New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-21


Aid now Sir put into y0nr hands The com INNS;
vonr party can besiow II Is The gravest cal to duty
your fellow Democrats can make Bn, we d Dce or G
sponden Democrats IN The ranks OF our parry '%unh
nor Won viii lead rs to victory In which the principles
Of our party shall gloriousy triumph ara the welfare
OF our country shall be nightly promoted
Just at the close OF Mr.. Wilson's speech there
was stir at the Fourth-ave. end of the hall
Mrs Cleveland and her party had come into the
Garden and all eyes were turned in the direction
Of the box 10 which she and her escorts were
irving hard TO make their way. Those who
! recognized her began TO cheer for her, while her
| husband was standing waiting to make his reply
! no Mr. Wilson. Whether il was the desire TO GET
nearer as to catch glimpse o! Mrs Cleveland
| or TO get within hearing range OF the speaker VINO
! was waiting 70 90 on something imSeled the
men who made up that crowd TO move forward AT
the same time. They did so with such vigor
that the slight railing which had been put up TO
separate the press stands from the main nan
snapped Ike straw, and men were shot bodily
over the heads Of the newspaper men and tumoled
in heaps upon the tables In front Of them. Twenty
policemen had been stationed along the front
of this railing to keep the crowd back. and
if it. had not been for the energetic Use which they
made Of their long night sticks. and the firm stand
which they took. there would have been many
serious results to be told. As II was, by dint of
hard work the policemen managed TO keep the
rest OF the crowd back and 10 restore partial
order In front Of the platform. In the excitement
accompanying this rush. a newspaper man tainted,
but he was quickly revived with dash Of ice
water
GROVER CLEVELAND SPEAKS.
Mr. Cleveland did not wait for order before
he ginning his speech. He looked around TO see
that Mrs Cleveland had been safely seated in
her box and then began his reply. This first few
sentences could not hc heard except by those I'M
mediatey surrounding him. but partial order came
later. Mr. Cleveland was in excellent voice, ana
no tried hard TO have il reach the end of the hail
In spite of these efforts there were cries OF
louder at frequent intervals. Mr. Cleveland
spoke follows
The message which you deliver from the National
Democracy arouses within me emotions wiuch wonld
be we'll nigh overwhelming, II did not recoenle
who mus share with me the responsibility your
mission invites. ind much relief in the reflection
principles and purposes to which my party Is p!eie
and for the enforcement and SUPREMACY Of when aii
who have any right TO claim Drmoclntio leilo"SmP
must constantly and Perss'en'y labor crco, we as.
sume a mOmentOus obligation 10 our couhtry1heh
when. in return for lheir trust ana c-HindehCe, VIC
promise them Iecthea,0n OF ea' c arc due to
them under free and beneicent Institutions
. 6H II V' sifohs in It's sympathy with the needs
of The pcople in lis inssenCc upon the exercise OF
governmental powers strictly within the constitutional
Permission the people have granted, and In it, Wiling
ness 10 risk It's HE and hope upon the peoples IN
Never has gyrat party, intent upon the promotion
of right and justice, had better incentive ior EFFORT
than is now presented 10 US
Turning our eyes to the plain people of the land we
see them burdened consumers With tariff system
that unjusty and rclentlessly demands from them IN
The purchase Of the neccSsaries and comforts OF he an
amount scarcely met by the wages OF lari ana steady
toil-whc the exacons thus wrung from them bud
up and increase the fortunes Of those for whose dement,
tits injustice is perpetuated -. .,..
fills his mind with visions OF advantage. while his
pocket is robbed by the stealthy hand of high proec
Our workingmen still told the tale Oft repeated
in spite of lis demonstrated fasy that ne exlsumg
protective tariff Is boon to them, ana tnat uhder Us
benefCent operation their wages must hcreiseI%ir
Us they listen scenes are enacted In ne very anuns
place OF high protection that mock the hopes OF oli
and attest the tender mercy the workingnan receives
nom those made selfish and sordd by unjust govern
We oppose earnestly and subbornly the theory upon
Which our I nsS TO o Sa an" o attack upon
questions of constitutional permission or iegis I,
@S Mnen ' We contend R"t
conditions It's operation is pn5@s SIS ana unfair a%s
enm r wn the rights w Of s sy not of q Ser
regard for them; but invoking the love Of fairncs,,
upon which our Constitution rests. insist that no
plan Of tariff legislation shan be tolerated wh.ch Ia,
for its object and purpose forced contribution fNpm
the earnings and income Of the mas Of our citizens.
to swell directly the accommodations Oh i@voteu Lew
labor. any other speciou, peteAt OF DcheV ocht
care for others. blind the ewes Of the people 10 the
selfish schemes Of those wlo seek through the aid Of
unequal tariff laws 10 gain unearned ana uhrca>oh-
able advantages at the expense OF their fellows
We have also assumed In our covenant with those
whose support invite, the duty Of opposing 10 the
which under the gnise Of protecting the suffrage.
covers but does conceal design thereby !" per
iinuance to The unrammecd and intelligent votes ~
the American people We are pledged 10 re,lat lhe
we have not forgotten the satufnala OF theft ard
brutal control which followed another Federal regua-
ton OF State suffrage because we kh0" That NE man
ayers Of party which did not scupe 70 rob me peo-
pie Of President would not hesitate to use me ma
chnery created by such legislation to revive corrupt
nsrumentitles for partisan purposes because an az
tempt to enforce such legsIaton would rGlnde AMI
cause snch an attempt would replace PROSPEROUS "c
large section of our country, ana Womb nchare.
every where in the land the right: reserved to ne
s SnsTG a on A@ 1 rhS Bp eTy "'"' "'FS
ha moi attempt to spsciy at this tine n',h o' asG
Inspiration mission Tue to It's history and It's
creed our party Will respond to She wants Of the people
snip. TO the troubled and impatient within our mem
beehp commend continued, answering allegiance
% the party whose principles, In all times past, nav"
beer found sufficient for them, and whose aggregate
wisdom and patriotism, their experience teaches, can
In tone Of w,rtizanshp which BELTS the occasion.
Let me say to You as sna c pn IN .e nune
OF those to whom you have ntrustcd your banners
are Ony important they related 10 the fate ~
the principles they represent and 20 the party which
they lead. 3,
cannot therefore, foraDear reminding you and all
those attached 20 the Democratic party supporting
the principles which we profess, that defeat In the
pending campaign. followed by the consummation OF
The legislative schemes our opponents contemplate ana
accompanied by such other nCdent' OF their success
rs eht firmly fix their power would present |
u most dscouracing outlook for future Democratic !
supremacy and for the accomplishment Of the objects
have at heart
Moreover, every sincere Democrat must believe that
the interests Of his country deeply involved In
the victory Of party In the struggle that awaits
Thus patriotic solcitude exalts the hope OF par
tsanship and should intensity our determination TO
win success.
This only be achieved by systematic !