New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-14
THE NARITDERS.n
From The Marine Journal

From The Marine Journal
Mr.. Grover Cleveland made a characteristic speech
at Buffalo before a thousand two people on the
evening OF the 18TH instant. In u ne prOteste aghsu
what he was pleased to term subsidies, and the i'm
provement of our waterways lie criticised the pen
sion roll. too, but that scarcely comes within our
Those shipbullders and shipowners who. are TO re
ceve any fraction Of the sum appropriated under INC
Mall bill and those VINO are eiLgSsed IN bp Ts
person. II is clearly the duty Ot the friends OF pro
teton and projected shipping to resent such language
as this. II not sincerely uttered for the speaker
very well knew that large number Oh Ms iree uaHe
followers voted for the River and Har1or Dlu pension
legislation, and many public buildings as tneN
could get. The sentiments expressed were un-Ameri-
can and neither honest nor true H.. ,,.,.-.u,.
Would this free-trade figurehcad call Her Majesty
subjects marauders' for receiving the great Dehehts
proceeding from the su6shies cneerfH granted b py
We have no quarrel with Mr. Cleveland He Is not
alone in delivering such sentiments. lie IS sald 10 De
free trade candidate for the Presidency In 1872 In
this event he must embrace and coddle the maraud
ers7 of at least twenty two states, VINO were among
those who fought tooth and nall for the river ana mar
Dor subsidies. - ...Li,,
and is nfeess that it is useless In concealng
thought The campaign IS on. ON banner DOrhc
the billion Congress- No subsidies Tor SHIPS, II
sion extravagancen " Down with the maraudeIs VINO
would improve our waerWays hessore ie a eTd an
open market for British products 1t IS the ipor'eu
only that is worthy of use. 80, .,,,,,,-
OF course, the banner would have some Otmen y, r
on IT, but we win permit some letter banner painter
to add the finishing touches. . - 80
PerhaDs some will accuse MS OF extravaganza ol eA
preston We have not said hah enough buch pan
ncrs are prominently displayed to-day In every manner
of our Union But those who carry Them are among
the smarauders' who have constantly received the
larger portions Of these terrible subsidies when are SO
as6onabe In every civilized country On the iace OF ne
globe except the United states. -. nit, - !.
The people are all right but it is the political rot
and clarap that has to be fought AGAINST II IS these
noticaf LAWYERS who etard the progress OF our country
~ atiSfy their personal greed vanity and insensate
AMBITION "DOwn on all such" We say. Country
things VIII take care Oh tlcH
selves. 49, r.. Al ,,,-.t..i,,,,i
pirer system Our harbOrS and general waterways.
We favor Appropriations sufficient - build and main
toin a sufficient navy and harbOr defenccs and last
but by no means least. we propose 70 put fOrt our
hest efforts toward securing appropriations lndoISe
ments subsidies subventi0ns, or Whatever term they
might be called to place merchant marine on the
hirh seas on an equality with the merchant marines
of other nations We approve OF the means ana
methods other Governments employ for such purposes
and We shall recommend the same for America ana
that is the kind Of marauder VIC arc There Is g9cdlY
number Of us and we are in good company. We have
The courage Of our convictions, aud humbug promises
will not satisfy any longer