The Portland daily press., 1893-09-02
CONGRATULATIONS POUR IN.
How Mr.. Reeds. Speech on the Currency
Question Takes Throughout the Coun-
try.
Especial to the Press.l

Washington, Sept. 1.-The demand for
copies of Mr.. Reeds speech on The cur
rency is extraordinary; and he is daily
in receipt of large. numbers of letters
congartulating himson the great effort.
A few extracts from these letters will
disclose their tenor. A prominent mer-
chant in Philadelphia writes:
II trust you will pardon the liberty
which | now take to express my high
appreciation and thanks for 1.-The very
wise and forcible speech delivered by you
in Congress on the 10Th inst. In my
opinion it is of character that should
receive the endorsement Of every fair
thinking man i'll our now distracted
country.n
Another prominentss business man in
Philadelphia says
$ l read with great interest and care
your speech on the silversand accompany
ing economic questions of the country
and of the day, and it SO thoroughly
agrees with my views in every sentence,
word for word from beginning to end,
that take this.opportunitysto congratu-
late you, as we'll as the country for the
able effort you are making to get disor-
ganized thinkers into practical and
uniform groove of thought, as we will
not have confidence and prosperity re-
stored until all lines are Strengthened in
Intelligent battle array"
ABoston banker writes:
!" 1t was splendid and it was honestn
A New York business man writes:
1t is entitled Ito, and will receive a
high place, for its mastery contri button
to the perplexing-question. You have
served YOUR country and your party
WE'LL"
A Democrat from Cleveland, Ohio,
writes:
" beg that you will allow lifelong
Democrat, who has done his share in
private life, in condemning @Czar Reed",
to congratulate the. statesman, Thomas
B. Reed, on the tone and character of
YOU, most splendid speech on the repeal
of the Sherman billn in the House
yesterday. And while do not of course
agree with you in .all the points you
make as regards a new tariff, yet your
speech is such fair and candid state
ment of the condition and situation of
the country at the present time, and
your Willingness to assist your political
opponents in relieving the country that
it places you at once among the very few
congressman who can when occasion
requires, rise to craftsmanship. / would
that we had more in our party who
would show the ability to grasp the
situati on and act accordingly.
again congratulate you on the speech,
and assure you that at least one Demo-
crat has changed his opinion of Hon.
Thos. B. Reed
Another and leading politician from
New York writes:
need not tell you that l think your
speech one of the very few speeches that
may be called great speeches. But
1 am indeed pleased that the public
should so Instantly grasp its Importance
and its brilliance."
A leading banker and authority on
financial questions writes:
consider it by far the ablest and
clearest presentation of the causes which
have led up to the present remarkable
business situation and the relief to be
hoped for from stoppage of silver pur-
chases that has been made during the
present debate 1t is a speech that will
do you great honor and credit and es-
tablish your reputation as clear think
er on financial subjects, field somewhat
new for our distinguished talents. In
common with your many friends, and
as one who has spent the best years of
his life in the study of money subjects,
beg to assure you that feel sincerely
glad that you have made SO brilliant a
success in your first Important venture
in financial debate.n