The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-21

ed to plumber the peoples treasury or those
who sought to perpetuate the passions of civil
strife. Your cOuntrymen will right that
wrong. They will not DO it for your sake alone
but for their own sake and the sake of the Re-
public.
"And now, sir, we put into your hand the
commission of which we are bearers. 1t is.the
highest honor your party can bestow. 1t is
the gravest call to duty your fellow Demo
Gratis can make. But we believe we can assure
you that there are no weak, weary or de-
spondent Democrats in the ranks of our party
to-day, and that with the peoples cause as our
cause we doubt not you will lead us to
victory in which the principles of our party
shall glorously triumph, and the welfare of
our country shall be nightly promoted"
Hon Nicholas M. Bell, of Missouri, then
read the letter of notification from the
notification committee. The crowd, when
the Democratic standard-bearer stepped
forward to make response, again lost con-
troll of their enthusiasm. The din was
deafening and long sustained. Finally
Mr.. Cleveland began to speak and the
storm suddenly abated. He was listened
to thereafter with much attention and
plaudits only came when his utterances
pleased his hearers. He said:
Mr.. Chdtrmdn and Gentlemen;
"The message you deliver from the National
Democracy arouses within me emotions which
would be well nigh overwhelming, if did not
recognize here assembled the representatives
| of great party who must share with me the
| responsibility your mission invites. / find much
relief in the reflection that have been Sc
lected merely to stand for the principles and
| purposes TO whic my party is pledged. and for
| the enforcement and supremacy of which, all
| who have any right to claim Democratic
fellowship, must constantly and persstently
labor.
"Never has a great party, intent upon the
| promotion of right and justice had bettor in
oentive for effort than is now presented to us.
Turning our eyes to the plain people of the
| land, we see them burdened as consumers with
q tariff system that unjustly and relentlessly
| demands from them in the purchase of the
nccessaries and comforts of life, an amount
scarcely met by the wages of hard and steady
! toil-whie the eXactions thus wrung from
them, build up and increase the fortunes OF
those for whose benefit this injustice is per-
petrated.
I'VE see the farmer listening to delusive
story that fills his mind with visions of ad-
vantage, while his pocket is robbed by the
stealthy hand of high protection.
"Our workingmen are still told the tale, oft
repeated In spite of its demonstrated falsity
that the existing protective tariff is boon to
them, and that under its benehcent operation
their wages must Unreasonable as they listen
scenes are enacted in the very abding-place of
and attest the tender mercy the workingman
receives from those made selfish and sordid by
unjust government fayoritism.
'Ours is not destructive party. We are
not at enmity with the rights of any of ouI
citizens All are our countrymen. We are
not reklessly needless of any American inter-
ests, nor win we abandon our regard for them
but invoking the love of fairness and justice
which belongs TO true Ameiicanism and upon
which our Constitution rests, we insist that nc
plan of tariff legislation shall be tolerated
which has for its object and purpose a forced
contribution from the earnings and income OF
the mass of our citizens 10 swell the accumu
lation of a favored few; nor viii we permit
pretended solicitude for American labor OF
any other specous pretext of benevolent car,
for others, to blind the eyes of the people I,
selfish schemes of those who seek through tn,
aid of unequal tariff laws to gain unearned anC
unreasonable advantages at the expense o.
their fellows.
"We have also assumed In our covenant will
those whose support we invite, the duty o
opposing TO the death another avowed schem,
of our adversarles, which under the guise o
protecting the suffrage, covers, but does no
conceal, a design thereby TO. perpetuate tn
power of party afraid to trust It's eontinu
ance 10 the untrammeled and intelligent vote
of the American people. We are pledged Il
resist the legislation intended to complete thi
scheme.
~ shall not attempt to specify at this tim
other objects and aims of Democratic en-
deavor which add inspiration to our mission
True to its history and its creed, our party vii
respond to the wants of the people within sae
lines and guided by enlightened statesman
ship. To the troubled and impatient withi
our membership we commend continued, un
sweryinR allegiance TO the party whose prin
ciples IN all times past, have been found suf
ficient for them, and whose aggregate wisdor
and patriotism, their experience teaches, ca
always be trusted
an tone Of partizanship which BELTS tn
occasion, let me say to you as equal partner
in the campaign upon which to-day enter, tina
the personal fortunes of those 70 whom yo
have entrusted your banners are only i'm
, portant as they are related TO the fate of th
principles they represent and TO the part
which they lead.
II cannot, therefore, torbear remindin q 20
and all those attached TO the Democratic part
I or supporting the principles which we profes
that defeat in the pending campaign, followe
by the consummation of the legislaty
schemes our opponents contemplate, and ~
! oompanied by such other incidents Of thei
( success as might more firmly fix their powe
I would present a most discouraging outlook Il