The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-24
ADDRESS OF MIR. CLEVELAND.


and Its Results.
New YoRx, Dec. 23.-Mr. Cleveland was
greeted with the most enthusiastic applause
when he arose to speak upon '..The Cam
paign of Education" When the cheering
had subsidized MIR. Cleveland spoke q fol-
lows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: Az soon
a. the campaign Of education was inauQu-
| rated, tho party was quickly marshalled q
OF the olden time. aggressive. courageous.
devoted to its cause and needless of dis.
couragement or defeat. Day BY day and
hour by hour expediency and time serving
were thrown to the winds. Traitors vsre
silenced. camp followers fell away or Joined
the scurvy band Of doaters, while the sturdy
democratic host confidently pressed ON
bearing aloft the banner Of tariiR reform.
II any have wondered In tho past at tho
tenacity and iudestruotibility Of our party
their wonder should cease whom Ia the lieht
OF the last three years, IL ID seen how clori-
ously It springs to the front at the call Of
its duty to the people and In obslisae %
the summons Of party loyalty and obiiaa-
tion.
Thus the education Of the campaign
meant, as related to the democracy, lts
awakening in response to the signal for ito
return to the propagandism Of democrats
doctrine.
The thoroughly aroused enthusiasm and
discrimination Of the party. and its allied
thousands OF good and earnest men drawn
from the non-partisan intelligence and hon
esty OF the land, saw no obstacle too for
midable for attack and NO end which was
not within their reach. In sublime conf-
dence, almost amounting to audacity, they
we're willing to attempt the education Of
those high in the counsels Of the republican
party and those who formulated that par-
ty's policy 30 far as such q thing existed.
J. am afraid. however, that IL this task
may be considered step in the campaign
of education, the word education. a an
piled to those who were to be affected. musA
be construed as meaning the instiilation of
such fear and terror in the minds of the nm.
regenerate men a. leads them to dee from
the wrath to come.
But even in this unpromising field we are
able to report progress. No one who re-.
the hilarity with which the lead
ers OF the republican party greeted the meg
sage Of tariff reform. and the confidence
with which they prepared 10 meet and
crush the issue presented, oan fail TO SEQ
how useful lesson has been taught them
in our campaign of education.
Within twenty-four hours after the sub-
mission to congress Of the question Of tar
III reform, sundry senators and representa-
lives belonging to the republican party were
reported to have jauntily ventilated their
partisan exultation in the public press.
Ia krvpo at
"a said lit is big card for the republi-
'ans," this big card cannot appear remark
IDLY useful to him now, for his state to-
lay contains big curiosity in the shaps 81
! democratic Rovernor-elect.
II the junior senator from New York d.
'lared that his party would carry this ntafa
" the largest majority ever known if theV
'ould be given the platform proposed, the
eply Will como when in q few DAYS q dAnn. "
'oratic colleague is placed BY his side.
If senator from Maine declared ..it d : I
Ve want nothing better" how ID it that hs d
9 now 30 diligently endeavoring to And out 3
he meaning Of the word recipfocityp
II q New Hampshire senator believed
hat ''the republicans want nothing beeter
nth which TO sweep. the country" the
sad him to suspect there is . miataka
omewhere.
If senator from Wisconsin Qleaflllv
aid he was glad to see us 'tshov our han6n
q cannot fail to be convinced. vhen -
Don gives place to q real good. sound ilomo
rat, that there was, after all, more in ~ 4
and than he cared to Gee. 81 #
II the present speaker Of the house sar-
astically said: ut only ahovs what fooia 81
Il the other presidents have bear" !" ha msv
ell be excused, since he has latelv s
,oroughly learned that in the eiQht al ~
eople infallibility ia not an attrihufe aL
ays to be found in the speakers chair.
II the representative from Ohio vhuaa
anne is associated with q bill vhieh kas
wen his party considerable trouble al lsfe-
lid, "if the democratic party had hjred
orchard to write stump opcech n ennld
u have suited us better" & muat IS ~
rcumstances leading 20 his approscSine \
tirement from public life hAye snaaoa1od
modification Of his Judgment, sr- ssss.
Az our campaign haa pgoooeded okhae N.
NAL symptoms have hoon nuuaree,k nsnomr e
Ose prominent In diEoo1tua ~ ornt,Si i1;ossI a
lme Of them have beooase s]mass knr6Sss~ss IS
ID disconte0ted, and at 49, netpnllv diS. "
'edient TO party oedaga Gono hovs ~
. ship. One ahlevd md venAknf,w wlse
IvtGator has olamboeed "a. and. r., 4 1raii
'rk. with the word ssRooipfucifvn nainH.d IL
is .aefn. was 1aat esea Aovegins neav,
epared to climb ahoasd oasin, a aail
1ey. = wind end veyo voula apooaS 1p
nke most a9e ~ ~ peeosat elo6e e
campaign ~ unNiQl ryaS1y IN 9