Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-07-21

ADLAI e. STEVENSON.
ed to plumber the peoples treasury or those
who sought to perpetuate the passions of civil
strife Your countrymen will right that
wrong. They will not do it for your sake alone
but for their own sake and the sake of the Re
public
And now sir, we put into your hand the
commission of which we are bearers. 1t is the
highest honor your party bestow 1t is
the gravest call to duty your fellow Demo
Gratis can make. But we believe we can assure
you that there are no weak, weary or de-
spondent Democrats in the ranks of our party
to-day, and that with the peoples cause as our
cause we doubt not you will lead us to a
victory in which the principles of our party
shall gloriously triumph, and the welfare of
our country shall be nightly promoted
Hon Nicholas M. Bell, of Missouri, then
read the letter of notification from the
notification committee The crowd, when
the Democratic standard bearer stepped
forward to make response, again lost con-
troll of their enthusiasm. The din was
deafening and long sustained. Finally
MIR. Cleveland began to speak and the
storm suddenly abated. He was listened
to thereafter with much attention and
plaudits only came when his utterances
pleased his hearers. He said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen:
1.-The message you deliver from the National
Democracy arouses within me emotions which
would be well nigh overwhelming, if did not
recognize here assembled the representatives
of great party who must share with me the
responsibility your mission invites. 1 find much
relief in the reflection that have been Sc
lected merely to stand for the principles and
purposes to whic my party is pledged. and for
the enforcement and supremacy of which, all
who have any right to claim Democratic
fellowship, must constantly and persstently
labor.
Never has a great party. intent upon the
promotion of right and justice, had better in
centive for effort than Is now presented to u.s.
Turning our eyes to the plain people of the
land, we see them burdened as consumers with
a tariff system that 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
toil-while the eXactions thus wrung from
them, build up and increase the fortunes of
those for whose benefit this injustice is per-
petrated.
1--WE see the farmer listening to delusive
story that fills his mind with visions of adj
vantage, while his pocket is robbed by the
stealthy hand of high protection.
Our working men are still told the tale, oft
repeated in spite of its demonstrated fasity
that the existing protective tariff is boon to
them, and that under its benehcent operation
their wages must Unreasonable 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 workingman
receives from those made selfish and sordid by
| unjust government favoritiSm.
| "Ours is not destructive party. We are
| not at enmty with the rights of any of our
| citizens. All are our countrymen. We are
| not reklesSly needless of any American inter-
ests, nor will we abandon our regard for them;
but invoking the love of fairness and justice
| which belongs to true Americanism, and upon
| which our Constitution rests, we insist that no
plan of tariff legislation shall be tolerated,
| which has for its object and purpose forced
| contribution from the earnings and income of
| the mass of our citizens, to swell the accumu-
lation of favored few; nor will we permit a
| pretended solicitude for American labor. or
any other Specious preteXt of benevolent care
| for others, to blind the eyes of the people to
| selfish schemes of those who seek through the
aid of unequal tariff laws to gain unearned and
unreasonable advantages at the expense of
their fellows.
| I'VE have also assumed in our covenant with
those whose support invite, the duty of
opposing to the death another avowed scheme
of our adversaries, which under the guise of
protecting the suffrage, covers, but docs not
conceal q design thereby to perpetuate the
power of party afraid to trust its continu-
lance to the untrammeled and intelligent votes
of the American people We are pledged to
resist the legislation intended to complete this
hscheme.
I II shall not attempt to specify at this time
other objects and aims of Democratic en-.
deavor which add inspiration to our mission
True to its history and its creed, our party will
respond to the wants of the people within safe
lines and guided by enlightened statesman
lship. To the troubled and impatient within
| our membership we commend continued, I'm
swervinR alleGiance to the party whose prin
oiples, in all times past, have been found suf
ficient for them, and whose aggregate wisdom
and patriotism, their experience teaches, cal
always be trusted.
I'm tone of partnership which BELTS thu
occasion, let me say to you as equal partner
in the campaign upon which to-day enter, tina
the personal fortunes of those to whom yol
have entrusted your banners only i'm
Iportant they related to the fate of TIN
principles they represent and to the party
which they lead.
. II cannot, therefore, forbear remindin yo
and all those attached to the Democratic part
| or supporting the principles which we profess
| that defeat in the pending campaign, followed
, | by the contamination of the legislativ
| schemes our opponents contemplate. and &C
| companied by such other incidents of thei
. success might more firmly fix their power
, would present a most discouraging outlook fe
| future Democratic supremacy and for the &C
complishment of the objects which we have a
Q heart.
f ut only remains for me to say to you, in ad
| vance of a more formal response to your mes
: sage, that 1 obey the command of my part
d and confidently anticipate that an intelligen
a | and earnest presentation of our cause will IL
+ | sure popular endorsement of the action {
It the body you represent"