St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-15
ARE ALL AMERICANS.
Wise and Patriotic Words
Spoken by Vice President
Elect Stevenson.
Democrats and Republicans
Alike Have One Country,
One Destiny.
Absence of Villification in the
Late Campaign a Cause
for Rejoicing.
Democratic Legislation viii
Be in the Interest Of All
the People.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Nov. 14.-At
demonstration tonight Vice President
elect Stevenson said:
while, as Democrats, we rejoice
over the great victory we have achieved,
we should not forget that we are ALI
Americans. Democrats and Republic
ans alike we have one country, one
destiny. The glory which attaches TO
the American name and to American
achievements belongs exclusively to no
party or section, but is the consTn0n
heritage of all cur countrymen. Nor
should we forget that we are equally
interested in having wise legislation
and honest methods in government.
81 may be pardoned for saying that
the campaign just closed has been sin
gularly free from personal villilicatlon.
This should be matter OF rejoicing to
all men who place .high estimate upon
personal character, and who value the
good name of those to whom are con-
fided important public trusts. l take
pleasure in bearing testimony now, as
did while the contest was yet undeter-
mined, to the ability and high personal
character If the gentlemen who were
candidates for high office OH
The Opposing Tickets.
"In this domestic bereavement the
president of the United States has the
heartfelt sympathy of all his country
men.
1T can be truly said that the late
campaign recalled the era OF good feel
ing which marked the administration Of
President Monroe. May we not hope
that the great political struggle of 1892
between two eminent citizens, Harri-
rlson and Cleveland, the chosen repre-
sentativeS of the two gre parties, will
lnaugurate new era in American poll
tics. and that calm discussion and re-
spectful consideration for tile opinions
of our opponents will characterize the
presidential contest of the future?
"While this contest has been waged
upon a high plane, the issues involved
have been none the less clearly ana dis
tinctly defined. We firmly believe that
the welfare OF our country and of its
humbIeSt citizen are bound up in the
success of the great historic party OF
which we are members. We favor
larger measure of commercial freedom
to the end that employment be given
our skilled labor, and that the United
States he the successful competitor in
the markets of the world. We favor the
free admission of raw material. 1t Is
part of our political creed that
sTariR Is "a Tax
and the tax is paid by the consumer.
We earnestly favor the reduction to
minimum of tariff taxes upon the neces-
saries OF life We believe the power to
tax IS limited by the public necessities,
to the end that we may have stable gov
ernment in the states. avoid race dis
turbances and secure to all sections of
our country the prosperity and happi-
ness which springs from good govern
ment.
I'VE are utterly opposed to the pas
sage of the force bill. We favor the
stricteSt economy i'll expenditures of
public money. Let no apprehension be
felt that the business interests of the
country will be imperiled. A reduction
of the tariff within safe lines will cOn-
serve, not. destroy the business inter
ests of the country. For the first time
in almost third of century the Dem
ocratic party will control all depart
ments of the government. With this
great power will come grave RESPONSE
biities. You have wisely selected for
the highest office known to our constitu-
tion statesman whose administration
has stood the test and is guarantee
of what is to follow. Rest assured that
with Grover Cleveland as president, and
with the senate and house controlled by
men of his political faith, the govern
ment will be safely administered and
legislation will be IN the interest of all
the people"