The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-11
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NEW YORK Dec. 10-St atesmen dlned
a statesman tonight in the Concert hall
OF Madison Square garden. IL was the
Reform clubs dinner to President-elect
Cleveland Both the boxes and galleries were
filled by the prospect of hearing brilliant or
atory and wise counsel. The speakers, aside
from the president elect, were Carl Schurz,
Senator Mills of Texas. J. Z. Campbell
of Chic, General Patrick Collins of Massa-
chusetts, Congressman Tom L. johnson
of Ohio, and President Z. Ellery Ander-
son of the Reform club The members OF
the club began to arrive at o'clock. As
President-elect Cleveland entered the hall
little latter, accompanied by ex-Secre-
tarv Whitney and others, there was gen
eral clapping of hands, to which he
bowed. Almost every state was repre-
sented, the tables being set for 600 guests.
Mr.. Cleveland was introduced by b.
Ellery Anderson. Upon arising to speak
lie was greeted with a warm reception.
He said. in part:
"The main feature of this gathering is
our celebration of the grandest and most
complete victory ever achieved IN strug-
gle for right aud justice, and our glad
greetings of the brightest light of triumph
Our generation has seen bursting from the
clouds OF tFIEdb ana tlSCOu w
can contemplate nothing more gratifying
in connection with this assemblage than
the proof it affords that the American
people can be trusted TO manage the gov
ernment which has been given into their
keeping. If there are those who have been
diSappointed and disheartened by the eX-
tent TO which our people have been de
ceived and misled, or who with fear have
seen the heedlesSnesS of the duty of cltl-
zenship open wide the door of cOrrupting
influences, let this occasion and the events
which led to it reinstate their faith and
their confidence in their COuntrymen.
While we find in our triumph the result
of the popular intelligence which we
have aroused ard the consequence oi
the popular vigilance which we nave
stimulated, let us not for moment Tor
get that our accession TO power will find
neither this intelligence nor this vigilance
dpad or slumbering. We are thus brought
face TO face with the reflection that II we
are not to be tormented by the spirits
which we ourselves have called up, We
must bear above the victorious shouts the
rall Of our fellow-countrymen to public
duty and must put on the garb behttlng
public servants.
'If we redeem the promises we have
made to the voters of our land, the diff
Guilty of our task can hardly be eXaggerat'
ed Conditions involving the most i'm
p8rtant interests must be reviewed and
modifird, and perplexing problems menac'
lug our safety must he settled. Above all
aud as the ultimate object of all we DO
the rights and welfare of our people ii
every position of life must bC
placed upon a more equal plane
of oportuuity and advantage. l am con-
tdent that the wisdom of the Democratic
party will be equal TO the emergency, anC
will follow the path marked by true
Aa CHI Vic rgNp
uuslv oppose ali delusiOus which have theil
origin 10 uudemOcratic teachings, or in
Cemagogic attempts to deceive the people.
We should strive 10 rid ourselves anC
our cOuprrymen of the idea that
there is anything shabby or disgraceful IL
economy. There is no breach of duty
So culpable as the waste of money held by
public servants for the people. We shal
utterly and di~gracefully fail if we at
Tempt reforms under the influence of petUl
partisan schemIng or fear OF JeopardlZlnl
personal politica, fortunes. They can onl!
be accomplished When uuselflsiI patriotism
guides the aspirations Of our people ant
regulates the action of their chosen ser
wants"
CARL SCHURz.
Carl Schurz spoke of the moral forces il
politics. Those forces, he said, foun(
6trikinZ illustration in the recent presi
DENTAL campaign. Before Mr.. Cleveland
was nominated many Democrats honestl.
believed that with him as candidate tn
Democratic party would he doomed TO de
feat They thought that man who, in
stead OF tGuCKlinE to other peoples preJu
dices, had always expressed his own con
victions of right and duty with detian
frankness. must have provoked insuparabl
opposition and could not be popular; tha
p candidate who had made every rascal hi
Open or secret enemy could not find homes
men enough to elect him; that, therefore
Mr. Cleveland was utterly unavailable
but the moral forces were a decisive factor
for they turned to Mr.. Cleveland for ever
Democratic vote he lost several times a
many votes of patriotic men who bad no
speaker as Democracy meant the preseg
walton OF popular elf-government; tn
maintenance IF constitutional doctrines
honesty and economy in administration
war upon The corrupt agencies i
our political life: war upon selfis
monopcly aud fayoritism by law; Just taN
ation Of al! for the benefit of all; a curren
cy system that Will cheat nobody, an
keep us in harmony with the worlds con
merce: public service honestly organize
upon the principle that public office l.
public Jrust-So long will those who II
Gently came from outside OF the Demo
cratic party TO vote for Mr.. Clevelau
faithfully continue TO march in ITS rank
and every one Of them will proudly say -
am a Democrat
Hon. Tom l. johnson, in his speecl
declared that he Democratic party waute
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