Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-25

It has also exhibited to the American
people that In day of political corruption,
In day when there were enormous scan
dale, when private interests dominated the
executive department and legislative enact
nnents, plain American citizen, a fair rep-
resentatlve stalwatt American oitizen, could
give to the country m absolutely honest
administration, free from the amell OF pri-
vate favor; that a party out OF power for 25
years ard coming Into power under the
lead OF plain and simple man could uu-
derstaud and demonstrate that integrity
was a common virtue and that fidelity to
duty could be found in all those who were
honored with Office under that adminlstra-
tion. That would be Of itself fair and suf-
ticient reason for President Oleyeland's con-
tlnaanoe II power. do not hesitate to
aver, In the presence OF this magnificent
oftlciai administration and In tha ordinary
affairs Of the public service, competency,
diligence and integrity have marked,
under the gupervialon of Grover
Cleveland. every branch of the pub
lic servics. With the daily affair
Of this greatrepuhllc OF 60,0OO,O0 peopls,
Ia nil the relations wAleh this great nation
bears TO foreign nations, and all the diver
sified features which mark and charncterize
its puolic business, in ell those matters
upon whose management hinge the Rregtest
questions which can arise, IN our relations
with the subordinate Indlan tribes, ia keep
lug eontented and industrious the duplex
races which form the great and over
shadowlng problem OF the south, In pre-.
sewing psaee and antty on honorable terms
with ali mankind. In deHling with the col
lection aud expenditure OF our enormous
revenues so that the stability of public and
priyats business should be maintained, aud
that there should be no stringeucy in tho
money market nor psnte IN business affairs,
all in all, the varied departments Of govern.
mant so carried on, all the dstails 90
worked out that happiness Ia private life
and prosperity IN all stations, With work
men earning fair whges and capitalists
| enjoying fair profits, Il n0t this a good
showing for four years Of Democratic ad-
minis,ratIon7 Applause
| This is what ws common people want.
4 We want to see non. sensational, a wise
| and a noiseless administration, cne that is
scarcely seen or felt, like the operation OF
| the cease'ess but omnipotent Influences of
| nature. This ts what we have goIten with
Grover Cleveland; this Is what We shall
continue to have with him, IGreat ap-
piause.l
THEY HAD HEARD or HIM.
II was predicted that IL the Democratic
party were put In power II would be like
! the beggar on horseback, not only riding to
the devil tyt taking the country to the
demnilion H-wows with 1t. Dire disaster
and grim - fortune were TO stalk all over
America. suppose you had some good
aud pious Republican brother here
| Laughter and applausel who wss enjoying
an enormous income under fhe blessings
| OF high and protective tariff increasing
enthusiasm giving warning to his workman
th1s, II Grover Cleveland was elected, his
s1op would be closed, [great outhurst OF
laughter aud applauiel, so that the only
possible outlet would bs that Gabriel would
blow his horn, wind up the affairs OF this
mundane sphere and start anew In q
heavenly Canaan. [Tnmultuous applause. j
Well, you know whether Wilmington has
4 had gfass--ts grow n ksc streets isii1
whether her workmen were all turned out
to grass. IApplause.l | judge from Yorr
applause there was some such gentleman
hero. Laughter and applause.l We had
them IN the west. just as you mad in the
east. II was said the most CONSPICUOUS of
i that clRss OF gentlemen that tho West held,
a gentleman who announced that If oleve-
| land were elected the national banks would
break. the public credit would be destroyed
and the bonds would not be worth the
paper they were printed on that gentleman
did fulfil his own prophecy, his bank did
break up, and Federal court was so im-
pertinent as to intermeddle In the case and
manure him In the pentitentiary. Zap
plaussl
do tonight thank God that the day has
gone when the sectional animosities of the
past are to be discussed. For one turn
my face to the rising sun OF the future, and
with the young Democracy Of the nation
90 forward to brighter economic conquest
In the name of q free and equal manhood.
II is Fald that when Martin Luther met
with Calvin and Melancthon to discuss the
great question of the real presence In the
holy eucharist, that overborne by the argu
ments Of these great theologians, he turned
to table and wrote, "Hoc mea est corpus"
| Ga II
fore tbs American people, ! feel like writ
ing before them, as the postulnte OF true
thought: "All men are created free and
equal" Every man owes to the govern
ment that he should perform and pay his
fair aud alIquot share and expense Of the
public burden, and that In a government
that is free Its power should not be used to
take from any man a single cent Of his
earnings to help pay any other mans share
OF the public burden. Applause
The sovereign power Of taxation which
enables government to dip into mans
pocket and substract from the livelihood oil
his family, ought to be so exercised tnat
under 1t there shall be fair development oil
manly character, SO that. as we say In the
collouuialisms of Kentucky, every man
shall be given a fair living show for his
white alley. Every man should feel that. so
far as 1t can bs justly and approximately
accomplished, he shall not on the one hand
be handicapped with unnecessary burdens
nor on the other hand be helped with
bonuses taken by legislative legerdemain ont
OF the pockets OF his nelghbor for his per.
sonal advantage.
We are not at the beginning OF things
here; we are the inherltors OF a hundred
! years of experience IN government; wc
come into power with a eystem already ar.
ranged, and eiwould be a blind statesman
as he wouldrbe a foolish teotieian, who
hke the blind Sampson, would pull the PHI
,aEra
was not In harmony with the principles oi
the worshipers he found In the temple.
The first principle OF wise craftsmanship
Is
NOT REVOLUTION HuT REFORMATION.
The Democrats signalizsd their advent tc
power by a wise caution as to eLl matter
OF which power gave control. There wai
no reckless turning officials nut Of position
. no sudden changes attempted In legislation
, but gradual substitution, after careful ex
/ animation, OF Democratic men and method
and, so far as We had the power, OF Demo
: cratic legislation. There was no josaing
no revul5lon. One OF the highest proofs o
: the capacity of the American people 4
5 govern themselves was this change iron
5 Republican to Democratic control, eiectet
? without the slightest revulsion or alarm u
, any part OF our country; and we iusifteC
our claims that wa were able 70 govern, b,
a wise and anxious iorbe9ranoe that Is
high mark Of true and manly courage. W
were not afraid to Withstand the criticism
! OF our impatient friends, far higher evi
dence OF courage than to Withstand tn
: charges OF our defeated enemies.
: In the financial department Wa found our
selves IN this conditions $i94 GOO 600 of
per cent bonds were still outstanding, sub
8 jeet TO cali; about $50 100000 of surplu
i was in the treasnry; that, together Wit
/. other moneys subject to various demands
i was sufficient TO create grave alarm tina
!. tho difference between gold and silve
j might become 80 great az 70 separate thes