Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-04-21
Thursday, April21, 1892
REPUBLICANISM
EX-SPEAKER REEDS
Great Speech at Montpelier
Last Week Wednesday.

hoio ~ clJoy pressure. III is great
comfort as well as great honor, to
stand in the presence OF those who
have always been righteous. Laugh
ter | feel as if was surrounded by
a century Of good deeds. rejoice ey-
er in the one little sin which this State
has committed in far gone age of
having foisted upon long roll of good
men, one Democratic Governor.
(Laughter.) But for that
You Might Have Been Translated,
and while you would have undoubtedly
adorned the clear upper air with new
constellation, you would have deprived
the Republican party of four electoral
votes and "a shining example to be
kept up in perpetuity. applause i
suppose that in this place, where there
are no Democrats, may freely ex-
press my opinion about the Democratic
party (Laughter) without fear of Civ
ing offence to anybody. You must
not understand that | mean to be
harsh. believe that Democrat is
Democrat Because ne Can't Help IL,
it is part of his makeup, his congen-
ital characteristic. He was born that
way or he would not be that way.
prolonged laughter and cheering.) 1t
is matter for sadness. (Laughter.)
The Democratic party is party re-
markable for its powers of vocifera-
tion. 1t can say more things and find
out after they are said that they are
not so, than any party that was ever
invented since the pyramids were built.
They can produce
More Cry and Less Wool
per sheep than any flock that ever fed
upon the rocky hills of Vermont or the
swelling plains of Australia. just
think for a moment and recall that |
miscellaneous collection of. arguments
which they have used for the last 30 |
years. just call to mind all the as
seriions which they have made during
that same period, which have turned
out to be false, and you have
A Picture Of the Democratic Party,
made by itself, which would make one
of them shudder if he were present TO
hear them repeated. During the last
80 years, tell me what argument has
been used by the Democratic party or
what assertion OF fact has been made
by that party which is to-day alive and
believed in. | do not ask you to tell
me ANYTHING they have done, because
nobody has even suspected them of
that. Did you ever hear Democrat
ic orator defend anything, any act OF
legislation. No, they never were con-
cerned or interested in an act of legis-
lation which had actually passed Did
you ever hear Republican orator do
else. 1t is because the Re
publican party has done the acts which
required TO be defended. This is Gu
rious world. The world when it looks
ahead, says, | want certain things
done, and when it is done, just as like
" as not the world is aghast at what
has happened and wants to turn "a
round and look at it and see what has
been done. After a great event the
world is very apt to want vacation.
After the Republican party has done
the supreme things, there is always
reaction. The people Of the United
States want breathing spells, they want
a vacation to turn and look at things,
and then they usually put the Demo-
cratic party in possession of the House
Of Representatives. Laughter.) Be-
cause they are absolutely certain that
nothing will happen during the time.
(Great laughter and applause Why
the Democracy are incapable Of carry
ing out the wrong things which they
promised 70 do, which is a remarkable
We have House OF
Representatives which is three to one
There are three of them
to one of us and
They Cannot Do Anything.
They cannot do it for the same rea-
son that / gave you why they are DEM
ocrats. 1t is because of their strange
makeup. They don't know how to
do something. Now look back on the
history of this country for - years and
ask yourself if what / say is not sober
truth. Ask yourself if it is in any
sense raillery accusation, such as we
are told not to lay up against even the
wicked. For the last halt dozen years
the Democracy all over the Union, ex-
cept in New England, where theV eli
mate is so pure and good that
A EulI-FIedged Democrat Cannot EX-
ist
All over this country outside of New
the Democratic party has
been promising the people ofthis coun-
trv that they should have free coinage
Of American silver. | remember per-