Evening journal., 1904-10-22
CLEVELAND'S SPEECH
Great Crowd Struggled to Gain En-
trance to Carnegie Hall.
DISCUSSED CAMPAIGN ISSUES

For All country's Prosperity-De-
mands Tariff Revision.
New York. oct. 22.-Attracted by
the presence OF Grover Cleveland
thousands Of people struggled to gain
entrance to Carnegie Han, where the
former president Of the United States
made his first and only speech of the
campaign.
This big Democratic rally was un-
der the auspices of the Business
Mems Parker and Davis Association.
and J. Hampton Robb. president of the
organization. presided.
The former president was chairman
OF the meeting, and in introducing him
Mr. Robb said: "A most eminent and
distinguished citizen and Democrat
will be your chairman. His words and
his deeds are known in every corner
OF this Union. He Is one OF our great
Americans-Grover Cleveland"
Mr. Cleveland then began his speech,
saying:
There are NJ least two reasons why
I am gratined by the opportunity 10
participate An this occasion. II permits
me to breathe the pleasant atmosphere
OF resolute and harmonious Democracy
and, In addition, it allows me to meet
face TO face I'm such an atmosphere those
who largely represent The business I'M
tcrcsts OF the city Of New York. and
who besides are patriotic enough to- rec
ognlzc the obligation they owe 10 their
country as well as 10 their business. You
viii not. / know. accuse me OF self-con-
ceit Il assume that ! am with those
who demand of me no explanation or
apology for tho manner In which ] have
served either my party or the business
interests Of my country ana who will
neither discrcdit nor dstrust me when
I avow my intense anxiety for the sue
cess. in the pending political campaign,
Of the principles and nominees Of the re-
united Democracy.
believe we have fallen upon days
when the enforcement OF Democratic
doctrine and tho acccptation OF Demo-
cratic conservatism and stcadiness are
needed, II our national greatness and
the well-being OF our people are to be
put beyond jeopardy.
There are. however, In my mind. some
aspects and Incidents OF this campaign
which seem 10 me so startling and so
humlllating that they should arrest the
attention Of every thoughtful citizen and
arouse the anxious solictude OF every
patriotic American In a country like
ours. where parties contest for the di-
rcctlon Of the government. We must. OF
course. expect party advocacy and hon
orahle personal ambitions for political
honors, but who, among those indulgng
IN the farthest retrospect OF political cam
palgns, can recall one In which the adj
vantages Of present party control have
been so palpably and unhlushngly used
for "a a..N Ion la .f.h a..
functions belonging to the entire Ameri-
can people have been more insolently
forced to do partisan servicc2 When he
fore has II been so distinctly claimed
that an the virtues all the patriotism
and all the governing abilitysof our citi-
zenship are found among the members
OF one political party; and when before
have those of our citizens. not among
tho chosen, been so boldly considered nl
| aliens In their own land, who shoul,
/ hc east into outer political darKness az
/ unworthy 20 be entrusted with the powc
and responsibility Of government es
/ tabllshed by the people and for the peo
plc2 When In all our history has
/ party so presumptuously as now claimed
to be the donors OF the gifts Of God. o
when has one so perslstcntly pinned Il
| self upon the creation or ali the pros
/ perity that has fallen to our country
lot?
Shall this pass current at a tim,
when. at the parting Of the way
IN our nations development we are es
pecially called to patriotic thoughtful
ness and careful contemplation of part,
designs and to a vigilant watch against
dangers that beset us? My faith In m,
countrymen viii not permit me 10 be-
lieve this, or TO doubt that they vii
/ insist upon examining FOR themselves th'
accounts of party stewardship.
This item of the account will not b'
I passed over without a reference to Ia,
I platform statement that Protection
/ which guards and develops our Industries
IS cardinal policy OF the Republican
/ party" nor without noting the declara
tion OF the candidate standing on thil
/ platform. that the protective tariff polio,
ought now 10 be considered as "dehnitell
established" The question Will he asked
/ Which are the American industries tina
at this tmc are Ia need Of the shelter
\ OF such a tariff as that now IN force
and is there never 10 be a time wheI
American enterprise, American ingenu
/ ity and American opportunity win FREE
/ our Industries from their stage OF IN
/ fancy and permit Ameucan aspiration
] and American self-rcliance TO cast away
the leading strings OF a definitely es
tablshed' protective policy2 The peopl
know that this policy has given rise 4
reckless greed and to a worship OF gaii
| monacing patriotic sentiment and ou
love for high standards OF national great
ness, and they know that at best IL layl
/ burdens on the consumers Of our land.
With these tendencies and these bur
dcns In mind they viii ask the part,
processing IFS anxiety TO restrain or de
stroy harmful combinations, why a pro
tective tariff policy should be considere,
definitely established. which, In addition
10 its other sims, contributes 10 situa
tion that permits a combination or mo
nopoly TO sell abroad articles OF GU
manufacture at lower prices than arr
eXacted from our own citizens az home
They viii see the sheer wrongfulness o
this condition so clearly. aad they vii
so firmly believe that IN this way thel
are made 70 bear tarIff burdens In orde
that they may be Disseminated agains
~ favor or foreign consumers. that the!
VIII not be satisfied with the assurance
that the torim has nothing 10 do will
trusts. iheN viii consign such an eX
planation to the limbo of negation, q
take US place with the outworn decop
:. tion that the foreign exporter paws ON
.- tarim taxes. and with two other sadl
= weak prctences-one that the tariff shoul
be reformed only by its friends and IN
other that the party which believes tha
.c a protective tarin policy ought to h
considered as definitely established love
Z, reciprocity in trade.
"a when the platform boast Is made that
y "In the Philippines we have suppresse
n insurrcction. established order and give
a TO life and property security nev,
! known there before" the confession wi
hoe fataf a..