The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-05
Pleads for a Return to Con- SGrVatism bl the People in
 Government Affairs
CAMPAIGN IN NEW JERSEY
 HAS MAGNIFICENT CLOSE
Former President Urges First Voters to Disapprove By Their Votes the Present lniquitous Tariff.
 Mir. Eckels Also Speaks.

Newark, N. J., November 4-With a tribute to the strength and enthusiasm of the first voter, President Cleveland in this city tonight began his second speech of the campaign. He had waited ten minutes for the cessation of the cheering and noise that his appearance brought forth, and for 30 minutes after he began his address 5000 persons, crowded together on the tanbark of a riding academy alter nately listened and cheered
 The occasion was the closing democratic rally of the campaign, a rally under the auspices of a club of first voters.'
 The meeting was scheduled for s:SO o'clock and the former President was the permanent chairman, but as early as 6 o'clock the crowds swarmed around the buildings and extended across the street, blocking the thoroughfare.
 Upon MT. cleveland's appearance on the platform cheer after cheer rolled from one end of the armory to the other.
 Cheered for Ten Minutes.
 For ten minutes the former President stood lowing and saluting in acknowl- edgment and repeatedly attempted to ad- dress the crowd. Halfway quiet was then restored and the speech was begun, only to be interrupted by another out burst that lasted fea tiiree rnfnutes more It was only when the audience wos drowned into silence bS The misses Y. those desirous of having the former Pres ident proceed immediately that Mir Cleve- land could go on.
 The remarks of the speaker upon the need of conservative government were received with an outburst alnie't. equal to MT. Cleyeane ; entrance, and wiien he concluded with this appeal:
 That the American people may be aroused to their sense of justice by these sentiments" the audience rose to its feet while on the last word of the speaker, rallying his hearers to the sup port of that noble, that manly standard bearer, Alton B. aPrker," the enthusiasm seemed to gain renewed strength.
 MT. Cleveland's speech In full follows: Mir. cleveIand's Speech. Tt was twenty years ago almost to day that l dDDedItu DtlOlC d ANSNhhi audience charged with the responsibilitS of my party's presidential candidacy. rh' democratic platIorm in that campaign denounced the republican party for hay ing failed to relieve the people iron crushing war taxes, and declared tha unnecessary taxation was unjust taxa tion This platform also promised that, | entrusted with the control of the gov ernment, the democracy would purifl 4t, ,t,to ira from COrrnDtlOn, re store economy, revive respect for law anc revise the tariff in a spirit of fairness ts all interests.
 Tt was in support of such platform and in obedience to the promptlngs O democratic impulse that said on tna occasion:
 " oThe right of the government to ex act tribute from the citizen is limite by it's actual necessities; and every cen taken from the people beyond that re quired for their protection by the gov ernment is no better than robbery
 i've had then just been favored wit A demonstration of the manner In whic the tariff was reformed by its friends. ! ] 1882 tariff abuses had become so appar ent and the amount exacted from th | people by taxation of imports was s much beyond any necessity or justihca ton that the republican party in con | eress felt obliged to make moYemeh which would at least appear to be in th direction of reducing tariff rates. com mission. in the absolute control of repup lican protectionists, was thereupon con ] stituted to manage the affair
 Constrained By Fear.
 "Notwithstanding the manner In whicf this commission was constituted, it members were constrained, by fear O shame, or by both. to recommend re duction in tariff rates of from 20 to z ! per cent Thereupon certain selfish In terests, which had such control of tn marty in power that they had becom accustomed to demand and receive fror it's hands the tremendous profits arisin from inordinate protection. were arouse to the most vicious activity and made demonstration of their control, alike ht initiating to American patriotism, discret 1 iting to our scheme of popular rule an 1 dsgraceful to the party which surref dered to their dictation.
 ] "The recommendations of the commii | sion were spurned: and in the bill fnall passed 1t is computed that the averal rate of duty on imports was actually fl l creased instead of being diminishe' { That the consumers of the land who the asked for bread were given stone,
 proof of the futility of any hope fc 1 tarlI reIOrndIlOn Dy d pdTly lleu nan and foot in the bonds of sordidness an reckless greed. Upon the evidence sur
 piled by this incident. 1t is incompreher
 sible that the pretense should longer ? | tolerated that none can be trusted [ justly relieve the people by tarin revisio l except the friends of radical protection
 People Condemned the Rate. "It was under the operation of this dis
 graceful outcome of a delusive show ] tariff reformation by It's friends that tn
 battle of 1884 was fought. The averag
 rate of duty on imports then prevailin was something over 45 per cent; and thi rate the people by their verdict at tn
 polls condemned as unnecessary and UT