Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-20
HON. 7. B. REED
Addresses the Republican Club
of Massachusetts,
At Boston--The Largest Political
Gathering of the Season.
Other Eminent Men Speak. Great Enthusiasm
6reets the Man from Maine.

| BosroN. April a.--rhe dinner OF the
Republican Club of Massachusetts ut
Music Hall, this evening, was the largest
political gathering of the season. Nearly
| 1000 Republicans sat at the tables and the
balconies were packed with u crowd in
which were many ladies. The hall was
rlaboratoly decorated, Dinner was served
promptly at 4. Hon John Simpkips, prcsi-
dent of the club, presided,
| Among those present were Senator
Joseph \, noph, oregon; Hon, Theodore
Roosevelt, chairman of United States civil
service commissions Ex-Gov. Bracket;
| Postmaster Thomas \ Hart, Boston;
Ex-senator Iiill, Colorado; W. G.
Lowering, chairman state convention
which Conveucs Wednesday; Hon.
Thomas b. Reed, John H. Dodge, president
of The Harvard Republican Club; Speaker
| Barrett of the Massachusetts, House of Rep
rcsen,ative>; Hon. W. W. Grape, New
bedford; Chairman Ehcn $. Draper of the
| Republican state committee; United States
| pisiric, Attorney Frank u. Allen; prcsi-
dent \. ). rinkcrton of the Senate.
At O'Clock President Sinpkins began
brief opening speech, Introducing Senator
nolph, who spoke upon the silver question.
The Oregon senator was frequently ap-
plaudcd.
The mex, speaker was John l.. Dodge,
who presented figures tu prove his asser-
tiun that the majority of Harvard students
are, and always have been Republicans.
Theodore Roosevelt was the next speaker,
The hast speaker was Hon. Thomas Il
Reed who was enthusiastically chcercd rs
ne ro>r. He said in substance
If YOU aul had built this world, it un-
lnubtvdly would have been builded upon
the principles described in the criticisms OF
us in the independent Democratic press,
" hich is To say, on the basis of perfection.
Ii would always have been fair weather and
the Democrats would have been righteous
before as well as after the event.
But Providence has buidcd the world
full to the hrim with human nature. There
are storms and always more Democrats
than We can safely digest at any time. onr
principal difficulties arise from the fact that
We Republicans who do something have to
live in this practical world instead of
Heaven rs II rest in which the Democratic
party docs its work.
We de- our work and record II in the an
mails of legislation. The, do their work in
| their minds and it never gets recorded an,
where We suffer by comparison. Being
human beings We do louhttul aud wrong
worlds history 10 show an instance where
We haven't done the hest tha, could be done
| in the history of this country,
| The tariff and silver bills are tremendous
| instrumcntalites for good or evil. But the
present and immediate future of this
country depend upon the state of the
human mind at this moment, more than
| ANYTHING else. At times men have lost
| confidence in each other, have ceased tn
pull together, have had no hope of the
| future have been in what We call hard
| times.
Al other times every mill wheel is whirr-
| ing in full time, labor is in brisk demand,
capital called for by thousand enterprises.
aud the basis of the whole prosperity is the
confidence of mankind in the permanency of
| immediate future.
We are on the verge of prosperity and all
! that keeps it off is the uncertainty born of
| the Democratic party. No tariff bill that
they can frame will be- worse or the bust
ness of the world than the uncertainty
under which they are keep
ing It's Uncertainty is the iiane of modern
business, There was a time when it wasn't
So when the local dignitary of nay State
the Duke of Scarborough -conld say that
all the beauty of the flour trade arose from
it. fluctuations.
But modern business demands that there
should he no luciuatiOn and has it, hope IN
the suull percentage of steady business.
After full discussion before the people,
We passed a tariff bill. which day by day has
been growing in favor of the people. Isn't
It entitled to Il chunce:
don't find fault with any man who crit
icizcs the tariff, 1t has errors which can bc
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