New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-31
,,p crrvyL4yD AND DEMOCRATIC PIC


I. ,,0r,d seem that Grover Cleveland, De-
mocracv's candidate for the Presidency as late
nc last wear. has warmer friends out IN Mis-
souri than in his home State OF Newly ork.
An immense Democratic picnic was held at
plo+tsburo. Mo-. on August FL TO which
Nr Cleveland was cordially invited. He was
co nleased with the compliment that he adj
dressed the following letter to one OF the
MANNERS Of the Invitation Committee:
No r,o,r Sir. have received your cordial and earn
ar invitation TO attend tariff reform picnic at Platts-
hurg on tbe oil inst, and am exceedingly pleaseu
n, learn that such active ana emciehI measure Is
% ho odorted TO arouse the intelligence OF the people
NJ vour locality upon question so WAL 10 h' m
,.res,s and IN the good of the entire country mo
time Is opportunc for instruction anu niiorn'auon
mon tho subject of tariff reform and for the cor
- - decentralization and prejudice. The ques-
H. 4, 81 dcen and has so much 10 do with the wei
s.na .nd b.nniness OF the American people that It's
consideration ought not TO be RESTRAINED "i'h'h inc
Imite NJ pary subserviency, and II VIII NOT 'hs 10
restrained II It is understood
-, here merely for day. and have niane ar
,can,ents for the remainder OF tue "ohih' "n'n
.,ov.nts nv acceptance Of your invnatoh' pu' YOU
NAV be sure that my sincere wish Is 'na' 'n0
you prepare may be full OF pfon' anu
80 .ar,,c,nants Yours very truly
INC GROVER CLEVELAND.
!. will ba seen from this that the eX-Presi-
,.'.. nordiaIIv annroved of the Missouri picnic
and deeply regretted that MS e"s'STn'o"'S
world not permit him to atenu IT, nc WIS
" exceedingly pleased" to learn tnac pion'o
If that sort was to be held; ne Deneeeu 0h"o
CHE time is opportune" for tarin reform
,;cuic. in his opinion the picnic so Tar as l'S
underlying motive was concerned S'oou ioi
son,o+bino which was "vtal to the good oil
the entire country"
Now about the time this western picnio was
onening the Democratic Committee Oh this 0's'0
WIS in session at Saratoga getting ready Ior
another Democratic picnic. Having hnisheu
rs Iobors the committee proceeded to issue
in,itations 10 the picnic which IS 10 be helu
o. s,1acuse October /. These invitations 1t
Is nretty well understood, were composer U!
David 4. Hill at his headquarters at Albany
and transmitted to Saratoga by specl"l MES
senoer Was one of them sent to eA-fresl-
dent Cleveland? Oh. no. In fact, the INVITA-,
+iors were so worded as to make Mr. cleveland
and those who are specially interested IN TAR
if reform realize that their room al syracuse
vould be better than their company AS "
loading organ of the Democracy pointed OUT
in its Saratoga dispatch the morning aiter inc
committee meeting, a peculiarly OF the III,
v;tatons was that they contained . not WORD
about Mr.. Cleveland's free-trade message OF
Roger o. Mllss noted Tariff Reform DILL
In fact. those who are good at reading De
tween the lines, distinctly saw these WoIuS
transcribed all over the invitations; NO
tariff reformerS need apply. Brother ole'e-
land will please take notice"
1t is rough on Mr.. Cleveland ana Ms i''-
mediate followers. And what makes II much
rougher is the fact that Mr.. Hill and the Dem
ocratic Committee while thus snubbing them
went ont of their way to give the Saloonkeep-
ers Of the state to understand that they were
10 regard themselves as specially invited 10
the picnic. Whiskcy is to run 'he
picnic; representatives Of the rum power
who may attend it may rest assured tnat noth-
ing will occur at it of which they Will nop
heartily approve But Mr.. Cleveland ana
those in sympathy with him are expected 10
stay away. If they appear at syracuse they
NAV EXPECT reception so cold that III com
parison the blizzard of two years ago VIII
seem something really su1try.