The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-11
A GREAT BANQUET.
rendered to President Elect
Cleveland Last Night.
EVERY STATE REPRESENTED.
an Eloquent Address BY Mr Cleveland
Spoken in Way That Was Very Con-
Tincing- Other Addresses.

NEW York Dec 10.-Statesmen were
dined by statesman tonight in the concer
hail Of the Madison Square garden. L
was the reform clubs dinner to President
elect Grover Cleveland. The prospect Of
brilliant oratory and wise counsel
filed the boxes and galleries with men and
women, and the audience was not disap
pointed. A number of leading statesmen
Of the Democratic party and Of the nation
for that natter, spoke well and to the
point. Aside fIom President-elect CleEe-
land were Carl Schurz; Senator Roger Q.
Mills Of Texas; ex- Governor James e.
Campbell Of Texas: General Patrick Col
Inns Of Massachusetts; Congressman
Thomas Johnson of Ohio; Speaker Crisp
and &. Euery Anderson Flowers ano
foliage plants were tastefully arranged
ABOUT tie hall A noticeable feature OF the
dinner was the number Of out of low q
statesmen present Almost every state
was represented, and at least one-tnird OF
the 575 who sat down at dinner were from
out of the city
II was almost s o'clock when the presi-
dent OF the club. S. Elery Anderson,
raped for order The divine blessing was
then invoked and dinner was served.
boxes and galleries gradually filed, and
when tue course was finished there was
not vacant seat in the house. Dinner
over. President Anderson arose and made
q brief eulogistic speech on the guest OF
the evening. He fiattered the president
elect in a most ieIici:ous manner and
closed with proposing the health and
prosperous administration of Mr.. Cleve-
land. He then introduced MIR. Cleve-
land and the applause became al
most deafening. As it began to die
away the president-elect arose and the en-
thusiasm redoubled. When quiet was at
length restored Mr.. Cleveland spoke as
follows:
We can contemplate nothing more graft
flying in connection with tho assemblage
than the proof IL affords than the Ameri =
can people can be trusted TO manage the
government given into their keeping. Ii
there are those who have been disappointed
and dishearteDed by the extent of which
our people have been deceived and mis-
lead, or who with fear have seen the heed
lessuess of the duty of citizenship TO open
wide the door of corrupung influences, or
who with sad forebOdlng beneld popular
rule nearing the fatal rocks Of debauched
suffrage, or who m0urned because appeals
TO seifishness and promises Of unequal
advantages were apparently undermining
patriotism which alone jusliies our
hope of national perpetuity, let this occa-
sion and events which LED TO it reiDstate
their faith and coz hdence in their country
men. If we have learned that an appeal To
the patriotism of our countrymen and an
honest presentation of political principles
10 their intelligence and Judgment are not
in vain. the thought must not escape US,
the VAN thought must not escape US that
while our people will in the END repay their
support TO the political party which ad-
dresses their understanding and reason in
stead OF broad preJuolces and selfish inter
est, they will surely revenge themselves
upon those who deceive or betray them.
The National Democracy aud its allies in
political principles rejoice over the defeat
of those whose fate is full of instruction
and warning. If we redeem the promises
we made 10 the voters Of our lano, the diff
fcuities of our task can hardly we exag-
gerated. The conditions involving the
most important interests must be reviewed
and modified, and perplexing problems
menacing our safety must be settled above,
end the ultimate object Of all we Go is that
the rights and welfare of our people in
every condition of life must be placed upon
g more equal plane of opportunity and ad-
vantage We should not enter upon our
work in the least spirit of revenge nor in
needless disregard Of the welfare of any
portion of our citizens. The mission of our
party and the reforms we contemplate do
notinvolve the encouragement of jealous
auimosities nor the destruction of discrimi
nation between American interests.
In order that we may begin with free
hands, we should vigorously oppose all de-
lusions winch have their origin in undem-
ocratic teachings or in demagogic circles
To win the people we should strive to rid
ourselves and our countrymen of the idea
that there is anything shabby or disgrace
full in economy, whether IN public or pri-
vate life. IL extravaganza ia public ex
penditure has been prevailing in the pas
ii affords no excuse for a continuance. ar q
there is no breach eff duty so palpable as :
waste of money by public servants Tor The
peoples uses. 7 he cultivation of such g
sentiment is not only high duty, but
necessary TO the contamination
OF the reforms we enter upon. We shall
utterly and oisgracefully fail if we attempt
these reforms under the influence of petty
partisan schemlng, or fear OF leopardiz g
personal political misfortunes. They can
only be accomplished when unseltish
patriotism guides the aspirations of our
people and regulates the action of their
chosen servants. We who are TO be charged
with the responsibility Of making and exc
cutting the laws should begin our prepare
tion for task by a rigid determination
and by self purgation from ali ignobIe and
unworthy tendencies threatening to enter
AT frequent intervals during the speech
the president-elect was interrupted by
hearty applause He warmed up as he
proceeded and spoke with a warmth that
convinced his hearers that he meant every
word be said. When he finished the ap-
pla0se lasted several minutes.
Hon. Carl Schurz was then introduced.
He spoke as follows:
Mr. Schurz said the moral forces OF the
policies formed is tho most striking illus
tration in the recent election. Before the
convention many well meaning Democrats
thought and declared that with Mr.. Cleve-
LAND as q candidate the Democratic party
would be doomed TO certain defeat. They
thought that a man who instead OF truck
ling 10 other peoples prejndices always ex-
pressed his convictions of right aud duty
with defiant frankness must have provoked
inguperable opposition. Moral forces were
9 decisive factor, however, for they turned
10 Cleveland for every vote lost several
times as many votes of patriotic
men who had not been Dem
or~otic before. These forces are
that patriotism which subordinates
& cry 1ther consideration TO the general
We, honor and greatness of the coun-
Try, 50 lCng as Democracy means the pre-
servation Of popular self-government in its
whole sphere, the main tenance of sound
constitutional doctrines. honest and wise
economy in its administration, war upon
corrupt agencies in our political life, war
upon selfish monopolies and favoritism by
law, a currency system that will cheat no
body and keep US in harmony with the
money Of the worlds commerce, a public
Bervice honestly organized upon the prin-
ciple that public Office is public trust;
so long viii those who recently came from
outside Of the Democratic party 10 vote for
Cleveland continue to faithfully march in
its ranks.