The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-26

OLD ORCHARD, Me-, Aug. 25.-The Re-
publican campaign was opened here today
amid great enthusiasm. Thomas b. Reed
made the principal speech of the dav and
received rousing ovation. Mr.. Reed III
part spoke as follows:
In saying the Democratic party has
shown itself incapable of running the
country in a manner satisfactory not only
to the majority of the people, but TO a
large and respectable minority, which
helps to compose it, am not indulging in
any language of partisanshlp, but
in the language of truth, known and
visible to all who hear me today. The
northern Democratic party Is, in many re-
spects, like the Republican party, COM
posed Of men OF business sense and business
ability. The difficulty with the Demo-
cratic party today, as it has been IN all
past time, is the fact its great majority
resides IN the south. The southern men
are men of intellectual power. men of in
;elligence and learning. The difficulty
with them is the kind of learning, which
arises from a thorough knowledge of bus
mess AS 1t is carried on in the north is not
lacking.
SOUTH IS WOEFULLY IGNORANT.
while the southern man may have
. every opportunity to read in books of the
prosperity which has come to the north, he
has no conception of It such AS those who
have lived in it. He is devoted to the
theories of a bygone day. His mind is
conferred upon the principles which were
essential in the prosperity Of his part of
The country in the days before the war.
1T would be great mistake for the
people of the United States TO suppose
that the action of the senate, so much
blamed by the Democratic party, and so
much attacked by the people of the coun-
try in general, was to be deemed entirely
the result Of personal feeling. The truth
Is the action of the conservative senators
on many subjects is the result, not of their
individual opinions. but the result Of
business interests which surround them.
POOR FELLOWS CAN'T HELP IT.
a senator from the state of New Jersey
could not be reckless with the business in
terests of his constituency like a senator
from Arkansas, and even a senator from
Arkansas like Mr.. Jones, who has devoted
patience and intelligence TO the tariff ques-
tion, although not surrounded by business
Interests which control him, was irresisti-
bly, borne in the direction Of the senate bill
as il passed that body.
Whatever may have been done by the
people at present in possession of the gov
eminent. every one viii admit it has been
done slowly, ont of place, and IN such n
way as TO be Of the least possible service to
ia Of no ell vor
purchasing clause under the Sherman act
might possibly have been of some service
TO the country. had il been done promptly
and at once. But the delay in the senate
the long and protfacted debate and the
continuous opposition, the realization on
The part of the cOuntry that the senate did
not willingly prevent any good which the
friends Of the measure were disposed to
claim for Il.
REAL DUTY OF CONGRESS.
after the repeal of the purchasing
clause had uncovered the real situation of
The country. IJ then became the dntv of
congress, even from a Democratic point of
view, TO pass such tariff bill a. would
give 10 us reasonable degree OF assur-
Hnce that the basis there and then estab-
liShed would be permanent for sufficient
period of time, period at least so long as
the victorious party WAS to be in power.
Instead OF realizing the first great
principle OF states mansbip, that
whatever Is 10 be done in the world, has
got 10 be done in accordance with the
wishes of the people who live in il, the
gentleman 10 charge of the tariff bill in
the house OF representatives, undertook TO
ignore the varied interests CT the nation
not in accordance with the wishes of the
people, but in accordance with certain
theories which they thought might posi-.
bly, nj their dream of ultimate free trade.
VICTIMS OF A THEORY.
such a bill, framed in such a manner.
from the moment of its inception was not
adapted to the country, IL was not adapted
to its interests, il was not adapted in any
way 10 the situation in which the country
then found itself Commencing upon a
vague theory that IT, WAS necessary Ia
CoGd.e certain manufacturers at the eX-
pense OF others, II violated the first
principles IN the Democratic plat
form. and undertook 10 carry them out ia
a different form from thai which had
existed before. Hence the bill which Mr.
Wilson introduced, although claiming tC
fulfill the Democratic platform WAS Yet a
protectionist bill To a certain degree
No, sir Il does not follow because q
bill recognizes the principle Of protection
or because II Is subject to that repro4ci
when Won are speaking of it to Democrat.
platform, that therefore it was a proper
and suitable protection bill.
FALSE AID TRUE PROTECTION.
Yet protection as method OF preserv.
ing the American market TO the American
people Is something which is SeIeuslDle
the protection IN spots; protection her.
and protection there, Is a protection which
j. justly open to the charges which ar,
falsely made against true protection.
wv hen Mr.. Wilson's bill. which wa,
framed more with reference TO the wishes
OF New England and of those manufsc
turers Of certain description VIII,
have been dallyiug with Democracl
reached the senate, IL there met the varied
interests OF the country in the more full
and complete fashion and meeting thost
interests. 1t received great notifications
Ibereupon Il was brought 70 the house
amended by six hundred and more amend
ments, and changed in its character an.
In Its design, SO that its original auJhoritr
has absolutely declined TO recognize il
Then ensued struggle the like OF which
has never before been part OF the historr
OF the country. and the like of whicl
ought never TO be part Of the history o.
any country.
BILL WILL BE DISASTROUS.
FOR the first time in tie history of tn
country, the conference committee neve
met for the transaction OF lis legItImar
business. ! he Republican members OF u
committee Of conference were exclude
from oil discussion .r,E r,r--asr.s=,., q.