The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-06-07
A GREAT SPEECH.
GROVER CLEVELAND GIVEN A
BANQUET IN NEW YORK.

He must be a careless observer of public
sentiment who does not perceive that it il
steadily crystallizing in favor of the re
election of PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. H,
| received majority of the votes in the las
| election land the dignity with which h,
bowed to the verdict of the Constitution
| and the laws we'll comported with tn,
character of his administration" At tht
great Constitutional Centennial in New
York on the 3Oth of April, GROVER CLEvE
| LAND in response to the toast "Our Peo
pie" made THE speech of the occasion
The thing that was most marked during tha
| centennial was the way the people greeted
Mr.. CLEVELAND. He was the favoritt
| everywhere. This unexpected demonstra
ton confirmed US in the belief that the
| people are determined to right the wrons
of 1888 and return Mr.. CLEVELAND to the
White House.
Following close upon this popular ap
proval, the Young Mems Democratic Clut
| of New York, gave banquet to the ex-
President last week at Fifth Avenue
Hotel 1t was the first public express
sion of the peoples move to renominate
Mr.. CLEVELAND. 1t was a magnificent
the great lights of the Democracy in the
Nation. Speeches were made by COVER
NOR HILL, of New York; EX Gov. HOADLEY,
of Ohio; Congressman w. G. P. BRECKIN-
RIDGE, of Kentucky; FREDERICK R. Cot
DERT, Hon. A. P. FITCH, Hon. w. BouRKE
COCHRAN, and District Attorney FELLOWS
Letters of regret were read from Secretary
BAYARD, Secretary Don. NJ. DICKINSON,
Gov. LEE, Senator DANIEL and other dis
tinguished Democratic leaders. We make
one extract from the letter of Hon. Don.
NJ. DICKINSON who ought to be the next
nominee for Vice President. CLEVELAND
and DICKINSON sounds we'll. Mr.. DICKIN-
son writes the best letter, but we quote
only portion:
I'm his fidelity to the people he fulfilled
Macaulay's conception of an ideal ruler
and statesman in this: ''He never hest
tated to disoblige the few representatives
of special interests who had access to him
never see."
As truly as any man who ever lived he
has stood for the cardinal principle Of
American liberty, which is, NO burden
upon the citizen save for the benefit OF all
citizens alike
There was to him no bitterness in de-
feat, because he had the serenity which
the consciousness of duty we'll done con
fers; and now possessing the approval, the
admiration and the affection OF his fellow
countrymen, 1t may be said of him:
"Marcellus exiled more truly glory feels
Than Cte Sar. with a Senate at his heels
Mr.. CLEvELAND-our last and next
President responded to the toast ''Our
Guest" We give our readers the full
Gle is the first North Carolina paper to do
this. Mr.. CLEVELAND said:
Many incidents of my short residence
in this good city have served to fill my
cup of gratitude and to arouse my appre-
citation of the kindness and consideration
of those with whom / have made my
home. The hospitality for which the citi-
zens of New York have long been distin-
guished has outdone itself in my wei
come. The members of my profession
nave, UPON LILY IcluIu W It's dCtIN ltlCS,
| received me with fraternal greetings, and
personal friends have not permitted me
| to feel like a stranger IN !. strange city.
| And yet | can truly say that none of
| these things will be more viyidly or
| gratefully remembered than the oppor
| tunlty afforded me by this occasion to
greet the political friends I 500 about nee.
While | believe that no one is more sus-
| ceptihle than of every personal kindness,
and, while | am sure that no cue values
more his personal friendships, it certainly
| should cause no surprise when | say that
! these things are not more cherished than
my attachment and loyalty to true Demo
cratic faith and my obligations to the car
dinal principles of its party organization
l have been honG::pa py 4Ay patty fai
beyot,t. .aY deserts. Indeed, 40 man car
deserve ita highest honors. After sill
years of public service, ! return to YOU
my party friends Six years have stood
your representative IN The State and Ma
| ton, AID naw take my place again ir
the ranks, more convinced than ever thai
the cause of true Democracy is the cause
of the people-their safeguard and theil
hope.
VIEWS OF PARTY DUTY.
come to you with no excuses nor apol
1t is not given to man to meet all the var
ious and conflicting views OF party dut.
and policy which prevail in an organiza
ton where individual opinion is so freel,
tolerated as in the Democratic party
Because these views are various ana con
tiicting, some Gf thuin must be wrong
And y;i6 when they are honestly held ant
advocated they should provoke no bitter
ness or condemnation but when the,
are dishonesty proclaimed, as mer
cover and pretext for per1aaal reAontmen
and disappointment, thoy should be me
by the exposure and contempt which the
| deserve If with sincere design and ia
tent one charged with party representa-
ton has kept the party faith that mus
answer his party obligation.
No man can lay down the trust whic
he has held in behalf Of generous an,
confiding peop.e. aud feel that at a
times he haa met in the best possible wa
the requirements of his trust; but he
not derelict in duty if he has oonscier
, tiously devoted his efforts and bis judg
mept 70 the peoples service.
, have deliberately placed in close oCr
} nection loyalty to Democratic principle
J and devotion to the interests of the pet
nle-for in my view they belong togethe
aud should mean the same thing.
/ But in this day of partisan feeling al
, attachment it is we'll for US to pause an
4 read the truth that the only justifcatio
J for the existence of any party is the clail
7 that in principle and performance its ol