The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-05
Former President Addresses an
Immense Audience.
His Appearances Brought Forth
Cheers Lasting 30 Minutes.
TALKS OF THE TARIFF
Insists That Ii Is the Source Of
Numerous Ills.
Defines What He Calls Cardinal
Democratic Doctrine.

Newark. y. J., Nov. with a
tribute TO the strength and enthusiasm
OF the first voter former President
Grover Cleveland, in Newark last
night. began his second speech Of the
present campaign. He waited ten min
utes after he began his address 5000
ing and noise that his appearance
brought forth. and for thirty-hve min
utes after he began his address 5000
persons, crowded together on the tan
bark of a riding academy. alternately
listened and cheered.
The occasion was the closing DEM
Ocratic rally of the campaign, a rally
under the auspices of a club of first
voters" Mr.. Cleveland was the per-
manent chairman.
On Mr.. CIeveland's appearance on
the platform, cheer after cheer rolled
from one end of the armory to the
other Men stood on chairs. twirling
hats on canes women waved handker-
chiefs. and clapped their hands while
patriotic airs from a band could be
heard.
For ten minutes the former presi-
dent stood bowling and smiling in ac-
acknowledgement and repeatedly at
tempting to address the crowd A
half way quiet was then restored, and
the speech was begun, only to be in
terrupted by another outburst that
lasted for three minutes more.
1t was only when the audience was
drowned into silence by the Kisses of
those DESTROYS of having the former
president proceed, that Mr.. Cleveland
This was Mr.. Cleveland's first pub
lie appearance in this campaign in
his own state
During his speech Mr.. Cleveland
was interrupted by remarks of an
proval from enthusiastic listeners and
on several occasions when he depart
sd from his text to impress upon his
hearers some point upon state issues.
the demonstration broke out afresh
and continued for several minutes
Fhe remarks of the speaker upon
the needs of a conservative govern
fnent were received with an outburst
almost equal to that at Mr. Cleve- |
lands entrance into the hall, and |
when he concluded with this appeal: |
That the American people may be |
aroused to their sense of justice by |
these sentiments" the audience was 4
on its feet while at the last words of 1
The speaker rallying his hearers to /
the support of that noble. that manly /
standard bearer. Alton B. Parker" the I
enthusiasm seemed to gain renewed |
strength. Mr.. Cleveland said in part: |
It was twenty years ago almost to
a day that appeared before Newark
audience charged with the response
bll1ty OF my party's presidential can
dldacy. The Democratic platform in
that campaign denounced the Repub-
Hcan party for having failed to re-
4ANNc the people from crushing war
taxes. and declared that unnecessary
taxation was unjust taxation. This
platform also promised that, if en-
trusted with the control of the gov
eminent, the Democracy would purify
the administration from corruption,
restore economy, revive respect for
law, and revise the tariff in a spirit of
fairness to all interests
4 desire to direct your attention to
the fact that in the contest of twenty
years ago the tariff then existing was
condemned because in and of itself
without accomplices or vicious asso-
ciates- it was guilty of despoiling our
people in their homes. Trusts and
com binations did not then appear. as
Its cOnfederates. If they existed at
all, they were infant industries too
few and too young to be mentioned
In the platform of either of the great
political parties, and too newly born
to be companions of such other in
FAINT industries as, though still IN
weaned, had actually grown gray at
the breasts of sinfully indulgent tariff j
protection.
1.-THE multiplication of this new race
Of infant Industries soon grew to be
wonderfully in excess of all other
Dirth-rate records. In 1855 they had