The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-10
REED IN new JERSEY.
Addresses Audience Of 10000 at
MOrristOWl.
THE SPEECH ONE OF HIS BEST FOR
THE CAMPAIGN.
1T Was a "Vote Maker" the Verdict of the
Political Leaders Who Heard IT.
Thousands Congratulate the Speaker.

"AeAC"A Aoduors VINO doRTO L.
Thousands Congratulate the Speaker.
Morristown, NJ, October 9.-The rally
of the Fourth district Republicans was
held here today. Thsre was large at
tenoance. franklin Murphy, chairman
OF the Republican state committee pre-
sided. Congressman Mahlon Pitney
made a speech and introduced Hon.
Thomas B. Reed. whom he alluded TO
RIGA. Mr.. Reed was greeted with hearty
applause. He paid high tribute to
Congressman Pitney.
Continuing, he in part said: Seven
ty per cent Of the. people of the United
States belong to the salary and wage
earning GLASSES. This 10 per cent con-
stitutes the great majority which pur-
ohases everything made by. the manufact-
uring interests of this country and un-
fortunately In the last few years by the
manufacturing interests of .Greaty Brit
ain. and as wages increase, ii follows
as the day follows the night, that this
great fund is increasing and there is
larger demand for the products of man
ufacture, and in turn a larger demand
for labor. 1t is as essential that we
should have constantly and reasonably
increasing & wages as that we should have
man ufactures (applause) because that is
the engine that sets all this great ma
chinery into motion. How many salary
earuers there are here don It know, un-
less count Mr. Pitney and myself in
that list. (Applanses) II you are la
boring man, or If you are salary Garner,
you are interested in this question. If
this fund Ia million dollars in gold, it
10 million dollars, but If 1t Is mil
lion dollars In silver, 1t is only half
million, and your wages go down.
Now 1T Ia somdrlmes thought the
worrying man is Interested in having
more dollars That depends on whether
he gets them or not. It does not mat
ter how many dollars there are in the
world, except to your disadvantage If
YOU do not get them. There nre two
ways in " hich your wages may be made
more valuable. The first is by having
more dollars. The second is by having
your dollars buy moro Which is the
best waya When you Aght up to more
dollars, il Is fight, isn't it? Did you
ever get anything without fig ting on
that subject2 Are you ever likely to,
while human naGurs is what it is9
stNow If your dollar decreases in
value, is not that the sa me as having
less dollarsa II your dollar is discounted
by rising prices, are you not worse of,
as you have got to fight to increase the
worth of dollarf Climbing prices will
decrease the value of the dollar you have.
Why you say the laboring mans wages
will be increased. Will they? How do
you know? Some gentleman comes
round and says go. Applause. How
have not spont my time In studying the
history of Mexico and China, but have
devoted my self somewhat to the study OF |
the history of the United states, Gap.
plause) and I know what has happened |
in the United States of America. In |
1861 we had gold at premium. That
was the case until1863 when 1t was very
much depressed.
"WhaU was tho effect 1t had on the |
laboring mans wages and on the com.
mOdiuies the laboring man bought? WhJ |
every one of those commodities went up |
1S2 per cent. Labor went up 48 per cent
and the consequence was the laboring |
man, during thess years upon the ave.
rage lost SO per cent of the available pow
er and products Of his labor. That is
fact. 1t Is not something / say to you,
but something you can find indisputab.
ly proved by the experience Of men in
this vas multitude 1t is not only his-
tory, but common sense.
Two years ago we were told the great
desideratum was lower prices. Well
they got them; now the same meu in the |
same tone are clamoring for higher
prices. They told you, you were going
them. You are now going to bo helped
by higher prices and I hope you won'tI
get them except to . certain extent. II
believe In low prices, but with this linn.
1t. that they are consistent with a fair
profit and living wages II 1t is lower
than that, don't want it. If it is higher
than that don't want it.''
We'll they tell us that we had crime |
committed in 1878, or rather they have |
fallen strangely silent about the cri NJ
Of 1873. They used to be vociferous un-
til they discovered that the men who |
were occupied as chief engineers in this
new movement, two senators from Neva- |
da, were the very fellows who engineered |
the crime of 1873. But they said you
have had gOli basis the last three |
years, and as that is the cause of your
trouble why have it any longer. Non
want to say to vol that we have had |
some experience ON that subject. From |
yer at all, and silver was only at a very
small discount. Since that time we have |
bought over six hundred million dollars |
of silver, and silver has gone down to so |
cents on the dollar.
"If we buy the rest Of it, where will 1t !!
go to? Lsughter.) Until you h ave |
answered that question, my Populist |
friends. don't you undertake any talk on |
this subject. When you have answered |
that will see you again.
The speech was one of the strongest |
delivered thus far during the campaign |
by Mr.. Reed, one on which the Issues of |
the campaign were presented in a man.
ner SO plain as to be easily understood. |
The audience numb bered at least 10, 600. |
The speech was very generally regarded
by both Republicans and sound money |
Democrats as vote maker At the con- |
clusion of his speech, Mr.. Reed was over
whelmingly congratulated and shook |
hands with several thousand people.
Races at Medford.