The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-02
TO THE BUSINESS MEN.
Address by Cleveland at Lenox Ly
ceum.

Address by Cleveland at Lenox Ly-
NEW YoRK. Nov. 1.--Grover Cleveland
spoke before the Business Mems Demo-
cratic association tonight in Lenox Ly-
oeum. The audience numbered about 2, 500
persons and the boxes were mainly occu-
pied by women. Thomas j. ODonahue
escorted Mr.. Cleveland to the platform and
he received an enthusiastic reception.
After bowing his Acknowledgements there
was consider able more cheering, and when
some routine business had been transacted,
Chairman Simmons introduced the ex-
president.
Mr.. Cleveland said he ventured the as
sertion that never in the recollection OF any
one present has presidential canvass been
carried on with such lack of noise and ex-
citement ana in such an apparent atmos-
phere of popular thouRhtfulness Ii this il
actually the condition and our voters are
| really thoughtful, it should be the cause OF
| congratulation on the part of every Ameri-
| can citizen, for it must be that sober delib-
Grafton in the exercise of the right of suf-
| T age is the foundation OF our hope for ma
| tional perpetuity. Ii we assume that this
| quiet campaign is attributable to thought
| fuiness among the people, there would soon
| be no place for fear or nisgiving as to the
result on the part of those who support
| democratic principles. la exactly the form
| they are involved in in the present campaign
those principles were presented two years
| ago to the voters of the country and received
their endorsement by tremendous najor-
ity. Since then the drift of public opinion
has been in our direction and the doctrines
opposed to ours have been more and more
| than ever discredited. Ii must bo conceded
also that the intelligent and disintarestsd
men who have left the ranks of our oppo.
nents and joined our standard are exoep-
tionaliy numerous and influential. The
| fact that with all these things in our favoi
| we are still not absolutely sure OF success
| would bs startling If We did not know the
desperate and disreputable methods which
| confront US.
Our opponents, yanQuished in every argu-
| ment worthy of presentation to the reason
| of our countrymen, have appealed to thel'
passions and prejudices through the distri'
button of the most imprudent lies concern
| ing the record and action of our party and
| its candidates. This, howevef, ia not thei'
| main reliance. nor ID it our greatest danger
| 1t ia a confession most initiating TO Amer
| lean citizenship, that with u cause 30 thor
| oughly entrenohed Iii reason and commend
| ing itself so clearly to the intelligence OF
| patriotic American Citizens, we daily heal
| the prediction of republican success based
upon tho ability of that party TO purchase
the votes of she people. Reflection, 1t seems
| TO me- cannot fail to arouse the American
conscience to the wickednoss, az well AZ &c
| the peril. of u dsbauched suffrage.
II ls a plain proposition that our govern
| ment is only true 90 its principles upor
| which it rests when, in it's operation, II
| represents the honest and Intelligent senti
meuts Of the people. The lime has surely
come when those who see the beginning oi
corruption should look beyond ID and be-