The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-11-23
THE COLDBUGS GLOAT
NOT ONE SILVER MAN AMONG THEM.
Car Reed Admits That Hard TImos May
Have Caused Irrational Voting"
al the Last Election.

Boston, Nov. 22.-The annual ban.
quet OF the Home Market club. OF Bos-
ton, the leading republican organization
OF Massachusetts. was held al MechGn-
les building tonight Portraits OF Nc
klDley, Garfield, Harrison. Hayes, Sen
ator HOar, Thomas B. Reed and other
republican lights were hung about the
place. Upon the platform, besides tho
party forming the reception committee,
were Gen. Russell Aigcr. OF Detroit. and
Roy. Edward Hale. OF Boston. After
due attention had been devoted to the
viands. Col. Clark arose and extended
the cordial greetings OF the Home Mar
ket club TO the assembly. Col Clark
then introduced Gov. Greehhalge. who
extended welcome 10 the guests Of the
people OF Massachusetts. Senator
George +. Hoar was the next speaker.
When Thomas Is. Reed arose he WAS
received with an ovation. lie was
Obliged 10 walt several minutes before
he could proceed. He said. In part:
Perhaps some OF this great audience
will recollect that cast a slight shade
OF soberness over your dinner last year.
and | am afraid II may be the same
this evening. Yet. have just one rea-
son more than the rest OF you for re-
Joiclng. The result shows that there
Is IN me the prophetic instinct, not
30 fully developed as could wish, but
still valuable. Once during the last
session Of congress when the plans OF
democracy had been developed, l ven-
tured 10 say to the leaders that when
the people OF this country got at them
In November OF this year they would
bury them IN trenches. This was nearly
true. but there was slight inaccuracy.
| should have said that we would bury
them in trenches until the supply OF
trenches gave out
Gould you have imagined that after
all the warnings which rung out from
all OF the Industrial states at the cleo
tions which you have celebrated year
ago those men would have gone on to
cruelty American industries another
year,
Victories bring responsibilities. and
as ave pointed out To you. our victory
is so great that IL probably means re-
sponsibllity for many years. III we
have wisdom for two years we will be
trusted more,and the wisdom OF thenext
two years seems 10 be easy. We shall
have two years 10 look over the situa-
tlon, SO as 10 do the best we can when
our time has fully come. We have re-
moved one uncertainty. that OF the fu<
ture. the uncertainty OF possible change,
but the uncertainty OF the present stu
remains.
This country is In favor OF the doc
trine OF protection. II anybody believes,
that the democratic platform was I'M
dorsed by the election OF 1892 he has nor
q ..FtVh h. FVaai1anl fhR.
chairman OF the ways and means COM
mittee, for neither OF them dared TOD
even attempt to carry IL out IL mayt
be that at the last election hard umesA
caused irrational voting, but the factt
remains that the overwhelming vic-t
tory we have had was a victory for pro-
lection as the firm faith of the American
people.
what we need now is not general be-
lief in our doctrines. During the next
two years this country needs the helpF
of every man who has the slightest mor-
sci Of truth In his possession. Who Isl
our rulerg The sovereign people or theI
United States, more despotic than any<
monarch that ever sat on throne. The
victory was won not by our organiza-
tion, but by our principles.
Great as our victory is, there Is a
greater which we must win. BY our
wisdom we must so govern tnls country
that the great questions OF the nextt
six years may have as wholesome soiu-
tlon as the great questions OF their days
had at the hands OF the great republi-I !
cans who preserved the union, gave the
people thirty years Of peace, prosperity
and progress" -
The secetary read n telegram from
Gov. Mckinley, OF Ohio, In which het
said that such occasions In the past
had been like a homecoming after the
harvest OF the year.
Col. w. s. Parker, son OF Louisiana.
smoke OF the new movement In that
state as the result OF the failure OF the
democrats 20 fulnll their pledges.
Gen. Alger. OF Michigan, was the last
sneaker