Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-05
GROVERCLEVELAND
Presents the Issues Of the Day in a Most FOrclOle
Manner to the People of New Jersey-Re Calls
to Their Minds Some Things That Have Trans
pired in Recent Years.

JERSEY CITY, n. j., Nov. 4.-Tne
Jersey City Democrats gave a hearty
welcome to ex-President Cleveland at
the Oakland rink aud AZ the rooms oI
the Democratic society this evening
Mr.. Cleveland rode to the rink with
Senator John R. Mcpherson, and the
audience cheered for five minutes alter
their entrance. Long, continued ana
deafening applause greeted Mr.. CleVe-
land. He spoke as follows; .-----~,
u LnIS KIND invitation rendered me 10
be- with you tonight Eight years ago
when the United States Presidential cam
paign had advanced nearly to the precise
stage the present one has
reached came to your State
and declared it to be my understanding OF
the Democratic creed that all taxation
should be limited to the requirements of
an economical government, and that every
cent taken from the pockets of the people
beyond these requirements was no better
than robbery.
II need not recall to your minds the re-
suit of that campaign. With a Democratic
President and House of Representatives,
you know how faithfully we attempted TO
engraft these doctrines upon the policy Of
the country, and how constantly we
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
purposes of private and selfish interests.
'We fought for the peoples rights and
welfare as against the taxing OF the poor
to increase the fortunes of the rich. You
remember that the measure Of relief
passed by our Democratic house Of
representatives was defeated by Repub-
lican Senate, thus demonstrating how far
the majority of that body was removed
from sympathy the needs Of the people.
''For the recreancy of the Senate we ap-
pealed again in another Presidential cleo
tion to the people with the pledge that If
intrusted with power we would still con-
tinue the struggle to rectify the wrongs of
an unjust tariff. In the campaign of 1888
we still followed the banner upon which
was emblazoned the legend: Unnecessary
taxation is unjust taxation
"It is needless TO remind you Of the agen-
cies which operated TO defeat the Democ-
racy in that campaign. One feature Of the
canvass. however, is interesting, 1t was
impossible for our opponents TO over
look the fact that our contention in
the cause of the people had arrested
the attention of the voters Of the land 10
such an extent that there was danger IN
the further insistence that the burdens
then resting upon the plain men and wom-
en- who toiled for the scant necessaries of
life were fair and just; and they awoke
to the fact that partisan success demanded |
the promise on their part that these bur-
dens should be made more easy.
"Then 1t was that the concession was J
made by them that our tariff laws ought TO
be amended and readiusted, and then 1t
was that the party whose representatives
in the Senate had defeated our plan OF re-
lief, implored the people to trust them, and
rang the changes on the deluSlve cry: Let
the tariff be readjusted by its friends
"Of course this involved the pretence |
that the Republican party not only COM |
prised the friends of the tariff, but also the |
friends of the people
"Thus pledged, they gained ascendancy !
in every branch of the government Four /
wears have passed, and in another presi- |
Dental campaign you are asked 10 judge /
of the manner in which these pledges have !
been kept. and TO determine, in the light of !
present conditions, whether the benefits
promised at the last national election, as I
result of Republican supremacy, have been
realized.
"The tariff has been amended, If not by
its friends, evidently by the friends Of
those who grow rich under its unjust op-
nortunities. Certainly it is not the handi-
work of the friends Of the people. Has the
Darty which promised to be their friend
liohtened the burden Of life
in the homes OF our landl Do you and
vour wives and children enjoy the comforts
and advantages your labor should supply
Where are the increased wages of our
which they were assured
vonld follow the amendment OF the
tarif bv its friendsl You know that
nrolTen promises and violated pledges are !
scattered all along the path of the Repubh-
IAN marty since, four years ago, tqey came
IN the people with fair words.
.eThe Democratic party with no faith
essness to excuse and no short comings TO
srnIain again appeals to the voters of tho
and for their suffrages ana declares It's
.ontinued adhesion to the doctrine that
-ba Government has no right to burden
re neopIe by taxation beyond the necessi-
.;es -. ~ ifa eco ,mical administration.
ssThe Me- Democracy rests It's hope
- s,,ccesf the peoples intelligence
~ ~ ,atri nd upon the conhd dent trust
Nat ia.s thS Of onf voters viii not be Z