The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-05
Workingmen Told thet Wages Have Not Been
Increased, in the Face of Commissioner
Peck's Report to the Contrary.
Republicans Charged with Violating
Pledges When All Have Been Fulfilled.
Removal of the Duty on Sugar aad Other Neces-
saries Ignored by the Speaker in Ludi-
crous Endeavor to Mislead the People.
CLEVELAND TO JERsEYMEN.

Speech That Swarms with Mtsstateanents
of Republican Achievements
JERSEY CITY. N. j., Nov. 4.-The jersey
City Democrats gave hearty welcome to
ex-Presldent Cleveland at the Oakland
Rink this evening. Mr.. Cleveland rode to
the rink with Senator John Mcpherson.
and the audience cheered for five minutes
after their entrance. On the platform were
three hundred invited guests. The chair
man introduced Mr.. Cleveland as New
Jerseys favorite and favored son." Long
continued and deafening applause greeted
Mr. Cleveland. He spoke as follows:
Fellow-citizens-TwO considerations have had
much to do with my acceptance OF the kind In
yitation rendered me to be with you tonight. l
did not feel quite like allowing the campaign to
close without visiting my native State, and de.
sired to meet again face TO face representation
of the Democracy OF New Jersey-one OF the
braveSt and most steadfast divisions In the
grand army of national Democracy.
Eight years ago. when another presidentiai
campaign had advanced nearly to the precise
stage the present one has re cached. came to
ing of the Democratic creed that all taxation
should be limited 10 the requirements 5f an eco
nOmical government. and that every cent taken
from the pockets of the people beyond these re-
quirements was no better than robbery: need
not recall to your minds the result Of that cam,
patgn With Democratic President and
House Of Representatives, you know how
faithfully we attempted to engraft these doc
trines upon the policy OF the country and
from the burdens OF taxation which had their ORR
gin In the exigencies of q terrible and wasting
war, but had been continued through many years
OF peace to serve the purpose of private and self
ish interests. We fought for the peoples rights
and welfare as against the taxing Of the poor to
increase the fortunes of the rich. You remem-
Der that the measure of relief passed by
our Democratic House Of Representatives was
defeated by Republican Senate thus demon
removed from sympathy with the needs OF the
people. From the recreancy Of the Senate We
appealed again In another presidential election
TO the people, with the pledge that If intrusted
with power, we would still continue the struR-
gle to rectify the wrongs OF an unjust tariff In
the campaign of 1888 we still followed the BAN
ner upon which was emblaZoned the legend,
unnecessary taxation is unjust taxation
1t is needless to remind you of the agencies
which operated to defeat the Democracy In that
campaign. One feature Of the canvass, however,
Is interesting. ltwas impossible for our oppo-
nents to overlook the fact that our contention in
the cause of the people had arrested the atten-
tion of the voters of the land to such an extent
that there was danger in the further insistence
that the burdens then resting upon the plain men
and women who toiled for the scant necessaries
of life were fair and just, and they awOke TO the
fact that partisan success demanded the promise
on their part that these burdens should be made
more easy Then 1t was that the concession
was made by them that our tariff laws ought to be
amended and readjusted; and then It was that
had defeated our plan OF relief implored the
people to trust them and rang the changes on
the delusive cry "Let the tariff be readjustcd by
its friends" OF course this involved the pre-
tense that the Republican party not only COM
prised the friends of the tariff but also the friends
of the people. Thus pledged, they gained as
tendency IN every branch OF the government
Four years have passed, and in another
presidential campaign you are asked to judge OF
the manner in which those pledges have been
kept, and to determine, In the light OF present
conditions, whether the benefits promised at the
last national election, as a result of Republican
been amended, If not by its friends, evidently by
the friends of those who grow rich under its un-
just opportunities Certainly 1t Is not the handi
work Of the friends of the people. Has the party
which promised TO be their friend lightened the
burden of hfe in the homes OF our landf Do you
and your wives and your children enjoy the COM
forts and advantages your labor should supplyi
Where are the increased wages of our working
men which they assured would follow the amend
broken promises and violated pledges are scat
tered all along the path of the Republican party,
since, four years ago. they came to the people
The Democratic party, with no faithlessness to
excuse and no shortcomings to explain, again
appeals to the voters of the land for their suf
frages, and declares its continued adhesion to
the doctrine that the government has no right to
burden the people by taxation beyond the neces-
Jersey has never faltered in her support Of this
doctrine since the struggle in the peoples cause
began. Her voters have been steadfast at the
polls in spite of every blandishmcnt, and the
valiant fight of her senior Senator on the floor
of the Senate for honest tariff reform has
rested the attention ana provoked the applause
OF the Democracy OF the country. Your state Is
now asked TO repeat the verdict she has twice
rendered. And why should not this verdict be
forthcoming! The evils OF the present tariff are
greater than those you condemned eight years
ago. You have now absolute proof OF the falsity
OF Republican promises, which four years ago
you refused 70 believe These conditions and
your Democratic traditions. still in the keeping
of brave and sturdy men, and the steadfastness
of your State in the cause of Democracy. main-
tanned in many hard-fought battle, forbid your
faltering now.
The national Democracy rests its hope for sue
cess upon the peoples intelligence and patriot
Ism, and upon the confident trust that the prin-
cipes of our voters will not be bartered away
In the front rank and in the thckest OF the fight
we shall still look for the banner of New Jersey
and in the din of victory We shall listen for the
familiar shout of New Jerseys Democracy.
When Mr.. Cleveland concluded Senator
Mcpherson was introduced and spoke at
length upon the Issues of the campaign.