St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-14
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS
Indorsed by Cleveland in Speech
in New York.

New YORK, April 13.-Governors of
the Democratic club of this city gave a
dinner at the club house tonight in
commemoration of Jefferson's birthday.
j. H. V. Arnold presided. He was
flanked by ex-President Cleveland and
Gov. Albeit. of New Jersey. Many
prominent local Democrats were pres
ent. EX-President Cleveland was the
chief speaker, and said:
at seems to me that the atmosphere
which pervades this place is ill suited
to selfish and ignoble designs; and
feel at this moment that l am sur
rounded by influences which invite
patriotic partiSanShip and disinter-
ested devoted to party principles. If a
partisan is correctly defined as 'one
who is violently and passionatelyrde-
voted to a party of interest," | must
plead guilty to the charge of being a
Democratic partisan, so long as
the Democracy is true to its
creed and traditions, aud so long
as conditions exist which to my
from unjust and unnecessary burdens,
understanding make adherence to it's
doctrines synonymous with patriotism
1t is an inspiring thing to know that by
virtue of our party membership we are
associated with those who resist the at
tempt of arrogant political power to in
terfere with the independence and in
tegrity of popular suffrage, who are de-
termined to relieve our countrymen
who are intent upon checking eXtrava-
gance in public expenditures, and who
test party purposes by their usefulness
in promoting the interests and welfare
of all the people of the land. The po-
lltical revolution which accompanied
ace pfth OF thp party dyrcnss WAS not of
Democracy were kept laid away in a
napkin, nor was the unanimity of their
first acceptance secured by the sense
less and noisy she uting of partisan
bigotry and the refusal to receive con-
verts to the faith. No man believed
more implicitly Ill the political in
Struction of the people than the
great founder of our party; and the
first triumph of Democratic principles,
under his leadership, was distinctly the
result of campaign of education. So,
too, in the light of our last victory, no
man who desires Democrat success will
deny the supreme Importance of a most
thorough and systematic presentation to
our fellow citizens of the reasons which
support the avOwed and accepted pur
poses of our party. Those who now
enemies-whether they confront US as
confessed opponents or whether they
are traitors skulking within our camp.
1t seems to me that this is peculiarly
time when the Democratic party
should be mindful of its relations
to the country, of its responsibilities as
the guardian of sacred principles, and
of its duty to a confding people. In
the rejoicing which success permits
let US remember that tie mission of
our party is continued warfare.
We cannot accomplish what we
promise to the people if we allow
ourselves to be diverted from the
perils which are still in our way.
Blindness to danger and neglect of
party organization and discipline are
invitations of defeat. We cannot win
permanent and Substantial success bv
putting aside principle and grasping
after temporary expedients. We shall
court disaster if we relax industry in
commencing to the intelligence of
our cOuntrymen the creed which we
profess: and we tempt humiliating fail
ure and disgrace when we encourage or
tolerate those who, claiming fellowship
with us, needlessly, and often from the
worst of motives, seek to stir up strife
and sow discord in the counselS of our
party"