Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-06-21
A SPEECH WORTH READING.

ASAN&AOA&NSs
A ddress of President Grover Cleveland before
the Young Mems Democratic Association O.
New York, May 2oth.l
| l have been honored by my party far beyond
my deserss. Indeed, no man can deserve its
highest honors. After six years of public ser
vice return to you, my party friends. Si>
years have L stood as your representative il
the State and nation, and now take my place
again in the ranks, more convinced than eve.
that the cause of true democracy is the causC
of the peOple-their safeguard and their hope
| come to you with no excuses nor apologies
and with no confession of disloyalty. 1t is
not given to man to meet all the various and
conflicting views of party duty and polio!
which prevail in an organization where indi
vidual opinion is so freely tolerated as in thu
| Democratic party. Because these views are
| various and conflicting, some of them must be
| wrong. And yet when they are honestly hello
and advocated, they should provoke no bitter
ness nor condemnation; but when they are dis
honestly proclaimed, as a mere cover OF pre-
text for personal resentment and disappoint
ment, they should be met by the exposure an(
Contempt which they deserve. If with sincere
design and intent one charged with party rep
,sentation has kept the party faith, that
must answer his party obligation.
No man can lay down the trust which he has
held in behalf OF generous and confidins
people, and feel that at all times he has met
| in the best possible way the requirements O
| his trust; but he is not derelict in duty if HI
| has conscientiously devoted his efforts and hi,
| Judgment to the peoples service.
| have deliberately placed III close conneC-
| tiOO Iowa 1tU to Democratic n1.inPip1pS and de-
votion to the interests of the peOple-for in my
view they belong together and should meal
the same thing
But in this day of partisan feeling and at
| tachment, it is we'll for us to pause and recall
| the TRUTH that the only justification for til
existence of any party is the claim that il
principle and performance its object and pur
poses are the promotion Of the public good am
i the advancement of the welfare and prosperity
of our entire country. There never was party
platform or declaration OF principles which
did not profess these things and make them til,
foundation of party creed; and any body OF
men who should openly proclaim that the!
were associated together for the express pur-
pose of gaining supremacy in the government,
with the sole intent Of distributing offices ID
the spoils of victory among their associates,
would be treated with ridicule and scoIn.
Thus are we brought face to face with the
proposition that parties should, no more tia
individuals, be untruthful and dishonest
| Of course, in the supremacy of party there
are advantages to its members-and this i
loI alliss. Dug MliGn 4 lg = paLIy als alle
the benefit of office-holding and personal peli
are all that remain to inspire party activity.
not only is the confidence of those relied OF
for patriotic support forfeited, but the ele-
ets 81 eteS ath anu oa eneGT h ana lastlns
,nnoo IF oni5,inn tst To,,st III
upon questions of principle and public policy
should furnish abundant occasion for The
/
e9lstence VI PATHS, anu PolllI out tnelr nele
~ useludntos, ano aee f, aiiu ul9tuasloh U
llitSe I1eoticlo c9!liot iall W IeouiG Ill more
valuable citlzensnip ana more intelligent anc
DeIIef equipped paftiSdhS.
men we seek LOT tlle cause OF tne perpetul,
ty OF the Dellocratlc party ana us surVlVa.
tnrouSh every cli?t? aitl eleIselicy ald III IN
face OF all opposition we find 1t IN the fac
tnat lts CONFESSIONS Is ldlo III uevotloll TO tht
fights ol lie people, anu sympathy WIN al
thinSs WHICH tellu 10 Ilie aHVancemeht OF u
WelIafe ana happiness. ihough heresy MAY
someone's nave eTept lnIo lts organization.
and though parry conduct may at times have
Deen lnlluencea ny the shl1tmeSS which Is thu
habltual device OF It's opponents, there has al.
ways renamed, aeeplE iillp ID IN It's nature
and that love OF popular rights which has
mace IL lnuestilctlple M alsaSteI and defeat
ana mas CONSTITUTED II pooh 10 the country II
It's ~ Ilnle OF tr i ana supremacy
Inc great Io1Iil q Oh our parry, as he con
secrated himself by solemn oath to the faith
ful performance OF the duties OF the Preslden
tlal once, ana pled9ed llmSeH to the preser
vauon, protection ana defense OF the constitu
ton, after presenting TO MS assembled fellow
couIfynen ile causes OF congfatulation 1ount
III the condition OF our country and the char
acter OF our people, lmpfesslVely adced:
"With all these blessings, what more is
necessary to make US happy and prosperou:
people! otlll one tnlng more, 1elloW-cltlzens
A wise and frugal government which shall
restrain men from lnJuIing one anotheT-shal
leave them otherWlse Tree to regulate thei
own pursuits OF industry and Improvement
ana a salI no. h take IRON te mouth OF labo
good government, and this is necessary t,
In the lexicon of true Dpmc q -acv tbec.
words are not obsolete, but they still furnisl
0 the inspiration of our efforts and an interpre
tation of our POLITICAL faith.
Happily the party creed which we profess
Is not WITHIN Such narrow lines, as that obedi
h ence does not permit us to move abreast will
aile au NV nee tllouelit OF the mntry and t.
- meet anu test every question and apply a prin
cip1e TO every situation. True Democracy
g stauiicn III us adheSion to fundamental doc
Irllle, Is at the same tline III proper sense
q progressive. IL recognizes o IL growth ant
= expansion ana the birth of new thought ant
sentiment. 1t Will judge them all by SAT-
u STANDARDS, and IN all phases of national de
Il velopment 1t Will be prepared to answer a
they ARISE every need OF the people and ever,
PIX ""lle.
e True Democracy honestly advocates nation
al brotherhood, to the end that all our fellow
= countrymen may aid in the achievement of TIN
grand destiny which awaits us as nation
and it condemns that pretext of liberalitv an,
harmony which, when partisan advantage i
to be gained. gives way for i lflammatory ap
peals to sectional hate and assion. If insist
upon that equality before the law which con
E cedes the care and protection of the Govern
ment to simple manhood and citizenship. |
does not favor the multiple alton of of1icac an,