The morning call., 1892-11-05
CLEVELAND IN NEW JERSEY.
The Ex-President Thrsshas Over the
straw OF DrmocratIc PIatItudaa

The x-President Thrsshas Over the
Straw Of Democratic PIatItudes.
JERSEY CITY, Y. j.. Nov. 4.-Jersey City
Democrats gave hearty welcome to ex-
President Cleveland tonight. He was here
as the guest of the Hudson Democratic So
ciety, and 5000 men rushed into the Audi
torium when the doors opened. Mr. Cleye-
land was greeted with dearening applause
when introdu uced as New Jerseys fayorite
and favored SON."
After some felieitous remarks, Cleveland
said. in part: Eight years ago, when an
other Presidential campaign had advanced
nearly to the precise stage the present one
has reached, | came to your State and de-
clared 1t to be my understanding of the
Democratic creed that all taxation should
be limited to the requirements of an econom-
ical G overnment, and that every cent taken
from the pockets of the people beyond the
requirements Of an economical government
is no better than robbery. need not recall
to your minds the result of that campaign.
With Democratic President and House Of
Representatives, you know how faithfully
we attempted to engraft these doctrines
upon the policy of the country, and how
constantly we worked TO relieve the people
from the burdens Of taxation which had
their origin in the exigencies of terrible
and wasting war, but were continued
through many years Of peace to serve tie
purposes of private and selfish interests.
"TOu remember the measure OF relief
passed by the Democratic House and de-
feated by the Republican Senate. From
the reereancy OF the Senate we appealed
again in another Presidential election to
the people, with the pledge that If entrusted
with power we would continue to struggle
to rectify the wrongs Of an unjust tariff. In
the campaign of 1888 we still followed the
banner uDOn which was emblazoned the
legend, Unnecessary taxation is unjust
taxation 1t is needless to remind you of
the agencies which operated to defeat the
Democracy IN that campaign. One feature
Of IT, however, was Interesting II was i'm
possible for our opponents to overlook the
fact that our labor 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 insistence
on the burdens then resting upon the people
OF the land. Then it was that the conces-
sion was made by them that our tariff laws
ought to be amended and readjusted, and
then it was that the party whose repre-
sentatiYes in the Senate had defeated our
plan Of relief, implored the people to trust
them. and rang the changes on the delusive
cry, Let the tariff be readjusted by its
friends
This pledged, they gained the ascendency
in every branch Of the Government, and the
tariff has been amended. 1t not by its
friends. evidently by friends of those who
grew rich under its unjust opportunities
Has the party which promised TO be- the
friend Of the people lightened the burdens
OF life in the homes Of our land? Do you
and your wives aud children enjoy the COM
forts and advantages your labor should
supply2 Where are the increased wages
Of our workingmen which they were as
sured would follow the amendment of the
tariff by its friends? You know that broken
promises and violated pledges are scattered
all along the path Of the Republican party
since four years ago they came 10 the people
with fair words.
"The Democratic party, with no faith
lessDess to excuse and no shortcomings to
explain. again appeals TO the voters of the
land for their suffrages, and declares its
continued adhesion to the doctrine that the
Government has no right to burden the
people by taxation beyond the necessities of
its conomic administration. The national
Democracy rests its hope for success upon
the peoples intelligence and patriotism
and upon the confident trust that the princi-
pies of our voters will not be bartered
away. In the front rank and in the thickest
of the fight we shall still look for the banner
of New Jersey"
Senator McPherson also snoka ot lapoth