Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-11-03
GROVER CLEVELAND.
A Glowing Speech at a Great Mass
Meeting in New York.

meeting IN New ork.
New YORK, Oct. 27.-The Ger
Cleveland Union
Club held q great mass meeting
to- night in Cooper Union. the large
hall being packed with people,
and nearly as many more being
unable to gain admitrance. Ems
thnsiasm was at a white heat
throughout the proceedings, tumul-
tuous applause greeting Cleveland,
Carl Schurz, Oswald Ottendorfer,
and many leading German~Amer-
ican citizens as they cauae upon
the platform.
William Steinway acted as chair
man and introduced Grover Cleve-
land as "gentleman Known, hon
ored, revered and beloved, not only
in America, but the wide world
over" Again the audience broke
loose and shouted itself almost
hoarse in greeting to the ez~Presis
ident.
Mr.. Cleveland was loudly aps
plauded at frequent Intervals dur
irg his remarks. He said: "Fel-
low-citiz ens-When [ address you
as my fellow>citizens, | use the
salutation common on occasions
like this, and one which ordinarily
carries with it no greater meaning
than the customary greeting. 1t
seems to me, however, not amiss in
the presence of such an assemblag g
| as Isee before me, to consider what
it is that entities Us to cal each
other felowecitizens. It is at once
apparent that we can only apply
these words to American fellows
citizens, proud of American insti-
tutions and devoted to the achieve
ment of American success and
greatness. They do not require that
those who come to US from other
lands and becom cone people shall
forget their old homes, but they do
signifysuch anassignment on their
part as leads them to contribute
whatever is valuable 10 character
they inherit in this country Of their
birth to the funds OF American
prosperity and happiness. Ii frug-
t.lity and industry are their nation-
al traits. these should be by them
contributed to American prosperi>
ty, and if cheerfnlness and loye Of
song are their national characteris-
tics, these should be contributed to
American happiness. Those who
do these things in a true fraterna.
spirit and in cooperation with all
others, who love the American
name, and who also regulate their
political action by thoughtfulness
and al anxious desire for Ameri-
can welfare, entitle themselves to
| membership in the grand assecia-
| ton OF American fellow-citizens.
But there is another and an all i'm
portant meaning to be given to
these words which arises from the
idea Of fair and equal communi-
ty of interests which they naturally
suggest. If we are to be truly fell
low-citizeLs, we must have not
only common purpose, but COM
mon division OF the benefits arising
from our associations. Our citizen
ship grows out Of our allegiance
and devotion to the Government
which claims. our patriotic support;
but we can hardly be accused of
strainipg the the meaning of words
when we insist that it we are be to
fellows in our citizenship this fels
lowship is only realized when we
enjoy in an equal and just manner
the advantages of our citizenship.
| Whether this is our actual condi-
ton is at this time subject OF an~
xious popular inquiry. We find a
| political party soliciting the suf-
frage of our people in support OF
OF the doctrine that this fellowship
in our citizenship is severed when
the prosperity of certain interests
is favored in the making and exec
/ cution of our laws and is made a
direct charge upon industries OF
4 those not within the circle of Gov
ernment partiality. As result OF
| the successful assertion of this docs
trine, we find enormous unearned
i fortunes in the hands of few in
diyiduals, while those who in an
! unequal race patiently rely; upon
!, personal thrift and sturdy individ.
ual effort, are far in the rear. La.
i equality of fortunes furnishes nc
ground. for discontent,. when due te
j differences in enterprise, Legitimate
) opportunities or natural endow,
i ment. When, however, they are
traceable to Government interfer'