, 1890-11-20
CLEvELAND's sPEECH.
Tho Ex-President Airs His Ideas OF
the Chcapncs Things.

Tho Ex-President Airs His Ideas of
the Chcapnc,s Things.
CoLuMnus, Ohio, Nov. l3.--Ex .Presi-
dent Cleveland next responded to the
toast, "American Citizenship" He said
in part; ~ follow the prompungs OF o
heart full of devotion and veneration, rs
| tender from the democracy OF Now
Yorl, state here tribute of afiectio for
the man whom we met here tonight l
am commissioned to claim for my state
full share of the glory which has been
shed upon the American name and char
uctcr by him whose career and example
can not be pre-cmpted, and whose re-
nown can not be limited in ownership
to the neighbors and friends of any To-
cality. We rejoice in the example af-
fordcd on this occasion of our American
citizenship, revealed to us as safe and
infallible interpreter of duty i'll all tho
emergencies of u long and honorable
public career, and his unfailing guide
to usefulness and fame, In his presence
and in the atmosphere of these re1ec-
tions we should not miss the
lesson they commend to us or fail TO re-
new our appreciation of the value of this
citizenship, and revive our appreciation
of the sentiments and conditions in
which it has its rise and growth. First
Of all, we should be profoundly grateful
that the elements which make up the
strength ard vigor OF American citizen
ship are so naturally related to our situ-
alton and are so simple. Tho plan peo-
pie of the land are the rulers. Their in
vesture of power is only accom- panied
with tho conditions that they should
love their country, that they should
jcalously guard and protect its interests
aud fair fame, and that all the inteili-
gencc with which they are endowed
should be devoted to an understanding
of its needs and the promotion of its
welfare. 1t should never be forgotten
that the influence which, more than III
other things, has made our people the safe
depositaries OF government and power.
and which has furnished the surest
guarantee of tho strength and prosperity
of the republic, has its source In the
American home. Here our patriotism
is born and entwines itself with the
growth of filial love, and here our chill
dren are taught the story of our freedom
and independence. But above all, here
is the wholesome and bracing atmos-
phere of uncomplaining frugality and
economy where the mental and moral
attributes of our people have been firmly
knit and invigorated.
Meyer could it be said of1any country
so truly as of ours that the permanancy of
ITS institutions depends upon its homes.
1 have spoken OF the frugality and econ
L., A -.
life. find no fault with the accumula-
tion OF wealth, and am glad to see thrift
and enterprise receive their fair reward,
but / believe our govern inent, in its
natural integrity, Is exactly suited to
frugal and economical people, and be-
lieye 1t Is safest in the hands of those
who have been made strong and self
reliant in their citizenship by selt.denial
and by the surroundings of an enforced
economy. When. therefore, men in
high places of trust, charged with the
responsibility OF making and executing
our laws. not only condemn but Flip
PANTY deride cheapness and economy
within the homes OF our people, and
when the expenditures of the govern
ment are reckless and wasteful, you may
be sure something is going wrong with
us, and that a condition exists which
calls for vigorous and resentful defense
of Amcricanism by every man worthy to
be called AN American citizen. Upon
the question of cheapness and economy.
whether 1t relates to individuals or to
the operations of the government, the
democratic party, true to its creed. will
unalterably remain attached to our plain
and frugal people. Thus. when the ques-
ton is raised whether our people shall
buy the necessities of life at cheaper
rates, we are not ashamed to confess
ourselves in full sympathy with the de-
mand for cheaper coats, and VIC are not
disturbed by the hint that this seems
necessarily to involve cheaper man or
woman under the coat.
"When the promoter of party meas
ures-which invades every home In the
land in higher prices declared that cheap
and nasty go together. and it Is the
whole sy stem OF cheap things with the
badge of poverty, Tor cheap merchandise
meane cheap men, and cheap men
means q cheap country, we indignant
ly repudiate such an Interpretation of
the American sentiment. When
unOtueV OUc, hiSii III thc SouhOho oi MS
party, who has become notorious as the
advocate of n contrivance to perpetrate
partisan supremacy by outrageous in.
reference with the suffrage, announces
that the inquiry for cheapness is Ameri-
can, we scornfully reply that his speech
does not indicate the slightest concep-
ton of true Americanism- l will not re-
fer to the other utterances of like i'm
port from similar sources. / content
myself with recalling those of the most
prominent significance. The wonder is
that these things we're addressed by
Americans to Americans.
what was the occasion of these con-
demnations, these.epithetsn 1t is hard
to speak patiently, as we answer. Step
by step the vast number of our people
have been led on, following blindly In
the path of party. They have been filled
with hate and sectional prejudice, they
have been cajoled with misrepresenta.
tions and false promises; they have been
corrupted with money and by appeals
to their business. All these led to their
final betrayal to satisfy the demands ol