Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-14

easier and quicker party ascendancy. The
service we undertook was not TO advise
those waiting for better days that their
cause was hopeless, nor under any pretext
TO suggest cessation of effort. Our en-
gageinent was to labor necessarily, brayely
and stubbornly, seeing nothing and CON
Mdering nothing but ultimate success.
These pledges and promises should be
faithfully and honestly kept. Party faith
lessness Is party dishonor.
ii, Nor Is the sacredness of our pledges and
the party dishonor that would follow their
violation all we have to consider. We can
not tribe with our obligations to the
people without exposure and disaster.
We ourselves have aroused a spirit Of
Jealous. inquiry and discrimination touch
ing political conduct which cannot be
blinded, and the people will visit with
quick revenge the party which betrays
them.
hope, then, may venture to claim in
TINS assemblage that. even if there had
been but slight encouragement for the
cause we have espoused, there would still
be no justification for timidity and faint
heartedness. But with the successive have
already achieved, amounting to u political
revolution, II seems to me that il would be
the height of folly, considered purely as
question OF party management, to relax in
inc least our determination and persist
ency.
UNION NECESSARY TO SUCCESS.
II we suspect anywhere In our counsel
compromising hesitation or a disposition
divert the unity of party efforts let us be
watchtul. The least retreat bodies disaster,
cowardice is often called conservatism, and
an army scattered into sections invites de-
feat.
We have preached the doctrine that
honesty and sincerity should be exacted
from political parties. Let us not fall
under the condemnation which waits on
shlfty schemes and insincere professions.
bcllcye our countrymen are prepared
to act on principle and are in no mood for
waste tlme IN studying conundruns, guess
ing riddles or trying to interpret doubtful
phrases. They demand plain and simple
statement of political purpose.
Above all things, political finesse should
not lead us to forget that at the end of our
plans we must meet face to face at the
polls the voters OF the land, with ballots in
their hands, demanding as condition of
Their support of our party fidelity and UNI
divided devotion to the cause in which we
have enlisted them.
IL, inspired by the true Jacksonian spirit,
we hold to the doctrine that party honesty
is party duty and party courage is party
oxpediency, we shall win sure and last
ing success through the deserved sup
port OF discriminating, intelligent and
thoughtful people.
A LETTER BY MIR. CLEVELAND.
Among the many other jackson cele-
bratlons last evening was one by the
Young Mems Democratic Association
Of Philadelphia Mr.. Cleveland was
invited and in response sent the follow
ing letter:
have made arrangements to celebrate
yackson's Day at home with New York
Democratic organization, and therefore
am unable to accept your invitation to
attend the dinner of the Young Mems
Democratic Association in Philadelphia in
celebration Of the same anniversary.
hope the Democracy of the country will
generally observe this day, and thai theiI
observance will serve to stimulate real
genuine Democratic sentiment, which
recognizes the responsibility Of our party
TO the people, and the duty we owe to
those who have reposed confidence in our
professions. We will thus be constrained
to steady and persistent advocacy of the
principles which are concededly Demo
cratic, and will be prepared to resist the
temptation to attempt to win party
| supremacy by the support of theories
challenged as to their Democratic charac
ter, and certainly dangerous and distract
| ing to the harmony of party effort.
Temporary shifts and reckless expe
dents do not accord with the nature AND
| policy of true Democracy. It's best hope
and reliance have always been and mus
continue to be in a constant adherence tc
its acknowledged principles. and in plair
and persistent presentation Of those prin
ciples to the intelligence and aroused
thoughtfulness of the American people
Yours, very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Senator George Gray was also invited
but was compelled to send letter Of
regrets.
Governor Reynolds was invited ant
attended the dinner.