Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-28
Speaks Grover Cleveland in
New York City.
WHAT CITIZENSHIP MEANS.
The Special Fawis Shown Certain clsse,
Not Iustlee.


NEW York, Oct. 27.-At Coo per
Union tonight ox-president Cleveland
met tho German American Cleveland
union and In the course Of the meeting
spoke in part as follows:
Fellow Citizens When / address
you as Fellow citizens use a saluta-
ton common on occasions like this and
one which ordinarily carries with IL no
greater meaning than customary greet.
ing. 10 seems TO me, however, not
amiss in the presence OF such an assem-
blago as l SEQ before mo 70 consider
what IL Is that entitled us TO call each
other follow-oltizens, IL Is at once ap.
parent that We can only apply those
words TO American fellow citizens, proud
OF tho land In which they live, proud
Of American institutions and devoted
20 the achievement of American sue
cess and greatness. They do not re-
quire that those who como to US from
other lands and become our people
shall forget their old homes, but do
signify such assimilation on their part
~ lends them TO contribute what
ever is valuable In character they
inherit in the country OF their birth, 20
the fund OF American prosperity and
happiness. II frugality and industry are
Thorn contributed
TO AMERICAN PROSPERITY
and II chocriulness and love OF song and
national characteristics those should ba
contributed 20 American happiness.
Those who do these things In truo
fraternal spirit and In cooperation
with all others who love the American
namo, and who also regulate political
u.s hui iNf fall
ious desire for American welfare, on.
tito themselves TO membership In tho
grand association of American fellow
citizens. But there Is another and
exceedingly important meaning TO hC
given 70 those words which arises from
The idea OF fair and equal community
OF interest which they naturally sug.
gest. II We aro 10 be truly
fellow citizens We must have
not only common purpose but Z
common division Of benefits aris.
ing from our association. Our citizen.
ship grows out Of our allegiance and
devotion 70 government which claims
our patriotic support but we can hardly
be accused OF straining tho meaning OF
words when we insist n wo arc to ba
follow citizens IN our citizenship. this
fellowshipis only realized whom we en-
vantage Of our citizenship.
Whether this Is our actual condition
"a az this time tho subject OF anxious
popular inquiry. We find q political
party soliciting tho suffrages OF our
people Ia support of the doctrine that
this fellowship In our citizenship is So
cured when the prosperity OF certain
ESPECIAL INTERESTS
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laws and Is made direct charge upon
the Industry Of those not within the
circle OF governmental Partially.
As n result OF the successful assertion
ofthlsdoctrine we find enormous unearn
cd Bortunes In the hands OF q few Ia.
dividuals, whllo those In tho unequal
race patiently relying upon personal
thrift and sturdy individual effort, ara
far In the rear. Tho CAPABILITIES OF
fortune furnish no ground for disoon.
tent whom they are due TO differences
In enterprise, Legitimate opportunity
or natural endowment. When, how
ever, they arc traceable 10 govern
mepisl Interference In behalf of
small minority ~ our people ~ the ex-
poHa1 x i4a rQuaiuder nothing pit
conruptiop o no partiApu blirdnesa II
those WHO sutfer can provost them
lFOul Nnuil1HbAHH AlAaa llAJNHhhaN hfih tNeF'
manding tho consideration due them
by virtue OF their fellowship In AmerI-
can citizenship.
interpret the organization and 40
tiyity Of the German American union
as protesting against the violation o,
the rights Of Its members In this fell
lowship and conceive this demonBtrD
tlon 10 be revolt against the mockerJ
Of calling those our fellow
citizens who deprive us OF ouI
equal participation in the nd.
vantage promised urder free American
institutions. Lot US always remember
that these uAjust conditions are moi
duo 10 any inirmiiy in principles
upon which our government 10 founded.
They are sauillcient for us In all Gun
needs. Injustice lie born OF their
peryersions. We lead, therefore,
directly 70 tho conclusion that
tho remedy for unfair inequalities in
the distribution OF benefitsoi our Amer
lean citizenship IL In the hands Of tho
voters OF the land and that II there had
been a departure from the lights which
should guide the operations, our gov
eminent Is for people 10 demand re-
turn 70 safe channels.
Let me warn you IN closing that the
struggle 10 secure rectifcatlon Of false
methods and the dislodgement OF selfish
advantage is not an easy one. Attempts
10 cajole our voters, successful In thu
past stu continue and bribery and cor
rution are still IN vogue. IL Ia
only by intelligent argument constant
endeavor, and unremlttlng vigilance we
shall recover Just and equal share oil
benefits which belong 70 US as American
fellow citizens.