The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-20
1T ARGUES ITSELF.
Pithy Opinion From Reed on the
Sound Money Question.

Sound Money Question.
CHICAGO, Oct 19.-Thomas B. Reed
spoke tonight in the big Republican
tent at Fifty-fifth and Peoria streets.
The tent was ii lIeasfO its sItmnst capac-
ity but the audience was doomed to a.
great disappointment, for Mr. Reed
vas able to speak but for a few mo-
p,ents. His throat was troubling him
seriously and he could speak only with
great difficulty tonight. HIS address
was as follows:
can see very plainly from the behavior
of this multitude that the case of Mckinley
VS.. Bryan has been arguing itself. You
have been through SO much since 1892 that
you proceed to discuss the question from your
own standpoint. You can realize very little
perhaps of what is involved in the principles
of either currency or tariff; at least there
are as many orators upon the side as
there are upon the ether But yeu can all
of you understand that in 1882 we were reason
ably prosperous, and that in 1896 we are un-
reasonably unprosGeruu5. Your memories
are not so short that you cannot recall the
fact that the men. who in 1892 promised you il
you would go wrong that you would have a
great time and be very happy beside that the
very same men who told you this are now
telling you that il you will follow them once
more you will sbe happier still Continued
laughter and apBause.a
In other words, when the Dem ocratic party
was all together and had some good and SEN
sible men in it, we were led by the majority
of them into aasswarnp and quagnire, and
now. the best ones shaving left 1t. they tell
US that they will dead US to the land of prom
ise, and that the heavenly Jerusalem will
descend Certainly, il it reaches anywhere
where they are, Twill descend very heavily.
Therefore sayfthat this case argues ITSELF
# these men have been wrong upon a sub
ject which has been discussed for about 100
years, how in the world can they be right on
a question that has not been discussed until
after the dreadful crime Of 1873? If they can
be wrong after 100 years of education, what
will it be after twenty years?
After all. for most of us, that covers the
great part of the question. You know this is
a country that contains about ten millions of
voters. Every one OF them Is entitled to have
his own way, II he can get it, Now, we have
got to settle down upon something which
means the Judgment of us all, and two years
ago we squarely settled down on the subject
of protection. We declared by our votes and
our actions that we@were in favor Of it. and
we were only waiting for the time to get rid
of these men who had imposed upon US.
You want not only to do what you ordinarily
do, register and vote and talk to your neigh
bors; you want to talk to the fellows in the
next ward too; to the fellows in the next
congressional district, and you want to make
it warm for the community, and. far as I
can Judge, you do not need my advice to that
effect. Itell you that we not only want vic
tory, which. so far as | can judge, is travel
ing across the country. we are sure to have
but want victory So ranscendent that
this thing will disappear and be buried along
side gfeenbackism and all the other absurdi-
ties with which people have been tempt
ed. Our people are brave and true and hon
est and high minded, and they need to go
forward In riches and in civilization. and 1
say, heaven help you to help yourselves.