The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-08
Country

Newark, y. J., Nov. with a trIb-
ute to the strength and enthusiasm Of
the firstvOter former President Grover
Cleveland, in this city tonight began
his second speech of the present cam
paign. He a waited ten minutes for
cessation of the cheering and noise thai
his appearance brought forth and fer
thirty-five minutes after he began his
address, eight thousand persons crowd
ed together on the tanbark of a riding
academy. alternately listened and
cneered.
The occasion was the closing demo-
cratic rally Of the campaign, a rally
under the auspices of a club of First
Voters"
The meeting was scheduled for $50
o'clock and the former President was
the permanent chairman, but as early
as s o'clock the crowds swarmed
around the buildings and extending
across the street, blocked the thorough
fare.
Upon Mr.. Cleveland's appearance on
the platform, cheer after cheer rolled
from n enc of the armory to the
other. Men stood upon chairs, twiri-
ing hats upon canes, women waved
handkerchiefs and clapped their gloved
fingers, while occasionally, as though
in the distance the strains of a patriotic
air from the band could be heard.
For ten minutes the former President
stood bowling and smiling in acknOWl-
edgement and repeatedly attempting
to address the crowd. a half way quiet
was restored and the speech was begun.
only to be interrupted by another out
burst, that lasted for three minute
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
could go on.
Mr.. Cleveland's remarks upOn the
needs of a conservative government
were received with an outburst almost
equal to that at Mr.. Cleyeland's en-
trance into the hall and WIN he con-
cluded with this appeal: That the
American people may be aroused to
their sense Of justice by these senti-
ments," the audience was on it's feee,
Will at the last words Of the speaker,
rallying his hearers to the support of
THAT noble, that manly
bearer, Alton B. Parker" the enthus-
sasm seemed to gain renewed strength.
Mr.. Cleveland's speech in full follows:
1t was twenty years ago almost to
a day that I appeared before a New
ark audience charged with the respon-
Sibility Of my party's presidential can
didacy. The Democratic platform in
tina campaign denounced the Re-
publican party for having failed to
relieve the people from crushing war
taxes. and declared that unnecessary
4--a{a rra- ,,,ir,cf tnvofi0n This
platform also promised that. if ell-
trusted with the control of the gov
eminent. "th Democracy would puri-
fly the administration nom corrup-
ton. restore economy. revive respect
for law. and revise the tariff in a
spirit of fairness to all interests
L was in support of such a platform
and in obedience. to the promptings
of Democratic impulse hat I said on
shat occasion:
The right of the government to
exact tribute from the citizen is linn
tied by its actual necessities: and
every cent taken from the people be-
yond that required for their protec-
ton by the government is nc better
than robbery"
We had then Just been favored
with a demonstration of the manner
in which the tariff was reformed by
its friends In 1882 tariff abuses had
become SO apparent. and the amount
exacted from the people by taxation
of imports was so much beyond any
necessity or justification. that the
Republican party in congress felt OBJ
iiged to make a movement which
would at least appear to be in the
direction of reducing tariff rates. =
commission, in the absolute control
OF Republican protectionists, was
Shereupon constituted to manage the
affair.
Notwithstanding the manner in
which this commission was constitu-
ted, its members were constrained by
e or shame. or by both. to recon-
mend n reduction in tariff rates or
from twenty to twenty-five per cent.
ThereuDon certain selfish interests
which had such control of the party
in power that they had become ac-
customed to demand and receive
from its hands the tremendous profits
arising from fnordinate protection,
were aroused to the most vicious ac-
tivity and made a demonstration OF
their control, aliks humiliating to