Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-07-30

mittee appointed for that purpose by the
Chicago convention, Mr.. Cleveland accepted
the nomination in speech, from which the
following is taken. There was sn audience
present of some 1900 people, in Madison
Square garden, in New York city.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLKMEN-The mes
sage you deliver from the national democ-
racy arouses within me emotions which would
be well nigh overwhelming if / did not
recognize here assembled representatives of
. great party who must share with me the
responsibility your mission invites.
Our party responsibility is indeed great.
But if our responsibility is great our party Is
strong. 1t is strong in its sympathy with the
needs of the people, in its insistance upon
the exercise of governmental powers strictly
within the constitutional permission the peo-
pie have granted, and in its willingness TO
risk US life and hope upon the peoples intel
igence and patriotism.
Never has a great party, intent upon tho
promotion of right and justice, had better
incentive for effort than is now presented to
"a. Tuning our eyes to the plain people OF
the land, we see them burdened as consun-
eEs with the tariff system that unjustly and
relentlessly demand from them in the pur-
chase of the necessaries and comforts of life
an amount scarcely met by the wages OF hard
and steady toll, while the exaction thus rung
from them build up and increase the fortunes
of those for whose benefit the great injury is
perpetrated. We see the farmer listening to
the deIusive story that fills his mind with
visions of advantage, while his pocket ID
robbed by the stealthy hand of high protec-
ton. Our workingnen are still told the tale,
oft repeated in spite of its demonstrated fall
lacy, that the existing protective tariff is
boon to them and under its bene6cent opera
ton their wages must be increased. Whilst
they reason, scenes are enacted In the very
abiding place of high protection, that mock
the hopes of toll and attest the tender mercy
the workingmen receive from those made
selfish and sordid by unjust governmental
favoritism.
We insist that no plan of tariff legislation
shall be tolerated which has for its object
and purpose the forced contribution from
the earnings and income of the mass of or
citizens to swell directly the accumulations
of the favored few; nor will we permit pre-
tended solicitude for American labor or any
other species of benevolent care for Others to
blind the people to the selfish aims of those
who seek through aid of the unequal tariff
laws to gain unearned and unreasonable adj
vantage at the expense of their fellows.
We have also assumed IN our covenant
with those whose support we invite, the duty
of opposing to the death another avowed
scheme of our adversarles, which, under the
SulSe Oh pTOtCtiuS CONtES, DuG
does not conceal the design thereby to per-
petuate the power of the party afraid 10
trust its continuance to the untrammeled
and intelligent votes of the American people.
We are pledged to resist legislation intended
to complete this scheme. We have not for
gotten the saturnalia of theirs and the brutal
control which followed another federal regu-
lation of states suffrage, because we know
the managers of the party which did not
scruple to rob the people of their president
would not hesitate to use the machine ~ cre-
ated by such legislation to revive the corrupt
fundamentally Tor partisan purposes, be-
cause an attempt to enforce such legislation
would rekindle the animosiry, where peace
and hopefulness now prevail, because such
m attempt would replace the prosperous &C
Gvity 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 undcrlie the safeguards of lib
erty.
Success can only be achieved by systemat-
ic and intelligent effort on the part of all en-
listed in our cause. Let US tell the people
plainly and honestly what we believe and
how We propose to serve the interests of the
entire country, and let US re.y upon the
thoughtfulness and patriotism of our fellow
countrymen. It remains only for me to say
to you in advance of a more formal response
TO your message, that l obey the commands
of my party and confidently anticipate that
the intelligent and earnest presentation of
our cause will insure a popular Endorsement
of the action of the body you represent.