Telegram-herald., 1891-05-13
c. CLEVELAND LATEST
He Waits the Home of Hi DngoD
end Obscure ManhooA
AID DELIyERs 1 LncrEI oRlrIG1
In which he oeagrassaasss 60 mso
Bearing ME xs~e. Cassteas -
neNzsrs - - vsgiiass 80 -
lasss - Psbiie ExtsovaxonaA

BUFFALO. n. ", May le.-Ex-PFurk-
dent Grover Cleveland delivsrod an e.
dress at the Cleveland Demecrnsy o.
banquet held IN thA city ten,ghe g
which the following 10 summary.
Nh PEEsEpESr And GKxrIxxEx-An
stand tor the first time facs - face viii
the Cleveland Democracy. expsrssnos
mingled emotions ef responsibility anl
pride. Ny sense of responsibility azisoo
from my relation 10 your oreanlntlon
as its Godfather, and my pride from
the noble manner N which YOU have
borne nay name ] acknc xiecge ycur
right to require OF rne al this time an
account of the manner ia which have
kept the political faith 20 whsch soa
are devoted. This right grows oat of
the fact that the word .'DemocIAcy. I"
ss it stands IN thu name of your otRnn-
lzat.on, means 50 much anc 10 % worthy
of your care. that ice significance should
not be in the ieast cloudesi ~ any pres
TX which is not ia keeping with Dema-
cratic aims and purposes. When aug
gest 10 you that much esuray tlghtsnK
stlil awaits al these enlisted IN tho
Democratic ranks, ] fsei that l ana
speaking 10 veterans who have no fear
OF hard campaigning. We sass be sure
that unless NE continue active. Nalcn-
fnl warfare We snail lose what We have
gained ia the people cause. lnk.di-
Gus schemes are started GA every
AIDE 10 allure them % their
undoing. Awakened 20 q sense of
wrong and injustice, premises OF redrnss
and beneflt are held up 10 their si9ht.
like Dead Sea fruits that tempt The
eye but turn 10 ashes on the llps.e The
selfish and designing Will Eot foreGo
the struggle bat will constantly ssek 10
regain their vantage ground through
tempting fallAclcx and plausible pre-
texts of friendlsness. / bellcse the
most threatening figure winch today
stands IN the way of the sSiefy Of our
government and the happiness Of our
people, Is reckless and wicked extrsy&-
gance Ia our public expenditures.
Public ErsrsvssAace Arrassssd-
Our Democratic faith teaches ne tha1
the useless exsction of money from the
people upon the false preicxi OF public
necessity, 10 the worst OF all govern
mental perverslons, and involves the
greatest OF all dangers 70 our euaran-
tees Of justice and equity We need
not unlesrn this lesson to spprehsnd
the fact that behind such emotion on1
as its source of existence, - found Pub
lie Extravaganoc.
life blood flows from the virtue and
patriotism OF our people. and its hen1fA
and strength depend upon the lntogItov
20 a. .fs.fx< xr$ 80
vantA. Public extrayacence ia ~
relation 70 incqultable tariff Lawn. ~
only lava &C uniuse ty1buse unoo 3s8
people; but 10 responaihje foe uuGo1o
advantages bestowed upon special -
favored interesa as the price Of pnkp
tisan support. Public exfravae6uo6
directly distributes gifts and eratnit,oo
among the people whose tolcfation7 of
waste 10 thus secured or whose lIest
party services are thus compensafed, oe
who are thus hrihed 60 future party
support. But 10 my mind the saddese
and most frightfuj result Of pubic ex-
travagAnce 10 seen IN the readiness
OF the masses OF our people. who
are not. dishonest but only beod-
less, 90 accustom Themselves
to that dcreliction IN public plaoe
which il involves. Evidence IL thus fur
nlshed that our countrymen are IN don-
ger OF losing the scrppoIous ineletouCo
upon the faithful discharge Of duty On
the part Of their public servants. the NJ
gard for economy and frugaisty which
belongs 10 sturdy Ameficsnism. the M
dependence which relies upon personA1
endeayor, and the lore OF an honest and
well regulated government. ell Of which
lie at the foundation OF our free ,l1ktl-
tatons. Let us, then, as We pnsb on N
our campaign Of ocucatson. especially
impress upon our connfrysnon The lee
son which teaches that puhiic extravs-
cance is q deadly. dangerous thing. thai
irugality and economy are bo3erablc,
that the virtue and watchfulncR ~ che
people are the surcst safeguards against
abuses IN their Eovernment, and that
those who profess 20 serve their feilow-
citizens in public place must be faithful
10 their trust.