The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-04-30
GOLD AND FREE TRADE
Ex-PREsIDENT CLENELAND's VIEW
OF DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
Free silver and n High Tariff Are
A~b0mination in His Eses--Nc-
form Banquet.

New York, April 25.-The annual dinner
of the Reform Club last night was a no
table gathering. Jonn Dewitt Warner
presided. AT the right sat ex-Presideht
Cleveland, and on his left was A-Post-
master General Wilson. Ex-President
Cleveland was the most conspicuous fig
ure in the hall, and his speech in response
to the toast present Problems" was the
chief feature of the occasion.
In the course of his speech the eX-presl-
dent said: ION every side we are con-
fronted with popular depression and COM
plant. These are largely due to causes
OF natural and certain recurrence, as the
inevitable accompaniment of all human
endeavor, and perhaps they are as large
Iy due to the work of agitators and dem
agogues who haye sowed seeds of discord
and discomfort in order that they may
reap personal advantage;' that TINS
power, born of sordid greed and main
tanned by selfish interest," and Offering
ito those who from any cause are III
fortunate and discouraged, as Il remedy
for all their ills, the free, unlimited ana
independent coinage OF silver at Il ratio
of 16 to 1, with a deprecated currency.
1t was a rude awakening for the negli-
gent and overconfident. and a day of ter
ror for sober and patriotic men, when the
bold promoters of this reckless greed cap
tured the organization of a powerful po-
litical party and, Selling its banners,
shouted defiance to the astonished con-
science and conservatism Of the country.
Hosts of honest men, in blind loyalty.
gathered behind the party flag they hai
been accustomed to follow, failing to dis
cover that their party legends had been
effaced. None can forget the doubt and
fear of that boisterous and passionate
campaign, when the fate of the nation
seemed in balance. Deliverance came
through the action of those who respect
ed and loved the principles of their party
too well to follow it's stolen banners in
an attack upon those national safeguards
which party as well as patriotism should
at all times defend.
Mr.. Cleveland declared that the party
placed in power ''as a result of splendid
democratic Patriotism has failed to mcet
the obligation of the peoples trust; nat
instead of addressing themselves to tho
task of upholding and providing sound
money" for the people, the managers OF
the victorious party ''have returned in
hot haste to their walloWing in the miTe
of extreme protection" The speaker add
ed: "Those who believe that a crisis is
at hand can hardly fail to see that the
party in power is so joined to its idol Of
mad protection and is so completely
doomed to popular condemnation that 1t
is no instrument of defense against i'm
pending peril.
"In a large part of the country whore
lnancia error is most general, the DEM
ocratic name can best arouse the people
and there, as everywhere in the land, the
people can be trusted to arrive at a con
clusion if they have adequate opportunits
for examination and information. Let
us devise means to break through the
influences of mischievous leadership; Let
us meet our countryraen face to face II
argument and counsel. Let us entr2at
them in the lame of honorable political
comradeship and glorious victories won
by a united democracy, 10 turn from the
way that leads TO party defeat and &C.
struction.
with such a beginning and with an
incentive to show the transcendent i'm
portance of our cause, we should care
fully look for the approaching dawn,
when the true democratic party. re
deemed, regenerated and disenthrallel,
will bring us peace and national safety