Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-02

ION October "a, 1890, Chauncey NJ De
pew, one of the greatest Of living kepuon.
cans, and one OF the most distinguished OF
the citizens of New York, in addressing an
audience in that city said: IF l were asked
to name the typical American-the man
VINO believes in his country beyond every
thing else-the man who cannot be swerved
from the faith that is in him-the man VINO
is doggedly persistent in what he be-
lieves to be right-the man who lives
not for himself but for his country, and its
needs-I would name Grover Cleveland.
[Applause.] The man upon whom
THIS SPLENDID EULoGUIM
was pronounced by the greatest OF living
Republicans has been presented by the
National Democracy as the candidate for
President of the United States. During
the short time shall address you, shall
endeavor to adduce some Of the reasons
WHY your interest and the interests OF all
the people would be best subserved by the
election of Grover Cleveland to the Presl-
dency, and the restoration OF the Demo
cratic party to power. Need l say, MT
President, that the four years OF the adj
ministration Of President Cleveland was
confessedly an honest administration OF the
general government During his term no
scandal attached to his appointees 10 Office:
During his administration no additional
burdens were laid on the shoulders OF the
people. During his administration 100000
900 acres of the public lands unlawfully
held bv the great railroad corporations
were lawfully wrestei from the grasp OF
these corporations and restored TO the pub
lie domains for the benefit OF all the people
of our common country Applause Dur
ing the administration of Grover Cleveland
| l. . . x 4 ONT wa
ly paid at maturity, and you remember,
fellow. citizens, that during the last two
years Of Mr.. Cleveland's administration,
the question was. what shall be done with
the surplus revenues OF the Government
Hinder The wise, the honest and the econ
omical administration OF MIR. Cleve-
land the revenues OF the govern
ment exceeded Its expenditures more
than SlC0, 900, 600 year. Applause. so
that. as l have said, for the last two years
OF his administration the question was,
what shall be done with the surplus, ard
when, on March 4. 1889, Mr.. Cleveland
withdrew from the office, he left as part
of the Democratic heritage to his Repuoli-
can successor 800, 600, 900. We have now
had three and half years Of Republican
administration, and with bankruptcy
threatening the treasury, the question is
not, as before, what stall we do with the
surplus revenue, but the question IS,
WHERE SHALL THE REVENUE
be obtained to meet the general needs Of
the government A voice-From a pro-
tective tariff. One moment. Your reve-
nues. under the changes made by the Re-
publican Congress in the tariff, for the
present fiscal year, for the expenses
of the government for the same
period, over those made by. Mr.
| Cleveland, are largely increased, and still
! there will be deficiency Of more than
| $50, OO0. 900, so that to-day, instead OF sur
plus the Treasury is confronted with a
deficiency. What has caused this condi.
tionl In my Judgment it is the result OF
| the unnecessary, the extravagant and the
wasteful expenditures made by the Fifty
First Congress-the first Congress which
has gone into history as billion dollar
Congress; and in the second place it IS the
result of the passage by that Congress OF
the Mckinley tariff bill. [Applausel
Now, ny fellow-citizens, this brings me
| for a little time 10 discussion OF this tariff
question. and as l have stated before,
have no apology TO make TO an American
| audience for discussing this question OF
the tariff, because it IS aquestion which is
| n deem and absorbing one And let me say
| in the beginning that the Democratic party
DOES NOT ADVOCATE
free trade [Applausel. We recognize
| the fact that a sufficient amount Of reve-
nue-S3O0, OoO, co.'s necessary and must
be raised, mainly by tariff duties, aud
so favor such system OF
tariff tax as will secure to
me government sufficient revenue with
which to meet the current expenses OF the
general government, honestly and econom-
icaliy administered. fApplause-l But while
il is necessary that the government
collect a sufficient amount TO meet
| its expenses, when honestly and economic
ally administered, the government has
no right 20 take from you, by tariff tax, q
portion of your earnings 10 build up the
gigantic corporations of New England,
which have grown rich upon such feeding.
Let me read you something:
"sOur government has no right to lay
with one hand tax On one class and with
the other TO bestow il on private interests.
That is an unequal burden, and Is called q
! tax
THAT sounds ike good. old-fashioaed
| Democratic platform [laughterl, but let me
| tell you have read TO you from decision
! al the Supreme Court Of the United States.
| Applause.l Now, my fellow citizens.
/ think you understa the policy Of the