The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-05
Mr. Cleveland. "Favorite and Fa-
vored Son." Makes Speech
to Them.
He Recalls the Words That He
Spoke There Eight Years
a. Before.
InS ~. IS OF the Fight He Expects to
~. Hammer Of Jersey
ying.

JERSEY CITY, N IL. 4.-JerGey City
democrats gave q heaA welcome to ex-
President Cleveland last night. He was
here as the guest Of the Hudson Dem mocratio
society. and three thousand men rushed
into the auditorium when the doors were
opened. Mr.. Cleveland was greeted with
deafeninR applause when introduced as
New Jerseys favorite and favored son."
After some felioitous remarks, Cleveland
said in fact: Eight years ago. whom an
other presidential campaign had advanced
nearly to the precise stage the present
one has reached, I came to your state and
declared it to be my understanding Of the
democratic creed that all taxation should
be limited to the requirements of econom-
ical government. and every cent taken
from the pockets of the people beyond these
requirements no better than robbery.
need not call to your minds the result of
that campaign. With a democratic presi-
dent and house Of representatives you
know how faithfully we attempted to en-
graft this doctrine upon the policy of the
country and how constantly We worked to
relieve the people from the burdens Of taxa
tion which had their origin in the exigen-
cies of terrible and wasting war. but con-
tinued through many years of pence to
serve the pu pose of private and selfish in
| terests. You remember that the measure of
J relief passed by the democratio house was
defeated by the republican senate.
| From the reoreaney of the senate we
appealed again in another presidential cleo
| tion TO the people, with the pledge that If
entrusted with power we would continue
the struggle to rectify the wrongs of an un-
just tariff. In the campaign of 1888 we still
followed the banner upon we 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 it, however is interesting. 1t was i'm
possible for our opponents to overlook the
fact that our contention in the cause of tn G
people had arrested Che attention of the
voters of the land to such an extent that
there was danger in further insistence on
the burdens then resting upon the people
of the land. Then it was that concessions
were made by them that our tariff laws
ought to be amended and read justed. anC
then it WAS that the party whose represen
tatives in the senate had defeated our plan
of eief implored the people to trust them,
and rang the changes on the delusive cry
let the tariff be readiusted by its friends
THUS pledged. they gained the ascend
ancy in every branch of the government
its friends evidently by the friends of those
who grew rich under it's unjust opportuni
ties Has the party which promised to bt
the friend Of the people lightened the bur
dens of life in the homes of our land? Dc
you and your wives and children enjoy th'
comforts and advantages your labor shoulc
supply? Where are the increased wages o
our workingmen. which they were assured
would follow the amendment of the tarif
, by it's friends? You know that broker
, promises and violated pledges are scattered
all along the path of the republican part
since, four years age, they came to the pso
, pie with fair words.
1.-The democratic party with no faithess
ness to excuse and no shortcomings to ex
plain, again appeals to the voters of tn
voters of the land for their suffrages an
declares Its continued adhesion to the doc
trine that the government has no right +
burden people by taxation beyond tn
necessities Of its economic administration
National democracy rests its hope for sue
cess upon the peoples intelligence an
patriotism and upon the confdent trus
that the principles of our voters will not b
bsrtered away. In the front rank and il
the thickest of the fight we shall still loo
for the banner of New Jersey"