The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-17
PRAIcE FOR CLEVELAND.
Spoken by a Brilliant Democratic
Leader in Boston.

Boston Democrats on Washington's
birthday celebrated the return Of their
party to power in the nation by grand
dinner al the Revere given by the Bay
State Club. All the great lights Of Mas
sachusetts Democracy were present, and
speeches were made by Charles ;. Taylor,
William NJ. Springer and George NJ.
Stearns. The latter is the newly appointed
L. :. District Attorney for Massachus. tls,
and his speech was iun Of wit and humor
appropriate 70 the occasion. Il was rap
turOusly applauded throughout. He said
Concerning the arst President, the i'm
mortal Washington, have nothing 10 say.
he stands at the head Of our history, and
no word Of any man can add 10 his fame
or can increase by ray The glory Of his
name. LApPlsuse Concerning he Presi-
dent OF to-day, Hon. Grover Cleveland,
[ applause Mr. President, ! thank you for
permitting me 20 speak. The Democratic
me Tor n moment-aiter
twenty -iOur years Of exclusion from ali |
IN government by the pitiless /
prescription oi our opponents-denied |
even the instincts Of patriotism, branded |
As The Toes Of The nation, unused 10 power |
or tie methods oi its exercise year ago
was exalted 10 The executive control OF the |
country. Applause. Our President wa
unaccustOmed 10 political warfare, for all
the positions he bad held he had been
elected TO by almost unanimous votes, and
he stood like Il general called from civil
life az The head OF an undisciplined army
OF raw recruits. lie certainly was entitled
then, 20 the generous judgment Of the
nation aud Of the cordial aud hearty sup
port Of his brethren in the Democratic
party lie believed Democratic principles
we're true, and, believing them 10 be true,
he sought that our triumph should not be
4 mere bubble on the bosom OF stream,
but that il should be the streaE. itself
lApplause
How wss this to be done Was he to
stand like prince, scattering gems to re
tainers and partisans, purchasing free
lances and adventurers, and raising stan
dards Of plumber and bootyy The quick
conceptions OF a truthful mind told him
that victory could be- kept only as 1t had
been won-by and upon principles. APP
plause. Success may hlt for a moment
upon the affairs OF eXpediency, but tarrIes
alone Ia the temples ~ truth. Now what
did this man, actuated by these purposes
what has he done In the first place,
looking over the country, he almost de-
pleted the Senate, that he might gather
about him the greatest and wisest and best
men Of this land-eyery one a democrat
10 advise and counsel him. Applause.
Next he adopted that magnificent plat
form OF priu :ip.es upon which he was
elected as bis gospel and his eyangel.
Then what did he do in acts He swept
from the Indian Department the hOrdes
OF REGULATORS and thieves that had robbed
the poor Indian and lived upon tht
nations provision Tor its ward. lie fell
! 10 ,lar-
bolt OF wrath, and he required that the
contractors should build ships for this
Government lhat could float upon water
Tremendous applause and cheers He
also went further and said "These vessel
must be abe TO compete in their trial OF
speed with an Erie Canal boat" Re
newed applause. These requirements oul
republican friends said were harsh and un
generous. And il is true that "A great re
publican contractor actually failed under
these rigorous demands. Laughter aud
applause lie had grown rich under the
requirements of tie republican predeces
sors. Not only did the President do that
but ,he swept down upon the scientific
department, aud there again, with charac
teristic ugliness he insisted that these
experts paid by the Government should dc
something more than pra teal experiment,
among themselves as To how much .whisk,
man could drink without producing
spontaneous combustion. Applause anc
laughter. He swept that department Of
drunkenness inetiiciency and indeeency
Then again we hear The roar OF the cannon
and for the first time in this generation O
men we see the American flag backed by
American cannon in foreign port demand
ing that the American voice shall be hearC
where American interests are involved
He reasserted the uldtime demand tina
the executive business was not to contro
the legislative, and while he impaired il
constitutional ways his views to Congress
and he had views of his own-he refused
by the weight Of his finger TO interior
with the coordinate branch of tn
Government. [Applause.l He recalle,
the lands that had been squandered t,
spectators and great corporations to tn
national domain, to furnish home for TIA
soldier aud sailor, the pioneer and tn
iarmer lie not only did that, but thi
man refused, at the command of hostil
Senate,to give up to them secrets that wer,
given to him in confidence and that he wa
bound TO honor and keep. TGreat ap
plause. He has also declared that law j
law and must be observed, and that thos
civil service regulations aud laws tina
have been made should be carried out, an,
the service OF the people shall no longer b
mere i2strumentaity of partisanship an
seltishness, and he has made a public offic
public trust. Applause
Now that Is pretty fair record for on
year. Laughter He has made mistakes
and am glad OF it. | should be sorry
this man, set up over man, is not huma ar
and 1t Is human to err; do it mysel
Laughter and applause.l Parker once, i
Il lecture on the immortal Washington
alter recOuutIng the long catalogue of hi
virtues, paused and sad at is really re
ireshing to know that this great and goo
man did sometimes swear" Laughter
Now these little mistakes OF detail ar
seized upon by our Republican opponents
and are made TO appear as though the
were the sum and substance of the Pres
ldent's career. They judge him on tn
same basis that the jew sold his clothes
When customer asked him what wa
the price of that suit, he said, Fourtee
dollar Said the customer II bought
suit like that last year for s.. Now sine
then cotton is way down ?'' Eyes, cotto
ish gone down" "Aud isn't WOODEN gon
down y Yes. wool ish down." "An
labor Is DOWN. "Ies. labor ish down.
We'll, what ON earth aret you chargin
Sl4 for ~ WELL" says he, ''there's on
thing you don't forget, that buttons is
way upa Laughter aud applause
They are firing at the Presidents button
all the time, forgetting his genera
raiment.
There is some degree of criticism of tn
President by the Democratic party. Som
of them were disappointed in their expeo
tations. They say the President is to
unbendingly devoted to principle. He
too conscientious he Is just running III
Democratic party with his unrelenting in
tegrity. tLaughter.l They say, to sum
all up: He is too confoundedly good.
Laughterl Well, | can't illustrate wins
1 say about that nor the theory of thos
men better than to tell the theory of It'll
fellow defended good many years ag,
lie was a young boy, and got in prison b
various devious and crooked details. an
finally in consequence of little wrangI
over IS counterfeit bill he was indicie
and his prospects were good for a stead
home IN State prison. But by one of thos
me ans which the law in its mercy proyid,
llaughlerl, which it would be unprofe4
sionai fer me to disclose to laymen, | W.
eNabled TO procure his discharge 4 mo.
grateful young fellow | never saw, Som
years afterwards / was down IN New Bee
lord on most important business-that i
looking up a trotter. On the street on
comes this little fellow, recognized me an
thanked God he had seen me in New Bed
lord. We'll" SAYS |, Jim, how are yo
getting along 2" "Oh, poorly" says he. :.
had nice little dive here, and | was in,
getting up a good business, and what al
the internal fools of this city do but elect
Christian mayor He went in with his nos
into everything and he broke up all tn
good things here Just then We got alon
TO iine stone church, and he went IN an
raped ON the stone and he turned aroma
10 me and says, MIR. Stearns, there Is III
damn things that is running this country
prolonged laughter.l
Now the President il rat .,;-;., IL