Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-22
REED WARNS REPUBLICANS
Says Party is Now Strictly Responsible fol
Legislation.
While Favoring the Gold Standard
the EN-Speaker Hints at other
Needed Laws.

Thomas b. Reed eX-Speaker of the House
of Representatives. delivered an address At
the annual banquet Of the chamber Of com
merce in New York last night Speaking to
the toast THE Gold Standard he said in
part:
1T is no wonder that the currency ques-
ton has taken SO long a time to settle it
self. even is to the fundamental basis. We
have approached it from different points Of
view. Men in newly settled parts of the
country have been in a very different posi-
ton from ours. We have been through all
the experiences of false currency. and
have established ourselves at last upon the
basis taught by that suffering which rem
ders experience the best master. We have
our records, and do not wish to have his
tory repeat itself. The men in the new
country are facing what our ancestors
raced, an undeVcloped country. the riches
OF which they long Ia possess. They made
the same mistake our ancestors made. that
money was what they wanted and not cap
ltal-money which could be got for nothing.
instead Of capital, which costs years and
trust and faith.
This is a question which can now he
disposed of, and against this disposal no
reproaCh of locality can be raised If Il
Is said that there is no security. that Con-
Gress may not repea,. TO that / answer |
should hope not. Among a people sim free
are We never to settle anything because
t'at settlement can De upset Those who
il"Ne seen now long laws ln2er which have
ptth outsF9"h need not fear that law
ence passed can be too easily renpaled If
the people wish to repeal it that is their
right; but ii should never be left i'm the
hands of any administration to so admin
Isler me law We have that its amply
and fully declared intent should he fritter-
&c away. Lei US make sure Of our stand
ara w neither anything else should be our
an al am NOT mere now to discuss but
VIZ. ~ We Know we agree on let us have.
- ii"t ioiSeI lldt IN a great and wide
~ "a" nation Such as We have there are
49, o,.I7 qus 5 besides money to he dis
go an" SttlI'". II me standard question
uI%5S 700 Iohs on the roadway some i'm
n ,Ci,i4' i"iSS H"oI may strike IL into the
n.y.. ~;
,,I"gi!g, are "ihtf questions. How soon
10y VIII come on Tor settlement nobody
nLti9"s. mat they are in the air il quite
e nil. am not obtrudinS politics upon
IiiiS Assembly. Ihat would be out of place.
Nilh"ut any reference To its political sig
ago "heh We We're in earnest and the
question OF monetary standard was fully
before me people, the candidate who rppre-
scented the gold standard received 12G upO
votes, and all his opponents received 1856
HH- mat was 40.G" majority. This wear
the republican candidate had but 40 900
plurality, while a third candidate had l;G-
ity over all was required. there would have
Deen no election.
do not enter into the question of
whether such an opposition can be united:
l think it could not; nevertheless that is
a chance which had better not be taken
1t is not the figures themselves that are OF
muGh account. 1t is what they indicate.