, 1890-12-24
A PLAIN TALK
Cleveland Expresses Himself
on the Late Election.
What he Thinks of the Cam
paign Of Education.
How it Has Been Conducted
and its Progress.
Republican S%tatesmsn's Past
and Present View of 1t.
Tariff Reform Club Banquet.

NEW York. Dec %. Tho Tariff Re-
form club held a grand banquet tonight
in the new concert hall OF the Madi
son Square garden to celebrate the recent
Democratic victories. Among the promi-
nent gentlemen about the speakers table
were ex President cleveland. Senator
Carlisle, Governor Boies of Iowa. Cover
nor-elect Russell of Massachusetts. Con-
gresham Wilson of West Virginia, Carl
Schurz, Henry Willard, Senator Brice,
Daniel Lamont, Ex-Governor HosdlY of
Ohio and ex-Comptroller Trenholm.
When Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by
Senator Carlisle, and other ladies, en-
tered one Of the boxes in the first
gallery, every man at the table rose,
waived his handkerchief and joined in
three hearty cheers, which the wife of the
ex-presideut Acknowledged with a bow.
When the ~feasting was finished, Chair
man Wheelock, in a briei speech. in
troduced ex President Cleveland as the
first speaker OF the evening, who said:
Mr.. Hesident and Genaemen-I sup
pose | have a correct understanding of
what is meant by The Campaign of Edu-
cation" Assuming this to be so, l de-
sire before going further to acknowledge
the valiant services iui this campaign. OF
the organization whose invitation bring.
US together to night l may be per-
mitted. | hope, to make this acknowledge
ment as a citizen interested in all that
promises the increased prosperity Of tn,
country; and | shall also venture to do II
as a Democrat who recognizes in tn
principle for which the campaign ha
thus far proceeded. a cardinal and vita
doctrine of Democratic creed. Ii / thu.
acknowledge the useful services in a Dem.
ocrAtic cause, of any who have not
claimed long aiiiliation with my party, |
feel that my Democratic allegiance il
strong enough to survive such an indul
genco in fairness and decency. l an, too.
at all times willing that the Democratic
party should be enlarged; and as tending
IN that direction. | am willing to accept
f fTom "s sbS SJssaf,ss IN g2'd f1ish honest heb
ing for the supremacy OF Democratic
principles.
The grand and ultimate object of the
campaign Of education was the promo
ton of the W lfare of the country and
the relief OF the people from unjust bur.
deus. 10 aud OF this purpose and, OF
course, subordinate aud accessory to It's
accomplishment, 1t became necessary nrst
of all TO arouse the Democratic organiza-
ton to an apprehension OF the fact thai
the campaign involved a Democratic prin
cipal IN the advocacy OF which the party
should be active and aggressive.
Let it here be confessed that we as a
party had, in these latter DAYS, been
tempted by the successes our opponents
had gained solely bv temporary shifts and
by appeals To prrjuiice and selfish inter
ests. into paths which avoided too much
the honest lnslstence uDon definite and
clearly defined principle and fundamental
Democratic doctrine. To be sure. some
earnest men in the parry could but i'll eon
ceal their dissatisfaction with the manner
IN which cardinal principles were rele-
gated to the rear and expedieHcy substi
tu'ed as the hope of success; but the
timid, the needless and those who, though
nOminally belonging to the organization.
were not OF the faith, constantly rendered
ineffective all attempts TO restore the party
to the firm aud solid ground of Demo-
cratic creed.
If these thinfs are confessed, let it also
be conceded that when the time came and
the cries of a suffering people were heard.
and wher tor their relief a genuine Demo
cratic remedy was proposed, the party
easily recognized It's duty and gave proof
of its unconquerable Democratic Instincts.
As soon ms the campaign of education was
inauguiated, the party was quickly mar
shaded "a of the olden time. aggressive,
courageous. devoted tn its cause and