Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-07-25

such as God gave him They have seen him
steadily pursue his way. at work, faithful la
borer. Gradually he stamped upon the people of
the city in which he lived the impress of his
sterling honesty, his noble manhood the power of
a man who would dare anything and feared moth
ing in right cause. (Applause.) And by and by
when that city. municipal communities have
before given example of, became the prey of the
spoier in the hands of rings and corrupt gangs
that entirely controlled all its methods and they
looked for somebody who had the qualities to de
liver them, they fouud him in Grover Cleve-
land. The city government of Buffa-
10 was put into his hands. He de-
livered it and made it pure and even the
paper that belongs to the republican party in that
city, and that is ehout to and must support the
candidate Of the republican party, even that
paper has been obliged to set forth in golden
words of commendation its high estimate of the
integrity and manly character of the candidate
we have named. Then there came peculiar
conjuncture of affairs in New York The pos
session of the government of that state was in
the hands of republicans, and there were pecu-
liar circumstances connected with the nomination
of a candidate for election in the place of GOV.
Cornell, republican governor of New York.
Again the same yiew-and will not stop to elab-
crate the circumstances which had caused the
people of Buffalo to look upon Grover Clevela'
as their man; the same circumstances caused the
people of the state of New York to select him as
q candidate for governor; and such had been his
upright character such the confidence which was
justly to be placed in him by reason of the quail
ties he had manifested, such was the supreme
disgust of the republicans as well as the demo-
crats with the method by which the republican
candidate had been named that Mr.. Cleveland
was elected by magnificent majority, greater
than had ever been cast in the state of New York
before, 1872 900.
Now pause for moment to think of the circum-
stances under which Mr.. Grover Cleveland came
into the governorship of New York, elevated upon
the highest pedestal of popularity, apparently
with the whole population of New York at his
feet so placed as that any man might almost
have been excused if his head were turned on the
giddy height of favor in which he stood, yet pos
seSsing such favor, natural for him to strive to
maintain it, so natural for him TO strive to please
everybody so natural for him TO aim at taking
that easy middle course in which he would not
see the corruption which he ought to put down on
the one hand and i'll which he would not offend
perhaps those who were rich and strong on the
other How was it when his action manifest?
See him in his gubernatorial Office. His regular
habit was to go early to his place, stay there
through regular fixed hours all day, and il need
be till late in the night so that midnight finds
him at work as governor of the state of New York;
no sinacure, no idle place of dignity, no exhibi-
tiop Of himself of the titiVatiOlS of
ambition or fancy faithful upright, honest la.
borer for the good of the people, a servant as he
ought to be. applause And rs he has stood
| there in that gubernatoral office, what has he
done? He has, on the one hand, put down every
attempt to oppreSS or iLjure, or do wrong to the
laboring classes of the state, so hat the trades
unions in New York sent to him their warm reso-
lutions of commendation for his care for their in
terests. He did not hesitate to defy the rich and
the strong when they sought to pass bill
that unjust. Then, on the other hand,
there came up a measure in which charter was
sought to be overthrown aud the guaranteed
rights that belonged to a corporation were to be
| taken away, and it was made a preteXt that they
were to be taken away from tkem in the names OF
the laborers, the five cent fare bill. They said
the laborers must ride on the elevated railroad
for five cents. The laborers were already pro-
tected by law, because it was provided by the
charter of the road, and by their rules in con
formity with it, that the laborers could ride from
past five in the morning until halfpast eight
for five cents, and from half past four in the af
ternoon until half-past seven or eight O'Clock in
| the evening in the same way. The laborers who
were seeking to obtain that change in the rates
were those faithful toilers in Wall street who
want TO affect stocks by legislation zap
plause); and then, notwithstanding that cry,
! there stocd that man just as firmly
the anchor, the rock of safety, the security OF
| rights under the law he had been before TIE
security for the rights of man. He stood for the
law then regardless of any popular cry. Oh
when men aim their shafts at such a man, when
! they seek to tear him down, who could not join
| heart and soul in that magnificent commentator
which summed up the logic of the case with wit
and satire it fell from the lips of our dis
| tinguished citizen, I'VE love him for the enemies
he has made (Applause) Looking for a can
dldate who should voice the aspiration of this
people in his own character for purity, for re
form looking for candidate who should fifty
represent the young men of this
country as well the old; looking
| for a candidate who when president should
| lead TINS country forward In taat careor Ior
which our arms had rescued it, looking for can
didate who should be the ideal and the measure
of the hopes and aspiration of this people, where
could we find one better fitted to lead us thar
Grover Cleveland Of New York? (Applause1
am conscious that have taken more of your time
than 1 can justify. have no purpose of making
any speech here tonight. l have said five time:
as much as l Intended to have said, and indeed il
is with the greatest difficulty that can address
speech to audience of my friends neigh
bors, nearly every one of whom 1 know. 1t is al
most impossible to make a speech to you witt
whom hold the friendly converse of familiarity