The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-01
CLEVELAND SPEAKS.
tlE WARNS THE DEMOCRATS OF DAN
GERS THAT MAY ARISE.

GERS THAT MAY ARISE.
He Realize the Responsibility tho People
Have Placed Upon IIim-The Standard
Years to Come.
IEw IoNY, Nov. 1S.-The speech
which MIR. Grover Cleveland made at q
dinner given by Mr.. Henry Willard last
evening is just made public. 1t was ne
follows:
Mr.. Willard and Gentlemen: | iint
Ut impossible to rid myself at this mo.
ncnt Of conflicting emotions which stir
within me. | see h elc assembled gooG
and staunch friends Hho have laboreC
! necessarily and dcvotcdly for the sue.
cess which has crowned the Democratic
effort Ia the canvass just closed, and
cannot forget how greatly these efforts
! have bccn characterized by the personal
attachment and friendship for the candi.
date selected to carry the Democratic
/ banner. This awakens q sense of graft
| tUde which il is Il great pleasure for me
! to Thankfully acknowledge. l confess,
too that have fully shared IN the par
tisan satisfaction which our great viclocy
is calculated TO arouse in every he lrt 80
thoroughly DGm2CraL:c as mine. 1t is
seldom given TO man 10 contemplate
such a splcdid campaign, so masterfully
arranged in his behalt 10y such tgood
friends, followed by such stupcndous
and complete triumph.
| should not perhaps introduce any,
Ting sombre on this occasion, bu1 |
Know you will forgive tie when | say
| tI,It every feeling OF ,iubilatlon and even
ny sCusc Of gratitude IS so tempered as
! t. be almOs! Cn,iralY obscurcd by the
realization, neHriy palniul, OF &c res
Feasibility / have assumed in sight Of IT, c
American pCOplc. My love Of country,
NY attachment to the principles Of true
! democracy, my appreciation Of the Obli-
gutiol | lave entered into with the best
aud most ConidlnG people in the world,
AMI the consciousness OF my own weak
nrSS aud imvGricctions, all conspirc TO
iii! ny mind with sobar and Expressing
reflection when | consider all that we
have 20 DO as ~ party charged with the
control of the government.
| !ccl that our campaign, instead OF
bcirg concluded, is but lust begun.
/ " hat shall on: performance be of the
Co.4tracg we have made with our coun.
tr, men, and how we'll shall we Justify
TIE trust they have imposed on us, if we
see nothing in our victory, but license
to lovtl in partisan spoils? We skal
fail AZ every point. live merely PRO
less 10 enter upon cur work, and il NJ
} make an APPARENT cndenvor to do it tC
c-'Vcr secKln- partisan advantage, we
shall inVit" contempt and dis grace. II
We attempt TO discharge our duty to the
people without complete party harmony
in the Patriotic action, we shall demon
state our incompetency.
| | thank God that far above all doubts
and mis2iVinga aud away beyond all dit
! licultlss we may constantly see the
lj&hs of hope and safety. The ght we
sec is tie illumination from principles
OF true, honest and pure Democracy
showing the way in all times of danger
! and leading us to the fullillmcnt Of polti-
cal dltY and the redemption of all our
! pledges. This light is kindled in love of
justice and il a devotion to the peoples
ri&hts. 1t IL bright in consant patri-
otlsm and IN na.lon's promise. Let
US not be mlsiad to our undoing by the
!i%hts Oh false Democracy which may
By kiDdlcd in broken faith and will, #
followed, lure us to rocks of failure aud
disgrace. If we see stern labor ahead
OF US and if difficulties loom up upon
our horizon, let us remember that in the
thickest weather the mariner watches
the most anXlously for his true light.
Who in our party charged with any
| N IN Hno
p!cgcd his devotion TO the principle o
,rrC Democracy, and whH among us has
made pledges with the intent to deceive:
| have laiLh in the manliness anC
truLhiu'ness Of the Democratic party
\ My lcl!ct IN our principles and my faitl
in onr par y constitute my trust that We
Sail answer the expectations of oul
couutrEmtn. and shall raise high aloi
tie staLdArd Of true Democracy to s
:Gz" for many Years u come OF pros
porous, happy aud contented people.
An Alliance Love Feast.
Ga last "Wednesday large number OF
y AIiancemen from all parts of the State
were il Columbia, Orangeburg beng
well repre- Sinted. The Register says
they PASSED the time very pleasantly ir
SlEht.%' eng on the i air grounds unit
3 ,ciock in The afternoon, at which
time they assembled in%the hall Of the
!, II l)uar Of Representatives TO hold q
iratrrna' meeting in the interest of tht
0rlrr. The meeting was called to Or
der by IRE sident Nj. j.. Donaldson, who
a'G0uuScd that the distinguished ed
SPEAKERS from other States, who had
been invited to make addresses were
prevented from being present by vari
ouS Gauss. BY previous arrangement
betMecn the President of the State Al.
lance and the President Of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical ASsocia
ton, notice had been published that
this meeting would take place in the
, evening at half-past 7 o'clock, but IT
order that Alliance member might par.
tiripate in the Cleveland ratification
which WHs afterwards appointed fol
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