Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-05

Cleveland was introduced to the audience
women rose in their seats, waving hand
kerchiefs and American flags. and men
shouted and stamped until the very build
ing shook. Advancing to the front of the
platform Cleveland waved his had depre-
catingly until silence was restored.
DweIt on the Tariff Issue.
Cleveland confined his remarks to a dis
cussion of the tariff. He reminded his
hearers of the efforts of the Democratic
house of representatives during his admin
istration 'to limit taxation to the require
ments of an economical government and
how the Republican senate defeated them.
The Republicans gained ascendancy in ev-
cry branch of the government, Cleveland
said, by pledging themselves to readjust
the tariff. -Four years have passed" he
continued" and in another presidential
campaign you are asked to judge of the
manner in which these pledges have been
kept, and to determine, in the light of pres
ent conditions, whether the benefits prom
ised at the last national election as result
OF Republican supremacy have been real
lied.
Charges Against the Republicans.
1.-The tariff has been amended, if not by
its friends, evidently by the friends of those
who grow rich under its unjust oFportUni-
ties. Certainly it is not the handiwork of
the friends of the people Has the party
which promised to be their friend lightened
| The burden of life in the homes of our land:
Do you and your wives and your children
enjoy the comforts and advantages your
labor should supply Where are the in
creased wages of our workingmen which
they were assured would follow the amend
ment of the tariff by its friends You
known that broken promises and violated
pledges were scattered all along the path of
the Republican party since. four years ago,
| they came TO the people with fair words.
The Democracy Lauded.
"The Democratic party, with no faith
lessness to excuse and no shortcomings to
explain, again appeals TO the voters of Tho
| land for their suffrages, and declares its
continued adhesion TO the doctrine that the
government has no right to burden the
people by taxation beyond the necessities of
its economical administration. The evils
of the present tariff are greater than those
you condemned eight years ago You
have now absolute proof of the falsity OF
Republican promises which four years ago
you refused to believe. These traditions
and your Democratic traditions still Ill
the keeping Of brave and sturdy men, and
the steadfastness of your state in the cause
of Democracy, maintained in many hard
fought battle. forbid your faltering now.
New Je. sey in the Front Rank.
"The national Democracy rests its hope
for success upon the peoples intelligence
and patriotism and upon the confident
trust that the principles of our voters will
not be bartered away. In the front rank
and i'll the thicksst of the fight we shall
still look for the banner of New Jersey;
and in the din of victory we shall listen for
TIE familiar shout of New Jerseys Democ
racy."
Reception After the Oratory.
Senator Mcpherson also spoke briefly. 1t
had been arranged that Gle, Gland should
hold reception al the rooms of the Demo
cratic society, and from a stand in front of
the club house< review a parade OF MI the
Democratic clubs of Hudson county. The
parade WAS omitted, however, on account
of the weather. After the meeting Cleve-
land was driven to the Democratic society
rooms, where he and his party partook of a
light collation., after which he held pub
lie ra1erfion