Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1894 — REED TO REPUBLICANS. [ARTICLE]

REED TO REPUBLICANS.

The Ex-Speaker T.ilks to Boston** Home Market Club. The annual banquet of the Boston Homo Market Club was held, Thursday night. Ex-Speaker Reed was the guest of honor and made the principal address, which was largely devoted to a discussion of the recent election and the causes which contributed to the result so satisfactory to the Republicans In concluding his speech, which was received with great applause, the ex-Spcaker said: Victories bring responsibilities, and, as I hava.uo.in.ted out to you, our victory is so great that it probably means responsibility for many years. Of these many years I shall not now speak. If we have wisdom for two years, we will be trusted for more—and the wisdom for the next two years seems to be easy. We have neither the President nor the Senate and all we can do is to let the country try the results of the folly of 1892. We shall have two years to look over the situation, so as to do the best wo can when our time has fully come. So far we have done all that lay in our power. The bad work cannot goon, even if the good work cannot commence. We have removed ono uncertainty,that of the future, the uncertainty of possible change, but the uncertainty of the present still remains, How, then, can we utilize this victory, mako it permanent and give to this country a return of the prosperity ol the past times? There is but one way. Wo must educate the people of the country up to the full measure of wisdom In lids matter, or, rather, the people must educate themselves. And there never was a better opportunity.