The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-24
ON ALL THE
PRINCIPAL ISSUES
HIPS Great Address at the
TiIden Club.
CLEVELAND ALSO SPEAKS
Awakened Interest.In Success of Demo
cratic Principles,
CLEVELAND ALSO SPEAKS
TIRED OF REPUBLICAN HYPOCRISY
Loyalty TO Government Defined. Roosevelt
Arlington Speech He'd up to'Condemna
ton. Place His Administration
VIII Occupy in History.
By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated PfeSS.)
New York, June 19.-Democratic unity
was the keynote today Of a great gath
ering of representative Democrats who
had come to attend the opening Of the
handsome new quarters of the Tilden
Club. Addresses were made by promi-
nent Democrats and afterward a collation.
was served in the banquet hall to the
distinguished guests of the evening and
a buffet supper was served in the base
ment for the rank and file.
To Democrats the event was one of
most memorable for many a day and Gro
yer Cleveland and David B. Hill met in
harmony, seeking to draw the factions
of their party together. It was the first
public political appearance of the ex-
President in five years. He spoke first,
ex-senator Hill spoke after him and then
Governor a. j. Montague, of Virginia, and
Col. w. A.. Castor, of Boston, delivered
addresses. Mr.. Bryan had been invited
to attend but no reply was received from
him. Cleveland ard Hill shook hands
most cordially.
CLEVELAND'S ADDRESS.
There was tremendous applause as Mr..
Cleveland ascended the small platform.
He said in part:
The Democratic harmony of which we
hear SO much, cannot be effectively con
structed by mathematical rule nor by a
formal agreement on the part of those
who have been divided, that there shall
be harmony. 1t grows up naturally when
true Democratic principles are plainly an
Eonuced. when Democratic purposes are
honestly declared. IL when as a result
of these, confidence and enthusiasm stir
the Democratic blood. 1t was such har-
mony as this, growing out of such CON
ditions which with the battle cry OF 'Tiiden
and Reform gave us the Democratic vic
tory of 1876 against odds great enough
to discourage any but a harmonious De-
mOcracy, and against an opposing force
brazen and desperate enough to take
from us by downright robbery what the
voters Of the land gave to us. x = x
is it too much to ask our leaders to
avoid paths that are known to lead to
disaster? IS it too much to ask that pro-
ven errors be abandoned, and that we
be delivered from a body of death, and
relieved from the burden of issues which
have been killed by the DEGREES of the
American people? Ought we not to be
fed upon something better than the husks
of defeat? If these questions are met in
en- honest, manly fashion. | believe it will
be productive of the best kind of Demo-
cratic harmony. = = e
Il believe the times point to another
Democratic opportunity as near at hand,
but | believe we shall REAP the fruits of it
only by following the line of conduct l
have indicated. In any event have
a comforting and abiding faith in the
indestructibility of the party which has
so many times shown it's right to live
and it's power for good; and l am sure the
reserve of patriotic Democratic wisdom
will at some time declare itself in the
rescue Of our country and our party
My days of political activity are past
(Cries OF no, no), and l shall not here
after assume to participate in party coun-
ellis. | am absolutely content with re-
tirement; but l want to see before | die
the restoration to perfect health and
supremacy of that Democracy whose mis-
sion it is to bless the people-a democ-
racy true to itself-untempted by clamor,
unmoved by the gusts of popular pas
sions of patriotism. the Democracy of
safety, the Democracy of Tilden, and the
Democracy that deserves and wins sue
cess"
DAVID BENNETT HILL SPEAKS.
Senator David B. Hill, who spoke next.
was received almost as enthusiastically
as Mr.. Cleveland. He spoke as follows:
The signs of the times point unmis-
takably to an awakened interest in the
promotion Of the success Of Democratic
principles of government. These mani
festations, however, are not confined with
in strict party lines, but renewed activity
in political affairs is displayed as we'll
among those of Independent proclivities
and among the people generally who are
not satisfied with existing political condi-
lions and desire a change of public Doli-
cies now prevailing.
There is especially q deep conviction
among thoughtful people that there is
something radically wrong in the foreign
policy of the present Administrations"
Mr.. Hill here referred to the recent
speech Of MIR. Hoar in the Senate upon
the Philippine question and said that it
had made a profound and lasting impress
: sion upon the heart and conscience of the
country.
This great and patriotic speech" con
tinued the speaker, was not met or an
swerel by the partisan address of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, delivered on Declaration
Day in violation of the proprieties of the
occasion, wherein he purposely or mad
vertently confused the we'll RECOGNIZED
distinctions which exist between the ad-
mlnlStratiOn and the gOvernment-be-
tween the army and the government and
between all the other officials of the gov
eminent and the government itself: and
assumed to question the loyalty of those
who have ventured to c~riticise the cruel
acts of a few officers Of the army who,
if semi-oficial reports are correct. have
undoubtedly disgraced the uniform which
they wear.
LOYALTY IS DEFINED.
Loyalty to this government does not
consist in ostentatious professions of in