The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-11
REEDS CAMPAIGN CLOSED.
Last Speech to His Constituents Be-
fore the Election.

fore the Election.
PORTLAND, M, Sept 10.-To-
night Thomas B. Reed addressed his
constituents for the last time before
election. The rain fell in torrents, but
the large auditorium was crowded
President George Libby, of the Lincoln
club, presided and introduced Mr..
Reed, who was greeted with tremen-
dous applause Mr.. Reed said in part
AS l stand before this great audience,
largely composed of men by whose side
have fought these many years, my mind
naturally turns from the battle we are now
lighting to the many battles we have sue
cessfully fought in the past. Humble as we
may be as individuals, we have, neverthe-
less, participated in all the great acts Of
craftsmanship which make up the thirty
wonderful years of Republican rule prior to
1892
Possibly we have made mistakes, but they
have been few and small Yet all the events
which we have passed through were but the
the road to the event upon which we are
to decide by the coming election. We have
now. In much milder form, the same kind
of an attack that was made this govern
ment In 1880. But for great nation we
have governed ourselves wisely and we'll and
although gentlemen who have vivid imagn-
atoms and with certain lack of fxity of
principles have invited us many times into
the fowery paths Of dishonor we have never
yet followed them.
Mr.. Reed then entered into review of
the past, and touchingly referred to his first
appearance before Portland audience as
candidate for congress, and the struggles
that the country has passed since then.
We had every temptation to listen to the
men who said to US, tissue more green
backs, let us have a large currency and we
to many Va of MS but mt we said WIEN Me e tbe
United States says that this is a dollar just
that moment it ought to be a dollar and
shall be. and our reward was fourteen
years Of the most magnificent prosperity the
sun has ever shone upon. From 1879 to 1892
the United States grew in wealth. dignity
and honor, and if any nation ought to see
should be the United States of America.
Now, we are again threatened with disease
in greater form. The experience of the
world has shown peradventure that the at
tempt to issue government money, every time
a speculative period has set in and burst.
means destruction and ruin out of which
there is no way except through bankruptcy.
Now, we have got to learn that it is not wise
to lower the currency one-half in order to
exc out speculation. I think we shall learn
1t.
The Democrats hold out two inducements to
us, the first is that II we can lower our
currency, you and l can pay our debts at
less rate, and the second is that the govern
ment can pay It's debts at less rate. What
nation owes If its resources are ample and
sufficient, history knows, makes no very
grave difference. England has risen from
fS7,O000 900 to $500, 000,0 600 in debt, and people
wanted her bonds because never by her his
tory, has she refused to pay what she prom
ised she would pay and she can borrow money
at lower rate than any other country, be-
cause of her honesty.
= Nothing stands nation instead like the
honorable fulfllment Of every obligation en-
tered into. No method he's ever been discov-
cred of keeping material that is one-half
cheaper than other material equivalent to
the better material except by exchanging it
whenever the man who has the weaker ma
terial desires it. Great as our nation is; we
cannot make something out of nothing except
by the use of natural means, and we cannot
by any possibility do more than to set the
laws of nature at work. Let US recognize our
limitations.