The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-03
RHODE ISLAND ASTIR.
The Fat Deity of Democracy
Arouses Much Enthusiasm.
TARIFF REFORM THE ISSUE.
Mckinley Thinks the Fight Il Between
Cleveland and Harrison-Still Hop
ing Blaine VIII Run.

heat tonight, and both sldes profess gIeas
confidence. The Democratic campaign
reached its climax today in ex-President
Cieveland's speech. Mr.. Cleveland was
greeted on his arrival with such demon
stration as has seldom been given any
public man. He was accompanied by ex-
Secretary of the Navy Whitney, Governor
James E. Campbell, of Ohio, and Congress.
man Oscar Laphani. John A. Mccall, OF
New York, and George Evans, OF
Philadelphia. friends of Ex-Governor
Campbell, were also in the party. The
crowd closed around the carriages, and
shouted and cheered Cleveland. The
party was driven to the opera-house
through a mass of people who blocked the
streets and followed them, The opera
house was packed shortly after 2o'clock,
and all the Candidates and almost all the
LEADING journalists of the state were on
the platform. Several short speeches were
made before ex-President Cleveland ar
rived.
Congressman McAdoo of New Jersey
was speaking when Cleveland came in,
and his entrance was signal for burst
of enthusiastic cheering. After silence
had been secured Chairman Franklin p.
Owen, of the Democratic central COM
mittee, introduced Hon. w. c. L. War
dell of Bristol candidate for governor, as
president. He presented Mr.. Cleveland
as the next president amid wild applause
and waving of handkerchiefs by ladies in
the boxes.
The ex-president spoke at some length.
He said he had come to look in the faces
of some of the men who had been given a
place of honor in advance of the vast
army which moves toward the decisive
battlefield of next November. He con-
tinued:
Large and bright upon your banner are
blazoned the words "Tariff Reform" the shib-
boleth of true Democracy and the test of
loyalty to the peoples cause. The
fight for justice and right is a clean and com
forting one, and because the American people
love justice and right ours must be winning
fight We not only stand upon sure ground
when we appeal to honesty and morality in
our championship OF the interest OF the
masses as related to tariff taxation, but our
mission is invested with the highest patriotism
when we attempt to preserve from perversion,
distortion AID decay, the justice. equality and
moral integrity which are constituent elements
of our scheme of popular government
Our sincerity cannot be doubted. In the begin
ming of the struggle we were not only bitterly
opposed by great party of avowed enemies,
but embarrassed by those in our own ranks who
had become injected with tho unwhole-
some atmosphere our enemies had created. We
hesitated not a moment boldly to encounter
both. We unified our party, not by any sur
render, but by an honest appeal to Domo-
cratic sentiment and conscience. We
have never lowered our STAN
dard. The Democratic party still
champions the cause which defeat could not in
duce it to surrender. which no success short of
complete accomplishment can tempt it to
neglect We invite the strictest scrutiny of our
conduct in dealing with the subject, and we in
sist that our course has been open, fair and con-
sistent
Mr.. Cleveland went on to speak of the
efforts of the opponents of his policy in
the campaign of 1888. and the means by
which they succeeded. Coming down to
the Mckinley bill he said:
The consumer has found life harder since
this law was passed than before, and if there is
workingman anywhere who has had his
wages increased by virtue OF its operation he
has not yet made himself known. Plenty OF
mills and factories have been closed;
thousands of men have lost en-
ployment, and we daily hear of
reduced wages, but the benefits promised from
this reform are not apparent. The reciprocity
theory OF the Mckinley bill lamely
limps in the direction of freer commercial
exchanges. If Hypocrisy is the homage vice
pays to virtue" reciprocity may be called the
homage prohihitory protection pays to genuine
tariff reform The demand in the Rhode Island
platform for free raw material ought to be
WARMLY seconded.
II the Democratic party does not give to the
state of Rhode island during the present session
OF congress the free raw materials she
needs, it will be because the Republi-
cans OF tho Senate or the executive
thwarts its design. At any rate nothing shall
divert US from our purpose to reform the tariff
in this regard as well as many Others be the
time of its accomplishment near or remote.
Doubtless it would please our adversaries IL
we could be allured from our watch and
guard over the cause of tariff reform
TO certain other objects, thus FORGETTING the
peoples trust and confidence. The national
Democracy will hardly crafty this
wish and turn its back upon the
peoples cause to wander after false
and unsteady lights in the wilderness OF doubt
and danger Our opponents must, in the CON-
lug national canvass, settle accounts with US on
the issue OF tariff reform. lGreat Gpplause.l
Mr.. Cleveland spoke half an hour in q
loud and distinct tone, and was listened to
with close attention, each paragraph being
greeted with 4 round of applause. His
first reference to tariff reform was the sig
nal for a burst of cheers, and thereafter he
was interrupted again and again with APP
| plause and cheering. The audience was
evidently thoroughly in sympathy with
! the speaker throughout his discussion of
| the tariff, and at the close OF his speech
| he was greeted with prolonged applause.
Ex-Governor James +. Campbell, OF
| Ohio, followed. and opened by referring to
| the action Of the Republicans in securing
/ large halls in Providence and preventing
| the Democrats from using them. He then
| took up and answered New York news.
| paper criticisms OF his recent speeches at
Lincoln and Providence. Continuing. he
| said he lid not see how foreign
| born citiZ"n or poor man could
vote the Republican ticket in Rhode
| Island. Ex-Governor Campbcli's speech
| was received enthusiastically, but without
| demonstration. At the close of the speech
| the meeting WAS adjourned
EI-President Cleveland was again
cheered when he reached the street.
Cleveland dined with President Andrews
| ofthe Brown university, and was then es-
corted 10 the city hail. The recep-
| ton began at $50 this evening, and
for two hours 4 stream of men
| poured into the building and filed
| past the ex-president He entered into
| handshaking with such vicor that the
| perspirauon poured from his face. and he
was thoroughly exhausted before it was
| over.
REED AND M'KINLEY.
| They Address the Voters of Rhoa.