Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-09
They Assemble In Great Numbers TO
Ratiiy the Saratoga
Nominations.
sx.PAtslotNr eRovre CLEVELAND
PRCSipCs.
sOycrnor NH Charges the Republicans
With the Loss 10 New York OF
the WORLDS Fair.
ny TelerrAph to the SEwai
RATIFICATION MEETING.


The Democrats OF Ncu York Assemble
In Great Throngs.
NEW YoRIS, oct. s.-The Democrats
Of this city assembled In great thfougs
NJ Cooper v MON this evening ~ ratiiy
the nominations Of the Saratoga con-
vontion. Ex.pfesidont Cleveland wns
PRECEDENT Of tho meeting, and many
, other notable Democrats were on the
stage. Tumultuous applause greeted
the appearance. OF Mr.. Cleveland, the
audience standing up, waving hats
aud canea, and making all manner "
demonstrations ofenthuslasm. Cleve.
land at length obtained silence by
waving his baud.
Ex.prssldent Cleveland, on taking
tho chair, acknowledged with much
satisfaction tho compliment paid him
by his selection Ne presiding officer. He
went on 10 talk at some length about
the issues Of tho campaln. He scored
the protective tarin, tho force bill, the
cxttavagAncc In government oxpenul.
tufus, and the arbitrary actions 81 the
Republicans In the last Congress-
made reference 10 the determined De-
mocfatlc battle against those abuses
last fall and the victory which ro'
suited.
CLEvELASD'G SPEECH
wn the popular branch Of the next
Congress the party which lately AFRO.
gated 20 itself the domination Of that
body will MI hardly more than one
fourth VI IT, seats. Democratic gov.
vrnoH occupy the cnemy's ftfongholds
ga Iowa, Massachusetts, OIL Wiscon-
tin aud Michigan. Ia Pennsylvania
the election Of n Democratic governor
presented cOnoluHivc proof ot Rrpuh-
lican corruption exposed and Repub.
lican dishonesty detected. But with
all these results Of Just and fearless
Democratic policy, our work i not yet
completely done, and | want 10 suggest
10 you that any relaxation Of effort
within the lines established by tho
National Democracy will be- n violation
OF tho pledges We gave the people when
We Invited their cooperation aud un.
dsrtOOk their cause. I do not forget
that we arc Immediately concerned
with q State campaign. IL Stems 70
ino, however, that while national
questions OF tue gtoatcsi import ara yet
unacttled, and we arc on tho eve VI u
national campaign, In which they
must 10 again pressed upon the atttn.
ton Of tie voters, the Democracy OF
the great State OF Now York cannot
and viii not Ignore them. IL we fall
TO retain the hscondcncy In the empire
State, no matter upon what Issue II IN
Loaf, and no matter how murh
our opponents may sock 10 avoid
great aud important topics, II
will he claimed as verdict
Of our People against the principles and
the platform OF the National Domoc.
ncy. ain far from having any fear
OF tho result of n full discussion OF
State attain, but II does not follow that
Il il wise 10 regard matters Of national
concern ne entirely foreign 10 tho p"nd.
ing canvass, aud especially o. follow
the enemy In their lead entirely away
from tho issues they most fear, and
which they have the best OF reasons to
dread.
drhose who &c. with US merely be.
cause they approved the present posi-.
ton Of the National Democracy and
the reforms we have undertaken, and
who oppoau Ia national Affairs tho Ite.
publican policy aud methods, and who
slill think that the state campaign we
have on hand has no relation to the
principles anu policy they approve, are
Ia danger OF falling into grave error.
Our opponents IN the pending canvass,
though now striving hard 10 hide their
identity in u cloud OF dust, raised by
their iteration Of Irrelevant thingn,
constitute large factor In tho party
which still far from hsfnoniously seeks
TO prrpetuate all the wrongs and abuses
Of Republican rule In national aualfs.
In tho present condition OF affairs II h
not TO be supposed that any consistent
and thoughtful member Of tho Dem o.
cratic organization eau fail to see that
II IN hts duty 10 engage enthusiastically
aud sealously In support Of the ticket
and platform which represents our
party In this campaign"
At tho conclusion of his speech,
which was frequently interrupted by
applause,
GOVERNOR NIL APPEARED
and, turning to him with bow and
Then again 10 the audience, MIR.
Cleveland raid he did not think IL
necessary 10 say more, aud ho could
not say leta than that Governor Hin
was there. A. the governor stepped
forward he was greeted with ap.
plauae similar 10 aud as prolonged As
that which greeted Cleveland.
Governor Hin reaillrmed the atti
tude Of the party on the tariff, and dis.
oussed silver at some length. He said,
In part;
sour platform reviews the party's
plcdg,a OF fidelity TO sound principles
Of huanco; Il reatlirms the National
Democratic platform Of 1884, which
explicitly d, olAres that We believe In
honest money, the gold aud silver
coinage Ofthe Constitution, and a cir
ruiating medium convertible into such
money without less. That isa declara.
ton NJ double standard, In favor OF
bimutallism, In favor Of gold Ms well ~
silver, and silver aa wen as gold. Il
recognized no legislative disparage.
mont Of QUO metal 10 tho enhancement
Of another; it makes them both
sovereign; roth legal tender Ter tho
Payment n debts. However honestly
individuals Of our party may differ AZ
20 the means OF obtaining perfect
himetAlllsm, we are NIL agreed upon
the dcslrAbilily Of attaining that end.
The Democratic party OF today
follows the wisdom OF its great
founder, Thomas jefferson, when
he said, 'lhe monetary unit
must stand ON both metals We must
not only reailirn that part OF the de-
plaratiou OF the national platform Of
1854, but we 20 further, and denounce