The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-14

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Thomas b. Reed
Of Maine, opened the Republican cam
paign in New York state tonight before {
great audience at Cooper union. The
''czar" was in magnificent voice, and his
address was received with the widest en-
ihusiasm.
Mr.. Reed spoke as follows:
Il confess to "A sense of unwillingness tc
rome before this great audience here to-
night. The unwillingness does not arise
from any lack of interest in the cause
which concerns US all, for
never felt deeper interest than now.
Nor does it arise from any doubt of our
success for that seems to be assured. Il
IL because the presentation of any argu-
ment by any speaker seems almost entire
Iy unnecessary. The case has argued and
Is arguing itself so thoroughly in the
course of events now taking place aud
which have taken place. that the eloquence
Of an orator. if he had it, would surely
seem to fall short of that conviction which
has already taken possession of the public
Iaind.
FORGET THAT THEY ARE IN POWER.
"Mr. Evarts, in one of those brilliant
sayings which have so often lighted up a
life of dignity and honor, declares that the
wisdom of mankind after G,000 years has
discovered no better method of administer
Ing justice than to set uD tow men on OPP
bosite sides each charged with the duty of
sxaggerating the merits of his side and
perhaps abusing the other. Hardly any
better hod has ever been discovered fo-
governing the world than by political
parties who set up political speakers TO
chant the merits of their own party and
drnounce the vices of their enemies.
1.-The position, therefore, of a political
speaker in ordinary times seems to be
simple and easy. On the other side today
the task still appears easy as of yore.
All they have to do is to forget that they
uTe in power, that they have themselves
the responsible aud then go at us in the
old fashion way, charging all disaster to
the past and promising everything for the
future. Even the senior senator from New
York, who has been out of the party for
some months, signaliZeS his return by join
Ing in the old chorus just as if he had
never lost a step In the procession.
DEFENDANTS ATTORNEY HAS CONFESSED.
Our task on this side was never more
difficult. TO recur 10 MIR. Evari's sugges-
tion, what would be the state of mind of
ANY counsel for the plaintiff, called upon
10 address the jury when the defendants
attorney had fully confessed his clients
guilt and had overwhelmed him with all
the reproaches aud epithets aud deuuncia-
tions of which the language was capable.
His occupation would be absolutely gone
and even Joseph Choste or Rollins, or
Root, or Carter could only founder back
Jutc silence as best lie might
Such Is the condition of the Re-
publican speaker today. There is no Way
in which he can improve on the
defendants confe ssion. / have been in
the habit for some years of speaking of the
Democratic party in terms which seemed
TO be to be just, but which the members of
it have not found entirely satisfactory,
and yet | never dreamed OF using words
about the party or its chiefs which have
been shouted in speeches by great Demo-
Gratis, from Maine to Texas, and itaiizrd
in much letter writing by a very exalted
public functlonary. / should never have
dreamed of charging the senate of the
United States, though of another political
parry, with pertidy and dlshonor, and yet
that is only portion of the epIthets which
were chosen by the chief magistrate of
their own selection.
DEMOCRATIC FAILURE PERFECTLY NATURAL
when | saw the senator from Mary
land in the senate chamber with uplifted
right hand successfully call witness after
witness TO prove that their party chief
had beguiled them into the passage of the
very bill he so bitterly denounced,
thought how far short in the last cam
paign l had fallen of describing the actions
liable TO result from The supremacy of the
party to which i WAS opposed. | have,
therefore no epithet TO bestow tonight
Nv weapons have been taken from me and
my occupation as a political speaker for
this campaign seems 10 be gone. Yet in
some ways do not regret it. IL we can
uo longer talk politics we can perhaps do
better. Surely there was never a finer
opportunity tor a little business sense, for