New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-13
HYPOCRISY UNW1ShED.


Mr. Cleveland on The eve of his reelection 10
thc Presidency affrontcd public Intelligence by
assuming that all the argument was on HIS S'u'
and that all the money was against hl"' !"
his andacious speech delivered i'll the I'noN
Ivccum on November |. 1892 he said; III Is
confession most humiliatng 10 American cur
zenship that with a cause So Thoroughly III
| trcuched in reason. and commenting IS'1l :"
clearly TO the intelligence of patrouc Nlll''1-
cans. We daily hear predictions OF K"puhlclh
success based upon the ability OF maj pAr'! ~
purchase the votes Of the people h'u' ''-
Election il seems 10 me- cannot IAN To aIou>'
! The American conscience 10 the wl'kcll'SS IL
well rs the peril Of Il debauched suffrage MI
! Cleveland before vote was east chArS'" INV
Republicans with putting up the freNiue"''ll
election AT auction and attempting 10 carry 1t
Inv debauchns public morals through WhoI'Saie
bribery and corruption
Mr. Dcnrw replied To this unscemly harahHnc
ON Tie following night AT jamestown. lie u'-
| clared that the Republican party would De SI'u
| to meet Mr. Cleveland and the Democrats more
than half way in any legislation which Woud
make impossible by proper legal enactment inc
raising and distribution Of money 10y candidates
ond c,mn,icn committees The startling thing
! ,hont Mr. Clpycland's address" he added, is
hot having stated the evil he charges llial
| u,novs ore raised and distributed solely 10y the
committees and through the agencies or the
| Hepublican panty" Mr.. Depcw referred To MT.
| Cl.vel,md's own large contributions 10 The Dem
ocratic campaign fund in two Presidential con-
| tests and declared that there were sittihE upon
tho MIA, form NJ the Lenox I.yccum half dozen
| gentlemen who could have told him the "Xact
| facts of the situation. and who must nave hau
| ,,,;r tono,,cs I'm their checks while listening 10
| tho crodulous freshness Of the indictment Mt
| Dcpew proceeded 10 characterZ" MI 'IcN'
lands charges AGAINST the Republican managers
os Gctions Of campaign ina ination; be asserted
| that the Democrats had raised an enormous
| e,ac,ion fund taxing office holders 10 per ccnt
of their salaries regardless of civil Service
niles hc referred 10 the payroll Of the city 81
| Ncw York. amounting 10 Sl7.O0Oopp the assess
| mruts from which were greater lhan Inc 'HlI'
SIM I'm The hands Of The Republican committee
and then were supplemented by S"o""" r'l>'"
by half n dozen wcll-known Democrats; ana ne
| opticipaicd the disclosures Of the LeXow COM
mittce br pointing out the fOul sources OF lam
| many Halls political revenues III "Xactl"Is anu
blackmaiI from the disorderly houses. pohcy
shops and haunts Of vice in this city.
Mr. Dcpcw's arraignment was not challenged
for the facts We're notorious ana Wi'hIh INC
knowledge Of every wenforincd clu|'h'
whether Republican or Democrat MT 'IcVe-
land al the moment when he was invrighihg
ogoinst the use OF money on the Republican side
knew that a tremendous fund had been raised
lhv IN. Democratic managers for carrying the
lolection. He knew where his own money had
gon. how much Mr. Van Allen had contributed
srf..t IL II llD
oroot deal more of that sort He had made
his Largain with Richard Croker at the Victoria
IIotel dinner. and he knew that Tammany Hall
had become an organized agency Tor l'V!"S
tribu,c and blackmail from every saloon. gam
bljng-den and dsorlerly house In the town;
and that all these wages Of shame and these
tolls upon vice were available for procuring
his election and pcrpcluatng DrlnocrdHc HIS
government in the city Of New-i"rk
The Lcxow investigation has revealed to the
nuhlic thc corruption and enormitics Of Demo
cratic rule in this town by which every form
Of wickcdncss ana vice has been made tributary
| IN Tommauy Hall But Mr. Cleveland knew all
this when he charged the Republican party
with dcbauchng public morals and turning Il
! National election into vile auction.
His speech was a monstrous piece Of hypoc'
rjsy ~ his friends on the platform at the Lenox
| Iyccum were well aware. They did not need 10
lac told that Tammanv Hall had an enormous
, campaign fund raised by matchmaking In" Grim
inal classes but they sat there in silence ~
Mr.. Dcpew described Them with their tongues
in their checks.
William r. Grace knew it also, although he
applaudcd Mr. Cevclands coarse, hypocritical
trade and then deliberately voted for him.
So also did Mr.. Golf. who IS now conducting
with admirable skill and destructive force til"
Lexow investigation
SO also did every man who now bowls hin
self hoarSc in shouting that the Republicans
must step aside and not make up slraieht
city ticket fcr next November.