The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-13

at his arrival with the Widest cheers, long
continued and repeated. Cleveland re-
sponded to the address Of welcome with a
speech delivered with great earnestness and
received enthusiastically. After the exer-
cises in the assembly hall, Mr.. Cleveland.
assisted by prominent democrats of the
city and county, held reception in the
drawing-room, to which the general public
was admitted.
MIR. CLEvELAND's AD DRESS
How He Has Kept the Faith to Which
He Is Devoted.
BUFFALO, May 12.-After the applause
which greeted his rising had subsidized Mr..
Cleveland spoke MS follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: As I
stand for the first time face to face with the
Cleveland democracy, | experience mingled
emotions of responsibility and pride. My
sense of responsibility arises frommy rela-
ii on to your organization as it's godfather,
and my pride flom the noble manner In
which you have borne my name. l acknOHl-
edge your right to require of me at this
time an account of the manner in which
have kept the political faith to which you
are oevoteu. IHls flRut RIoWS Oub OF tno
fact that the word democracy" as it
stands in the name of your organization,
means so much and is 80 worthy of your
care, that its significance should not be in
the least clouded by any prefix which is not
in keeping with democratic aims and pur-
poses.
In giving an account of my political be-
havior, can only offer record of political
conduct familiar to all my countrymen,
and supplement this record by the declara-
ton that have done the best l could to
deserve the confidence in me which you
have so gracefully manifested. For the
character of the record thus presented, you
yourselves are answerable with me--for it
has been made under the influence and en-
couragement of the sentiments and doc
trines which the Cleveland democracy have
cultivated and enforced. When we started
together in political life and responsibility
your accepted creed taught that politics
was something more than aaroit iugelery;
that there was still such a thing as official
.euty and that ~ naorns s5.snsion - the
people; shat the principles OF cur govern
ment were worthy of conscientious study,
and that the doctrines of true democracy,
honestly and bravely enforced, promised
the greatest good to all our countrymen
and exacted through the length and
breadth of our land, impartial govern
mental care and indiscriminating justice.
1Ou were uOb COAVcAt w dilOW tucac tIuUu6
to remain with you as mere idle beliefs.
They supplied constant and aggressive mo-
tives for your political activity and were
your inspiration as you went forth to do
battle in the democratic cause-resting
your hope of triumph upon an unwavering
faith in the thoughtful and we'll informed
intelligence of the American people.
Thus you were found doing valiant SER
vice in the campaign of education. As the
smoke of the last stubbornly fought battle
cleared away, no soldiers ON the field were
found surrounded by more trophies Of VIC
tory than the forces of the Cleveland dem
Ocracy.
Surely your rewards are most abundant.
You have not only aided in the advance
have also contributed your full share in
demonstrating that the people can be trust
ed when aroused to thoughtfulness and
duty.
When suggest to you that much sturdy
fighting still awaits all those enlisted in the
democratic ranks, feel that am speaking
to veterans who have no fear of hard cam
peigning. We may be sure that unless we
continue active, watchful warfare We shall
lose what we have gained in the peoples
cause. Insidious schemes are started on
every side to allure them to their undoing.
Awakened to a sense of wrong and injus-
tice promises of redress and benefit are
Helu up w tuelT slRHt' iAhe A'SAu oea !Tu!ts
that tempt t he eye but turn to ashes on the
lips" The selfish and designing will not
forego the struggle but will constantly see k
to regain their vantage ground through
tempting fallacies and plausible pretexts
friendliness.
| believe the most threatening figure
which to-day stands in the way of the
safety of our government and the happiness
of our people. is reckless and wicked ex-
travagance III our public expenditures. 1t
is the most fatal of all the deadly brood
born of governmental perversion. 1t hides
beneath its wings the betrayal of the peo-
ple's trust and holds powerless in Its fas-
cinating glance the leople's will and con
science. 1t brazenly exhibits to-day q
billion dollar congress. But lately, large
surplus remained in the peoples public
treasury alter meeting all expenditures
then by no means economical. This con
dition was presented to the American poo
pie rs positive proof that their burden OF
taxation was unjust because unnecessary
and vet while the popular protest is still
heard, the harry of public extravaganza
devours the surplus and impudently calls
upon its staggering victim tc
bring still larger supplies within
the reach of it's insatate appetite
few short years ago apension roll amount
ing to tifty-three millions of dollars was
willingly maintained by our patriotic citi-
aens. To-day. public extravaganza de-
crees that three times that sum shall bt
drawn f om the people. upon the pretext
that its cX endlture represents the Populal
love of the soldie. Not many years ago Il
river and harbor bill approrriating eleven
millions of dollars gave rise to "A loud pop
ular protest. Now, public extravaganza
commands an appropriation OF twenty-two
millions for the same purposes, and the
people are silent. To-day, millions are
paid Tor haretaoed subsidy; and this is ap,
proved or condemned at the behest of pub
lie extravaganza, and thus a new maraudei
is turned loose, which i'll company with Its
vicious tariff partner, beats pllfered bene-
fit to the households of favored selfish IN
terests
We need not prolong tho details Turn
where we will we see the advance of this
devouring and destructive Or eatnre.
Our democratic faith teaches us that tht
uselosa exaction of money from the people
upon the false pretext of public necessity
IL tho worst of all governmental petversons
and involves tho greatest OF all dangers I,
our guarantees of justice and equity. W,
mood not unlentn this lesson to apprehene
the fact thnt behind such exaction and M
ita source of existence, IL found public OK
travRrauce. The axa will not be laid ri
the roof of tho unwholesome tariff tree Will
its vicious inequality and injustice until w
re oh and destroy Its parent and support
Rut the growth of public extravaoance IL
these latter days, and Its unconoealed an,