St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-02
Grover Cleveland Addresses
the Business Mems DEM
oepatic Association.
Ringing Speech by the Grand
Marshal OF the Demo-
cratic Hosts.
The Thoughtful Campaign Au-
ours Well for Democratic
Success.
Predictions OF Republican Vic
tory Based on Ability to
Purchase Votes.

SEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Grover Clever
iand spoke before the Business Mems
Democratic ASSOCIATION tonight in the
Lenox Lyceum, Madison avenue and
Fffty-ninth street. The audience mum
bered about $500 persons. and two tiers
of boxes were occupied mainly by
women. The Lyceum was handsomely
decorated, and Cappa's Seventh Regi-
ment band furnished the music. Thomas
j. O'Donogbae escorted the president
10 the platform at o'clock.
Mr.. Cleveland was enthusiastically
cheered again and again. Men waved
their hats, and small American flags
futtered eagerly from the hands of
women in the boxes. Mr.. Cleveland
bowed repeatedly in acknowledgment.
The cheering was renewed vigorously
when, after the routine business had
been gone through, the chairman, j.
Edward Simmons, president of the as
ISOLATION, introduced the eX-president,
who said:
n Thoughtful Campaign.
Fellow Citizens: We have nearly
reached the last hours of discussion in
campaign characterized by many UNI
usual features and incidents. | venture
the assertion that never in the recollec-
ton Of any one here present has preSl-
dental canvass been carried on with
such a lack Of noise and excitement,
and in such all apparent atmosphere OF
popular thOughtfulneSS. If this is
aotuaIIt Tim aruditinn and If nur VntprG
are really thoughtful, it should be
cause of congratulati0u OH the part OF
every American citizen, for 1t must be
that sober deliberation in the exercise
OF the right of suffrage is the tOunda-
ton Of our hope Tor national perpetulty.
None of us can complain Of a political
result which represents the cOnSclen-
tious and clear convictions Of majority
of our people. When these convictions
prevail it is the misfortune OF fault of a
party if it is defeated because the
principles of the advocates are not I'M
dersto0d by our voters, or If understood
are not accepted.
If we assume that the quiet of this
campaign is attributable to thoughtful
ness among our people and deliberate
sense of
Patriotic Duty
would seem to be no place for fear or
miSgiVing as to the result on the part
of those who support Democratic prin-
cIples. in exactly the form they are
involved in the present campaign these
principles were presented two years ago
to the voters OF the country, and re-
ceived their Endorsement by tire
mendous majority. Since then the drift
Of public opinion lies in our direction,
and the doctrines opposed to ours nave |
peen more than ever diScredted. Unjust |
Oe conceded, too, that the intelligent |
and dislnterested men who have left |
Ihe ranks OF our opponents and joined !
our standard are exceptionally numer-
GUS and influential.
The fact that, with all these things in
cur favor, we are still not absolutely
sure of success would be startling, if we
did not know the desperate and disrepu-
table methods which confront US. Our
opponents, vanquiShed i'll every argu-
ment worthy of presentation to the rea-
son OF our countrymen, have appealed
to their passions and preJudlceS through
the distribution of the most
Hmpudent Lies
concerning the record and action of our
party and its candidates. This, how
our greatest danger. 1t is confession
mosl humiliatiDg to American citizen
ship that. with a cause so thoroughly
entrenched in reason, and commencing
itself so clearly To the intelligence OF
patriotic Amercans, we daily hear pre-
dictions of Republican success, based
upon the ability of that party to pur
chase the votes OF the people.
4 little reflection, it seems to me. can
not fail to arouse the American con-
science to the WickeGnesS as well as the
peril of a debauched suffrage. 1t is a
plain proposition that the government
IS only true to the principles upon
which it rests, when in its operation it
represents the honest and intelligent
sentiments of the people. When it does
not, its vigor and its very lite are gone,
and it remains but the mere Semblance
OF free goyernmenG-the weakest and
most DETAINED plan Of rule that ever de-
luded mankind. 1t can then no longer
defend the rIghs OF ALL because rights
will be forgotten in the eapric ious
RestOVVal OF FaVOrs.
1t will then no longer be proud
manifestation of the strength and virtue
OF free people. because it will only be
tile miserable instrument Of craft and
selESlnesS.
Who of all those who believe our gov
eminent was created to bless American
people and benefit mankind will deny
that the corruption OF our suffrage
paVeS the way to these conditions? The
time has surely come when those VINO
see the beginning of this corruption
should look beyond it and beneath it i'll
an endeayor to discover the source of
our danger and the forces which give it
deadly strength.
1t has its source in the perverSion of
our government 10 the fuTtherance OF
limited and special interests, and in the
invitation thus extended to anticipate
continuance OF governmental favor III
compensation for partisan support. The
forces behind it are greed and selfish
ness, willing 10 prostitute the suffrage
of the people to pecuniary gain.
In the light of these considerations,
there is nothing unnatural in the situa-
ton OF the pending canvass. When
our cOuntrymen yield to the temptation
and turn their backs upon the broad
and
DISTINGUISHED Patriotism
that should characterize their citizen
ship. and when they reach the point
where they are willing to subordinate
political duty to business gain, it is a
short step 10 active participation in
schemes OF corruption having for their
object the retention in power of the
party by which unearned business prof
It's are promised. The movement be-
gins with the corruption, by means of
these promises, Of the beneficiarips
themselves. They are thereafter willing
instruments for the corruption of 9TH
5rs, ilstigated to activity by an obliga-