Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-05
GROWERS SOFT SOAP
PIastered Thick and Heavy Onto the
Wayering New Jersey Democracy
Ia the vain Nope mat n Will Prevent sreak
In the Ranks Isssday.

jersey CRY, n. j., Nov. 4.--Jerse,
City Democrats gave hearty welcome &
Ex- President Cleveland this evening in ths
Oakland Avenue Rink and cheercd for NV
minutes when Cleveland and United State,
Senator Mcpherson entered the hall. MIR
Mr.. Cleveland said:
Fellow citizens Two contradictions hay.
had much TO do with my acceptance of III,
kind invitation rendered me to be with yo,
tonight. did not feel Ike allowing tn,
campaign to close without visiting N,
native state. and desired TO meet agair
face to face u representation of the Demo
eracy of New jersey; one of the hrases'
and most steadfast divisions in the grand
army of national Democracy.
Eight years ago, when another fresilen.
tial campaign bad advanced nearly to thu
precise stage the present one has reached,
came to your state and declared ii 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.
need not recall to your minds the re-
sui, of that campaign. You remember that
the measure of relief passed by our Demo
cratic House of Representatives was de-
feated by q Republican Senate. From the
recreancy of the Senate we appealed again
in another Presidential election to the peo-
pie. In the campaign of lsss We still fol-
lowed the banner upon which was emba-
zoned the legend, Unnecessary taxation is
unjust taxation.
II is needless to Femind you of the agen-
cies which operated to defeat the Demoe-
racy in that campaign. One feature of the
canvass is interesting. II was impossible
for our opponents to overlook the fact that
our contention in the cause of the people
had arrested the attention of the voters of
the land to such an extent that there was
danger in the further insistencc that the
buf,len then resting upon the plain men
and women who toiled for the scant neees-
sites of life. were fair and Just.
The Republican party implored the peo-
pie to trust them aud rang the changes on
the delusivc cry "lct the tariff be readjust-
ed by its friends" Thus pledged, they
gained the ascenlancy in every branch of
the government Four years have passed
and in another Presidential campaign you
are asked to Judge OF the manner in which
these pledges have been kept.
The tariff has been amended, if not by
friends, evidently by the friends of those
who grow rich under its unjust opportuni-
ties. Certainly il is not the handwork of
the friends of the people. Your state is
now asked TO repeat the verdict she has
twice rendered. And why should not this
verdict be forthcoming. The evils of the
present tariff are greater than those you
condemned eight years ago.
You have now absolute proof of the falls
ity of Republican promises, which four
wears ago, you refused to believe. The
national Democracy rests its hope for sue
cess upon the peoples intelligence and pat
and upon THE confident trust that
the principles of our voters will not be bar
tered away.
In the front rank and in the thickest of
the fight we shall look for the banner of
New Jersey and in the hour of victory we
shall listen for the familiar shout of the
New Jersey Democracy"
Senator McPherson followed. Chair
man Harrity also spoke, predicting the sue
cess of the national ticket. After the
meeting Mr.. Cleveland was entertained by
the Democratic Social Club.