The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-11
ABBETT's GREAT SPEECH.
Full Text of the Governors Ringing Endorsement Of
Grover Cleveland the Peoples Candidate.
From The Jersey city Nseos of June %. 1892.


true to the great party they represent;
they will not waver In the coming can
vass, nor will they rest until they have
achieved success. Their grand victories
OF the past, their natural and honorable
ambition, their unquestioned Democracy.
will make them arise and fight as never
before, and with those that they represent
independents vote and we will again
secure Democratic victory in New
York. The grand Democrats under
whose leadership the people of New York
are now governed will give to the cause
the great weight OF their organization.
The laundering echoes OF this Conven..
tion announcing the nomination OF
Grover Cleveland win not have died out
over the hills and through the valleys of
this land before you will near and see all
our leaders rallying to the support of our
candidate. They will begin their efforts
for organization and success, and con.
tlnpe their work until victory crowns
their efforts. All Democrats will fight
for victory. and they will succeed, be-
cause the principles of the party enunci-
ated here are for the best interests Of the
country at large, and questioning faith
that Grover Cleveland will give the coun-
try pure, honest, and staple government,
and an administration In which the great
business interests of the country and
the agricultural and laboring interests of
the masses will receive proper and due
consideration.
LIVING ISSUE.
The question has been asked why Is it
that the masses of tue party demand the
nomination of Grover Clevelandf Why
Is it that this man, VINO has no Offices to
distribute. no wealth to command,
should have secured the spontaneous
support OF the great body Of DsmocracY7
Whv IL, it ho vUitt un hos
urged against him the people still cry
"Give us Cleveland?" Why is it that al
though he has pronounced in clear, ear
nest and able language his views upon
questions upon which some OF his party
may differ with him he Is still near and
dear to the masses? It is because he has
crystallzed into living issue the great
principle upon which this battle is TO be
fought out ut the coming election. II hs
did not create tariff reform, he made 1t a
Presidential issue; he vitalized it and
presented 1t to our party rs the issue for
which we could fight and continue TO
battle until upon l.. victory is now as
sured. There are few mon in his posi-
tion who would have had the courage to
boldly make the issue Of tariff reform
and present 1t clearly and forcibly as he
did in his great message of 1887 be-
lievs that mis- policy then was to force a
national issue which would appeal to the
Judgment OF the people.
We must honor man who is honest
enough and bold enough, under such
circumstances, to proclaim that the sue
cess OF the party upon principle is better
than evasion or shirking of the true ma
rional issues for temporary success.
When victory is obtained upon principle
it forms the solid foundation of party
success in the future. 1t is no Ion ger the
question of a battie to be won on the
mistakes of our foes. but it is victory
to be accomplished by charge ao ng the
whole line under the banner of % rinciple.
i. 3S1.s WATCHCRY OF VICTORY.
There is another reason why the peonle
demanded his nomin ation. They feel
that the tariff reform views of President
Cleveland aud the principles laid down
in bis great message. whatever its tenn
porary effect may have been, give US
living aud vital issue to fight, which has
made the great victories since 1883
possible. It consolidated In one solid
phalanx the Democracy Of the nation. In
every State of this Union that policy
has been placed in Democratic platforms,
and our battles have been fought upon 1t,
and this great body of represe tative
Democrats has seen Its good results.
Every man in this Convention recognizes
this as the policy of the party. In Massa-
chusetts 1t gave us Russell, in Iowa it
EdV0 0o q SVic6s Al w ASCOuSlu III gave us
n Peck for Governor aud Villas for
Senator. In Michigan it gave us Wy
mans for Governor and gave us Demo-
cratic Legislature, and will give us eight
votes for President. In Ohio in 1889 it
gave us James Campbell for Governor,
and In 1891 it required the entire wealth
and power of the Republican party to de-
feat him. In Pennsylvania it gave us
Robert E. Pattison. In Connecticut it
gave us,a Demo attic Governor who was
Sept out of Office by the infamous conduct
of the Republican party. In New Hamp-
shire it gave US a Legislature of which
we were defrauded. In Illinois it gave us
Palmer for Senator. and in Nebraska it
gave us Boyd for Governor.
In the great Southern States it has con-
tinued In power the Democratic party.
In New Jersey the power of the Dsmoc-
racy has been strengthened and the
Legislature and Executive are now both
Democratic. In the great State of New
YORK 1t has given US the great David B.
Hill for Senator aud Roswell P. Flower
for Governor. With all these glorious
achievements it Is the wisest and best
policy to nominate again the man whose
policy made these successes possible.
The people believe that these victories,
which gave us u Democratic House of
Representatives in 1890 and Democratic
Governors and Senators in Repu ublican
and doubtful States, are due to the cour-
age and wisdom of Grover Cleveland.
And, SO believing, they recognize him as
their great leader.
81; HOSTILITY TO NONE.
In presenting this name TO the Conven-
tion, there is no reflection upon any of the
masterful leaders of the party. The vic
tories which have been obtained are not
alone the heritage of those States, they
belong to the whole party. feel that
every Democratic State and that every
individual Democrat has reason to rejoice
and be proud and applaud these splendid
successes. The candidacy of Grover
Cleveland is not a reflection upon others;
it is not antagonistic to any great Demo-
cratic leader. He comes before the Con-
vention not as the candidate of any one
State. He is the choice of the great
majority of Democratic voters.
The Democracy of New Jersey presents
to this Convention. In this the peoples
year. their nominee. the nominee of the
people. the plain, blunt. honest citizens.
the idol of the Democratic masses
Grover Cleveland.