The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-11-05

OAKLAND RINK CRGWDEn Yo
IT'S FULL CAPACITY

40 Hcar Grover ENpounG True aen.
"ef"cy-A Grand 0.aston rs He
Entered the aa:!-RIs
ech-McPherson
Talks.
by Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
JERSEY CITY, Nov The Cleveland |
demonstration az Oakland rink this even
ing was in the nature Of an ovation.
The rink has capacity Of 5 900 persons,
but the crowd that was packed within
Us walls tonight caa be estmased at
iuli! 800 in excess If that number. Ex
Senator William B.rkenholF, president
Nr. Cleveland, Senator Mcpherson.
and party arrived at S:25. As thev
made their way through the hail the
cheering was loud and prolOneed Whan
fir. Cleveland was iut.t tuuccd 10 10
audience, women rose IN their seats.
waving hankerchief5 and American flags
and men shouted and stamped until the
very building shook Advancing to the
front Of the platform, MIR. Cleveland
waved his hand depreciatingly aud when
silence was restored he spoke as followa:
FELLOW CITIZENS: Two considerations
have had much to do with my acceptance
Of the kind invitation rendered me to br
with YOU tonight. [ lid not feel quite
Ike allowing the can, P ign to close with
out visiting my native stale and | de
sired to meet again face to face a repre-
sentation OF the democracy Of New Jer-
sey--one # the brave ST and most stead
fast divisions in the grand army OF
national democracy. Eight years ago
when another presidential campaign had
advanced nearly to the precise stage the
present one has reached, | came to vour
state and declared it to be my under
standing of the democratic creed, that
all taxation should be limited to the re
quirements of an economical government,
and that every cent taken from the
pockets of the people beyond these re-
quirements was no better than robbery.
reed not recall to your minds the result
Of that campaign With a demOcr attic
President and house Of representatives
d you know how faithfully we attempted
I to engraft these doctrines upon the pol
icy Of the country, and how constantly
we worked to relieve the people from the
burdens of taxation which had their
origin in the eXigencies Of terrible and
wasting war, but had been continued
through many years Of peace, to serve
the purpose OF private and selfish inter
est. We fought for the peoples rights
and welfare as against the taxing Of the
poor to increase the fortunes OF the Iich
You remember that the measure Of relief
passed by our democratic house of rep
resentatives was defeated hy a republi
I can senate, thus demonstrating how far
! the majority of that body MS removed
from sympathy with the needs Of tht
people. From the recreanCy Of the sen
ate we appealed again in another presi
!, Dental election to the people, with The
i pledge that if entrusted with power, W,
4 would still continue the struggle t,
Tectity The wrongs If an Urjj jjast- thrift
In the campaign of 1888 we still FOLLOWED
the banner upon which was emblazOnet
=. the legend unnecessary taxation is un
~ just taxation" 1t is needless to ramint
you Of the agencies which operated t
defeat the democracy in that campaigC
One feature OF the canvass, however,
IA interesting 1t was impossible for our OF
ponents to overlook the fact that eur cor
tention in the cause of the people ha'
. arrested the attention of the voters .
n danger in the further inslstence that II
u" burdens then resting upon the plein me
and women who toiled for the scan
necossaries of life, were fair and just
ID and they awoke to the fact that partlsa
- = success demanded the promisa on the
Il part that these burdens should be mad
%, more easy. Then ii was that the COZ
'ei cession was made by tnem that our tar
lou IL. H., /
-g, ad justed and then it was that the part
Ic whose representatives. in the senate na
ec defeated our plan Of relief, implored ii
r, people to trust him, and rang tu
,:3 charges on the delusive cry "let Il
di tsr'f he readjnsted by its friends" {
the course this involved the prctenCe thi
rd- the republican party not only comprise
,g- the friends Of the tariff, but also Il
tal friends Of the people Thus pledge
~ ~ they gained ascendency in every braUC
ain- of the government Four years ha
aro- passed, and in another presidential car
WI p4i.n you are asked to jndgc ot the ma
,ro- ~ Eei in which these pledges nave be
A. kcpl, and 10 determine, IN the light
rnts present conditions whether the beuef
ats promised at the last national election
os ~ d r. suit Of republican supremacy ha
~ been reanzcd The tariff has be
amended, if not by its friends, g
Q. IDENTITY by the friends Of thost N
~ grow rich under its unjust opp IN
a ties certainly it is not the hana. NO
u Of the friends OF the people. Has t
'si party which promised 10 be their fIie1
lgiitened the burden of tariff in t
homes OF our land9 Do you ard yc
wives and your children enjoy the co
dua l.h h,
de supplyl Where are the increased wae
re OF our wOrkingmen which they were
'ies @ sured would follow the amendment
ani the tariff by It's friends? You know Il
vel broken promises and violated pied!
a' are scattered all along the path Of I
.,. en- republican party since, four years a:
tant they came to the people W
fair words The democratic par
r. with no faithlessness to exc
and no shortcomings to expla
again appeals to the voters Of the la
= for their suffrages, and declares its CO
nv tinued adhesion to the doctrine that
government has no right to burden
people by taxation beyond the necessl
of its economical administration. \
Jersey has never faltered In her supp
Ne of this doctrine since the struggle IL
peoples cause began. Her voters b
been steadtast at the polls IN spite
every Establishment, and the vain
I,c, fight of her senior senator on the foo
EC the senate for honest tariff reform,
arrested the attention and provoked
applause of the democracy Of the count
Your state is now asked TO repeat
verdict she has twice rendered. I
why should not this verdict be forthc