The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-05
CLEvELAND AT JERSEY CITY.
Ihe Prophet Tells How He Was Beaten
in 1888.


JERSEY C5fY, N. j., Nov 4-The Jersey City
democrats gave hearty welcome to ex-Presi.
dent Cleveland tonight. He was here a. the
guest of tha Hudson Democratic Society, and
So00 men resshed into the auditorium when the
doors were apsned- Mr.. Cleveland was greeted
with deafesing applause when introduced -
New jerseys favorite aud favored son." After
some ielicit5us remarks, Cleveland said in part:
Eight Yeas ago, when another presidential
campaign kad advanced nearly to the precise
stage the Present one nas reached. came to
your state aad declared it to be my understand-
Ing OF the Democratic creed that all taxation
should be hlaited to the requirements OF eco-
nomtcal govarnment, aud that every cent taken
from pockets of the people beyond these require
ments Is no better than robbery need not call
70 your missds the result OF that campaign
With Democratic president and house of rep~
fesentativess you know now faithfully we at
tempted to engraft these doctrines upon the
policy OF the country aud how constantly we
worked to relieve the people from burdens of
taxation wttch had their origin in the exi.
gencies OF q: terrible an wssting war, but con-
dnued through many years of peace TO serve the
purpose OF private and selfish interests. You
remem Der that measure OF relief passed by the
can senate. From the recreancy OF the senate
we appealed sgain In another presidential elec-
uon t to tae people with the pledge
continue T. struggle % to we rectify the s'ulc un.
just tariff. In the campaign of 1888
westill followed the banner uponiwhich was en-
oAaAono0 tuS teStuo. unnecessary taXation Is
unjust taxat5on." 1t is needless to remind you
OF the agencies which operated to defeat the
democracy 1t that campaign. One feature of
II, however,js Interesting. It was impossible
for our oppo5enta to overlook the fact that our
contention E.lr the cause OF the people had ar
rested the st5ention o. The voters of the land to
such all ext-nt that there WAS danger in fur
ther inSis.eJre on the burdens then resting
upon the pezele OF the land. Then ii was that
concessions we're made by them that our tariff
laws ought to be amended aud readiusted and
~ hnSn afn-
tives in the senate had defeated our plan of re-
lief implore,: the people to trust them aud rang
the Changes Oh tue delusive cry. "Let the tariff
De readlustee by its friends" Thus pledged,
they gained sseendancy in every branch of the
government, and the tariff has been amended,
not by its frisnds, but evidently by friends OF
those who grew rich under It's unjust oppertuni-
ties. Has tho party which promised 10 be the
friend OF the people ligatened the burdens Of
life In the homes OF our land? Do YOU and your
wives and children enjoy the comforts and ad.
vantages yo9T labor should supply? Where are
the increased wages OF our workingmen, which
they were assured would follow the amend
ment of the lsriff by its friends? You know
that broken t6omises and violated pledges are
party since four years ago they came to the peo-
pie with fair words
The Democgatic party, with no faithlessness
70 excuse anef no shortcomings to explain, again
appeals to the voters for their suffrales, and de-
clares its con1inued adhesion to the doctrine
that the government has no right to burden the
people BY taxation beyond the necessities of its
economical administration. The national De-
mocracy rests its hope for success upon the peo-
pies intelligence and patriotism and upon the
will not be bsrtered away. In the front rank
and in the thsekest OF the fight we shall still
look for the banner of New Jersey.
Senator Mcpherson also spoke at length