The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-13
ofNotables..D Distinguished New Yori
and Southern Guests of the Mer.
chants orthe Hup,.The Speech
ofthe Evening by Cleveland,

John Lowell, VIM, E. Russell and Leo
pold Morse, while at his left were seated
Governor Oliver Ames, Andrew Gar
negle, Gen. Clinton B. Flske, Of New
jersey, and Collector Saltonstall-all
guests Of the Association. The gentle-
men, who are the guests Of Henry w.
Grady In New England, were also guests
OF the Association at the banquet,
It was $3.50 O'Clock before President
Lane called the attention ot the gather
ing. When he mentioned the welcome
extended to the distinguished guests
from New York, the assembly greeted
the mention with loud applause.
Governor Ames then turned to Mr..
Cleveland, and said:
''It wicked Democrats speak as we'll
OF me when retire from Office as Re-
publicans now do Of you, / shall be
abundantly satisfied"
Thissentiment was also loudly cheer
ed.
President Lane then introduced ex-
President Cleveland as ont who, strong
In his personality, would speak strong
words tonight, which would be heard
all over the land and across the sea, In
behalf Of pure politics and those reforms
which are now sweeping all parties be-
fore them.
Mr.. Cleveland was greeted with long
continued applause, shouts and cheers,
the entire assembly rising, waving hand
kerchiefs and cheering Justify.
Mr.. Cleveland spoke in strong, well
mOuulated voice aud was easily heard
by all. His address was as follows:
rY,pprs,prNr ctRvrtANp's Appppss
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AAsei 'ou'iH'''ls sue OVs'oi ou''ueao
men of to-day with those when the
country was in its youth, Mr.. Cleveland
toucbed upon the tariff. and smoke at
80 ,,p,, sI..,;r a,.;,,,na aol,,,aoi
'enstn upou VeF'a'u eAiSsns poi''ca'
evils and their remedy. VI ballot re-
form, he said: Many OF US may take to
ourselves u share ot blame, when we find
confronting US these perlls which
threaten the existence OF our free insti.
tutlons, the preservation ol our national
honor and the perpetnity OF our country.
The condition annexed to tue tonndtng
Of our Government upon the suffrage OF
the people, was that the suffrage should
be free and pure. We consented to
abide by the honest preponderance oi
political opinion, but we did not consent
that Tres vote, expressing the iutelli.
gent and thoughtful sentiment oil the
voter, should be balanced by q vote ot
intimidation aud fear, or by an unclean,
corrupt vote dlsgracetully bought and
treacherously sold.
AS Wa struggle on and confidently in-
vite q direct conflict with these en-
trenched Toes oi our political safety, We
have not Jailed TO see another hope
when mas manifested ltselt 70 all the
honest people Of the land. II teaches
them that though they may not imme-
diately aestfoy Ut their source the evils
which atllct thenl, they may check their
lnallgn influence anu guard themselves
against Their oanettl results. 1t assures
Lhem that II polltlcal virtue anu rectl-
tude eau not ~ once De thoroughly re:.
stored 70 Tue Fepupllc, tue actlVlty OF
Daser elements may pe discouraged: 1t
Inspires them Win ViglIant watcllulness
ana aetermlhatlon 70 prevent as lar US
possible thelr treacnerous betrayal by
those VINO are ialse 70 their obligations
ot cilzenshlp.
Ihls nope, risen ike the Star in the
East, mas hxed the gaze OF our patriotic
fellow countrymen aud evervWhers-in
our busy inarts OF trade and on our farms
lin our cities and In our villaRes-in the
dwelling Of tine ricii and the homes OF the
poor-in our universities and In our
workshops--in our banking houses and
In the ranks Of inexorabe tOil-they
greet with enthusiastic acclaim the ad-
vent oil ballot reform. .
The Change demanded by this reform
In the iormalities surrounding the exer-
else OF the privilege Of fsnfirage, has given
rise 70 real or pretended soliCitude for
the rights oil our voters aud the fear has
been expressed that inability OH the
part OF electors to conform 70 the re.
quirements Of the proposed change,
might produce great Inconvenience and
In some cases result In disfranchlsement.
1t has even been suggested that tue In
auguration OF the new plan might en-.
croaCh upon constitutional guarantees.
| remember the inauguration Of an.
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