Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-23
CLEYELhND'S VIEWS
lie Writes a Letter to the Democratic Club Delegates.
GOV. KILL MAKES A SPEECH,
TAsy Believa the Party's Principles Ger
 .ain 10 Prevail in the Future.

Strong Tariff Reform Resolutions Adopted
 by the i-cngue--Ne.~ York Republicans
 Hold -:i:s,s azeetia-.-Sena,cr Hiscock
 Speaks American Shipping Gov.
 Hili's state Aa.ntn:st....i>u s:;.uounceti.
 NEW YORK. Get. a3.-The convention of tho State League ot Democratic Clubs at the Hoffman House yesterday called together delegates in great num- bers from all sections of the State, among whom were John Boyd hatcher, of Albany; Major J. k. McNulty, Nor. ton Chase, of Troy; w. P. O'Malley, of Ontario, and D. G. Griffin, of St. Law acnee. Organizations from every i'm portant section of the State were repre- scntcd. President Thatcher opened tho proceedings and the address of welcome was delivered by Mir. J. II. V. Arnold, president of the Young Mems Democratic Club, of this city, and also president of the Board of Aldermen. He urged that Democrats should strain every nerve to carry tho Senate this year.
 When Governor Hill appeared he was received with cheers, and in the course of q brief speech he dwelt upon the pol icy of tho Republican party, and said that President Harrison had failed to fulfil his promises. The Democrats, he said, were never SO right on the ques- 5ions of the State and nation as they wore to-day.
 Delegate Weeks read the following communication from exPresdent Cleve- land:
 NEW YORK; Oct. 21. i:irtow s. Weeks, Esq, Chairman, etc.
 DHAR SIR: I am in receipt of your invita- ten to attend the Convention of New York State Democratic Clubs to be held at the Hoff man House in, this city on the 22d inst.
 am glad that you were consderate enough of my situation and feeling to give me op- portunity to infer from your note that my fail are to accept your invitation would neither cause great disappointment nor be construed as indicating any lack of interest in the work which the clubs represented in the League have undertaken.
 These organizations had their origin in the heat and activity of presidential % election upon which political organizations subsist. While they are certainly very useful at such time it must be conceded that the noise and excitement of a campaign are not conducive to ] the accomplishment of missionary work or the effective dissemination of political truth. This most important work can better be done in more quiet surroundings, though usually it is net then So easy to maintain political assooia- ton.
 it has been too often tie case, if it may not bc said to be the rule, that political clubs, whatever their declaration of perpetuity may 9havc been, have only lived during the cam raign ill which they had their birth, and only for performing temporary campaign work.
 am very much pleased to learn that the League of New York Democratic Clubs intends to make the organizations of which it is con- posed permanent agencies for spreading and illustrating the doctrines of the Democratic IE"tE, at all times and in all circumstances IE making this effort the League Is to be con graduated upon the fact that the principles of Den ocrecy occupy at this time a larger place t1,orf haNy ofnl\ hoXrn in hn i6n.af the party. The study and propagation of these principles afford strong inducements to associ- eted effort. and what is better, these efforts arc invested with value and importance as great tho prosperity of our land, and as broad in their bcneficence the welfare of all our people.
 look to the ascendancy of the principles upoa which true Democracy rests, which will be greatly aided by the activity of Leagues such yours, to secure from wasting ex- tray agance, from Gemagogic pretence, from ctlonal bitterness and from the widespread corr uption of our suffrage
 Gould labor or effort have greater or higher incentives than the accomplishment of these results? Yours very truly,
 GROVER CLEVELAND
 ,I'ho Committee on Resolutions made report in favor of electoral reform and tariff reform, and ratifying tho State nominations and endorsing the admin istration of Gov. Hill:
 John Boyd Thacher, of Albany, was elected president for the ensuing year. A general committee was chosen and the convention adjourned.