The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-03
CLEvELAND.s CONFESSION.
Chauncey NJ Depew Discusses the Ex-Pres-
tdcnt's Latest speech.

Chauncey NJ Depew Discusses the Ex-Pres-
idcnt's Latest speech.
JAMESTOWN. n. Y, Nov. 2-Chsuncey III.
Depew and Whitelsw Reid traversed three
counties in western New York to-day. max
ing speeches in advocacy OF Presi-
dent Harris0n's election in each Of
them. These counties were the sturdy
Republican ones of AIlegany, Cattarsugus
and Chautauqua. Large bodies of voters
were addressed by the speakers at Belmont,
IN Alleaany county; at Salamanca. in
Cattaraugus county, and at jamestown. in
Chautauqus county. Two big Repub-
lican meetings were. held here. one in
attended By the farmers Of the surround
ing country, and the other in the evening,
which was attended chiefly by city resi-
dents With these meetings Mr.. Dspew
and Mr. Reid brought to an end
terror of New York. They have made
speeches in the past three days in the
counties of Madison, Cortland. Tompkins,
Chemung, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua,or or
in eight counties, and in the interval both
delivered fifteen speechea In the course of
Mr.. Depew's speech here he turned
his attention to Mr.. Clevelands remarks
at the Lenox Lyceum, In New York, last
night. MIR. Depew said In part:
III Is evident tndt the DemocfatiC leader re-
CARDS his party as already beaten on the tariff.
reciprocity and State bank currency ques-
tons, and abandons them.
meet Mr.. Cleveland and the Democrats more
than half way in any legislation which would
make impossible. by proper penal enactment. the
and campaign committees. But the startling
thing about Mr. Cleveland's address is
that having stated the evil he charges that hat
committees and through the agencies Of the Re-
publican party This accusation is 80 absurd
that 1t would require neither mention nor refuta-
ton except for the eminent authority which
Is behind It. 1t Is unfortunately true that the
large sums are raised by both PARTIES for politi-
quired, except that the effort of each organiza-
ton stimulates corresponding industy In the same
direction by the other. Mr.. Cleveland himself
that. though then President of the United States
and comparatively poor man. he contributed
Sdo'oSO 9o,s to the DemSSrat9 sSis , tuna ana
Neither party has been able to raise as much
money as was collected Ia 1888. This is notably
cribed to MT. Carnegie, Mr.. Frick and their
friends are the fictions OF campaign imagin-
alton. Neither OF these gentlemen really has
able to raise an unusual amount OF money, re-
gardless OF the ciyil-service rules The assess
ments have never been 50 remorselessly pressed.
the great mass of federal onice-holders are of a
Glass WuO tdDuOt Dt Ttdcuct, anu uO nOL Ccu-
tribute, State officials of the state of
New York are within the clutches Of
the Democratic campaign committee.
The amount Of salaries paid TO these
officers is very much greater than the accessible
federal list IL the federal list could all be
sessed 1t Is we'll known that on account Of the
civil-service rules and the rigid enforcement by
Mr.. Roosevelt and his commission the assessment
OF federal officials is next to impossible.
do not hesitate to claim. and certainly no
wel-informed Democrat will deny, that the
Democratic committee Is in possession OF % per
the Republican committee. II Mr.. Cleveland is
kept in ignorance by his party managers
may make statements OF the kind contained in
his LenoX Lyceum speech against the funds or
their uses In the hands of the Republican
committees the Democratic committees, which
have deceived him and are endeavoring through
him to deceive the country, should receive.
through public sentiment, its popular expires
sion or the punishment they deserve.