Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-14
TOM REEDS SPEECH.
TUE REPUBLICAN CAM
% r,,cs IN NEW foaiS'


..rty Men, ON now
we, y the bloody shirt.
york, oct. 1s.-Rarely has there
r.t,acation meeting OF such
IN New York as that which
,,,ss in and about Cooper Union
vi To- 10 hear the speech of ex-
rsomas B. Reed of Maine.
s.,oostration was under the aus
!, me regular Republican orsani-
% ~ c,tv and county princi-
OF ~, ,he result passed their most
~ expectations. Not oiiiy 30
~ l,s,e in the hall CROWDED py ~
!. a'1 hut the open square IN 'ns
~, Cooper Union was hlleu' ana
o. ,,,srs there were treated to cam
iol. sacbes by local speakers.
p5 sale IT confess to sense
kee s',,ness 10 come before TINS
iw.i sdanre here tonight. That I'M
auu .s does not arise from any
shsss s.erest in the cause which
o. nc ali. for 1 never felt
rus ,arsst than now. Nor does
nm I'M nny doubt of our success,
Sc !. lam. ~, 10 be assured. 1t is be-
- he presentation of any arsu-
- any speaker seems almost en-
" ,,,nnscsssary. The case has ar
VA q arguing itself so thorough
~ course of events now taking
VA vhich have taken place that
s of an orator. If l had 1t,
s :, asarsly seem to fall far short of
- s'.,s,ion which has already takn
on, Of the public mind. Mr..
\. IN one of those brilliant sayings
! nave 80 often lighted up a life
.s,,,v and honor, declares the wis
~ mankind after 5000 years has
vered no better method OF admin
NO Justice than to set up two men
nnosiie Sides, each charged with
NV az exaggerating the merits of
AZ and perhaps abusing the other.
lv any better method has ever
discovered for governing the
than by political parties, who
n polltical speakers to chant the
es az their own and denounce the
m their enemies. The position,
fore, OF q political speaker in or
~ times seems to be simple and
the other side today the task
appears as easy as of yore. All
have 10 do is to forget that they
in power, that they have them
g the responsibility, and then go
In the old-fashloned way charg-
all disaster to the present, and
Rising everything for the future.
n lhe senior senator from New
(. VINO has been out of the party
some months, signalizes his return
dining in the old chorus just as If
I'D never lost step in the process
Our task on this side was never
difficult. To recur to Mr.. EVarts'
estion, what would be the state
ind Of any counsel for the plaintiff
d upon to address the jury when
DEFENDANTS attorney had fully con-
d his clients guilt and had over
med him with all the reproaches
eplthets and denunciations of
h the language We use was cnpa-
His occupation would be abso-
y gone, and even Joseph Choate
collins, or Root, or Carter. could
founder back into silence as best
night.
lch is the condition OF the Republi-
speaker today. There IL no way
-hlch he can improve on the de-
ants confession. l have been in
habit for some years. OF speak
~ the Democratic party in terms
b seem to me to be just, but
b the members OF 1t have not
d entirely satisfactory. and yet
yer dreamed Of using words about
party or Its chiefs. which have
shouted in speeches by great
nocras from Maine to Texas and
elzed In much letter writing by a
exalted public functlonary. l
ia never have dreamed of charg-
ne senate OF the United tSates,
gu OF another political party with
dy and dishonor, yet that is only
'r'lon Of the eplthets which were
en- ny the chief magistrate of their
sslectlon. When saw the SEN
from Maryland In the senate
nDer with uplifted right hand
essiVely call witness after witness
rove that their party had beguiled
INTO the passage of the very
Ne so bitterly denounced. / thought
iar short in the last campaign /
ialien In describing the actions
10 result from the supremacy
Y party TO which | was opposed O..
We, therefore, no eplthet to be-
tonight. My weapons have been
rom me, and my occupation as
n'ical speaker for this campaign
% 70 be gone. Yet, in some ways
not regret. If we can not talk
10 we can, perhaps do better.
" there was never a fiper oppor-
ior a little business sense for
we OF that wholesome wisdom
We put into the affairs of or
~ NE Let us then commence
frank admission that the ac-
VI the Democratic party and its
ete failure In the art Of govern
MS country was perfectly natural
maj, as individuals, the Demo-
are not responsible therefore.
an We venture to say that we
pIuphets whose predictions were
tuitlled. for am persuaded
nc other man on our side dared
Yltsnadow one-half of what has
sneu' most of us not a 1.-THE
rsny enough II we who were their
,,s did not prophecy this measure
.'Anlty, the ordinary Democratic
could not have dreamed Of II
therefore did not have it in his
fof-
Mne Is a state whose Democracy
,.,t'boed, and ancient as the sun
.et In Maine. the Democracy SC
su themselves that the tidal
Tx OF $1,000 given years ago
tns deepest depression, the re.
me war. rested in the Demo
party, was exceeded by 1000
you realize what that majoriiy
" New York state were t.
'.,YOo II would hardly exceed It
:, "o1id only represent the in
IS, None Of us expected such {
,y There was no special or
ION The Democrats certainly
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