they are doing in con-
sress assembled. You can change your
skies, but never your winds, when you
,ross even the widest seas. That rear
guard rushed TO the sea-front is to-day
ooking as far backward as it ever did in
lays of yore. Nature will assert itself.
They no more think of being pioneers in
% the future than they ever thought of
the civilization of the world.
Mr.. Hill says that the democratic party
should stand by the principles of the party,
,ut he never utters one except as a glitter
ng generality, about as useful as rule of
practice. as the delicate guidance of will
''the-wisp in a quagmire. a straight
of the constitution, he says.
must be had When he has been fifteen
Tears in the senate he will find he will
lave to hunt with a lantern for democratic
enator that has not been able to construe
SO as toges what he or his con-
tituents wanted. A strict construction of
he constitution! Why, the best thing |
hat patron saint of democracy, Thomas
Jefferson, ever did to his Countrywide
louisiana purchase-was in defiance of the
strict construction of the constitution and
n defiance of his own principles, as he
said himself.
The truth ia, what the constitution needs /
IN the way of construction is what, in the /
ong run, it has always had-without
twisting words, without the torturing of /
sense made to the grandeur and liberty of /
A great country. He says also that we
need to raise no more revenue than will be Il
for the wants of the government
administered. Well, who /
mas said to the contraryi Who has in
simulated the Doubt And yet we have
this man proclalming this "a a great prin-
,iple. Why, it is as if man should
,all attention to himself with a loud /
voice. The republican party is a party of
action. Whenever anything is to be done
he country elects republicans to do It.
and then with q strong inconsistency in
human nature they generally punish them
for doing it. Mr.. Reeds remarks were
received with long continued applause.
Congressman Dolliver of Iowa was pre-
vented from being present by sickness.
Other addresses were made by Hon. Henry /
B. Clemens, Amos Parker Wilder of New
York and others.
Delicate Operation.
DENNIsPoRr, Mass, March l7.-Dr. Ben
amin D. Clifford of Chatham, assisted by
DR., Mupsell of Harwich and DIR. Kelley of Il