Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-29
PRES'T CLEVELAND
Again Shows His Sore Head in
a DOleful Letter to The
Tariff Reform Club.
Speaker Carlisle Joins In the Dismal
Vail
And Likewise Regrets His Inability to
Partake OF tho Funeral Baked
Meats

Bosrox Dee 2s.
The annual banquet of tue Mss,scha-etts
Tar q X form League came of at The Hot,
Ventome this evening II was tie most
brilliant political gathering OF the season.
Tn. principal guest Was Sscreisrv Fair hili
Amnng others preseLk ~ere President Eliot
OF Harvard, Col T.W. Higginson. Hons.
z. A. Collins, J +. Ardrew. Henry l..
Pie ce, Robert Blake, Leop1ii morse, &. X.
Goldman, q ). Hale, Congressmal Burnett,
W. l.. Putnsm of Maine. Congressman
Fitch of New York. Hon. W. E Russell
pr. sided and male hsppv openi = speech
He said they were gath red not AS = band of
inttre sted capitalists TO re joi over political
victory, but in the int. rest of the proDoga
ton OF the grea politieo economical reform.
He said the defeat of President Cleveland
Vas a misfortune. He was brave and hon
est man who refused TO catch at votes v hen
the countr,'s gooi was at stake. Three
cheers were then given for President Cl.ve-
land and the follosing letter from him was
real:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, !
NAsHI>uroS. ID G.,
De: -. lSeS.
Aessrs Sherman, Hoar and others, Com
mfffee:
am exceedingly sorry that l cannot be
present at the annual dinner of the Masss-
chu,, It's tariff reforu leagu- oa the 2Sth inst
This is not merely form Il and comm IN *
preston of regret. Ii truly indicates hos
much should enjoy meeting members of
vOur iesgua and how glad sh1uld be /, ex
press in person my appreciation of their i'm
portant services in cause to which | am
earnestly attached, and to Acknowledge at
3 tk..a
ing manifestations of personal friendiness.
know, too, that it would be prof abl, and
advantageous to be even for a brief period
within the Inspiring influence of the aimus-
phere surrounding the patriotic and unself.
ish men banded together IN the interests of
their fellow country men and devoted to the
work of tariff reform.
This reform appears to me to be as far
reaching in its purpose as the destiny Of our
country ami as broad in its benehcenee as
the welfare OF our entire people. Ii Is be
cause the efforts of its advoca es are not
dIscred ted by any sordid motives; that they
are able boldly and coz fidentiy To attack the
slroneholds OF seiiishnt S. aud greed. Our
institutions were CO s'ructed in purity of
purpose and love for humanity. Their
operation is djlsted TO the touch of natioi al
value and patriotism aud the results under
such guldan,e mu be prop rity and happi
ness OF our people. and 20 long as the adyo-
Gates of tar'fi reform appreciate the sen,i
ments IN which our institutions hal their on
gin, 90 long as they apprehehd the forces
which alone can guide their operation, so
long as they IN the spilit ot true patriotism
are consecrat, d 10 the service of their coun-
try, temporary defeat brings no discourage
ment. Ii but proves the sIubbornness OF tue
forees of Combined $. III. .hnsss and discloses
how far the people have been led astray and
how great is the necessity of redoubled
efforts in their b. half. To lose faith in the
people is surrender and abandonment of
the struggle to arouse their INTEL gence an
tree 1t from darkness aud delu.ion which
gives assurance of a speedy AID complete
victory.
In track of reform are often found dead
hopes of pioneers, aud despair of those who
fail in the march, but there will be neither
despair nor dead hopes in the path of tariff
reform.
Nor shall its pioneers fail to reach the
heights. Holiing fast TO their f. ith and re-
j cung every allurlng overture and every de-
cepiive compromise which would Letray
their sacred trust, they themselves sha |
r gain and restore Il e la,rimouy OF their coun-
and safety secured by genus oi
American justice and equality.
Yours very truly,
GROVER tLtvtLANB.
Russell then Introduce ~ ;rtt,fy FAR
child as represen'sIve OF the alnluistra
tion. Secre,ar Falrchlid sad; The tartf
reform struggle has just b, gun. v h ttyer
intellect was aroused thought invokel ex-
per't ICE and the app al to Ouf cause gained
greatly. Ii lost oniy where the mud va
dominated by passion, where parti-aEship
and blind race and sectional pr judi over
came the beneyo olence and love for the
~hule country.
RepTes' btarive Fitch of New York fol-
lowed. lie sand PiesIdeLt { levelsnd's mes
cage voiced the seEtm, nts OF ma ~ leading
republicans and he spoke from that stsnd.
point.
he presiding officer than read letters of
regret from Secretary Eldicott aud Speak
er Carlisle.
Speaker Carlisle wrote that the struggle
between the friends OF industrial freedom
and the henehcsres Of Inau>tl ial slavery had
jI,t fairly commenced in this cOuntry. Ii
would be better Tor our opponents to accele
to reasonable demands now than To be forced
to accept harder terms hereafter The re-
suit Of the contest Is not IN the least doubt
full uni IS the evils we complain of are i'm
mediatey removed. I he agitation should
go right on uLtil public judgment and eon-
sciesce refuses longer to justify or ,rlone
them. More than fiye and aud half mil
lions of Int lligent patriouc American Gu
zens have attested their fidelity to tue cause
of he tariff reform under circumstance well
calculated to attes thtir sincerity, and they
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peace with the enemy until substantial JUS
tice is done.
Hon. W L. Putnam of Maine de-, cribed
the economic standsdll of the northern New
England States under the protection regime.
Lett, re- of regret were read from DAVID A.
Wells, President Hyde Of Bu~doln College,
Carl sehurz Gen. + A Walker and Others.
BETRAYED BY CONFEDERATES