New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-03
LIS LIBEL on TIE PEOPLE.

The most remarkable speech ever made ny
4 candidate for high Office on the eve oi an
IMPORTANT election was delivered by AiI. 'l"Nc-
land a. the LcnoX Lyceum on Tuesday nIght
Ii was a meeting of business men, 50 called, ana
il was expected that Mr. Cleveland. as the
Presidential candidate Of his party, would either
say something in elucidatiOn of the principles
cf the party OF Of his own position on current
political questions or would undertake in some
other way To awaken interest and arouse en-
thusiaSm among his somewhat apaihctIc sup
poltcrs The speech he made did neither. u
Occupc, .hcr' column in pint. n contains
10 discussion Of principles. makes no Disclosure
Of the candidates views upon al! moot"d q'ie>-
ton When read slowly and carefully Ii APP
pears 10 be partly dcnunriaton 0i the Amen
can people aS corrupt and ycnal. ana paitiy
sort Of prophetic wall over the anticipated re-
suits of the approaching election. Much of 1t,
however. is uoldy and intricate nonsense As
for instance. who outside Of Il Nugwump news
paper Office. OF for thai matter inside Of IT. can
make any meaning ont Of this?
Non. ~ MS ,an comraln Of political result which
rcpr.cnt. the conscientious and clear convictions 81
majority Of our people. When these convictions
prevail. e. is She misfortune or fault Of q lnriy u j. "
defeated brriu-- the piucipl i, advocates ''" i".
UNDERSTOOD D., or vot.-. Oh n understood g." l"'
accepted.
This is 4 fair sample Of the literary style Of
thi, carefully prepared production. What TT
lows is a prolonged wall over the dcgcroIacy
Of the people. who. he calmly assumes. are
about 10 be bribed by the wholesale 10 vote
against him. Has opponents. he says, not only
resort 10 bribery Of voters. but - have appealed
10 their passions and pejudlceS through me
distribution OF the most impudcnt lies concern
ing the record and action o. our party and its
candidates." This j the careful. deliberate Mt
terancc Of a candidate for Chici Magistrate Of
the people thus described :" II /, Il confession
most humiliating to American ctiZ,nship,' he
adds. tina; with cause 50 thoroughly in
ticnchcd in reason. and commencing itself 50
clearly to the intelligence Of patriotic Amerl-
cans. we daily hear predictions of Republican
success, based upon the ability Of that party to
purchase the votes Of the people" This. n
least. needs 10 interpreter What this can
didatc for the Presidency says. III effect. 10
The people whose votes he seeks is " II ! am
not elected it will be because You have been
50 weak and ignorant aS T. be deceived by
impudent liars or because your votes have been
purchased by my opponents" No wonder lead
ing Democrats said before the nomination !:
This man has got the big head: he not only
vauntS himself a. better than his party, but he
has got a notion that he made himself" There
is no other man in public life of any party IN
this country who has the StupcndOuS vanity TO
think in that way Of himself, LEI alone the cN-
ceSSiye bad taste Of procaming it publicly.
DO we need point ont that this man 50
ibeng the American people was standing be
fore an audience every individual of whom
knew, and knew that he knew that his success
in the election depends upon the corrupt use
Of money by the most corrupt and most power
full political organization that ever stole a Legs
ature, falSihed Il return or bought Il Judge :?
lie beNaling political dishonesty and colrup-
tiCn Why he stands az Il Stladdle between
two utterly ineconcilable factions, one of whom
he must deceive cannot by any possibility
avoid il. lie the champion OF honesty. Why
there's not an intelligent man in either OF the
factions supporting him who will not say in
answer 10 the question Isn't somebody
going TO be deceived ~ "Why, yes, Of course ;
it can't be otherwise"
IL is a little late in the campaign to start
il, but the Republican National Committee
could hardly do better than print and circulate
this speech. 1t il tangled, wordy and involved
but as picture of Mr.. Cleveland drawn by his
own hand it has uncommon merit.
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