Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-11


tempts 20 deceive the people. Mere catch
words which, II they mean anything. have
no relation to sound policy and phrases
invented 10 please the ear of the victims
Of cunning greed. ought not to stand in
our way. Looking beyond all these things,
we shall find Just principles furnishing a
underground from which we can lay
out safe course of action.
NOTHING DIsGRAcEFUL IN ECONOMY.
I'VE should try to rid ourselves and our
countrymen of the idea that there IL any,
thing shabby OF disgrAceful in economy,
whether in public or IN private life. II
extravaganza in public expenditure has
prevailed In the past It affords no excuse
for its continuance, and there ia no breach
Of duty so palpable as the waste of money
held by public servants for the peoples
use.
"Our government was founded in a
spirit of frugAlity and economy, and its
administration should not depart from
those lines.
1--WE need no great show to divert our
people from turbulent thoughts We have
more substantial guarantee against dis
content IN the plain and simple plan Of
rule Of which every citizen has a share. In
order that this should do its perfect work
1t IA essential that there should exist
among our people wholesome and disin-
terested love for their government for ITS
own sake aud because 1t is heritage be-
longing TO all.
UNsELFIsH PATRIoTisM MUST.
THE cultivation of such sentiment is
not only high duty but an absolute ne
cessity TO the consummation Of the re-
forms we enter upon. We shall utterly
and disgracefully fail if We attempt these
reforms under the influence of petty par
tisan scheming or in the fear Of leopard
izng personal political fortunes. They
can only be accomplished when unselfsh
patriotism guides the aspirations of our
people and regulates the action of their
chosen servants.
We who are TO be charged with the re-
sponsibilitv of making and executing the
laws should begin our preparation for the
task by q rigid self-eXamlnation and by q
self-purgation from all ignoble and I'M
into our motives and designs. Then may
VIC enjOin upon all our countrymen the
same duty, and then may wa hope to per-
form faithfully and successfully the work
entrusted to our hands 10y @ confding peo-
pie"
storm Of applause followed Mr.. Cleve-
lands speech, and the cheering was kept
up for several minutes. When quiet was
again restored Carl Schurz, the next
speaker was introduced.
GAIL sCHUBz's SPEECH.
Carl SchUrz spoke to the toast moral
Forces IN Politics" He said in part: AS
YOU all remember. before the last Demo-
cratic National Convention was held many
well-meaniug Democrats honestly believed
that with Mr.. Cleveland as a candidate the
| Democratic party would be doomed to
certain defeat. They thought that a
man who. instead of trucking TO other
peoples preJudlCes, had always expressed
| his own convictions Of right and duty
with defiant frankness must have
provoked an lusuperable opposition
candidate who had made every rascal bis
| open or secret enemy could not find honest
men uough to elect him; that, therefore,
Mir. Cleveland was utterly unavailable.
This was the view Of the sO-called practical
politician. lie smiled disdalnfullv at the
political idealism of those who believed
Mr.. Clevelaud's election possible. But II
turned out, as It often docs, that the poll
| teal idealist was far the more practical
politician of the two. The professional
had made characteristic mistake. lie
| had indeed estimated the spirit of the ras-
| Gals correctly, but he had underestlmated
| the number and spirit of the honest men.
POLITICAL PArBIoTIsM.
What are these moral forces? They ale
| that patriotism which subOTdinates every
other consideration to the general welfare,
honor. and greatness Of the country; that
| instinct of Justice which loves right ms
right. abhOrs wrong as wrong. and wishes
every man to have his due; that sense Of
| duty which incltes CONSCIENTIOUS en-
| deavor to understand what Is best for the
country and for every citizen In 1t; that
| honest purpose and courage To do what Is
rirht. which inspires sympathy and re-
| spect for honest purposes aud courage IN
| others. that proud manline5S which dls-
dams sham anu subtertuces, and admlres
| with a hearty admiration stralghttor-
wardness defying opposition, and plucky,
disinterested zeal tor the pubic GOOD,
do ing the best II cau."
oTHER SPEAKERS.
Among the other speakers were Senator
Mills. Hon. 4. l.. johnson, Ex-Governor
Campbell. Of Ohio, Governor W. j. Stone,
Senator Carlisle, and ". Z. i: Breckln-
ridge. 1t was midnight when the speech
making ended.