The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-11-01
cleveland in New Jersey


n Cleveland visited Newark, New Jer-
sey, Monday, and was given a greet recep-
ton. He addressed an immense audience in
the q ming. He spoke of New jersey being
his bi h-place, and of Newark and It's indus
tries. hen spoke as follows:
Cd curse all these industries necessitate
the stence of a large laboring popu-
latiorW This force, in my opinion, is further
eleme of strength and greatness in the State
No par of the community should be more in
teressed( in wise and Just administration of
their lgoSernment; none should be better in
formed as to their needs and rights, and none
should guard more vigilantly against the smooth
pretenses Of false friends. In common with
all other citizens they should desire an honest
and economical administration of public af-
| fairs 1t is quite plain, too, that the people
have a right to demand that no more money
should be taken from them, directly or indi-
rectly, for public uses than is necessary for
this purpose Indeed, the right of the gov
eminent to exact tribute from the citizen is
limited to its actual necessities, and every
cent taken from the people beyond that re-
quired for their projection by the government
is no better than robbery. We surely must
condemn, then, a system which takes from
the pockets of the people millions of dollars
not needed for the support OF the government,
and which tends to the Inauguration of cor
rupt schemes and extrayagant expenditures
1.-THE Democratic party has declared that
all taxation shall be limited by the require
ments of an economical government Inns is
plain and direct; and it distinctly recognized
| the value of labor and its rightto governmental
care when it further declared that the neces-
sary reduction in taxation and Limitation
thereof to the country's needs should be eff
feeted without depriving American labor OF
the ability to compete successfully with foreign
labor, and without !njuring the interests OF
our laboring population. At this time when
the suffrages of the laboring men are so in
dustriously sought, they should by careful in
| qniry, it seems to me, discover the party pledg
ed 70 the protection of their interests, and
Which recognizes in jtheir labor something
! most valuable to the prosperity of the coun-
| try, and primarily entitled to its care and
protection. An intelligent examination will
lead them to the exercise of their privileges
as citizens in furtherance of their interests
and the welfare of their country. An I'M
thinking performance of their duty at the
ballot-box will result in their injury and be-
trayal.
to complain of the free and intelligent ex-
preston of the peoples will. This express
sion will be free when uninhuenced by APP
peals to prejudice or the senseless cry of dan
ger sel6shly raised by a party that seeks the
retention of power and patronage; and it will
be intelligent when based upon calm deliber-
alton and full appreciation of the duty OF
good citizenship. In a government of the
people no political party gains to itself all the
patriotism which the country contains. The
perpetuity of our institutions and the public
welfare surely do not depend upon unchang-
ing party ascendency, but upon a simple bus
government, and the appreciation by public
officers that they are the peoples servants,
not their masters
After mis- speech the GoveRor received very
many persons, including great number of
ladies' After the reception the Governor re-
viewed profession that numbered by actual
count 1880 persons, ahrSsaas estimated that
40, 900 strangers were drawn to the city by
Governor Cleveland presence.