The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-05
Whitelaw Reid Again Ventilates the Double
Game Democracy Is Attempting to Play
on the Voters Of the Country.
Cleveland's Efforts to Ward Off Defeat by
Repudiating His Party's Policy.
His Utteranc,s Concerning the Mckinley Law
Refuted by officials in His Own State
Questions for Business Men to Consider.
wHITELAw REID AT BOSTON.

WHITELAW REID AT BOSTON.
Arraignment of Cleveland and the Party
He Represents-Appeal to Business Men.
BosToN, Mass. Oct. 4.-Masic Hall and
Faneuil Hall were both tillcd to overflow
ing tonight when the Republicans ratified
their State and national nominations with
ringing speeches by Hon. Whitelaw Reid.
Gov. William Mckinley, Lieut.-Rov Hail
and Hon. Roger Wolcott, the two latter be-
ing the nominees for Governor and Lieu
tenant-govern0r respectively. AS soon as
the doors of Music Hall were opened there
was a rush for seats. and many who came
later were thankful even to find standing
room. Hon. w. L. Barrett presided, and
was fanked by large number OF leading
men of the party seated upon the platform.
After short Introductory speech. Hon.
Whitelaw Reid was presented as the first
speaker of the evening. AS he stepped for
ward he was gwen q most fatterinR recep-
ton by the large audience. which was
quick to note the sharp points of his ad-
dress, and bestowed frequent applause.
Mr.. Reid said:
There is no one who should not be proud and
grateful for such reception. But it would be
am simply. for time, and through the par
ualfty of associates, q representative of the
grand Old party that has guided this Nation for
uncontested supremacy. TO 1t your loud ap-
peals may we'll be given. For it your cheers may
well shake the roofs, and, like the shots fired by
the embattled farmers, sing round the world.
Whatever may come now or hereafter, its past,
at least, 10 secure. At every step
in whole or in part. by the Democratic party.
which resists it now. At every step it was sus-
tanned by the Drawn and the hrain. by the men
those who say that Massachusetts, will resist 1t
now. do not believe the asperslOn. Edmund
Burke said. You cannot frame an Indictment
against whole nation, but this State, IL che
should vote now, and on the issues of to-day,
against the Republican party. would indict one
most av Glorious names Of her own history. - ''''
The Republican party is now in power. The
country Is peaceful, contented and prosperous
radical and sweeping changei If so, whyi There
Is the uest0n for the solid men OF Boston. Up
to Tuesday last 1t was no question at all for our
and without exceptions dissent, wanted q
change as abrupt and as important as can well
be conceived they wanted To reverse the
1861, by change from the American
idea-a protective tariff to the modern
EEnglish E,,!si idea.a tarin f TOT revenue Only
asger 10 labor that would exceed anything this
generation has seen. They wanted 10 reverse
ny abandoning again part of the national pre-
rogative OF issuing money. breaking down the
best currency this continent ever saw-the ma
ti0nal bank notes, to substitute for IL the worst
State notes and shin plasters. That would
mean a shock TO all banking ana exchanges and
an Inconvenience ana constant loss to every cit-
zen that would belong To semi-barbarous
period, and not to a civilized one.
Our OppOnents den0unce as a sham the reci
prOcIty treaties by which we secured new mar
kers for products in Central America, South
America, and Europe, in return for the free adj
mission OF sugar. coffee and tea to your break
OF principle is itself sham the closing again Of
those new markets. and a high revenue tariff
again on sugar. coffee and tea.
DEMOCRACY CAN'T BE TRUSTED.
There is no need to go further in enumerating
the changes they threaten. Enough is as good
a feast; and that is the sort of feast to which
they invite you. 1 challenge the judgment Of
the candid, intelligent business men of Boston,
whatever their politics, on the proposition that
those changes. II actually carried out by the
Democratic party.as they are demanded by the
Democratic platform, would prove for
year or two. at any rate. the greatest
ana most dangerous shock to business
since the war. 1t may be replied that
the Democrats do not mean what they say.
IL you AXE that view, there are two things to
be considered. The first is, why encourage or In
any way sustain party that does not even in
tend to do what 1t promises. And the second is,
II It's promises are admittedly worthless, what
guarantee have you, II you give IL power,
against Its going even further than Il has
threatened Is the tiger so amusing and playful
a creature that it Is worth while to turn him
loose out OF mere curiosty-just to see what he
will dol
That the Democratic party demanded these
happened Since last Tuesday the Democrats
have been demorallzed ana almost on the run.
The letter OF acceptance disclosed figure which
our aboriginal friends OF the far West would de-
scribe as big Man a fraid-of His PLATFORM" and
the party gazes in perplaxity aud alarm on a
,% who accepts ITS but has
courage TO Tepudiate it's principles.
Imean to speak of Mr. Cleveland with the re-
spect which all right-thnking American people
wish to show for one who has passed our supreme
ordeal. and has once been declared by a majority
or American votes worthy to be the chief mag
istrate OF this Nation But il cannot be disre-
spectfl, and IL obviously truthful, to say that
Mr.. Cleveland now acts toward the platform OF
his party as II he were afraid that If he should
The three distinctly vital points in the
platform are State-bank currency, reciprocity
and the tariff. On two or them his letter
all around and about the third, through e-nalf
his whole letter, without once being able to say
in straightforward language whether protection
right and expedient, as Thomas Jefferson and
Andrew Jackson declared it, But ho does tell
us that tariff reform is still his purpose. That is
to say, the business OF tho country must have
no peaoe; every thing must he once more unset
tied. and the whole tariff must be turned over
again to be tinkered by Congress OF that party
which at Chicago declares, Ivy nearly n two
thirds majority for the English against the
American system, and pronounced pro-
lection unconstitutional. lie might as
well have stepped boldly upon the platform.
Ii would have looked better and could not have
resulted worse, COR what he does say brings him,
whether he likes 1t or not. straight TO the plat
forms conclusion: 1--WE declare Ii TO be a fund
amentai principle OF rhe Democratic party that
the federal government has no constitutional
power TO impose tariff duties except for the
purpose of revenue only. We denounce the Nc
kinley tariff as the eliminating atrocity OF class
legislation, and we promise its repeal"
MUST STAND on HIS PLATFORM.
Are Democratic business men OF Boston eager
just now. this year next year, for an enter
tainment like thatf In vain. after this does the
candidate plead apologeticaliy that his party
wages no determination war against any Amer
lean interests. AS well might he plead that his
partys demands for the repeal OF the 10 pei
cent tax on State bank circulation makes no
threat against the national currency. He says
he wants 10 change things by reforming the
tariff. The party gives its pledges 10
gress- not Mr.. Cleveland. but its Congress
would make: tariff for revenue only,
any other being unconstitutional He tries to
quiet alarm by saying free trade is impossible
Certainly England says the Same thing and
maintains most rgidly just the sort Of tariff Mr.
Cieveland's platform demnndS-a tariff FOL
revenue only. In vain Is the net spread in the
sight OF any bird. No qualifications or omis
sions, or vague gcneralities and assurance Oi
harmless intentions can blind the eyes OF voters
| To the fact that, however much Mr.. Cleveland
may regret IL, rs an honorable man he ia bound
n.