The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-02

Govern mont ie only true to the principles
ments Of the people. When It does not its
ss0 and m 5 s,c and
--the weakest and most deforned plan Of rule
that ever del9ded nnnkind. It can then no
will be forgotten in tho capricious bostowal OF
favors. twill then no longer be the proud
free people. because It will only be- the miser.
able instrum emit Of craft and selnshness.
Who Of all those who believe our Govern
aud benefit mankind will deny. that the cor
ruption Of our suffrage paves the way to these
The time has surely como when those who
look beyond il and beneath It. in an endeayor
forces which give il deadly strength. Wv
1t has Its source IN ne perveTsiEn i. OF our
special interests. and in the invitation thus
extended to anticipate CONTINUANCE OF gov
fever In Tor r partisan san
selfshness. willing to prostitute tho suffrage
1.-THE pe9ple to pscuniary eain .;,.,ons,,.ro,.
Pe srh u canvass. When eountrymsS
yield to mptation and turn their 9aGks upon
should characteriae their citizenship. and
when they reach tho point where they are
ness gain. 1t Is u short step to active mrticipa.
ton in schemes Of corruption having for their
S3sS the IN pro
iscd. The movement begins with the corrup-
ton BY means Of these promises OF the bene-
willing Instruments for the corruption Of 9TH
ers. instigated TO activity BY an obligation to
sh .hs sa"fS,y M.sn q u9hei
pecial benefits.
This deal between ., political party and pr!i.
vate enterprise. by which governmental aid Is
promised in exchange for partisan support. Is
covered by the prstext Of caro- for the bust
While s we readily liz conseIe tho importance of
these interests. and while we hold mat no no
litical party should be unmindful Of them. or
haedless OF their prosperity. we insist that no
plea for their prom otiOn shall be used to justt-
IS political methods which endanGer the in
Since. therefore. the fair name OF our bust
ness interests has thus been used IN as
sfS n1y to .ess shne N
assemtlage gathered together under the aus
pices OF n business mems club IT seems TO 20
business men Of our country should repudiate
the suggestion that care for the interests th 10y
have IN can q tae s caG
with especial authority tho lesson that bust
ncss interests arc safest under iair num,nrs-
representing the unbought Suffrage OF our
people.
all other Americans who love their country
turn bnck the lido which leads TO a peryersion
corruption of our voters and menaces the sure
foundation of political virtue. ,.
sensible tariff reform. wo labor under the
temrtations that best the intsTrty OF our our
equality which our Government was createdto
guarantee to all our countryinen:
Let us at all times bear in mind that IT is the
warning them of danger. let us never lose faith
in the irresistible power OF their awakened In
ftarh IN nl =, - n
other ovation. aud then Congressman ". G. T.
l'recknrdg e got greeting not bit less cor
ready to applaud Democratic doctrine. Mr.:
BreeknridGe confined himself To- the Issues , OF
Amsnr 9 "he e@i th f M breckinrdce said
city nesting by the sen. but, she is equally
great AS n manufacturing city. with water
csors heT p.here be n
barrier erected on the beach OF that sea which
spreads out between her ard the markets o,
Of tie Democratic, malority in the House OF
Congress on the Mills bill. the action OF the
he snndinIS ar rresd Is Mr. Geveand
give amrl- assurance that il the party they
represent TO placed in power there Will he oc-
on your part. Not Mt once viii there be a
change made. but with ample time for the re-
adjustment of all relations and step by step.
present system be changed. and in its place
system substituted where the rnising OF tho
necessary revenues will be tor I he simple re-
of the GoNernment. where the pnr-
loses IN view wi! he wholly the public good.
NATURAL growth anil proper development OF the
Of our whole country. and not OF n
section. while the rest Is undone by the unjust
and partial distribution OF tho proceeds and
THE criticism made upon til" money plank
in the Democratic platform is not brroming;
he. II, y
til. Stale Bank currency as wildcat cur.
r.nry they l"r:"t that ne ya.t maj"rity OF
uOO.voo Of It was gradually taken in during
the first years ~ the war without loss. and Is
ie should suppose that their representatives
in Congress are atunhant!y able t. give US
SAFE cIrrenry while They should thlnk at tne
same timath their state Legislators ar" such
idiots that they are not able to safely Iesisiate
unun the Same SUBJECT.
ridges speech had subsdsd. Chairman Sim;
mons ahnounccL that the coinmlttce nan
hHnsd I" have Mr.. Orlando r. n3'ier a as the
bad como at the last moment saying lie was
i'll and could not c present. Mr. simmons
tors o: the occasion and dismissed the assem-
tlaGe
through tho front door and lnitereh on the
sidewalk 10 get glimpse OF Mrs: Cleveland.
iiIt more "aiIed around tn" platform to SEQ
mlt;es thought it would lie easier to conduct
him thvongh tn" committee room to :le sii-
entrance ON Fifty ninth street and thence to
ms carriage on Madison avenue. But these
Gantl"mrn lad not calculated on the ca.cr-
ness "t the people
A lobby no, over ten yards In width md
about twirs that much In length loads from
the committee room to the street. The stair
ways from the boxes open into this passage.
and about 2W people from the gallery had
como down and were waiting there for Mr..
Cleveland to pass through. When they SAW
him issue from tho door Of the committee
room leaning on the arm Of ono Of tn.
Vice Presidents of the meeting. they set up
a chcer. The women had the inEs in their
hands which had been used for decorating the
boxes. and they waved these in tho air. The
cheers were IL signal for the crowd in the main
hall to mako a rush for the lobby. and those
who had already reached the street turned
and pressed against those coming out The
narrow hallway was soon II SwayinE mass Of
excited men and women. bowling at the top
OF their lungs and Jostling oneanothsr in their
attempts o get up ON chairs or tables or stair
ways.
Mr.. Cleveland and his COMPANION had got
half way tn tine door when they found it fin
possible to move any further. They We're
lostled hrst ono say and then he other They
held on to heir hats and vii I'D the lersrira-
ton from their faces, The air had become
sitting The few policemen present could do
nothing with 800 r"oI'c. and II was several
minutes hefure u Sergeant and n squad Of men
could FIGHT tIpir wny tlrblt!-l tho sbpt