The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-28
CLEVELAND SPEAKS
At tho Opening Of tho Now Club
House in Now York
BY THE GOTHAM BUSINESS MEN
or tho Democratic persuasion.--Iio
Takes Occasion TO Say Something
About Honest Money, which His
Supporters in Ohio DO Not Want.
Mr.. Flowers business Career Eu.
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New YoEE, Oct. 27.--Whon Grover
Cleveland was Presidential candidate
in 1854, leading men OF his party on tho
Produce Exchange organized q business
mems association, which was very ac-
tive. The organization has been main
tanned and last winter was incorporated
as the New York Democratic Club, with
a club house on Fifth avenue.
Under the auspices OF this club
a campaign meeting was held
tonight in Madison Square Garden.
Governor Hill was present. rs speaker,
and cx-Prcsidcnt Cleveland presided.
Each was roundly cheered as he APP
pcared upon tho stage. Tho ex-Prcsi-
dent and governor greeted each other
cordially. Banker ]. Edward Simmons
then called the meeting to order and
presented Mr.. Cleveland as chairman.
After expressing pleasure upon being
present with business men, the ex-
President said:
1t must be confessed that both hero
and in other parts OF the country those
engaged in business pursuits have kept
too much aloof from public affairs and
have too generally acted on the theory
that neither their duty as citizens nor
personal interests required OF thom any
habitual participation in political
movements. This indifference and in.
activity have resulted in loss to our
public service. am firmly OF the belief
that ii few business men could
be substituted for professional
mon in official places the people would
positively gain by the exchange. And
it is strange to me that our business
men have not been quicker to sec that
their neglect OF political duty is con-
stant danger to thoir personal and es-
pecial interests. They may labor and
plan in their counting houses or in
their exchanges, but in tho meantime
laws may be passed by those ignorant
OF their business bearings, which in
their operation will counteract all this
labor and defeat all this planning
Can any ono doubt that the political
verdict which tho poople OF New Yorl,
will give in November next will affect
her position in tho general national en-
gagement which viii take place one
year hence? In this view the proper
adjustment OF tho tariff, which concerns
materially, not only al OF our people,
but the commerce and the business OF
our city, should be discussed. This
and the question OF sound currency
cannot be separated from tho business
interests OF our State, and they should
be put before our people ior
the purpose OF inviting their
thought and settling their opinions.
The exercise OF the right OF sell suffrage
is q serious business, and muu's vote
ought to express his opinion on tho
questions at issue. This it utterly fails
10 do ii the voter refuses to listen 10 the
rawlings OF our opponents and al
lows his voto merely to record the
extont to which he has yielded
to the misleading and cunninglv de-
yiscd appeals TO his prejudiees, made in
behalf OF desperate and discredited
minority. Such i vote does not inilu-
ence in the least the real settlement Of
any OF the weishty matters OF policy
and principles upon which the people
arc called to pronounce Judgment.
Mr.. Cleveland closed with reference
to tho purity OF AR. Flowers business
career, and expressed approval OF the
other candidates.