Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-10-20
TOM REED MAKES a SHORT SPEECH
Urges that the Silver Hercsies De
nmrled with GrcenhnclSi sm.


CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Thomas b. Reed
spoke tonight in the big republican tent at
Fifty-nfth and Peoria streets. The tent was
flled to its utmost capacity. but the audi
ence was doomed to great disappointment
for MIR. Reed was able to speak only few
minutes. His throat has been troubling him
seriously and he could only speak with great
difficulty tonight. His address was as fol-
lows:
Il can see very plainly from the behavior
Of this multitude that the case OF Mckinley
against Bryan has been arguing itself. You
have been through so much since 1892 that
You proceeded TO discuss. the question from
your standpoint. You can realize very lit
tie, perhaps, what is involved In the prn-
ciples OF either currency or tariff-at least
there are as many orators upon the one
side as there are upon the other. But you
can all OF you understand that In 1892 we
were all OF us reasonably prosperous. Your
memories are not short that you cannot
recall the fact that the men who, in 1892
promised you If you will go wrong you would
have a great time and be very happy; be-
sides that the very same men who told you
this are now telling you if you will follow
them once more you will be happier still
In other words, when the democratic party
was all together and had some good and
sensible men in II, we were led by the ma
Jorlty OF them into a swamp and quagmre
and now the best ones having left it, they
wi no thSy VIII ltau US 10 the laIQ OF prom
lse and that the heavenly Jerusal lem will
descend Certainly If 1t reaches where they
are 1t will descend very heavily. Therefore.
say this case argues itself. If these
men have been wrong upon sub
Ject which has been discussed
for about 100 years, how in the world can
they be right on question that has not
been discussed until after the dreadful
crime OF 1873. II they can be wrong after
100 years of education. what will they be
after twenty years? You know this is a
country that contains about 10, 900 900 voters
b oh Is entitled to have his own way IL
he can get 1t, and every one OF them can
have his own opinions II he cannot coax
other people to believe In them 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
II, and we were only waiting for the time
to get rid OF these men who had imposed
upon u.s. You want not only to do what
you ordinarily do-register and vote and
talk to your neighbors; you want to talk
to the fellows In the next ward to the fell
lows In the next congressional district
and you want to make IL warm for the
community; and as far as | can Judge
you do not need my advice to that effect.
II tell you we not only want a victory
which, so far as l can Judge In travelling
across the country. we are sure to have
but we want victory SO transcendant that
this thing will disappear and be buried
alongside greenbackism and all the other
absuIlities.
Our people are brave and true and hon
est and high-minded and they need to go
forward in riches and In civilization, and
say heaven help you to help your
selves"