The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-08-31
Worthington Advance
WORrHlNGTON. MINI. August 81, 1898
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A PATRIOTIC SPEECH.

Ex-Speaker Reed made speech in
Congress on Tuesday Ia giving his
view Ut the iaancial situation-one
warmly applauded by men Of all
parties. While it Was unm stakably a
Republican speech, and in some places
Qnite sarcastic In its allnsions to the
party in power, it was patriotic rather
than a partisan speech. 1t accounted
for the oft recurring financial crises in
a very philosophic way. The speaker
said "coniidence" secured progress and
"distrust" created panic and drpres-
sion. Owing to "distrust" the country
is now suffering all the calamities of
depression in the midst of an actual
abundance of money. lie would not
discuss the right or wrong of the pro-
tective system. For this occasion, and
for the sake of argument alone, he
would admit the Democratic claim that
tho tariff was tax, wicked and ini
quitous-that protection is fraud aud
virtue abides only in 4 revenue tariff.
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''But there remains, even if it be ad-
mitted that the propositions of the
Democratic platform are righteous,
everyone. the fact that the system upon
which the manufacturers of this coun-
try have been regulated for 30 years
are threatened with total change.
Whether that change IS to be for the
better no man can know. What the
Democratic party purpose to do with
the power which is in their hands, no.
body can say. They do not even know
themselves; and hence they are not
able to impart the knowledge to others.
For my part, do not expect the Demo-
cratic party to be utterly bad. | do
not believe they will be permitted to
be so if they should so desire. Such is
the restraining Influence Of the people,
even after election, that l believe that
through all the disguises, through all
the masks which their election has
thrown over the wishes Of the people,
neverthelt ss these wishes will be car
ried out. But at the present moment
no man can know what will be the re-
suit of the action of this congress upon
the manufacturers of this country.
III the reformation of tho tariff
we're in the hands even Of its friends;
il a change in the tariff were contem~
plated by those men Nho are in favor
of the principle Of protection, instead
of in the hands of those who denOunce
it, should feel entirely confident that
business would he stagnant or remain
at a standstill; but when this rcfol ma
tion of the tariff is in the hands Of
men opposed to the present system,
which are built upon the present sys-
TEN must necessarily call halt. II
their goods which they manufacture
are to be in competition with the manu-
facturers Of other lands, where the
cost of production is upon different
basis, whose labor is differently re-.
warded, as II matter Of fact; no manu-
factnrer in this country will dare to
basis upon which his labor is to 60 into
the production of his article of sale.
Until that question is settled, you may
he sure that the manufacturers af this
country will never dare to manufacture
more than the absolute necessities OF
the people demand.
In conclusion Mr.. Reed said: "What,
then, is the pathway of duty? The un-
conditional repeal. That will either
give relief or not. If not then we must
try something else, and the sooner the
better.
1T is a matter of deep regret to all
sensible men that we have delayed sc
long. Men are today struggling al
most against fate and praying for re-
lief. The banks are strained almost te
the point of breaking. 1t is such a
pity that we had to waste 80 mucl
time in this weary welter of talk.
I'VE stand in very peculiar posi-
tion, we Republicans today. The re-
preventative Of the Democratic party
just chosen president of the United
States, finds himself powerless in hi:
first great recommendation to his owr
party. Were he left to their tende]
mercies the country would witness the
spectacle of the president of it's choict
overthrow by the party charged witt
this country's government. Wha
wonder then that he appeals to the
patriotism of another party whose
patriotism has never been appealed t
in vain
"Never, I say in vain. The proudes
part of the proud record of the Repub
lican party has been it's steadfast de-
votion to the cause of sound finance
When the country was tempted to pa.
its bonds in deprecated money the Re
publican party responded with lout
acclaim to that noble sentiment O
Gen. Hawley that every bond was a
sacred as a soldiers grave. 1t cost u
hard fighting and sore struggle. Bu
the credit Of this country has no su
perior in the world. When the sam
arguments heard today were heard l
years ago, sounding the praises of
deprecated currency, aud proclaimin
the glories of fiat money. the party Q
Abraham Lincoln marched steadily tC
> ward specie payment and prosperity
What we were in our days of victor
We are in our days of defeat, champion
of true and solid finance; and when th
day comes, as it surely will come, fo
us to lead this land back to the path
of prosperity and fame which wer
@roddan under Rennhlican rnlo for a