The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-03
STANDING TO CLEVELAND.

BosroN, December 29--The meeting and
banquet of the Massachusetts Tariff Reform
eagUe at the Brunswick tonight was highly
successful. There was present a large number
of well known public men from Massachusetts
and elsewhere Among those present were
James Russell Lowell. Congressman w. c.. 7.
Breckenridge, OF Kentucky; w. l.. Wilson, of
West Virginia. and Senator John L. Morgan.
of Alabama. Shortly before the guests and
members began to arrive, and at $40 a bust
ness meeting of the league was held. Colonel
Charles X. Lodman presided, and resolutions
indorsng the message Of President Cleveland
were unanimously adopted. Two hundred
and tiiirty-one were seated in the banquet hall.
Rev. James Freeman Clark, ID. D., invoked
the divine blessing.
After the banquet James Russell Lowell
raped the meeting to order.
Mr.. Lowell in his speech said:
one of the leading reasons that chiefly suggested
the Opporuness of our coming together here has
been the presidents message at the opening Of the
myself attracted 70 Mr., Cleveland the best repre-
sentative Of he higher type of AmcriCansm that we
have seen since Lincoln was snatchcd from lis. But
we are not here to thank him SIS the head OF the
party We are here to telictae each other that the
presidential chair has a man in it and this means
tnat every word he says Is weighted with
what he is We are here to telicitate
one another that this man understands politics to
mean business, not Chicanery-plain speaking, not
pdltering with Us i'll double sense; that he has
had the courage to tell the truth to the country
without regard 10 personal or party consequences,
and thus TO remind us that q country not worth
telling the tuthto is not worth living in and de
serves to have lies told it and take the inevitable
consequences in the calamity. our politics call
loudly for the broom. and Mr.. Cleveland, Think,
has found the broom ana began TO ap-
ply it, Put, gentlemen, the president has
set lis an example not only OF courage
bur Of good sense and moderation He has adhered
strictly 70 his text and his purposes He has shown
us That there was such u thing being protected
too much, and that we had protected our shipping
interests caeCtuGly that they had ceased to need
protection by e6aSug TO exist In thus limiting tile
3If Bf Is IS no tF11u
Wisely, and We shall do wisely in following his cN-
ample His facts and his figures will work all the
thcm and eNp-c. them TO work slowly. Enormous
Interests involved and must be treated cuGeriy,
Upon concluding his speech, Mr.. Lowell
introduced Hon John T.. Morgan, of Ala
bama. The senator said:
believe We are now about to relieve orr country
q some OF the iatuouS enterprises which have in
Il pleasant talns ihat men OF the south and north
are today conttrrng upon question which is of in
lCitst 70 ~ el ny we uilQ now an! WILL ma lot
ever that there Is no Seuate reason why the TWO
tons should be emuroilcd Sectional lines Of dis
tiuution no longer exist and we are at last one
people. l object TO that system which WriusS
money from the people TO boslow it upon political
aSrirantS be they friends or otherwise In the SEN
ate represent tie most prominent, in the degree
Of manufactures of oil the southern states. and
since cur system Of labor has been changed this de-
Yolopment OF its resources has come TO light With
these elements of natural wealth It may be sup
posed that would seek the aid Of
GycIy adyantos9ous enterprise to assist
il Ought not to depend on the idea Of congress /
have an idea thatV ouCht 10 shake hands with
God. who gives them, and not with congress. The
The question is, shall We cut down revenue to our
wants, or shall we keep this revenue year after
year or shall we dry up the source, of tnis revenue
the south are glad that the time ha arrived when
change TO their interest Will Zee made.
Cuugresslnans Breckenridge OF Kentucky,
was introduced and after speaking OF the grave
importance OF the tariff question and the press