New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-22
CLEVELAND ARRAIGNED.
COSTLY ERRORS POINTED OUT BY BLAINE.

COSTLY ERRORS POINTED OUT BY BLAINE.
FACILITATING FOREIGN POLICY-SCORN HEAPED
UPON vETEIANs-MIsUsE OF THE VETO
PowER-CoRRUPTING LOANS TO POLITI-
CAL FRIENDS IN THE BANKING BUsI
NEss-DIsREG ARDING THE RIGHTS
OF DAKOTA AND MIsREPRE-
sENTING THE CONDITION
OF TIE SURPLUS.
The speech which Mr.. Blaine delivered in Chicago
on Saturday night Is printed In full below. In It he
specifies tie treatment OF the fisheries question, the
use of the power the loans Democratic bankers
Of great sums from the public Treasury without In
tcrcs as among the fragrant errors of the Admins
tratiOn. lie said.
The twcnty-four years of Republican rule in the
United States form epoch second only I'm importance
10 trose great year cOnpr ended be the Dec
ton OF independence and the organization Of the
Federal Government History recognizes this by
assigning the Grst President and chief actor in the
later period a rank second only in American states
manship and heroism to Washington himself The
twenty four years reach from 1861 to 1855, and were
distinguished by an advance In every department Of
Industry and by progress in every field of human
effort more extraordinary than were ever icaLzeu
within like period In any age In any other country,
executive power Of the Nation was transferred 10
WI, Witch hs Amcsan people are engaged
determine whether the Democratic rule shall continue,
or whether the Republican party, on It's record OF
achievements, shall be entrusted with ne" lease
Of power ,,- A., a.. ro,or,, rre,fare
! OF he whole country has not been promoted by me
Democratic Administration, and that the Democranc
and trampled upon. They CONTEND that ne "a !,
mlnistraon has been against the material welfare o,
the country that IT has not mainianod ihe Na s
honor and that 1t threatens thc impairment OF our
the country has advanced so rapidly In power and
| prosperity. 49, . ,,,., H.. .,rt,a
short OF the promises whcrewith his Administration
naugurafed, and for Disappointing the Just eX-
First, they arraign him for his failure to improve
the Civil Service, as he promised In every form OF
Instead of reform there has been constant dtcriora
ton Instead OF curing the syStem, 81 partisan ,ch re-
extent that officials have been re-
moved from Office daring the present ot
mere political reasons than by any three OF his pre-
dccessors in Office even though three may be selected
Tho spells system instead Of being rooted mp. as
the President promised, has been developed more IN
tensely than before, and the assessment of 0tco
holders Is notorious that the chairman OF the d IN.
ocratic National Committee tales MS ial9n m one OF
House. and, as read from concratuiaory dispatch
published 10 Democratic paper. reeves asurdice
single day. II has moreover been charged IN Ie.
spcnslblc newspapers, and proved before a special
convicted and pard0ned criminals. have been placed
n oiee under ne pIestni AdmnlsL%t9ni ana tlat
shame in degree hitherto unknown
second. The Republicans arraign the President for
having surrendered the rights Of the country I'm the
fisheries of the North American coast, in manner
disregard Of the rlchs Of the fishermen The question
Of the fisheries has been subject Of dispute since
the Of 1872. and never before has the country,
In its days Of weakness, been willing 20 surrender
TO Great Britain the rights which now, In the day Of
ahandons 10 the sacrifice Of National honor and the
destruction Of the rights of our fishermen. The Amer
can people were not more surprised at the man
were the nceOiiai0rs OF f. gland themselves when they
found that obstacles hitherto nsumouniabc by British
diplomacy had been removed by the present Admin
isiration, aud the pa way 70 a diplomatic victory
made smooth and easy to the representatives of Eng
land
VETERANS TREATED WITH CONTEMPT.
Third, The Republicans arraign Mr.. Cleveland for
his cruel disregard Of the rights Of poor and needy
soldiers, who incurred their distress and their poverty
in the service Of The Nation, and who, by the inter
position Of the Presidents veto. deprived of the
Itance voted 10 them by "A Republican senate and
the general bin passed for the relief OF all needy and
dependent soldiers but IN moro tLan 200 cases of pc
Guitar and personal suicrings. The President las
creditors of he Nation receiving DER
both general and personal has thrust thousands of
soldiers for their daily subsistence upon the Illuminating
house. No man jealous OF American honor, man
approaching the service when ne 80 q ~ CAV" lot
the cOuntry's unity, should DO willing see
man who In the ranks of battle had defended the
union Of The States declared pubic Pauper and eft
the condition in which thousands Of soldiers who took
honorable part in the couniiy's defence are left by
the Presidents vetOes.
The Republicans argalgn the President not merely
for his veto Of pension bills. bu for his general
and dangerous Of tho veto power without dent
In the previous history OF the conn ~, ana atoSeiher
beyond the conception or Imagination OK those VINO
framed the Constltn ION. Mr. Jefferson, whom the
Democrats have politically dcihed q the founder OF
their party had eight years OF ADMINISTRATION, dis.
tnsushcd by Troublesome periods. and by events Of
local moment and yet he never found occasion even
once for using the veO, 50 great was las respect Tor
the VIII Of the people as manifested through their
long period from Wa hn-tnn's Inauguration 10 the
close OF Arthur's Admlnsira ion the veto was u"d
term rounds ont the first century Of Federal govern
mcnt, and thus far In his Administration he has used
the veto three hundred and ten tmes-molc than four
times frequently II used by al his prede
eessors In the long period OF ninStysX years oid
power is, that wherever he would vote u" No. II
he were a member Of Senate or House, he would
veto measure President. which Is an entirely
the founders OF the Government ana aDsoiiteiy re-
Dental chair before him.
There is something extraordinary in the space
W The Govcrnmeaf his yetoel Of nrivatc pension
than ali the regular annual messages Of Washington.
ADAMS ard Jefferson for the first twenty wears of
The Federal Government; and If all his ve i,, 6n
all subject. be eomOGed Tho The space lhey viii If MI nj
The Presidents from the formation Of the Constitution
/ submit hat the trainers of the Constitution
never intended &c make the President
Third legislative power. with vofe
toa' coiH override both The Others.
such usc Of the veto power has been condemned by
all the great statesmen Of both parties. such use
Of tho veto power would dcthrone any constitutional
rnor- 60 iDtr rh ul Oh trfO
mower that gave TO that French King who brought
on the revolution the name of Monsieur Veto and
President Cleveland will he fortunate II in history he
escapes the same descriptive sobnquet (Applause)
THE DIsFHANCiIsE ED MEN OF DAKOTA
Fourth, The Republicans arraign the Administration
for having unjustly, without precedent and for
PARTISAN reasons dsfranchsed 100000 American
citizens In The Territory OF Dakota. II has been
the established practice of the Federal Government
TO admit Territory TO the privileges OF a state when
90 4,
aid l. Co.. dt .0m rai-' iu the rtuela
Constitution. There has been variation from that
except a slight detention which occurred prior to
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