New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-15
MR.. HEED'S GREIT SPETCH.

Rarely has any speaker had more inspiring op-
portunity, and very rarely has any speaker mad"
more effective use Of his opportunity. than
Congressman Red on Saturday evening. As
surancc Of decisive victories FOR Republican prin-
| cipleS inspired The great audience and the pow
erful orator. Always as full of genuine humor
| as an egg is of meat. Mr. Reed CAV, his audi
ence many a hearty laugh but never one with
| ont a sharp point behind il. For The empty fun
which has no meaning he has no gin. The wit
| ticSt part OF his speech was also lis most con
elusive argument. Telling of the unwi>lom If
certain workinsmcn who. for some petty ana
| trifng reasons voted themselves out Of pros
pcrty in 1872 lie said:
| \ man cares infinitely more for httir thi0e
which is present than for great thing aiar of.
| and. a. he thinks. contingent man VII. be- set
| wild by sand IN his shoes AM give 10 Thought 80
the question OF 4 final place o. punishment Tor the
wicked 4 mar will be- deeply outraged by mug
| In hi, cup and give no heed 10 imnGer''"im
! lowering black In the distant sky. Bat when the
thunderstorm breaks and caps!zeS ms tent aS TINS
one has. beats him black and blue with hail. ana
leaves him damp and shvering he realizes IN"
difference between q storm anl a bug. Therefore"
| believe that the Woikneman mis- ycIr ami here
after VIII say 10 hi- employer. "fou AMI ! "ilI
adjourn our fight: viii 10 togrtncr % ~ some
thing to divide. and after thA' ~" viii isA' 90" th'
divide. for can no long o. nshi "n'" mere j.
nothing to fight for
In these sentences : The KEYNOTE Of Mr. Reeds
powcrfnl speech. The prop. have found ihIi
they hlundcrrd frighmlly ia lS!2 Tn" com
'plctc failur. Of The Democratic party IN No arr
of government WA. ucrircuy natural" and yr'
no man dared TO forcShadow one haf of What
has hammered" only LOO miles 81 railroad built
i'm nine months of ih" wear. thr lowest record
for forty wears The closing Of mills and mines
and factories the opening ~ SouphonScS instead
If shops have educated the people They Know
bv This time that. - Il Pennsylvania worknsnan
declared if Congress would pass laws which
would enable cntcrpri 10 make profits. M
vnrkirgIncn would >rr thai they got heir
share Big profits caunol be- used hy ANYBODY
except IN prulnoiim. further industries Bu II
| Congress 20 lceislalc> that men can make no
profit, there is nothing Ia divide and il j. sim
Div impossible for the workinsman 10 .ci what
h" ought.
Hence ii i. Mr. Reed reasons. that th" I:cpub-
lcan majority in Maine WAS The greatest ever
known and .thc Democrats did il themselves
rhcy had learned that there can h" no profits
to divide undcr Democratic laws. and they pro-
posed irs, of all. to max" sure 10y Republican
votes thar there should he no more legislation
Of the SHINE sort EX-Speak"r Reed doe, not think
il possible 10 get the present tariff repealed
While Mr. Cleveland remains President. and IN"
stubborn Indifference of the President 10 public
opinion may Justify he gloomy forecast.
Rui if all the Northern STATES should vote ~
Maine has voted. possibly even Mr. Cleveland
might think il sensible not 10 veto a hill repeal
ing the act of pcridy and dShonor which he re-
fused 10 sign.
If relief cannot come until after The next Pres
idcntial election Mr.. Reed finds some cOnSoa
ton in the fact thai action will then b" taken
upon the broad basis of full popular knowl
edge" Even the South he believes. will learn
what Protection means: The good work has
been begun in louisiana. and il will spread
But al present Southern Democrats. bred in
the doctrine Of McDuliic and fire." trade. who
know nothing of diversified industries and their
needs who have never graduated" from state
| Of feeling which existed when workngmcn had
no wages are in complete control Of the Demo
| cratic party. All The power the people civ" to
tha, party the southern representatives Of an
obsolete barbariSm will WELD The only posi-
bic remedy aS Mr. Reed urges. * that Northern
| Democrats should no longer allow party di>ci-
| pnc 10 prevent them from living ny ia their