Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-05
MIR. REID AT BOSTON
SPEECHES BY REID AND HALE
Rousing Receptions Given the Candi-
dates for Governor and Lietenant
Governor, Hale and Waleott

BosroS, Oct. 4. - Music hall and
Fanuiel hall were both filled to over
flowing tonight when the republicans
ratified their state and national noml-
nstlons with ringing speeches by the
Hon. Whitelaw Red. Governor Nc.
kinley, Lieutenant Governor Hale and
the Hon. Roger wslcott, the two latter
being nominees for governor and
lieutenant governor respectively. As
soon a. the doors of Muse hail were
opened there WAS q rush tor
seats and many who came later
were thankful to find standing
room. Hon. w. Z. Barrett presided
and wac fianked by u large number of
leading men of the party upon the
platform. After short introductory
speech, Hon. Wnitelsw Reid WAS pre-
sented ~ the first speaker of the even
ing. As he stepped forward he was
given a most iatlering reception by
the large audience. which was quick TO
note the sharp points Of his address
and bestowed frequent applause.
Mr.. Reid began by thanking his hear
ers for the reception rendered him
which he did not presume to think
personal, but simply accorded him as
the representative OF the grand old
| party, whose achievements he briefly
recorded. Continuing he said:
The republican party Is now in
power. The country Is peaceful, con-
tented and prosperous beyond proceed
| ent. Shall We therefore make o sweep.
ing change? Up to tuesday last il WAS
no question at all for our opponents.
They openly and without disguise, and
without exceptions or dissent, wanted
| a change as abrupt and as important
As can we'll be conceived. They
wanted to reverse the old
revenue policy of the government
since 1861 by change from the Amer
lean idea, q protective tariff, to the
modern English idea, q tariff for reve-
nue. only. That would mean a shock
| to business and disaster to labor that
would exceed anything this generation
has seen. They wanted to reverse the
fiscal policy of the government since
1861 by abandoning again part OF the
national prerOgative OF issuing money
breaking down the best currency this
continent ever saw, the national bank
| notes, to substitute for 1t the worst
state notes and chin plasters. That
would mean u shock to all banking
| and exchanges and an inconvenience
and loss to every citizen. Our oppo-
nents denounce as sham the recIprOc-
ty treaties, by which we secured new
markets for our products in Central
| America, South America and Europe
in return for the free admission of su-
gar, coffee and tea to your breakfast
tables. That means unless their pro-
fession Of principle isitself q sham, the
closing again Of those markets and q
high revenue tariff again on sugar,
coffee and tea. That the democratic
party demand these charges everybody
knows. But something has happened.
Since last Tuesday they have been de-
moralized and almost on the run. 1t
is obviously truthful TO say that Mr..
Cleveland acts toward the platform of
his party as If he were afraid that if he
would venture to step on it he would
break through. The three vital points
in the platform are state bank
currency, reciprocity and the tar
if. On two of them his
letter is absolutely silent while he
writes all around and about the third.
But he does tell US that tariff reform
Is still his purpose. That is to cay the
business of the country must have no
peace. Everything must be once more
unsettled and the whole tariff must
be turned out again to be tlnkered by
. congress of that party which at Chi
cago declared by nearly a two-thirda
majority for the English as against the
American system and pronounced pro.
lection unconstitutional. He says that
he wants to change things by reforming
the tariff. The party gives pledges
TO the country as to the sort of reform
its congress-not Mr.. Cleveland, but il
congress-would make . tariff for rev.
enue only, any o.her being unconstitu
tional. He tries to quiet alarm by say
ing that free trade is impossible. Ger.
family. England says the same thing
and maintains most rigidly Just the
sort of tariff Mr.. Cleveland's PLATFORM
demands tariff for revenue only
Qualifications or omissions can blind
the eyes of voters to the fact that how.
ever much Mr.. Cleveland may re greet it Al
an honorable man he is bound hand
aud foot to the platform of his party al
Chicago, Just AS all the world knows
that he ia today bound to the car oil
trlumphal Tammany IN New York
Never since 1884 have our opponenti
disclosed so plainly the real spirit thai
controls their majority and their actua
incapacity to comprehend their coun.
try or their time.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Reid.
speech Governor Mckinley was INTRO
duced and received an ovation as he
rose to sneak. He devoted his time
mainly to discussion OF the tariff
and at his conclusion was followed 10y
Lieutenant Governor Hale and Hon
Roger Wolcott. who had ju,t addressed
the meeting in Fanuit IA II, to which
place Messrs. Reid and Mckinley were
thea taken.