Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-18
SPEAKS FROM HIS HEART
GROVER CLEVELAND ON THE
RESULTS OF ELECTION
He Knows What the Presidents
Responsibility Is, and He Has
Full Faith ia the Democratic
Party to Serve the People.


Party to serve the People.
New YORK, Nov. 1s.-Mr. Grover
Cleveland said at dinner given by Mr..
Henry Willard last evening:
"MR. WILLARD AND GENTLEMEN:-I
iud it impossible to rid myself at this
moment of the conflicting emotions
which stir within me. see here as
sembled good and staunch friends who
have labored necessarily and dcvovedly
for the success which has crowned Demo-
cratic effort i'll the canvass just closed,
and l cannot forget how greatly these
efforts have been characterized by the
personal attachment and friendship for
the candidate selected to carry the Dem
ocratic banner. This awakens a sense
of gratitude which it is great pleasure
for me to thankfully acknowledge. l
confess, too, that have fully shared in
the partisan satisfaction which our
great victory is calculated to arouse in
every heart so thoroughly Democratic
as mine.
at is seldom given to man to con-
template such a splendid campaign, so
masterfully arranged in his behalf by
such good friends, followed by such stu
pendous and complete triumpa.
II should not, perhaps. introduce any
thing sombre on this occasion but
know you will forgive me when say
that every feeling of jubilation and even
my sense of gratitude, is so tempered as
to be almost entirely obscured by re-
alization, nearly painful, of the respon-
sibility have assumed in the sight OF
the American people. My love Of coun-
try, my attachment to the principles OF
true Democracy, my appreciation of the
obligation l have entered into with the
best and most conhding people in the
world, and the consciousness of my own
weakness and imperfections, all conspire
to fill my mind with sober and oppress-
ing reflections. When consider all that
we have to do as party charged with
he control OF the government, | feel that
our campaign, instead of being concluded,
is but just begun. What shall our per.
tormance of the contract we have made
with our countrymen be and how well
shall we justify the trust they have i'm,
posed on us!
"lf we see nothing in our victory but
license to revel in partisan sports we
shall fail at every point. Ii we merely
profess to enter upon our work, and il
we make apparent endeavorto do it as a
cover for seeking partisan advantage we
Shall invite contempt and disgrace. II
we attempt to discharge our duty to the
people without complete party harmony
in patriotic action, we shall d; monstrate
our incompetency.
II thank God that far above all doubt:
and misgiviugs and away beyond al
difficulties, we may constantly see light
of hope and safety. The light we see is tn,
illumination from principles of true, hon
est, and pure democracy showing the W ay
in all tines of danger and leading us to ;
fulfllment OF political duty, and re
demption of all our pledges. This light
is kindled in love of justice and in dcvo
tion to the people rights. 1t is bright in {
constant patriotism and in a nation:
promise. Let us not be misled to ou
undoing by other lights of false Demo
cracy which may be kindled in broker
faith, and which, shining in hypocrisy
will, il followed, lure us to rocks of fail
ure and disgrace. five see stern labo
ahead of us and if difficulties loom upol
our horizon, let us remember that in tn,
thickest weather the mariner watches
most anxiously for his true light.
"Who in our party, charged with any
responsibility to the people, has no
pledged his devotion to the principles o
true Democracy; and who among us ha
made pledges with intent to deceive?
have faith in the manliness and truthful
ness of the Democratic party.
MY belietin our principles and m
faith in our party constitute my trus
that we shall answer the expectations O
our countfymen and shall raise higl
aloit the standard of true Democracy
to fix the gaze for many years to com
of a prosperous, happy and contente
people"
Then the dinner took place and besid
Mr.. Cleveland there were 60 guests pre-:
ent. Among them were Vim. c. Whit
ney, CARL Schurz, Dan S. Lamont, Cor
gressmen Breckenridge, Fitch and Wa,
ner, Josiah Quincy, Lawrence K. Godkil
Wayne McVeagh, Don M. Dickinson Ca
vim S. Brice, VIM, X, Grace. Wm Stcii