The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28
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the day at Mr.. Whitney's home, where he was
visited by nearly all the prominent Democrats
in town. The town was full of Democrats, and
that Republican hostelry, the Fifth avenue
Hotel, was literally taken possession OF by Mr.
Cleveland's followers. Candidate Stevenson
was at the Hoffman House.
The ovation to the candidates at Madison
Square Garden in the evening was tremendous.
1t began with the turning on OF the electric
display of the names of Cleveland and Steven
son in the rear of the stage, which was greeted
with tumultuous cheering, and was kept up by
series of cheers from various parts of the i'm
mense auditorium, which were responded to
with vigor.
The ceremonies were very simple: short
speech of notification by Chairman Wilson, OF
West Virginia, in his strongest vein. The
sentence: 1.-THE necessities of the Government
are the beginning and the ending of any just
system of taxation" was the keynote OF the
whole speech.
The appearance of Mrs. Cleveland in the first
tier of seats to the left of the stage distracted
the attention of the audience from the speaker
for few minutes while she graciously &C
knowledged the spontaneous applause OF the
$1,000 people who shouted and clapped in her
honor.
The ex-President was noisily greeted, and
stood several minutes before he could be heard.
His speech is doubtless the platform upon which
the campaign will be made, and expressed
more clearly than any former ntterance the
Democratic side of the Presidential issues.
Mr.. Cleveland said in part:
Our party responsibility is indeed great. We as
sumo monentous obligation to our countrymen
when in return for their trust and confidence we
promise them rectification Of their wrongs, and
better realization of the advantages which are due
to them under free and benefieent institutions.
But If responsibility is great our party Is
strong. 1t Is strong in ts sympathy with the needs
of the people, in its insstence upon the exercise
of Governmental powers strictly within the con
stitationai permission the people have granted,
and in is Willingness to risk its life and hope upon
the peoples intelligence and patriotism. Never
has great party, intent upon the promotion OF
right and justice, had better incentive for effort
than is now presented to as.
We oppose earnestly and stubbornly the theory
upon which our opponents seek to justify and up
hold existing tariff laws. We need not base our
attack upon questions of constitutional permission
or legislative power. We deuounce this theory
upon the highest possible grounds when con-
tend that in present conditions It's operation is
just and that laws enacted in accordance with it
unjust and unfair.
We have also assumed In our covenant with
those whose support we invite the duty of oppos-
ing to the death another avowed scheme of our
adversaries which, under the guse of protecting
the suffrage covers, but does conceal, design
thereby to perpetuate the power of a party afraid
to trust It's continuance to the untrammeed and
intelligent votes of the American people.
We are pledged to resist the legislation intended
TO complete this scheme, because we have not for.
gotten the saturnalia of theft and brutal control
which followed another Federal regulation OF
State SUFFRAGE because know that the man.
ayers of party which did not scruple to rob the
people of President would not hesitate to the
machinery created by such Legislation to revive
corrupt nstrumentalites for partisan purposes; be-
cause attempt to inforce such legislation would
rekindle animOsities where peace and hOpefulness
now prevail; because such attempt would
place prosperous activity with encouragement
and dread throughout large section of our
country, and would menace everywhere in the
land the rights reserved to the States and to the
people, which undere the safeguards Of American
liberty.
shall not attempt to specify, at this time other
objects and aims OF Democratic endeavor which
add inspiration to mission True to its
history aud its creed, our party will respond to
the wants of the people within safe lines and
guided by enlightened craftsmanship. To the
troubled and impatient within membership
we commend continued answering allegiance to
the party whose principles In all times past, have
been found sufficient for them. and whose aggre-
gate wisdom and patriotism, their experience
teaches, always be trusted.
x-Leutenant- Governor S. M. White, of
California, then notified Gen. Stevenson Of his
nomination in brief address, and Col Bell
read the formal letter Of notification. Gen.
Stevenson replied in few words. The mon.
ster meeting then dispersed.