The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-01-03
GREAT rs THE TARIFF,
And Cleveland IL. IL. Prophet.

GREAT Is THE TARIFF,
And Cleveland L. its Prophet.
That was a grand banquet of Jubilee
by the Reform club of New York, and
4 grand speech made by MIR. Cleveland,
The ex-presldent said:-
Mr.. President and Gentlemcu-I
suppose L have a correct understanding
Of what is e by "The Campaign Of
Education" Assuming this TO be so,
| desire before going further to &C
knowledge the valiant services in this
campaign of the organization whose
Invitation brings us together tonight.
may be permitted, | hope, 10 make
This acknowledgment as q cit zen
interested in all that promises the
increased prosperity of The country;
and l shall also venture to do 80 as a
democrat who recognizes in the prin-
ciple Tor which The campaign has thus
tar proceeded a cardinal and vital doc
trine of democratic creed. Ii | thus
acknowledge the usefnl services in
democratic cause Of any who have lie.
claimed long utilization with my pa. .
| feel that my democratic allegianc, AZ
strong enough TO survive such an in
diligence in fairness and decency. !
am, too, at all times willing that the
democratic party should be enlarged,
n as tending in that direction am
willing to accept and acknow ledge in
good faith honest help from any
qnarter w en- a struggle is pending for
the supremacy of democratic princi.
piles.
Indeed, | have an idea that in the
campaign of education il WAS deemed
important TO appeal to the reason and
Judgment OF the American people to
The end that the deu.ecratic party
should be reinforced as well as that
The activity and zeal OF those already
IN our ranks should be stimulated. H.
This be treason i'm the sight of thos,
who, clothed in democratic uniform
would be glad TO stand at the entranc
of our camp and drive back recruits,
cannot help It. have come here TO
night, among other things, 10 rejoic,
in the numerous accessiOns we hav,
received in aid of democratic en-
desyor and to give credit wherever
it IS due for the work Of conversion.
The grand and ultimate object of tn,
campaign OF education was the promo
ton OF he welfare of the country ans
the relief of the people from unjus,
burdens. In aid of this purpose, and
of course, subordinate and accessory
TO its accomplishment, it became
necessary first of all 10 arouse the
democratic organization to an appre
hension OF the iact that the campaign
involved a democratic principi 9 in tn,
advocacy of which the party should b
active and aggressive.
TIME SERVERS THROWN OUT.
Let it be here confessed that we as
party bad in these latter days bee,
tempted by the successes our opponent
had gained, solely by temporary shift
and by appeals to prejudice and selfsI
interests, into paths which avoided to
mnch the honest insistence upoI
definite and clearly defined principl
and fundamental democratic doctrine
!, AS soon as the campaign of educatio
was inaugurated the party vas quickl
m~arshalled as of the olden time, aggrei
sive, courageous, devoted to its csus
and needless of encouragement O
defeat. Day by day and hour by hou
e~xpediency and time serving wer
thrown to the winds. Traitors weI
silenced, camp followers fell away o
joined the scurvy band of floaterI
{ while the sturdy democratic host conf
IDENTIFY pressed on bearing aloft th
: banner OF tariff reform. If any hay
wondered in the past at the tensciI
r and indestructibility OF our party thei
wonder shOuld cease when in the, lixi
s OF the last three years it is eeeus
gloriously ii springs to the fronf
c call of it's duty TO the people
obedience to the summons of
lOyalty and obligation.
t The thoroughly II enthasia6l
and determination of the party, and il
O allied thousands of good and earneI
Y men drawn from the non-partisan il
telligence and honesty OF the land, ga
o no obstacle too formidable for .attac
1 and no end which was not within the
e reach. In a sublime confidence, almo
: amounting to audacity, they we
willing to attempt the education {
ID those high in the counsels of the repuI
C lican party and those who formulate
that party's policy so far as such
Q thing existed.
Q l am afraid, however, that IL lib
n task may be considered q step in Il
campaign of education, the wor
10 education as applied TO those wi
v were TO be affected must be constru,
6 as meaning the installation of such fes
g and terror in the minds OF nnregenera!
: men as leads them to flee from Il
10 wrath to come.
Ie But even in this unpromising fe
e we are able to report progress. \
n one who remembers the hilarity wi
o.. which the leaders of the repablic,
i'd party greeted the message of tar
rs reform and the confidence with viii
they prepared to meet and crush 4
n Issue presented can fail 10 see no
useful a lesson has been taught them
our campaign of education.
Within twenty -four hours after q
submission TO cnugress OF The questi,
OF tariff reform sundry senators a,
=, representatives belonging TO the repu
~ lican party were reported to ha
y, janntily ventilated their partisan exl
~ tstion in the public press "a
=, If il be true that q senator FRI
" Nebraska said, ut 10 q big card for I
republicans this big card cam
~ appear remarkably useful to him no
IL for bis stale to. aay contains q b
curiosity in the shape OF q democrat
governor elect.
'r IL the Junior senator from New Yol
us declared hat his party would car
this state by the largest majority ey
" known il they could be given the pla
" form proposed, the reply will con
ne when in a few days a democrat
colleague is placed by his side.
a IL a senator from Maine declare
Is cit is a good enough platform for repu
IL licans-we want nothing BETTER no
Or is il that he is nov 10 diligently Ell
10 deavoring TO find ont the meaning
10 the word reciprocity?
CLEvELAND'S SARCASM.
he IT, New Hampshire senator believ.
that stbe republicans want nothii
he better with which to sweepihe count
the trouble hisstaIz-is giving him q
at day must lead ml9fjo suspect
mistake somewhefet
Il If a senator from Wisconf
fully said he was glad to see q
a our hand,' he cannot fail to be co
a WINGED, when he soon gives lace to
rs raal onod sonnd 1emocraf that the