Evening journal., 1891-05-13
ONE CENT.
CLEVELAND AT BUFFALO
The Ex-President on Public
Extravaganza.
ONE OF THE EVILS OF THE TIME.

land Talks Of His Career in Politics.
BUFFALO, May 19.-The Cleveland De-
mocracy formally opened its new club
house last evening and dedicated it to the
propagation of Democratic principles The
Cleveland Democracy was organized at the
close Of the campaign Of 1884, and has
maintained a steady growth until at pres
ent It is one OF the leading Democratic or
ganizations Of the state. The clubs new
quarters, formerly the City Club house,
are not only commodious, bnt handsome,
excellent taste being employed in the
decorations. Al the head Of the drawing
room hangs the historic crayon portrait Of
Grover Cleveland, which was given to the
Cleveland Democracy by the old Buffalo
Democratic club and which was carried to
the Chicago convention of 1884. the st.
Louis convention in 1855, and the state
convention Of the same year. Directly op-
posite is the picture Of Governor Hill,
given by him to the club in 1885.
AT a few minutes before o'clock ex-
President Cleveland entered the club
house His appearance was the signal for
an outburst of enthusiasm, which in
creased to an ovation as the distinguished
statesman who had given to the CLUB it's
name bowed in response 20 the welcome Of
his friends and admirers Mr.. Cleveland
spoke as follows.
Mr.. eleveland's speech.
MIR. PRESIDENT AND GENrLFMES- AS stand
/ for the first time face TO face with the Cleve-
/ land Democracy, ! experience mingled emo
| tions Of responsibility and pride. My sense Of
/ responsibility arises from my relation 10 Your
| organization its godfather. and my pride
| from the able manner ia which you have borne
my name. l acknowledge your right 70 require
| OF me at this time an account OF the manner in
which have kept the political faith to which
/ yon are devoted This right grows out of the
/ fact that the word "Demucracy,n as 1t stands
| IN the name Of you- organization, means so
much and Is worthy Of your care that ita
| significance should not be in the least clouded
by any prefix which is not in keeping with
| Democratic aims and purposes.
/ IN giving an account Of my political behavior
can only offer a record Of political conduct
familiar 70 all my countrymen, and supplement-
| this record by the declaration that have done
the best could TO deserve the confidence in mo
| which you have SO gracefully manifested.
| When we started together IN political life and
responsibility your accepted creed taught that
politics was something more than adroit Jug
| glery that there was stl such 4 thing as Off
cia duty and that II meant obligation 10 tho
| people; that the principles Of our government
1
| the doctrines OF true democracy, honestly and
| hravely enforced. promised the greatest good
70 all our cuuntrymen and cxacted through the
length and breadth of our land impartial gov
crnmental care and indiscriminating justice.
The Evil Of Public Extravaganza.
After warmly praising the Cleveland
{ Democracy for their past work and warn
ing them that sturdy lighting still awaited
them the speaker saidi
believe the most threatening figure which
today stands IN the way Of the safety Of our
government and the happiness OF our people is
reckless and wicked extravaganza in our pub
lie expenditures. IL Is the most fatal OF all the
, deadly brood born Of governmental perversion
Ii hides beneath It's wings the betray@ of the
peoples trust and holds powerless IN its fasci
mating glance the peoples win and conscience
II hrazenly exhibits today billion dollar con
gress. But lately large surplus remained in
the peoples public Treasury after meeting ali
| expenditures then by no means economical
: This condif.jn was presented to the Americar
/ people as positive proof that their burden O
,tasation was unjust, because UNNECESSARY s, am
! yet while the popular protest is still heard, IN,
Il | hRrpy Of public extravaganza devours the sur
: plus and impudently calls upon its staggering
victims 70 bring still larger supplies within thu
\ | reach Of its insatiate appetite A few shor
Z years ago pension ron amounting 70 s53GO0o
was willingly maintained by our patriotic citi
: zens.
Pensions and Subsidies.
Today public extravaganza DEGREES that thre,
times that sum shall be drawn from the peopl.
upon the pretext that its expenditure repre-
| sents the popular love Of the soldier Not man,
5 years ago river and harbor bin appropriatinl
G | sll,WOOOl gave rise TO loud popular protest
5 | Now public extravaganza commands an appro
priation Of S22,0O0O00 for the same purposes ans
| the people are silent. Today millions are pait
for bare faced subsidy, and this is approved o,
, condoned at the behest OF public extravagance
J and thus anew marauder is turned loose. which
: in company withits vicious tariff partner bear,
/ pilforcd benefit TO the households Of favoree
{ selfish interests.
Still Another Evil
/ Public extravaganza, in It's relations 70 tn,
: inequitabe tariff laws, not only lays an unjus
| tribute upon the people, but is responsible foi
unfair advantages bestowed upon special an,
favored interests as the price Of partisan sup
port. Thus the exercise of the popular viii fol
the benefit Of the country at large is replaced
2 By sordid and selfish motives directed Is Der
s sonal advantage while the encouragement q
s such motives in public place for party end
/ / deadens the official conscience.
1 Public extravaganza directly distributes gfft
and gratuities among the people whose tolera
ton Of waste is thus secured or whose past pait,
services are thus compensated, or who are Ina
brihed 20 future party support This make.
? the continuance Of partisan power a ST. olg-
! motive among public servants than the faiia /,
discharge Of the peoples trust, and SOW n
seeds Of contagious corruption in the ood,
polite.
The Campaign OF Education.
I In conclusion Mr. Cleveland said.
p Let us then, as we push on in our campaign o.
education, especially impress upon our eoa... "
men the lesson which teaches that public ax
travagance is a deadly dangerous thing: ahai
frugality and economy are honorable: that tn,
, virtue and watchfulness Of the people are IA,
surest safeguards against abuses in their gov
| ernment, and that those who pr0fcssed to serv,
their fellow citizens in public place must b,
faithful 70 their trust
At the conclusion of his address th.
tumult was deafening.
1 When the dedicatory services had endes
| Mr. Cleveland took up position at ON,
side Of the drawing room, the club door
/ were thrown open to the public and
stream of people flowed past the express
dent, who held hand shaking reception.
General podd Dead.
CARLISLE, Pa, May 13.-General Lemuel
Todd, distinguished lawyer of this city;
is dead, aged seventy-four years. He was
twice elected to congress and was chair
( man Of the first Republican state commit
atf