Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-26
JEFFERSON VS.. CLEVELAND.

Jefferson in Chicago, ove 200U Dem-
ocrats were present. among whom
was ex q Governor Altgeld and other
prominent political leaders. The
ex-Governor was the principal speak
er. In closing his speech he drew
the following contrast between Gro
yer Cleveland and Thomas Jrtfer-
son. In speaking Of Cleveland he
sail: -.a
@He had thrice been nominated
and twice elected president by the
great Democratic party Of this coun-
try. He had spit upon every "i
its teue:s. He had trampled every
me OF its principles into the ground
and he had succeeded III destroying
its hopes. A year before his last
term ended, when the Democrats be-
gan to cast about, they found that
everything they held scored had
been turned over TO the enemy, the
country was weary and the situation
was hopeless.
@Many stalwart Democrats doubted
whether they could carry a single
township in the United States. Ham
iltonism had been put On horsebLc>
by the so-called Democratic Presl-
dent, nd we we're being cursed for
it. In their despair the Democrats
Of America rose in their might AMI
overthrow this false god with all OF
the money-makihg priests who hung
about his affairs. Then they kindleu
new fires upon the alters of liberty.
they raised again the banners Of JEFF
ferson, aud they went forth and
fought the GREATEST battle for justice
and humanity ever fmsht on thik
continent, and today you sec then
tents all ove the country. They ar,
in the field, they.are eager and anx
ious for the fray. they are determined
to redeem this land and in this grea
fight We behold Grover CLEVELAND
joining hands with Mark Hanna foI
the destruction of the party that
made him. We see him joining hand
with the forces Of corruption and de-
hatchery that are running our 'coun-
try, but the carousal of the stall-fdt
classes, the long night Of dissipation
is nearing an end. Day is dawnmr
and the Democracy will soon enter
upon the morning of a new and glor.
iou5 career
Balancing now at the administra
tons of MI. Cleveland, we g the
palsied hind OF greed chaplng the
policy and marring the destiny of a
great nation; we see golden goes,
bonded affairs, syndicate priests and
Understanding gospels;' we see tile
dollar made the master and mar
made the slave; we SEQ toll disheart,
ened and humanity weary; we see
Hypocrisy enthrohed and false pre-.
lenses sanctiied; we see patriotism
sold and fin I honor on the market
we see peuple betrayed and 'Dehoc!
racy crippled, and, finally, we bee it
all amid the contempt ot the honest
and the curses Of the poor. BuI
when we turn to Jefferson we breathe
a different atmospheric, we stand be
meath a different sky and gaze on 6
different sun Here are the affairs o.
ibertyr-oquality, and justice-fron
which 'radiate those forces that en-
courage the %toiler, that cheer the pat
riot, that epuoble a people and tina
build a state. .a ..s
sFfete we Bee a man who courte
not the rich, who served humanit.
who faced obloquy, who stood tc
ptintple, who betrayed no consthu
ency. and who shirked no duty, ant
finally, we see HIM loaded with beht
diction, his memory encircled wit
glory and his name enshriiet in In
mortality. Oh, my couptrymen. con
paFisoh is impossible, but contrast
instructive. Since his day gsheti