The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-07
THE PEOPLES GROVER.
HE MAKES A TALK TO THE RHODE
ISLAND DEMOCRATS.
A Bold, Patriotic Speech, Wherein he Shows
the Iniquities of High Tariff and De-
clares Tariff Reform Must be the
Democratic War Cry,

profess great confidence, There have
been rallies at every hall available
and unlimited enthusiasm. The Dem
ocratic campaign reached climax to-
day in ex-President Cleveland's
speech and reception. Mr.. Cleveland
was greeted on his arrival with such
a demonstration as Providence has
seldom given any public man. The
ex president was accompanied by ex-
Secretary Whitney and Ex-Governor
Campbell of Ohio, and the party was
driven rapidly to the opera house
through mass of people, who blocked
the streets and followed tn m.
Several short speeches were made
before President Cleveland arrived.
His entrance was the signal for burst
of enthusiastic cheering. After silence
had been secured Chairman Franklin
Fl. Owen, of the Democratic State
Central committee, introduced Hon.
w. C. T. Wardwell of Bristol, candi-
date for governor, to preside. He pre-
scented Mr.. Cleveland as 'our next
president" and again was there wild
applause.
The ex-president, after a few words
of a general character, spoke of tariff
reform as "the peoples cause" and
said "The fight for justice and right
is clean and comforting one, because
the American people love
justice and right. Ours must be a
winning fight. In the light
of the duty the government owes to
the people the Democratic party
claims that when, through federal
taxation, burdens are laid upon the
daily life of the people not
necessary for the governments
economical administration and
intended, whatever be the pretext, to
enrich few at the expense of the
many, the governmental compact is
violated. A distinguished justice of
the supreme court has characterized
such proceedings as None the less
robbery because done under the forms
of law and called taxation" Those
who believe in tariff reform and the
substantial good it will bring to the
multitude are neglected when selfish
greed is in the ascendancy; those who
believe the legitimate motive of cur
government is to do equal and exact
Justice to all the people and grant
special privileges to none; those who
believe the nation, boasting it's found
alton in honesty and conscience,
sentiment, and those who would save
our institutions from the undermining
decay ofsordidness and selfishness can
hardly excuse themselves if they fail
to join us in the crusade we have I'M
dertaken. Certainly our sincerity can
not be questioned. We have unified
our party not by surrender to the half
hearted among our members, but by
an honest appeal to Democratic senti-
ment and conscience. We Lave never
lowered our standard. 1t surely was
not policy nor expediency that in
duced us to defiantly carry the banner
of tariff reform as we went forth to
meet well organized and desper
ately determined army in the disas-
trous field of 1888. The Democratic
party still champions the cause which
defeat could not induce it to surren-
der, which no success short of COM
plete accomplishment can tempt it to
neglect"
Mr.. Cleveland then reviewed the
records of the two parties on the ques-
ton, quoting some of the arguments
of the Republicans. He then referred
to the results of the campaign Of 1888,
which he said were won by pre-
tence that the Republicans were real
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to say they gained complete possession
of the government in every branch.
All must admit, however, either this
was not done by the peoples friends
or an effort in their behalf sadly mis-
carried, or was ungratefully remem-
bered, for a few weeks thereafter the
RELOCATION to private life among those
occupying seats in congress, who had
been active in reforming the tariff,
occurred, which amounted to a politi-
Cal revolution. The provision it con-
tains permitting reciprocity of trade in
certain cases, depending on the ac
ton of the president is an admission
as far as it goes againt the theory upon
which this reform was predicated and
it lamely limps in the direction of
freer commercial exchange. If 'hy-
pocrisy is homage vice pays virtue.
Reciprocity may be call homage, pro-
hibitory protection pays to genuine
tariff reform"
The ex-president then discussed the
question of raw material as efecting
Rhode Island and said: "The manu-
facturer who sees in free raw material
reduced cost of his products, resulting
in increased consumption and extern
sion of markets and constant activity
and return for invested capital, can
hardly trust that party which first
resisted any reform in the tariff, then
juggled with it, and at last
fatty refused him the relief he still
needs. The workingman deceived by
a promise of higher wages and better
employment who now constantly
fears the closing of manufactures and
loss of work ought certainly be no
longer cajoled by the party whose
performance has so clearly given the lie
to its professions. The consumer who
trusted to the reformation of the tariff
by friends, now that he feels the in
creased burden of taxation in his
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