The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-16
THE. CINCINNATI SPEECH.
Mr.. Reed Addresses Over Seven
Thousand People.
CANDID AND CONVINCING TREAT
MENT OF ISSUES OF THE DAY.

The Sitting Out Process of the Senate Dis
cussed-How the Democracy are Tri-
: ding With the Interests of the Nation,
The Ohio papers bring full reports of
Mr.. Reeds Cincinnati speech. He re-
ceived a most fattering reception from
an immense audience of over seven
thousand. Mr.. Reed said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-I am very much
gratifed by the cordial way in which
you have received me tonight. / am
very frank to say | am gratified on your
own account as well as my own, because
your cordial sympathy will enable me
to.present to my satisfaction what views
/ entertain upon the issues of the day.
/ had the pleasure one year o.lacking
sixteen days, to address an audience in
this hall, which / thought was great
audience, but which | perceive tonight
ordinary Cincinnati audience. (Applause)
/ had occasion at that time to present
the views which I entertained with
regard to the end which seemed to be
reasonable and just. if Iremem bereewhat
| said. Its tone and tenor was in a meas
ure free from partianship. l believe l
discussed candidly as well as cerefully,
the issues which were before the people,
taking care, great care, not to charge the
Democratic party with even as much of
a bad disposition as they manifested
themselves, in their own platform, by
their own act. Applause purpose to
pursue the same course tonight; perhaps
/ intend to be less partisan even than 7
was year ago. think that
EVENTS HAVE HAPPENED
Since then which have made it clear to
many men heretofore acting with the
Democratic party that the principles
which were laid down the Republican
party less than year ago were princi-
pies Of sound sense, and consistent with
the prosperity of this country. ZAP
plause). If there be any such, for my
part am willing to allow them to take
care of themselves, and to welcome them
to the righteous action now, in the hope
that in the future they will continue in
the good path once discovered and once
illuminated by their own acts. We ought
to have an end to certain questions both
of happiness and business, questions that
are not lacking, matters of business and
policy.
For the last thirty years this country
has been going on under the guardian
ship of protection; whether that princi-
pie was wise or not, whether it conduced
to the prosperity of this country, is
make up their minds about once and for
all. If it is sound let u.s. go on in
that direction If it is unsound, let us
wipe it off of the face of the earth Gap
plause) For my part | believe that
when the people of the United States
have made up their minds what course
of action should be pursued it is the
business of those of us who are. in the
minority to submit cordially, and faith
fully cooperate in the decision of this
country. Applause.
1t is fundamental principle of the
Republican party that
THE. MAJORITY SHALL RULE
Applause. I'VE do not believe that any
select number of people have right to
govern us even if they be more intelligent
and better educated than the rest of us
are. Least of all do we believe in the
right of any minority, more ignorant
than we are, tostake possession OF our
rights. What we want is the average
common sense of the American people
(Applause.) Now this common sense of
American people is the result of exper-
fence; it is the result of what has hap
pened to the whole people. Men naturally
differ in political matters, on account of
their own personal minds. But for
thirty years we have had reign of
protection, until new generation has
arisen which knew not the old system,
and are therefore unable to make COM
parison between the United States as it
was before the war and the United States
as it was when Grover Cleveland took
possession of the White House this year.
Consequently until that event they. We're
without experience. They,,were told by the
Democratic orators chat protection made
no difference, except in plundering the
people; they were told that as workmen
they would receive as great wages as. they
now receive without protection, and
would reap a harvest in the lower prices
that would come from goods manufac
tured abroad.
One would suppose that any man could
comprehend the policy of this idea.
One would suppose that any man could
see that we could not pay for work
abroad except at the expense Of work at
home. One would suppose that even
man with one eye could see that it would
be impossible for our iron makers to
make the iron that was imported from
Great Britain and from Belgium. One
would suppose it would be beyond neces-
sity of demonstration that the esta blish-
ment and maintenance OF great manufac-
would be such bid for the laboring
people that increase of wages would be
the necessary result. 1t seems so clear
to me that
HATE TO FATIGUE THE AIR
By reiteration of so plain principle
{ Applause. } And yet some men will
never learn. Naughter.) Men are so
curiously made up that simply plain
logic is often overcome by the whims of
their minds Old associations, surround
ings, friends, desire to stand well in the
crowd, in which we move, sweep the
man away from an honest acknowledge
ment of truths as plain as those that I
have stated. One of the most powerful
things on earth is party tie. Every
man thinks that he is as free as air.
Every man is bound with cords, and
when, therefore, the great majority of the
Democratic party announced themselves
against protection, many a man who
believed in the truth of what am say
ing tonight turned his reluctant footsteps
with his old friends. But since that
time, with the assistance of Mr.. Cleve-
land, we have had what he is pleased to
call an object lesson. (Laughter.) If
Mr.. Neal does not understand that the
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