The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-23
REED EXPLAINS IT.
The Ex-Speaker Talks About the
Election in Boston
Is Guest at the Market Club
Banquet.
GOV. M'KINLEY WRITES
"a Letter is Read from the Great
PrOtectiOnist.

BosToN, Nov. 23-The annual ban
uuet Of the Home Market club Of
Boston the leading Republican or
ganization of Massachusetts was held
at Mechanics building last night.
Hundreds of well known r publicans
gathered to enjoy the hospitality Of
the club and to take part in the re-
ception of its guests.
Thomas B. r led was the orator of
the evening and when he arose he
was received with an ovation that
threatened to split the roof He was
obliged to wait several N nutes be-
fore he could proceed He said:
perhaps some of this great aud
fence will reeoIIect that I cast a
slight sha ie of soberness over your
dinner last year and [ am afraid it
may be the same this eve ming. Yet L
have just one reason more than the
rest Of you for rejoicing. The result
shows that there is III me the pro-
phetic instincts not so fully developed
as I could wish, but still valuable
Once during the last session Of con-
Rress. wnen tine pians If the Democ-
racy had been developed, I ventured
to say to the leadars that when the
people of this country got at them. in
Novem Der Of this year, they would
bury them in trenches. This was
nearly true, but there was slight
inaccuracy.
II should have said that we would
bury them in trenches until the sup
ply of trenches gave cut We could
NOT bury them all and L notice some
ghosts Of un buried bodies. ITO ami
fro fitting burlalIess save in the vul-
lures craw have even reached Bos-
ton and are still hOarsely murmurIng
about free raw materials and for
eign markets and such like topics Of
the underworld.
And how richly thev have de-
served their fate, these statesmen of
the proud promise and the paltry
fulfil ment- Dld it ever occur to YOU
That If the brightest man among you
had placed before him in March 4,
1898, sheet OF white paper and had
been told to write down al the fool
ish things he would have liked to
have the enemy do in order to com
pass their own destruction be would
have left out fifty per cent they
actually did2
VICTORIES bring RESPONSIBILITIES,
and. 4 have pointed out to you. our
victory its 50 great that it probably
means responsi bilrty for many years
OF these many years ] shall not now
speak IF we have wisdom for two
years. we VIII be trusted for more
and the wisdom of the next two
years seems to be easy We have
neither the president nor the senate,
try try the results Of the folly of 1892.
"This country is in favor Of the
doctrine of protection. largely in
favor Of it, Everything shows this,
and no man whose brains are not suf-
fering from recent conclusion from
the heels can think otherwise
'-What we need now is not general
belief LID our doctrines. We need
teaching which comes from practical
results We need distribution of
the facts When I say TO YOU that
protection Will cheaper goods and
make better goods, YOU may yield
assent. but it may not be fighting
falth. But, when 1 shpw, by facts
and figures, that ground glass, for eN-
ample. though raised 100 rer cent bv
the Mckinley tariff, has reached
almost the same price as before and
the consumer gets American q ass
worth 20 per cent more and every
inch of it made by American la Dor I
show some thing that is an ever pres
emit answer to all the theories of the
world.
1--WE have had mighty victory; the
greatest in the history of our cOun-
try 1t was won, not by our organ
l1ation, but by our principles But,
great as our victory is, there il a
greater which we must win BY our
wisdom. moderation ana good sense.
we r.ust so govern this country that
the great questions OF the next six
Years may have as noble q solution S
the great questions Of their day had
at the hands Of tile great Repu blicans
who preserved the Union. upheld the
honor of the nation and gave the peo-
pie thirty years OF peace. prosperity
and progress
The secretary read telegram from
Governor Mckinley of Ohio. in which
he said that such occasions in the
past had been like home coming after
THE harvest OF the year He cOnrrat-
ulated both til club and Mr. Reed
upon the magnificent voting Of 1924
and spoke with praise Of the work Of
the Home Market club.