The morning call., 1892-10-05
WhitelaW Reid Delivers a Strong
Speech at Boston.
THE VITAL ISSUES OF TIE DiY.
Cleveland Speaks at The Convention Of Democratic
Clubs In NfW YOrk-Ihe Result Of
FlOrida'S Election.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

BosToN, Oct 4-Musie Hall and Faneuil
Hall were both filed to overfowing tonight
when the Republicans ratified the State and
national nominations with speeches by
Whitelaw Reid, Governor Mckinley Of Ohio
and others. Mr.. Reid was given afiattering
reception.
He eulOgized the achievements of the Re-
publican party ana dwelt on the changes
threatened By the declarations of the DEM
ocratic platform. 'It has been said" said
he, ''that the Democrats do not mean what
they say. II you take that view, why, you
encourage a party that does not intend TO
do what it promises. and if its promises are
admittedly worthless what guarantee have
you if you give ii power against going even
further than 1t has threatened? Is tiger
so amusing and playful creature that it is
worth while TO turn him loose, out of mere
curiosity to see what he will do? That the
Dem ocratic party demands these changes
everybody knows, but something has hap
pened. Since last Tuesday they have been
demoralized. Cleveland'S letter of accept
anee diseloses a figure which our aboriginal
friends of the far West would describe as
''Blg-maB- -afraid-of-h -his-p platform" and the
party gaZes in perplexity and alarm on
candidate who accepts his nomination. but
has not yet shown either the eandor TO ac-
cept or the courage TO repudiate its prin-
eiples.
THE three vital points in the platform
are the State bank currency, reciprocity
and the tariff. On two Of them his letter is
absolutely silent, while be writes all around
and about the third through half of his letter
without once being able TO say in straight
forward language whether protection Is un-
np0f nr
right and eXpedient as Thomas jefferson
and Andrew Jackson declared it. But he
does tell US that tariff reform IS still his pur-
pose-that is TO say the business of the
country must have no peace, everything
must be once more unsettled. and the whole
tariff must be turned over again to be
tinEeTed by a Congress OF that party which,
at ChicagO, declared by nearly two-thiTds
majority for the English as against the
American system and pronounced pTotec-
tion unconstitutional.
mo qualifications or omissions or vague
generalIties and assurances Of harmless in
tention can blind the voters to the fact that,
however much Mr Cleveland may regret it.
as an honorable man he is bound hand and
foot TO the platform OF his party al Chicago,
just as all the world knows be is to-day
bound to tn c car Of triumphant Tammany
of New York.
"'We deny that there has been an increase
Of prosperity since the Mckinley bill went
into operation says Cleyeland's platform.
New YOTk's Commissioner of Labor Sta
tistics, the Bank Commissioner and the
Board of Equalization say there has been.
and the reports from officers in other States
confirm it,"
Speaking Of the discussion Of the cleo
tions bill, Mr.. Reid said The question
involved is, Shall every citizen of the
United States lawfully entitled TO vote be
permitted TO vote and have his vote fairly
The Republicans say Yes; the
Det .zstie- platfnfm practically says No
Cleveland in this case has the courage
frankly to say ditto TO his platform. II this
Democratic opposition means anything it
means the notification Of tie fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments of the constitu-
tion."
Speaking of the restoration of the mer-
chant marine Reid said: The Republican
party has frankly adopted the methods
that other nations found necessary and
voted subsidies TO our ships for carrying
our mails. Moreover, two Of the fastest
and largest ships in the world have been
secured for transatlantic line, four more
are to be constructed, and with these six
we shall have vessels equal TO the best that
enters English ports. That is the Republi-
can position in this respect What does the
Democratic platform say about it2 Moth
ing What does Cleveland say about itP
Nothing. There is one party in this cam-
paign that does not find it needfui to SIAN
der the country; that does not seek for
ealamites, and does not read its own de-
feat in the general prosperity. IL has moth
Ing to conceal and says what ii means"