The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-10
HONESTY SOMETHING.
Mr.. Reed Discusses the Debt Seal
ing Argument.
ABILITY TO PAY DEBTS DEPENDS
ON STATE OF BUSINESS.

Dividing the Dollar VIII Not Help the
| Debtor Even-Spectao1e of Men Leaving
| Party and Standing for Honor I'm
| pressive..
| ESPECIAL TO THE PREsS.l
Brunswick. Me-. September 9.-I he
Brunswick town hall WAS crowded to
the doors this evening by people who
were eager to listen to Hon. Thomas
B. Reed. IT was representative audi
ence including many prominent Republi-
can not only of Brunswick. but from
Bath, Freeport and other near by places.
The crowd also included many Demo-
Gratis. So eager were the people to hear
the distinguished ex-Speaker that they
were early on hand. and fully half an
hour before the time for which the meet
ing was called, every seat on the floor
of the hall was taken. the large gallery
was fast fillingsand many were. standing
at the sides and in the rear of the room.
Like all the rallies of the campaign,
this was graced by the presence of many
ladies.
On the Platform were large pictures of
Mckinley and Hobart, and the speakers
table was adorned with huge bou-
quet. While the crowd waited extra set
tees were brought in which were filed
as soon as they were put down and at
the same time the number of those
standing constantly inci eased, and at the
hour of the meeting including many la
dies.
The speakers Of the evening, Mr.. Reed
and Walter Q. Emerson, ESQ.,, arrived
ON the train sYeaohing Brunswick at
| 6 O'Clock and were driven to the resi-
dence of DR.. Alfred Mitchell, whose
guest they were while here.
Before the meeting there was flag
raising in 1opsham. The uniformed
clubs of Bath and Freeport were present
and Mr.. Emerson spoke brifiy to a large
crowd. This delayed the meeting in the
hall and it was twenty minutes to nine
Mr.. Reed appeared upon the platform
there was a burst Of applause and
cheers which lasted for several minutes
until the band struck up "Hail to the
Chief.''
DR.. Alfred Mitchell was introduced as
uhe presiding officer Of the meeting and
spoke briefly in answer to the arguments
made here last week by! Mr.. Thomas
tho free silver orator from the State of
Colorado, pointing out number of mis-
tatements and the omission of facts by
that gentleman, which would have told
against his argument.
DR.. Mitchell introdu oed as the first
speaker Mr.. Emerson, whose story of
the base ball game played in Brunswick
some years ago when the Bowdoins beat
the Colbys 16 to /, interested his hearers
from the start. Mr.. Emerson's account
of how he laid out that 16 to ghost
which pursued the Colby players and
how the Is to ghost of 1896 woul d be
laid In November next was received
with applause and laughter, in the midst
of which the inquitous small boy In
the rear Of the hall initiated the COM
ing of rooster. "That GROW IL only
a few weeks too early" said Mr.. Emer-
son and there was more laughter and
applause. Mr.. Emerson Ethen discussed
the issues of the campaign, his, remarks
being listened to with close attention.
Mr.. Emerson 8 allusion to Mr.. Reed as the
"ablest and brainiest statesman in Ame-
rioan public life, twas warmly applauded.
Before introducing Mr.. Reed Mr..
Mitchell referred to that ancient state
ment repeated by r.aThomas, and attri-
buted him to Mr.. Reed that the yellow
man with the white metal was more
prosperous than the white man with the
yellow metal. DR.. Mitchell said that
that statement lacked only one thing
to make it effective. 1T was not true
and he said this on the authority of Mr..
Reed
MIR. Reed received another ovation as
he arose.
Mr.. Reed in s--s. beginning his
remarks said he noticed that the
Colorado gentlemen who has
been with us in this campaign has sought
the usual refuge OF those who try to dis
cuss the currency. that is, ancient history
and the story of foreign countries. 1t is
safer to talk of Rome and the middle
ages, Mexico and China, than 1t is of the
history of the United States. Another
popularity notice in the free silver man
Is tendency to attribute all the ills to
which flesh is heir to to what is called
the demonstration of silver. 1t has been
commonly thought that the downfall of
Rome WAS brought about by the fact
that she was more civilized than her
neighbors and was overpowered by their
savage hordes but 1t seems 1T was not SO.
1t was some trouble in the monetary con-
dition Of the times that upset ancient
Rome.
Mr.. Reed said 1t Is hard to find the
cause of the trouble which in homely
phrase We call hard times and sthe
currency being question about which
little Is known 1t Is easy to take refuge
| there. He referred to the charming per-
sistenoe In mistatement which has char
acterized this campaign on the part of
the silver men under the idea that a
falsehood well stuck to Its better than a
truth which the people only half believe.
Mr.. Reed spoke of the divergence OF
opinion that exists among men who have
studied the question as to the wisdom of
bimetalltsm NOT the Coinape of silver AT