Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-22
GROVER MAKES SPEECH
Ex-President Cleveland De-
livers His Only Speech of
the CAM align
RECEIVES A GREAT OVATION
He Takes Rap at the Boasts of the
Republican Leaders and Launches
Into Criticism of the Administra-
tons Policy in the Philippines -
Other Features of His Address.

| New York, Oct. 22.-Attracted by
| the presence of Grover Cleveland
thousands Of people struggled to gair
entrance to Carnegie hall last night
where the former president of the Unit
ed States made his first and only
1 speech Of the campaign.
John G.. Carlisle, secretary under MI
1 Cleveland, was also speaker ana
shared with Mr.. Cleveland the great
burst Of enthusiasm at the meeting
Long before the doors of the hall
4 were opened crowds surged around
| the outside of the building and within
/ ten minutes after the doors had been
thrown wide to the public, every sea,
in the big auditorium was taken, while
corridors and aisles held their scores
Still hundreds were unable to gain en-
| trance.
This big democratic rally was under
the auspices Of the Business Mems
Parker and Davis Association, and j.
Hempden Robb, president of the or
ganization, presided.
Cleveland Heartily Cheered. j
Mr.. Cleveland arrived at the hall
shortly after s o'clock and Immediate
ly upon his entrance cheers burst forth,
the demonstration lasted several min
newed vigor. Again and again Mr..
Robb attempted to quiet the crowd, but
was forced to his seat
With Mr.. Cleveland when he enter
ed the hall were Mr.. Carlisle, Mr..
Robb. Oscar S. Straus and Colonel
Robert Grier Monroe. When Mr..
| Cleveland saw that Mr.. Robbs efforts
We're fruitless In quieting the demon
stration, he arose and held up his hand
for silence, but the people could not
be Quoted for two full minutes after
ward.
The former president was chairman
of the meeting and introducing him
Mr.. Robb said:
"A most eminent and distinguished
democrat will be our chairman. His
words and his deeds are known in ev-
cry corner Of this union. He is one Of
our great Americans--Grover Cleve-
land"
In the course of his address, Mr..
Cleveland said:
Never before have our people been
so belabored with party deliverances,
which, in every lire and every word,
from platform declarations to the last
appeal of party advocacy, are so sat
urated with conceited and tiresome
claims of infallibility, and with super
cilious disdain of all political efforts
>koq
banner Of republicanism. Shall this
pass current at time when at the
part of the ways In our nations de-
velopnent, we are especially called to
patriotic thoughtfulness and careful
contemplation of party designs, and to
a vigilant watch against dangers that
beset us. My faith in my countrymen
will rot permit me to believe this or
to doubt that they will insist upon ex-
aiming for themselves the accounts Of
party stewardship.
"They know that their country's
prosperity, like the rains Of heaven
which freshen and beautify the orna-
mental lawn and at the same time
make productive the farm and garden,
should be distributed among all the
people in every station in life and they
will challenge the claim of a party
which boasts Of a prosperity it has
wrought which gives to it's pampered
favorites added opportunities to in
crease their riches, while the poor man
who tolls. waits like Lazarus to be fed
from the rich mans table.
when the platform boast is made
that lin the Philippines we have sup
;S,~, fox
and given to life and property secur-
ity never known there before the con-
fession will be extorted that the in
surrection suppressed was no more
than the crushing out Of resistance to
the army Of the United States, while
engaged in the subjugation Of a people
thousands of miles from our shores;
whona an incident of a war undertake
en- by us In aid of those struggling for
liberty and independence in another
quarter had put within our power; and
the people will ask under what sane
ton was this subjugation entered upon
by a nation pledged to the doctrine that
all just powers Of government are de-
rived from consent Of the governed;
and they will deny that imperialism
and our forcible rule of foreign people
have any place among the purposes of
our national life.
The Panama Canal.
"When credit is claimed for securing
a route for long desired interoceanic
waterway, it will not be in a carping
spirit that the people will look at the
Incidents accompanying this achieve
ment They do not undervalue the
object gained, but they keenly appre-
ciate the Importance and value Of our
national honor our national good
name. and, above all, our national
morality. Not even the great worth
of the thing accomplished will close
the eyes of thoughtful Americans to
the fact that in reaching the results
we have exhibited such international
ruthlessness and such selfish internat-
ional immortality as have lastingly de-
bilitated our reputation for good faith,
and established a precedent which in
time to come may be invoked to JUS
tify the most startling and reprehensi-
BILE abandonment of the high ideals
which have made us an example of the
best Civilizations people, happy as
we are intelligently, free, strong as we
are scrupulously just, and everywhere
trusted and honored as we undeviat-
ingly follow in the way of uprightness