The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-10-24

Meeting of New York League
Democratic Clubs.
GROVER CLEyELAND's LETTER.

UhOV Eli CLE ELANOS y LEI Eu'
Mass Meeting of Republicans at New York.
Senator Hiscock and Others speak-The
State Ticket Ratifed-various Political
Notes of Interest.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 23.-The second annual
convention of the New York State League
of Democratic clubs was held in the banquet
hall of the Hoffman house yesterday. Among
the prominent Democrats present were:
President John Boyd Thacher, of the State
league; Hon. Daniel E. Griffin, chairman of
the state executive committee; Governor
David B. Hill, Maj John R. McNulty, Hon.
Norton Chase, of Albany; Senator Jacob
Cantor, President John H. Y. Arnold, of the
board of aldermen; Edward B. Whitney,
William P. O'Mally, of Ontario; Walter N.
Herman, of Oneida; w. Parker Williams, of
Hudson; Norman G. Lord, of Westchester; !;
w. A. Prince, of Suffolk and w. F. Lam
sing, of Herkimer. About 200 delegates were
present
President Thacher ca lied the convention to
order and introduced Hon. John Fl. V.
Arnold, vice president of the league, who
made a short address of welcome as presi-
dent of the Young Mems Democratic club.
Mr.. Thacher responded.
d. E. Griffin, chairman of the state execu-
tive committee was made chairman, and
made brief address
Governor Hill Speaks.
Governor Hill then appeared and was
greeted with long and tumultuous cheers. In
the course of long speech he said:
'The campaign in which we are now en-
gagged is most important one. The de-
mocracy of the nation is looking to New
York to see what we will do. They are look
ing with great anxiety and interest for the
has placed the party precisely where it stood
one year ago. We have taken no step back
ward. We have given an assurance of con-
sistency and good faith in our attitude be-
fore the American people. One year ago the
Democratic party made a deliberate pledge
committing itself to tariff reform. We re-
iterate that pledge, and propose to fight it
out on that line, no matter how many years
it may take to win. Our platform distinctly
says that we have never and do not now
advocate free trade. The statement is an
accurate one. We believe that sufficient
revenue should be raised to meet the expenses
of the government economically administer
ed, and that the raising of greater revenue
is unnecessary and unwarranted.
"a Democratic victory now will cheer the
true friends of reform in every state in the
Union. 1t will encourage every stalwart
Democrat and clear the way for a national
victory in 1899.
Compliments Cleveland's Administration.
eve believe that the surplus should be
reduced. We believe in strict construc-
tion of the constitution. We believe in the
sovereignty of the states. We believe in the
honest and economical administration of
public affairs. The present administratio n,
the longer it is in power the more clearly
shows how wise, capable and just was the
administration of Grover Cleveland. Pres
ident Cleveland amply fulfilled the pledges
of his party. He conducted the affairs of
state with ability and for the public good.
The Political Situation.
"In my conversation with our southern
friends found them confident and hopeful
In Virginia met the Democratic candidates
for governor and lieutenant governor They
are making an earnest and energetic and
hopeful contest, and to them and to the
nation it is an important contest 1t in
wolves everything connected with their po-
litical life, and the best wishes of the democ-
racy of New York is, I am sure, with them
in their struggle. Our people in other states
are active and alert. They are not down
cast, but are organizing for victory. In our
own state the people fully realize the inn
portance of the issues before them, and are
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surely awaits.
Ex-President Cleveland's Letter.
The following letter of regret was received
from ex- President Cleveland:
New YORK, Oct 81, 1885,
Barlow S. Weeks, ESQ.,:
DEAR SIR-I am in receipt Of your invita-
tion to attend the convention of New York
state Democratic clubs, to be held at the
Hoffman house on the 22d inst. am glad
that you were considerate enough of my
situation and feelings to give me an oppor-
tunity to infer from your note that my
failure 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,
which furnishes plenty of that enthusiasm
upon which political organizations easily sub
sist. While they are certainly very useful
at such time, it must be conceded that the
noise and excitement of campaign are not
conducive to the accomplishment of mission
ary work or to the effective dissemination of
political truth. This most important work
can better be done in more quiet surround
ings, though usually it is not then SO easy to
maintain political associations.
1t has been too often the case, if it may not
be said to be the rule, that political clubs,
whatever their declarations of perpetuity
may have been, have only lived during the
campaign in which they had their birth, and
only performed temporary campaign work.
am very much pleased to learn that the
League Of New York Democratic clubs in
tends to make the organizations of which it
is composed permanent agencies for spread
ing and illustrating the doctrines of the
Democratic party at all times and in all cir
| cumstances.
| In making this effort the league is to be
congratulated upon the fact that the prin-
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