The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-19
THE PRESIDENTS DUTY.
Speech Of Mr.. Cleveland at the
Willard House.
MEANING OF THE POPULAR VERDICT

No License to ReveI in Party Spoils.
Complete Harmony Necessary to n
Proper Administration of Public
Affairs.
New YORK, Nov. 19.-Mr. Henry vii
lard gave dinner to Mr.. Grover Cleve-
land at Sherry's, at which was present
some forty guests, among whom were
William G. Whitney, Carl Schurz,
Daniel S. Lamont, Congressman Breclr-
inridge, Fitch and Warner, Josiah
Quincy, Lawrence r. Godkin, Wayne
MacVeagh, Don NJ. Dickinson, Calvin s.
Brice, Oswald Ottendorffer, William r.
Grace, William Steinway and William
F. Harrity.
The feature of the dinner was the
speech of the guest, which has just been
given to the public. 1t was rs follows:
"Mr. Willard and Gentlemen: find it
impossible to rid myself at this moment
of the conflicting emotions which stir
within me. / see here assembled good
and staunch friends who have labored
necessarily and devotedly for the sue
cess which has crowned Democratic eff
fort in the canvass just closed; and l
cannot forget how greatly these efforts
have been characterized by personal at
tachment and friendship for the candi-
date selected TO carry the Democratic
banner.
"This awakens a sense of gratitude
which it is great pleasure for Inc 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. 1t is
seldom given to any man to contem-
plate such splendid campaign so mas
terfully arranged in his behalf by such
good friends followed bv such a stupen-
dous and complete triumph.
Tremendous Responsibility.
81 should not, perhaps, introduce any
thing sOmbre on this occasion, but |
know you will forgive me when l say
that every feeling of jubilation and
even my sense of gratitudeis SO tempered
as to be almost entirely obscured by
realization, nearly paint |, of the re-
sponsibility | have assumed in the sight
of the American people. My love of
country, my attachment to the prin-
eiples of true democracy, my apprecia-
ton of the obligation | have entered into
with the best and most confiding people
III the world, and consciousness of my
own weakness, all conspire to fill my
mind with sober and expressing rehec-
ton.
The Campaign but just Begun.
when consider all that we have to
do as a party charged with the control
of the government, l feel that our cam
paign, instead of being concluded, is but
just begun. What shall our perform
ance be of the contract we have made
with our countrymen, and how well
shall we Justify the trust they have i'm
posed i'll us? If we see nothing in our
victory but license to revel in partisan
spoils, we shall fall Mt every point If
we merely profess to enter upon our
work, and if we make apparent en-
deavor to do it cover for seeking parti-
san advantage, we shall invite contempt
and disgrace, If we attempt to dis
charge our duty to the people without
complete party harmony in patriotic ac-
tion, we shall demonstrate our incompe-
tency. thank God, far above all doubts
and misgiyings, and away beyond all
difficulties, we may constantly see tho
lights of hope and safety.
Devotion to the Peoples Rights.
"The light we see is the illumination
from the principles of true, honest and
pure OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tne way III
all times of danger and leading us to the
fultillment of political duty and the re-
demption of all our pledges This light
is kindled i'll the love Of justice and in
devotion to the peoples rights. 1t is
bright in 2. constant patriotism and in u
nations promise. Let us not be misled
to our undoing by other lights of false
democracy which may be ldndled in
broken faith, and which. shining in hy-
poerisy, will, if followed, lure MS to the
rocks of failure and disgrace If we SEQ
stern labor ahead of us, and ii diff
cplties loom up on our horizon let us re-
member that in the thickest weather the
mariner watches most anNiously for his
true light.
Faith in the Democracy.
"Who in our party charged with any
responsibility TO the people has not
pledged his devotion to the principles of
trne democracy; and who among us has
made pledges with intent to deceive?
j have faith in the manliness and truth
fulness of the Democratic party. Ny be.
lief in our principles and my faith in
our party constitute my trust that we
shall answer the expectations of our
countrymen and shall raise high up aioft
the standard of true democracy, to fix
the gaze for many years to come of a
prosperous, "a happy and contented
people.
Murderer Maier Hanged.
WHEELING, VIVA. Nov. 19-William
Maier the wife murderer, was hanged
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