Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-06


wishes, nor be 30 much as sensibly mociBed save
| by the peaceful and deliberate action OF the mass
OF our people In accordance with the Constitution
and the laws Of the land. Whatever problems the
present has, or the future may present, so rar as
political action can effect them will be dealt with
| by the American people within the law. And In
security for their liberty and property encourage
ment and protection for their Industries peace and
prosperity In following the party OF the American
aggressions or monopoly and power the one side
| and on the other the surgings OF chaos While
almost all the rest OF the civilized world
or nightmared by conspiracies, we alone
enjoy healthy peace, rational liberty,
institutions to democratic teachings at least as
much as 10 the eXuoerant soil The man is not a
| good American who, knowing what We are, by act
| or word, experiment or thought in any way, will
attempt TO weaken the foundation OF this splendid
| political structure, the republic OF the United
| States. We meet to-day under conditions new to
The democrats OF this generation. How often we
stood In conventions In tie past when to others
1t seemed as II the shadows or death closed about
US, when the day OF victory seemed almost as far
| away as the day OF general judgment. IL could
not then be said that We met Tor Spos or personal
advantage. We met
| TO KEEP THE FIRES OF DEMOCRATIC LIBERTY ALIVE
till the dawn OF q better day. II We were party
OF misfortune It must also be agreed that we were
party OF undaunted courage and infiexible prin-
ciples. Twenty-eight years ago The democratic
party, rent n fragments heated by feuds that
t..
as It looks now, merely TO settle In angry mood the
terms upon which they should become exiles from
power. BY their mad dissensions they elected TO
go to defeat rather than wait for the SOLDERING in
uence OF time 10 close the breach To the younger
men OF that day the act seemed suicide mitigafed
by insanity. Their madness transferred TO a mi
nOrity or the American people the political gov
ernment OF all. That party, whatever the honesty
| and respectability OF Its MEMBERS however pa
trOtic It's motives was not broad or national at its
base. It had almost but one central idea, and
when that idea was set in the Constitution and
o S
political debauchery Is too sad and IA
| mlliar to Americans TO be recited anew
sometimes by force, sometimes fairly and some-
| times by fraud succeeded in holding power
twenty -four years; tin at last the American peo-
sins, hurled 1t from power and again committed TO
| the historic party OF the Constitution and the
whole Union the administration or our political
AFFAIRS We won by the well-earned confidence
OF the country In the recttude Of our purpose oy
the aid OF chivalrous and conscientious men, who
could no longer brook the corruptions Of the re-
publican party. 1t was great, deserved necessary
"Tne day on which Grover Cleveland, the plain,
at the election, took the oath OF Of1ice ia the
presence OF the multitude-a day SO lovely and so
sanction and TO celebrate the victory-that day
marked
THE CLOSE OF AN OLD ERA
and the beginning OF o new one. It closed the
era VI uSurpatou VI poWct W tuc rtuttat authcf-
ity, OF illegal force, OF general contempt for con-
stitutional limitations and plain law, of glaring
scandals, profligate waste and unspeaLable cor
ruptiOn; OF narrow sectionalism and class strife,
OF the reign OF party whose good work had long
been done. It began the era OF perfect peace and
perfect union OF the statea fused In all their SOW
erei4pty into federal republic, with limited but
ample powers; Of q public service conducted with
pushed to their extreme limit; OF comprehensive,
sound and safe financial policy; giving security
and confidence 70 all enterprise and endeavor-a
democratic Administration, faithful to its mighty
trust loyal to its pledges; true TO the constitu-
tion, safeguarding the interests and liberties of
the people. And now We stand on the edge OF
relation the electors that we have not held for
generation; that q responsibility for the great
We are no longer authors but accountants; no
longer critics, but the criticised The RESPONSE
btlity Is ours and we have not taken all the power
necessary TO make that responsibility good, the
fault II oura not that OF the people.
1--WE are confronted by q WHY, unScrupulous and
desperate foe. There will be no spcck on the
record that they win not magnify into blot, no
represent no disappointment that they win not
exaggerate into revolt, no class or creed that
they viii not seek to indame, passion that they
will not attempt 70 rouse, no fraud that they will
not willingly perpetrate. They fancy, indeed
that there Is no imposture TOO monstrous for the
0oned. But we stand 1t guard, full armed al
every point to meet them. Our appeal 10 not TO
passion nor 70 prejudice, TO class or faction to
race or creed, but TO the sound common sense the
interest," the intelligence and patriotism OF the
American people
rn ADnKuTEAfIoN OF rRxuDHNT cLEVElAND
has trumphantly Justtned his election. II COM
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