St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-24
FOR TARIFF REFORM, ,
Clear Electric Jets Shone Ger
Fair Women and Brave
Men.
Democratic Victories Cele-
bpated With Wine, Wit and
Eloquence.
EX-President Cleveland on
the Campaign Of Edu-
cation.
Gov. Boies, Of Iowa. Alludes
to Our New Allies in
the Northwest.

New YORK, Dec. 23.-The Tariff Re-
form club held grand banquet tonight
i'll the new concert hall of the Madison
Square garden, to celebrate the recent
Democratic victories. Covers for 500
were laid, and the galleries were filed
with brilliant array of people, of
whom ladies made prominent part.
The speakers table was on the raised
dais at the western end of the hall. Di-
rectly over the head of the chairman
were six American flags, gracefully
grouped with the flag of the state of
New York in the center. The back
ground of the flag was thickly studded
with rare plants and magnolia
palms. A row of silver flower
pots, in which were grow
ing dropping hyacinths, lined the
front of the speakers table, and while
the banquet was in progress, almost hid
the chief guests from view. 1t was half
past seven O'Clock when the banquet
was begun. The boxes at this time
were empty, and it was not until the
dinner was nearly over that ladies be-
gan to come in. At the speakers table,
on either side of Chairman Everett P.
Wheelock, sat eX-President Cleveland,
and John q. Carlisle, of Kentucky.
Among the other gentlemen at this
table were Gov. Horace Boies, of Iowa; !;
Gov.-elect Russell, of Massachusetts;
Congressman Wilson, of West Virginia;
Hon. Carl SchurZ, w. U. Hansel, of
Pennsylvania; Horace White. Judge
Wilson, of Minnesota; Thomas l.. john
son, of Ohio; William Steinway,
LuZon B. Morris. At other tables were
Henry Willard. Daniel Lamont. Senator
Brlce, of Ohio: w. B. Hornblower,
George HOadly and w. l.. Trenholm.
At about $50 o'clock Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, accompanied by Mrs. John
G. Carlisle aud other ladies. entered one
Of the boxes in the first gallery. Mrs.
Cleveland's appearance was the signal
for every man at the tables to rise to his
feet. and amid a waving of handker-
chiefs Mrs. Cleveland was given three
cheers, which compliment she acknowl-
edged by rising and bowling. Besides
Mrs. Carlisle, the ladies in Mrs. Cleve-
lands party were Mrs. Perrine, of Buf-
falo, and Mrs. r. w. Chaplin. When
the feasting was finished Chairman
WheelocK, in a brief speech, intro
duced eX-President Cleveland as the
first speaker of the evening.
Campaign of Education.
Mr.. Cleveland said: Mr. President
and Gentlemen: | suppose l have a cor
rect understanding OF what is meant by
1.-The Campaign of Education" Assum-
ing this to be so, desire before going
further to acknowledge the valiant
services in this campaign of the organ
ization whose invitation brings us to-
gether tonight. | may be permitted, 1
hope. to make this acknowledgements as
a citizen interested in all that promises
the increased prosperity of the country;
and shall venture to do so as Dem
ocrat who recognizes in the principle
for which the campaign has thus far
proceeded, q cardinal and vital doctrine
OF Democratic creed. If thus acknowl-
edge the useful services in a Dem
ocratic cause, of any who have not
claimed long affiliation with my party,
l feel that my Democratic allegiance IS
strong enough to survive such an in
dulgence i'll fairness and decency. L
am, too, at all times willing that the
Democratic party should be enlarged:
and, as tending in that direction. am
willing to accept and acknowledge in
good faith honest help from any quarter
when struggle is pending for the su-
premacy of Democratic principles. In
deed, have an idea that in the cam
paign of education it was deemed i'm
pOrtant to appeal to the reason and
Judgment of the American people to the
end that the Democratic party should
be reinforced as we'll as that the activity
and zeal of those already in our ranks
should be stimulated. If this be treason
In the sight OF those who, clothed in
Democratic Uniform,
would be glad to stand at the entrance
of our camp and drive back recruits, |
cannot help it. | have come here to-
night, among other things. to rejoice in
the numerous acceSsionS we have re-
ceived in aid of Democratic endeavor
and to give credit wherever it is due for
the work of conversion. The grand and
ultimate object of the campaign of edu-
cation was the promotion of the welfare
of the country and the relief of the peo-
pie from unjust burdens. In aid of this
purpose and. OF course. subordinate and
accessory to its accomplishment, it be-
came necessary first of all to arouse the
Democratic organization to all appre-
hension of the fact that the campaign
involved Democratic principle in the
advocacy of which the party should be
aroused enthusiasm and determination
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
formidable for attack, and no end which
was not within their reach. In a sub
lime confidence, almOst amounting to
audacity, they were willing to attempt
the education of those high in the couu-
sells of the Republican party and those
who formulated that party's policy so
far as such thing existed. | am afraid,
however, that if this task may be con-
sidered step in the campaign of edu-
cation, the word education, as applied
to those who were to be affected. must
be construed as meaning the instilla-
ti0n of such fear and terror in the
minds of unregenerate men as leads
them to flee from the wrath to come.
But even in this unpromising field we
are able to report progress. No one
who remembers the hilarity with which
the leaders of the Republican party
greeted the
Message of Tariff Reform,
and the confidence with which they pre-
pared to meet and crush the issue pre-
sentedk can fail to see how useful a les
son has been Taught them in our cam
paign of education. Within twenty-four
hours after the submission to congress
of the question of tariff reform, sundry
senators and representatives belonging
to the Republican party were reported
to have jauntily ventilated their parti-
san eXultation in the public press. If
it be true that a senator from Nebraska
said '1t is big card for the Republi-