The Portland daily press., 1892-07-21
GROVER and ADLAI.
The Ex.President Again Makes His
Free Trade Speech.
HEADSMAN ADLAI is PLEASED
AT HIS REWARD.

Democratic Candidates Went to Gotham
So the Boys Might See Them Notified
The Head of the Ticket Took the
Opportunity to Give Tammany Some
Advice-There Was Plenty of Cheering,
Much of 1t for Mrs. Cleveland.
NEW YORK, July 20.-Grover Cleve-
land and Adlai Stevenson were tonight
officially notified that they are the choice
of the Democratic party for the posi-
tions of President and Vice President.
The notification ceremonies took place
at Madison Square Garden in the pres
ence of about 10000 people. Much en-
| thusiasm was manifested. Mrs. Cleve-
land entered a box at about o'clock,
and was received with great applause.
At9.15, Mr.. Stevenson appeared, accom-
panied by few members of the national
committee. Shortly afterwards, Mr..
Cleveland appeared, accompanied by
Colonel Wilson of Virginia, Calvin S.
Brice and the members of the notifica-
ton committee. The people burst into
| deafening applause. When quiet was re-
stored, Mr.. Cleveland arose and the
chairman of the meeting notified him
| that he was nominated for President.
Secretary Nicholas Bell, of the notifica-
| ton committee, then read the official let
ter of notification. When Mr.. Cleveland
rose to reply, there was great roar of
applause.
Mr.. Cleveland Said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen:
| The message you deliver from the Ma
tional Democracy arouses within me
emotions which would be well nigh over
| whelming if did not recognize here the
assembled representatives of the great
party who must share with me the re-
sponsibility your mission invites. |
| find much relief in the reflection that I
have been selected merely to stand for
the principles and purposes to which my
party is pledged, and for the enforce
ment and supremacy of which all who
have any right to claim Democratic
fellowship must constantly and persist
emily labor. Our party responsibility is
indeed great. We assume momentous
obligation to our countrymen when, in
return for their trust and confidence. we
promise them the rectifcation of their
wrongs and the better realization OF the
advantages due them under our free and
| benefcent institutions. But, if Our re-
| sponsibility is great, our party is strong.
1t is strong in its sympathy with the
needs of the people, in its insistence up
on the exercise of governmental powers
strictly within the constitutional permis-
sion the people have granted, and in it's
! willingness to risk it's life and hope up
on the peoples intelligence and patriot
| ism.
Never has great party, intent upon
the promotion of right and justice, had
| better incentive for effort than is now
presented to us. Turning our eyes to
| the plain people of the land, we see them
Burdened as Consumers with Tariff
system which unjustly and relentlessly
demands from them in the purchase of
the necessaries and comforts of life, an
amount scarcely met by the wages of
hard and steady toll, while the exactions
thus wrung from them build up and in
crease the fortunes of those for whose
benefit this injustice is perpetuated. We
see the farmer listening to the delusive
|
| advantage, while his pocket is robbed by
| the stealthy hand of protection.
| Our workingmen are still told the tale,
| oft repeated in spite of its demonstrated
| falsity, that the existing protective tariff
! is a boon to them, and that under it's be-
neficent operation their wages must in
creases while, as they listen, scenes are
enacted in the very abiding place of high
protection that mock the hopes of toll
and attest the tender mercy the working
man receives from those made selfish and
sordid by justgovernmental favoritism
We oppose earnestly and stubbornly
the theory upon which our opponents
seek to justify and uphold the existing
tariff laws. We need not base our attack
upon the question of constitutionalper-
mission or legislative power. We de-
nounce this theory upon the highest
possible grounds when we contend that
| in it's present condition, it's operation is
unjust and the laws enacted in accord
ance with it are inequitable and unfair.
Ours is not destructive party. We are
not at enmity with the rights of any of
our citizens. All are our countrymen.
We are not recklessly
nor will we abandon our regard for them.
Invoking the love of fairness and justice
which belong to true Americanism and
upon which rests our constitution, we
insist that no plan of tariff legislation
shall be tolerated which has for its OBJ
iect and purpose forced contribution
from the earnings and income of the
mass of our citizens to swell directly the
accumulations of the favored few. Nor
will be permit pretended solicitude for
American labor, or other specious pre-
text of benevolent care for others to
blind the eyes of the people to the selfish
schemes of those who seek, through the
aid of unequal tariff laws, to gain un-
reasonable advantages at the expense
of their fellows.
We have also assumed in our covenant
with those whose support we invite, the
duty of opposing to the death another
avowed scheme Of our adversaries which
under the guise of protecting the sui
frage, covers but does not conceal Gle.
sign thereby to perpetuate the power OF
a party afraid to trust its continuance to
the untrammelled and intelligent votes