The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-03
cHAuNoEY DEPEw
Dissects Ex-Presidont CIeveland's Hyl
critical Lcnnox Lycoum Speech.

Dissects Ex-Presidcnt CIeveland's Hypo.
critical Lcnnox Lycoum Speech.
JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Nov. 2.-Hon.
chauncey NJ. Depew spoke here this
evening. Hssaid:.
have read with great interest the
speech made by Mr.. Clcyeland at the
Lennox Lyceum, in New York city last
evening. 1t is characterized by an un-
usual clearness of statement and
charges. 1t calmly ignores all pending
issues and puts to the front a new
question. The tariff is only incidentally
referred to; the "force" bill. the state
bank currency proposition, the money
question and reciprocity are not even
hinted at.
1t is evident that the Democratic
leader regards his party rs already
beaten on the tariff, reciprocity and
state bank currency, and abGndons
them.
The attention OF the country is chal-
lenged by an ex-President OF tho
United States, and candidate for re-
election, to the corruption OF the fran
chises and the large sums which are
raised for campaign purposes and the
manner in which they are expended.
On thu general proposition of the
danger and immortality OF these vast
expenditures in presidential campaigns
there can be no division OF opinion. 1t
is unfortunately true that that large
sums are raised by both parties for
political purposes, and larger than are
legitimately required except that
the efforts OF each organization stimu'
lates corresponding industry in the
same direction by the other MIR
Cleveland himself was so impressed by
this in his last canvass that though
then President OF the United States and
comparatively poor man, he contrib
uted $4,000 to the Democratic fund,
and has done the same this time.
There were sitting upon the platform
when Mr.. Cleveland spoke not less
than half dozen gentlemen who could
have told him the exact facts OF the
situation. They knew that the amounts
alleged to haye been contributed to, and
to be in nthepossession OF the Republican
national committee have been purpose
ly and grossly exaggerated, while the
sums raised by the Democratic commit
tees are constantly under-estimated.
The sums ascribed to Mr.. Carnegie, Mr..
Frick and their friends are the tictions
of campaign Imagination. Neither OF
these gentlemen really has contributed
q dollar.
The Democrats have been able to
raise an unusual amount OF money re-
gardless OF the civil service rules. The
assessments have never been so re-
morseessly pressed. Every Democratic
ofticeholder has been taxed 10 per cent
upon his salary. The pay roll OF the
citg=of New York amounts to S110OO,-
600 a year, while the pay roll in the
state is very large.
The assessments from these sources
alone are greater than the entire sum
in the possession ofthe Republican ma
tional committee. That has been
supplemented by at least half
million OF dollars, which has
been raised by hall dozen well
known Democrats. If Mr.. Cleveland is
kept in ignorance by his party mana
gers OF the conditions as they exist in
order that he may make statements OF
the kind contained in his Lenox Lyce-
um speech against the funds,
or their uses in the hands
OF the Republican committee.
The Democratic committee which have
deceived him and are endeavoring
through him to deceive the country
should receive through public senti-
ments and itspopuiar expression aT the
polls, the punishment OF which they
deserve"