Evening journal., 1896-09-11
Roea CIoses nIs Camnaign.

PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 1l.-Hon. Thorn
as b. Reed addressed his constituents for
the last time before election at the city
hall, whicn was packed to its utmost ca
pacity.
President George hibby Of the Lincoln
club presided and delivered brief speech
He then introduced Mr. Reod who was
greeted with tremendous applause and
cheering, which continued unabated for
some minutes. Mr. Reed said in part
- As / stand before this great audi
ence, largely composed of men by whose
side I have fought these many years, my
mind naturally turns from the battle we
are now fighting to the many battles we
have successfully fought In the past
Humble as we may be as individuals, we
have nevertheless participated in all the
great acts of craftsmanship which make
up the 80 wonderful years Republican
rule prior to 1892. Possibly we have made
mistakes but they have been few and
small. Yet all the events which wo have
passed through, and a part of which we
now see, We're but on the road to the event
which we are TO decide by the coming cleo
tion. We have now in much milder form
the same kind of an attack that was made
on this government in 1860 But for "A
great nation we have governed ourselves
wisely and well, and although gontlemen
who have vivid imaginntions and with
certain lack of flxity Of principles have in
vited us many times into the flowery paths
OF dishonor we have never yet followed
them
Mr. Reed then entered into review Of
the past and touchingly referred to bis
first appearance before Portland audience
as a candidate for congress and the strug-
giles that the country has passed through
since then.
'sWe had every temptation then, said
Mr.. Reed, 30 listen TO the men who said
TO us: Issue more greenbacks. Let us have
large currency, and we will 60 forward.
The temptation was great to many Of us,
but we said, When the United Stntes says
this is a dollar, just that moment it ought
to be a dollar and shall be, and our re-
ward was 4 years Of the most magnificent
prosperity the sun has ever shone upon.
From 1879 20 1892 the United States grew
in wealth, dignity and honor and If a
nation ought to see from experience that
it should be honest it should be the Unit
cd States of America. Now, we are again
threatened with disease in a greater form.
The experience Of the world has shown be-
yond peradventure that the attempt to Is
sue government money every time a spec
ulative period has set IN and burst means
destruction and ruin, out Of which there
is no way except through bankruptcy.
Now we have got 60 learn that It is not
wise to lower the currency one half in or
der to exc out a speculation. ] think we
shall learn it. The Democrats hold out
two inducements to us The first is that IL
we can lower our currency you and / can
pay our debts at q less rate, and the sec
ond is that tho government can pay its
debts at a less rate What q nation owes
if its resources are ample and sufficient,
history shows, makes no very grave differ
onoa. England has risen from eS7, GOO, 600
to $500 600, 600 in debt, and people want
cd her bonds because never in her history
has she refused to pay what she promised
she would pay, and she can borrow money
at lower rate than any other country be-
because Of her honesty.
Nothing stands a nation In stead like
the honorable fulallment Of every obliga
tion entered into. No method has ever
been discovered OF keeping q material hat
is one-half cheaper than another material
equivalent to the better material except
by exchanging it whenever the man who
has the weaker material desires it, Great
as our nation is We cannot make some.
thing out of nothing except by the use Of
natural means, and VIC cannot liy any pos
sibility do more than TO set the laws Of no-
ture at WORK "