The morning call., 1892-11-03
DEPEW SCORES CLEVELAND.
The Ey-President'S Inaccurate State.
mentS Laid Bare.
GREAT GATHERING 1t JiMEST0WN.
Twenty Thousand People Turn Ont TO Greet White.
law Reid and the Eloquent New Yorker.
Hill al Port JerTS.
GREAT GATHERING At JAMESTOWN.
Special TO TIE MORNING CALL.

JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Nov. 2 - Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew aud Hon. Whiteiaw
Reid traversed three counties in Western
New York to-day, making speeches in ad-
vocacy of President HarriSon's reelection.
Large bodies of voters were addressed by
the speakers at Belmont, in Allegheny
County, at Salamanca, In CattarauGus
County, and at Jamestown. in ChautauQua
County. Two meetings were held-One
In the afternoon, mainly attended by farm
ers, and the other in the evening, attended
chiefly by the city residents. This brought
70 an end the electioneering tour of these
distinguished gentlemen in the State.
Thousands of persons greeted the two
leaders when they arrived here and they
were immediately escorted 10 the Wigwam,
where every foot of space was occupied.
Chairman Stevens of the Republican city
committee introduced Mr.. Reid, who de-
picted the splendid condition Of the coun-
try under President Harrison and said the
Democratic policy of making n change, If
adopted, would lead to commercial dis
asrer.
Depew opened his speech with the state
ment that everywhere he travelled in West
ern New \ Ork he looked upon new factories
which we're making votes for Harrison and
Reid. Concerning Cleveland's speech last
night Mr.. Depew said in part
L read with great interest CleYeland's
speech IN New \ oTk last evening. 1t was
characterized by the usual cesrness of
statements and directness Of charges. 1t
calmly ignores all pending issues and puts
to the front new questions. The tariff was
only incidentally referred to, and the force
Dill, State bank currency. money question
ana reciprocity issues were not even men,
tioned. 1t is evident that the Democratic
leader regards his party as already beaten
on these subjects and sbandons them.
THE attention of the country is called
by the eX-PreSident of the United States
and candidate for reelection to the corrup-
tIon of the suffrage, to the large suns
which have been raised for campaign pur-
poses and to the manner in which they are
being expended. On the general PROPOSE
tlOn OF the danger and immortality OF these
vast expenditures in Presidential campaigns
there can be no division Of opinion. The
Republican party would be glad to meet
Cleveland and the Democratic party half
way in any legislation which would make il
Impossible, by proper penal enactment, to
raise and distribute money by candidates
and campaign committees. The startling
thing about Cleveland's address is that
having stated the evil, he charges that the
money IS raised and distributed solely bv
the committees and through the agency Of
the Republican party. The accusation is so
absurd that il would require neither men,
tion nor Tefutation except for the eminent
authority behind it.
''It is unfortunately true that large sums
are raised by both parties for political pur-
poses. Cleveland himself IN the last can
yass, though then President Of the United
States and comparatively poor man, cor
tributed $4,000 to the Democratic fund,
and be bas done the same this time. There
were at least half dozen gentlemen upon
the platform when Cleveland was speaking
who knew that the amounts alleged 10
have been contributed and to be in the pos
session Of the National Republican Com
MItteo were purposeiy and grossly eXagger-
ated, while the sums raised by the Demo-
cratic committee were constantly underest-
mated. Neither party has been able 10
raise as much money as was co iected in
1883. This Is notably true Of the Republi-
can canvass. The sums ascribed to Car
negie, Frick and their friends ara fictions of
the campaign imagination. Neither OF
these gentlemen really contributed dollar.
Democrats have been able to raise an
unusual amount OF money regardless OF the
civil service rules. Assessments were never
so remoTselessly pressed. Every Demo-
cratic officeholder has been taxed 10 per
cent Of his salary, while the Federal office
holders cannot be reached and do not con-
tribute. The State officials Of New York
are within the clutches Of the Democratic
campaign committee. The payroll of the
city OF New York amounts 10 S17O00000
yearly, while the payroll of the State is
very large. The assessments from these
sources alone are greater than the entire
sum ID the possession or the Repub llcan
National Committee. This was supple
mented by at least S5O0.0O0 which was
raised by few we'll known Democrats
al therefore do not hesitate TO claim, and
certainly no well-informed Democrat will
deny, that the Democratic committee is in
possession of % per cent more funds for
campaign purposes than the Republican
committee. If Cleveland has been kept in
ignorance by his party managers of The
existing conditions in order hat he may
make statements such as that Of ia ( night
the Democratic committee is deceiving him
and endeavOring 10 deceive the country and
should receive through public sentiment
aud its popular expression at the polls the
punishment which il deserves"
q big parade Of the Republican clubs of
jamestown and vicinity tonight WAS one
Of the features of the demonst straton, there
being fully 20. coo in line. at the conclusion
OF the meeting Reid departed for New York
and DepeW for Buffalo.