New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-09

Impoverished ..,,., .,..o..,,a and ,o,ondod this
wrong gaining and holding power In the Government
by the shameless appeal 70 seshness which nveo q;
Misrepresentation and msconcephon which held them,
and We saw sorddness and the perverson OF all thas
constitutes good citizenship on every mana ana s'uruS
Americansm In jeopardy, - ,
We saw party planning TO retain partisan o ascend and
integrity of the suffrage through the most radical ana
We saw waste and extravaganza rading the public
treasury and JUSTIFIED in Official places WINE ecohoS
wbo Sa IN t1sf Se peops To Applause
We saw the national assemblagc Of the peoples
legislative assembly by the brute force of violently
created majority and by unprecedented arotIary
usurped its functions TO be no longer delberatve
body.
DEMOCRATS TO THE RESCUE.
Then IL was that the Democratic party, standing
forth Ia do determined battle against these abuses which
threatened the welfare sand happiness of the people
called upon them TO trust it, and promised them that
the warfare should be relentless and uncompromlsng
AS results of the struggle then entered upon never
countrymen been more completely demonstrated ana
has the irresistible strength OF the principles OF
West and from the East came tdings of victory. IN
the popular branch Of the nsxS % ts the tnd do Ra
ton Of that body will fill hardly more than one fourth
strongholds in Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio. Wisconsin
and Michigan In pennsylvania tine erection oi "a
publican corruption exposed and Republican dishonesty
detected. 49,. -, ,..,...
pen Ss ien policy e our work. Yer compeey
done and want TO suggest to you tn"t any reSaUh
Democracy will be violation Of the pledges we gave
the people when we invited their cooperation ana
undertook their (Applauseo
l do not forget that we are gathered together TO
ratify state nominations, and that we are Immediately
concerned with state campaign: II seems to me.
however. that while national questions OF the greatest
import are ye1 swDan anu IN Which they must be
again pressed upon the attention OF the voters OF inc
country the Democracy of the great State OF New.
York cannot and win not entirely ignore them. If
fail TO retain ascendenGy In the Empire State
how much our opponents may seek to avoid great
and important topics, 1t Will be claimed as me yer
siT m Of HI NATIONAL fGRs 1gsnS @e
Is evident that If our PeR are 5 pegmt 6
national issues Thus far this is plainly their
policy. There is nothing strange n this. for they
in other fields they have been decisiveiy beaten in
The q PsGnn gesGn sie e % aTS
loo again unless forced to do 50. lApplauSel
/ am very far from having any fear Of the result
state affairs We have an abundance of reasons TO
furnish why on these issues alone should be further
low that ii is wise to regard matters of national con
entirely foreign to the pending GonyasS an1
away from the issues they most fear and which they
have the best of reasons TO dread This very rear rear
pertne1cS to the Doctrine that party should at all
times and in all places be made to feel the ices
of their misdeeds as long they have remaining any
power for harm and long as they justify and de
fend their wrongdoing.
WARNED AGAINST AN ERROR.
Those who act with us merely because they approve
the present position Of the National Democracy ana te
reform we have undertaken, and who oppose In
national affairs Republican policy and methods ana
who s think the state campaign we nave III hiinu
has relation to the principles anu pUl'! %rnve
error Our opponents the pendng canvas tu1s 80
now striving hard TO hide Their ldehtlW ,d tbinrS
roiSe hv
constitute large factor in the party which sun la
from harmless sseS to r All AFFAIR." ag though
they may strive to appear T dse3 g %nd TO gain new
In the present condition of affairs 1t Is not to DC
Ss TSs a1y Sgansn an" can see
duty TO engage enthusiastically ana Zea h m emf
our party in this campaign. They are abnndamt,E
worthy and deserving of support on Their o own ns SrnS
OF State Government man OF AFFAIRS %h0 anG
respect of all his fellows, whose honesty and trust
worthlness have never been impeached and VINO l am
Se called Independently feariessly and for the good
of all the people of the state we seen 1urDheF "
ness and we seek to win a victory which shall redeem
the pledges have made to regard constan5y h .ne
give hope and confidence 10 the National Democracy
In the struggles yet to come .,...o.o. +, ,or,
cannot believe that any Democrat can he guilty OF
iukewarmness or slothfulness u.,,,, - ,,oi,.nce
With a party united and jealous with 10 aVoluance
of any legitimate issue with refusal to DC qVef oa
Questions to the discussion Of misleading things and
with such presentation Of the issues Involves az VII
prove our faith in the inteigenee OF 'he peTpY Oh '0
State the result cannot be doubtful. Applausej
The cheering and hand clapping again made the
hall ring and then Mr.. Cleveland said " uont
know but am perfQrning work OF supereerogS V
ton in introducing the next speaker: need only
tell you that Governor Hill Is here
GOVERNOR HILL WARMLY WELCOMED.
The Governor-Senator was welcomed almost
as warmly DIS his predecessor q great
part of the audience once more rising 10
cheer again and again. The Governor bowed his
acknowledgment. and spoke in part as follows
The political conventions have been held and the
issues OF the present campaign now ascertaineo
they do not differ materially from those of recent
with the questions of the hour-bctween political non
csty on the hand and political hypocrisy on TIC
other. . H., .h .o,-ou
taxation for public purposes ard those VINO Justly
ME and legislation for individuals between tarh Tor
ana hst tariff TOR Se ppe eGSs Of sSf
blnetahc currency and the friends OF
between State autonomy and Federal Capitalization
between control of domestic affairs and Federal
controversy is at hand between home rule for munich
paes and legislative Interference; between manhood
excise and high license between personal liberty
and unreasonable sumptuary legislation between
faithful performance OF constitutional guarantees and
their Republication; between economy and extravaganza
between Democracy and popular rights on the one
side and Republcanism and piutocracy on the other.
These the plain. simple and explicit issues which
are presented for the consideration OF the people.
They cannot Be- successfully evaded disguised by
hlppant oratory, unseemly denuncation, weak at
enpts at sarcasm. In the discussion Of these ques
tons candOr rather than pertDesS Is required-sin-
oerty rather than volubity, common sense rather
than exubeTant gush (Appiause.)
These issues have repeatedly been passed upon In
favor of the Democracy at the elections OF recent
years. We carried the country upon National ques.
lions in 1894 and elected our Presidential ticket and
in 1888 although lost candidates under the
machinery of the Electoral College. principles were
nevertheless sustained by the popular vote Last
autumn they were again overwhelmingly vndicated
by the greatest political uprising ever known in our