The Grenada gazette., 1889-01-10
GRENADA GAzTTRE.
fHURsDAY. JANUARY 8, 1855


AHo auhual banquet or the Mass
chusssts Tariff Reform League too
place in Boston at the hotel Ven
dome on the evening Of Decembe
18th. The principal guest of the ev
ening Was United States Secretary o
the Treasury Fairchild Among tn,
Others were the President elect O
Harvard College, 7. w Higginson
Hon. +. A. Collias, Henry L. Pearce
Hon. Geo. s. Hale, C. r. Goldman
Hon. Leopold Morse, Jessie Metcalf
and Wm. Endicott. Hon. ". l.
Russell presided, and In an opening
speech said the gathering was not one
ofinterested capitalists to rejoice over
spolitical victory, but gathering in
the interests of the propagation Of a
great economic political reform.
PRESIDENT CLsvELAND's L ETTER
was then read. 1t wa. as follows;
EXECUTIVE MANSIoNi
Washington, Dec 24th (
"Messrs. Sherman, Hoar and others,
Committee:
"Gentlemen--I am exceedingly
sorry that I cannot be present at the
annual dinner of the Massachuse It's
Tariff Reform League On the 18th. in
stant.
"This is net merely = formal and
sommon expression Of regret. 1t
truly indicates how much | should
enjoy meeting the members Of your
league, and how glad l should be to
express in person my appreciation Of
their important services in cause to
which I am earnestly attached, and
TO acknowledge at the same time
their frequent and encouraging mani |
ieststions Of pstsstal friendship. |
know too, at the same time, that it
would be profitable aud advantage
GUS to be oven for brief period with
IN the inspiring Influence Of the at.
mosphere surrounding patriotic and
unselhsh men, banded togethe in the
Interests Of their fellow countrvmen
and devoted to the interest. of tariff
reform.
This reform appear, to me to be as
far reaching in its purposes as the
destiny OF our country, and as broad
IN Its beneficence as the welfare of
our entire people. 1t is because the
Efforts OF its advocates are not dis
credited by any s0rdid motive. that
they are able, boldly and confidently,
to attack the strongholds Of selfish
ness and greed.
"Our institutions wer. constructed
IN purity Of purpose and love for hu-
Their operation is adjusted
to the touch Of national virtue and
patti lotlsm, and their results. under
aueh guidance, must be the prosper
ity and happiness Of our people; and
30 long as the advocate. of tariff re-
form appreciates the sentiments in Z
which our institutions had their ori
gin; SO long as they appreciate the |
FORCES which alone guide their opera II
lions SO long IS they, in spirit o; :
rue patriotism, sts Consecrated to u
The services Of their county, tempo
'ary defeat brings no discourage [
nent. 1t but proves the forces of Z
'onblned selhshness, and dscloses
10" far the people have been led ii
'strsy, and how great the necessjt, Y
" fredoubled efforts in their behalf a
10 loose faith in the intelligence OIL
he people is Surrender and absud
nment Of the struggle. TO arous. Il
helr Intelligence and free it from i
|arkness and delusion gives assur I
nee of speedy and complete victory.
I'm the track Of reform there are j.,
'ften found the dead hopes of pio- +,
lsers and the despair of those who
Bill IN the IlnS Of march. But there x
FlIl be neither despair nor dead | -,
ropes In the path of tariff reform; =,
'or shall its binneers fail to reach -,
heir heights. Holding fast their -,
aith and rejecting every alluring =,
verturs and every deceptive COM ID
romise which would betray their
acred trust, they themselves shall
elgn and restore pstrlmony of their
ouutrymen, freed from the tres y
'ssses Of grasping enctoschment and =,
Aleiy secured by the genius O f Ameri- VI
an Justice and equality. Yours ''
ery truly.
"CRovER CLEvELAND.u III