Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-04
Growers Pusrae Speech az the
Nctidcaucn Reviewed.
HE PLAYED TO TIE GALLERY"
VALE Beewel=d Mlllonaues Sat Beside
Hsza sEd APpl4lldst VsPid Plat
t4des IL lieu Ct Facts.

AZ As Et1 tss- -aA-t4 l-tAretf SO
tbs Better @ G ailA ia another attempt u
stradd-e fl- lssue 50 boldly stated IN tie
Iie1ass PATS szlform, whether b. would
again .sea - as eyes "a yirruoUs indig-
uaton Is sAe .YE-sslon II our vicious
znd lloglca relu.+ llls II courss
professiES ths Z. ps.,lsE a1ectlou and So
hcItads f1r al American interests Ia
any way depend snt upon existing laws.
Aad COR desire b. 3 been gratined.
WiIh souud II uusic and Hare of
Hzht tho Democr atlc candidates were
s-ilatiIled" u their nomination IN New
York city recently. The plain Peo-
PIC II course were there IN al their
glory. 81 were the r9bOed and cheated
victims " Tho "favoIed few" But OF
tAiA Il may 10 wel u lzs an eye witness
speAk-4 reporter Il the New York
Press.
Upon one side were, Mr.. Whitney,
with . company u his friends perhaps
considering the Inlguli les Of trusts
when ths platform Denounced. Yet
Mr.. WhItneys friends see med not 70 be
suffering from tie burden " taxation.
and they ehatted gayly and mer-ily
until rCar ANNOUNCED ths coming OF
the candidates
ssJust beyond Mr.. Whilnsy's box was
thai ono reserved for Governor Flower,
who with his friends represented the
enOrmides 0f Republican rule, which
have enabled this gentle JeHveler Of
" atert0Wa ~ gam a great fortane. The
railroad genius, Henry Hard, was just
beyond. heavy eyed, sOieHEn visaged,
awaiting VITA seeming earDestness the
comiug Il the candidates, SO that no
Who Is the prince II blind pools would
= able 10 demonstrate with yOclferUus
acclaim bis sympathy with that plank
Of the platform which deuounces trusts
aud capltsllistlc enOrHatles-
.And GA the other side Of the hall
there was Z. C. Benedict. a diamond
flashed nom Mr. Benehct's bosom and
his eyes were very bright, and ne seemed
70 DC II thorough sympathy with the
sentiment Of the platform which de-
nOunces truss. 10 dOabt because his ex-
perienco As the great power IN the Chi
eago Gas trust gave him opportunity 10
learn something Of the enOrInity of these
nonOpOiies.
And then farther along in the boxes
were Orlando b. Potter, a capitalist
who, If he has suffered, has made no
revelation OF it. and T. EIlery Ander-
son and Charles 5. Fairchild and Fred
eric Coudert and Frank 5. Scott and
William T. Grace and score or more
OF suffering capitalists who were ready
To indorso those fulminations which
were expected from Dir. Cleveland
against tho greedy yearnings Of the
monopoiists.
Tho great body in the garden, how
ever, were not able TO distinguish these
persons. The mass OF human beings
was 40 great. the boxes and the CALLER
les were so densely packed. that it was
almost impossible even from the plat
form 70 distinguish the counteuaDces Of
those suffering mOTtals, the victims Of
corporate and tariff rapacity. who occu-
pied tho boxes. But il their faces were
NOS distinguished their diamonds flashed
with a brilhancy which wed with the
sparkle q tho electric lights
However. we are concerned princi-
pally with Mr. Cleyelaud's speech. with
as meaningless platisudes and empty
phrases. It's shallow argument and derna-
gogic appeals 20 prejudice. with all the
old and vermont saws. without which
no speech q the sx-president seems to
be complete. al the old changes were
runE i-5ss \ matter Of course. We ara
told shat the nottingham is starving. Of
whom tbe gres esq ssatisccian Of al the
free traders s.4ys that never before was
be 50 prosperous. that the farmers are
ga.rg Co Toe dogs. the farmers whose
splendid crops aad new markets are till
ing .hem wi b thoughts ~ better days
- coua. and who have ever constituted
protection stronghold az the polls.
This consumer. too. is not forgotten.
poorer tllu ever and staggering under
the burden * the higher prices due to
hlcKnlsy protection. when every couu-
try newspaper contains the announce
mcut ~ cheaper and better goods. and
uoupsr -sn serg committee agrees
FRAT most commodities cost less The
rff cry of calamity ard evil.
every aears .n tie land II tbr0b-
bing ne tns prr- ect * fairer. brighter.
happier ames SO the new era Of protec-
ton md r-ocity. Il makes one
birsh 81 ara American citizen to read
ths fsias and ca1lng aTraignment Of
American citizenship aud American poll
icics Whss must foreigners think Of
arch q dascri 1rion ~ the condition u
our cCuntry. and from the hps Of an ex-
PRESIDENT
eve oppose earnestly says Mr..
Cleveland. "ths theory upon which our
opponents scek to justify snd uphold
existing tariff laws. We need not base
slur attscks upon questions u constitu-
tioual permission OF legislative power
Wa aanounce this theorv mon the high
est possible grounds when we contend
t..et isl rrssent conli tious its operation
h u-9nst. end tbat laws enacted in &C
eordancs with Sc reputable and un-
FAIR
Tia "thecry' uuuu which these tariff
laws are basei7 Has Mr Cleveland for
gotten .haf tn his great free trade mes
ss.s ia spoke 80 earnestly of .con3i-
bnrs. nef .rscries of t1a sccumuls-
tinE surplus whicl made lower tariff a
usraasffv7 1ur rhe surplus "a gone sn5
vith Il 20 conIhou.' and 81 if seems
fhs sheory- must he tasan "a the pre-
text ~ whish 60 ride into ofice.
Hours Is nct destructive party. We
ere nee 81 snmity with ne rights II shy
~ orr citirens All s~e our country
man We are nct reck iassiv needless ~