Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-11-04
Iuring The campaign.
A FEW WORDS FROM CLEVELAND
He Addresses the German Anne rican
Union In New York.

Union In New York.
The German-American Cleveland
Union held a great mass meeting
Thursday, the 9th, in Cooper Union,
New York city, the largest hall being
packed with people and nearly as
many more being unable to gain adj
mittance. The enthusiasm was at
white heat throughout the proceedings,
tumultous applause greeting Cleve-
land. Carl Schurz, Oswald Ottendor-
fer and others. William Steinway was
introduced as chairman and spoke at
some length in denunciation of the
Mckinley law. He then introduced
Cleveland as "a gentleman known,
honored, revered and beloved, not
only in America, but the wide world
over" Again the audience broke
loo Sc and shouted itself hoarse in
greeting the ex-President. After
dwelling upon the duties of foreign
born citizens, Mr.. Cleveland said:
"If we are to be fellows in our citi-
zenship, this fellowship is only realized
when We enjoy in an equal and just
manner the advantages of citizenship
At the present time we find i political
party soliciting the suffrages OF our
people in support OF the doctrine that
this fellowship in our citizenship is
secured when the prosperity of certain
special interests is favored in the
making and execution Of our laws,
and is made direct charge upon the
industry OF those not within the circle
of government partiality. AS a result
in the successful assertion of this doc
trine we find enormous unearned for
tunes in the hands of few individu-
ais, while those who, in the unequal
race, patiently rely upon personal
thrift and sturdy individual effort are
far in the rear. interpret the Or
ganization and activity Of the German
American union as protesting against
the violation OF the rights of its mem-
bers in this fellowship; and conceive
this demonstration to be a revolt
against the mockery of calling those
our fellow-citizens who are deprived Of
equal participation in advantages
promised under free American institu.
tions. The remedy for unfair ine-
qualities in the distribution of the
benefits of our American citizenship
is in the hands of the the voters of the
land. There has been a departure
from the lights which should guide
the operations of our government. 1t
is for the people to demand return
to safe channels. Let me warn you,
in closing, that the struggle to secure
notification of false methods and a
dislodgment of selfish advantages is
not an easy one. The attempts to
cajole our voters, successful in part,
are still continued. and bribery and
corruption arc still in vogue. 1t is
only by ~ intelligent judgment, a
constant Vaeavor and an unremit-
ting vigilance that we shall recover a
just and equal share Of the benefits
which belong to us as American fellow
citizens"
Cleveland was repeatedly and loudly
applauded during his remarks.
CARL sCHURZ SPEECH.
Carl Schurz followed Cleveland. He
was greeted with great applause, and
spoke in German on the issues OF the
campaign. He said in part:
Never before in the history of poll
tics has so immense a corruption fund
appeared as the Republican party is
now using, and never has its purpose
been SO markedly revealed. 1t is ridic-
lous for the Republicans to raise the
cry that the Democrats will do the
same thing. The Democratic cam
paign committee is highly rejoiced
when it has raised money enough to
pay office rent, clerk hire, printing
bills, and other necessary expenses"
Other speeches by local orators con-
cluded the great demonstration. Mean
while speakers on two stands in front
of the building addressed several
thousand German citizens, who were
unable to gain admittance to the hall.