Evening journal., 1892-11-05
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUSE
An Address to the Country by
the National Committee.
CHAIRMAN HARRITY INTERVIEWED

The Manager OF the Cleveland and Steven
son Campaign Tells What He Thinks the
Result of the Efforts That Have Been
Put Forth in Their Interests VIII BE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Chairman Harrity,
Of the Democratic national committee, and
Chairman Dickinson, of the Democratic
campaign committee have issued an adj
dress to the American people on the po-
litical situation. 1t says that as the presi-
Dental campaign will soon end, it is right |
and necessary to say few words to the |
people of the United States. The address
then takes up the tariff question, and of it
Messrs. Harrity and Dickinson say:
''Since 1865 less than a thousand men |
in this country have been, by means of the |
individual or corporate wealth under their |
controh the masters of the tariff system.
Their power has been sufficient to enforce
the continuance and increase in time of
peace of taxes on necessaries of life origi-
nally imposed in time of war only because
Of the actual needs of the government.
"Under the system of war taxes thus
continued the conditions of life in this coun-
try have essentially changed. The wealth
which under former laws was distributed
among all classes engaged in industrial life
has centered in the hands of few. These
have accumulated fortunes unequaled in
any European state. You know this Is
true. You know that this class controls
and uses the government. 1t is band of
moneyed men combined for sordid purposes
and actual ruling the Republican party.
The federal oficeholders are part of its
machinery. Its method of operation is in
timidation of workmen and the corrupt use
of money 1t succeeded in 1888 in defeat
ing Grover Cleveland by such methods be-
fore you became aware of the danger. You
ara not now ignorant Of the peril.
you will not remain passive spectators
of this scene. The people of the state Of
New York, remembering the high charac-
ter and public services of Grover Cleveland,
and knowing that his election is a certain
guarantee of a wiser, purer and better gov
ernment, will rally to his support. Those
Republicans in the state of New York-and
there are many-who love their country
and despise the men now controlling their
party will come to his aid, and he will win
an overwhelming victory in his well be-
loved state.
"The farmers of Indiana, cheated more
than once by the base methods which are
being used once again to control that state,
will show that the thousand benefcie-ies
Of federal legislation cannot again, by
fraud, knavery and purchase, obtain the
electoral vote of that state.
An Appeal for Votes.
"Thesubstantial yeomanry Of New Jersey,
Justly irritated at the attempt to defeat
their will by the open bribery of the basest
elements of their population, will teach the
thousand contributors a lesson they will
never forget.
1.-The farmers and workingmen of Con-
necticut, robbed of their rightful state gov
ernment, will remember their wrongs at
the polls in November, and the people Of
Delaware and West Virginia, resenting the
attempt now made to corrupt and intimi-
date many of their number, will follow their
example.
'You will bear in mind that you owe to
the few men who maintain the present cor
rupting and iniquitous tariff the initiation
and continuing threat of the force bill.
That was a measure introduced for the pur-
pose of furthering Republican partisan
schemes. Under it they could have used
the federal judiciary for political purposes,
and have employed an army of federal
officials paid for out of the public treasury,
to control the coming presidential election
and all elections for members of congress
Failing ia that nefarious plan, they have
again put their hands into their pockets
and raised the campaign fund which the
government, under their force bill, would
have supplied them with.
"But do not deceive yourselves. Presi
dent Harrison is in favor of the easy method
of carrying federal elections which that
dangerous bill supplies. The silence of th,
Republican leaders who are conducting hi,
campaign does not, we are sure, deceive
you.
'You must on Nov. make a cboic'
which will vitally affect the interests o
your country. The individual vote of eacl
one of you is of supreme importance. I'm
der Grover Cleveland as president the high
est and controlling motive and rule of hi
administrative action, and of the who'll
Democratic and Independent vote unite,
in his support will be the greatest good Il
the greatest number, and public Office vii
be sacredly regarded as public trust.
1--WE ask every one of you to labor with
out ceasing for the election Of Grove
Cleveland and Adlai E. Stevenson, and 70
good government under a Democratic ad
ministration."