Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1892 — ALL FOR CLEVELAND. [ARTICLE]

ALL FOR CLEVELAND.

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUBS HEAR HIM. The Ex-President Tells a Vs«t Throng In Ul3 Academy of Music the Principles Which Underlie His Campaign—Other Proceedings. Grover Spoke Nobly. It was a mammoth Cleveland meeting, the quadrennial convention of Dems‘ oratic olube that met in the Academy of Music, in New York, The great gathering cheered the mention of the ex-Pres-ident’s name in a manner which showed that the ebullition of enthusiasm came from the heart. A street parade of colossal proportions preceded the convention, and then the throngs surged toward the great objective point—the Academy of Music. The delegates were in possession of 4,000 badges, and the wearers represented every State in the Union. This insignia of Democracy was not worn by people who wear a badge for the badge’s sake, but by men who possessed votes-all wool and a yard wide, and knew exactly what they were going to do with them. In the Academy stage and galleiies glowed with the national colors, from which seemed to radiate a gentle benison to the enthusiastic thousands that crowded the building as no player folk have ever been able to induce them to do. From each side of the stage entrance portraits of Cleveland and Stevenson loosed down on the multitude, while the Ninth Regiment Rand added Its mite to the enthusiasm which seemed to bubble from audience and speakers.

Chauncey Black called the wanvontlon to order. He spoke briefly ' regarding the issues of the campaign *nd then introduced ex-President Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland was received with ■nrolonged cheering. He said: Mr. Cleveland’s Speech. Mr. President and gentlemen. It affords me especial pleasure to extend to yon on this occasion a hearty welcome. As a citizen of this proud municipality I am glad to assure v<wJ that our hospitality Is always open and generous. In behalf of a community distingntalked for its Americanism and toleration In all matters of belief and judgment, I know I may extend a cordial greeting to those who here represent political thoughtfulness and sincerity. As an unyielding and consistent believer 1> Democratic principles, I trust 1 need not hesitate to pledge to the representatives of organized Democracy the good-will and fraternal Sympathy of this Democratic city. Your meeting la the oonncil of war which precedes a decisive battle, and your deliberations should be the preparations for stern conflict. All your weapons sod all your equipments are soon to be tested. Yon have organized and labored and you have watched and planned to insure your readiness for the final engagement now near at hand. This, then, Is no holiday assemblage, but an impressive convocation In furtherance of the designs and purposes for the accomplishment of which yon and those you represent are banded together. These designs and purposes, as declared by your association, are: The preservation of the constitution of the United States, the autonomy of the States, local self-government and freedom of election, opposition to the Imposition of taxes beyond the necessities of the government economically administered, and the promotion of economy In all branches of the public service.

These profession!* embody the pnrest pztrlotlsm and the loftiest aspirations of American citizenship. Though at all times they should suggest to us the strongest obligation to political effort, their motive force, as incentives to political activity and watchfulness, should be irresistible at a -time when the constitution is held in light esteem as against the accomplishment of selfish purposes; when State boundaries are hardly a barrier to centralized power, and when local self-govern-ment and freedom of elections are the scoff of partisanship. Those who subscribe to the creed of this association and make any claim to sincerity can hardly excuse themselves tor lack of effort at a time when the necessities of the Government economically administered have hut little relation to the taxation of the people and when extravagance In the public service has become a contagions plague. To those who hope for better things this convention of Democratic clubs Is a bright promise of reform. Unorganized good intentions and idle patriotic aspirations cannot successfully contend for mastery with the compact forces of private Interests and greed, nor is the organization always the most useful which has the widest extent. The real benefit of political organization is fonnd In Its nearness to the people and In the directness of Its action. Of course, harmony and unity of purpose are absolutely essential. In this view your assembling together is most Important, in so far as it promotes this harmony and unity by conference and a consideration of methods, and in 10 far as it inspires :that zeal and enthusiasm which will make more effective yonr work at home. Therefore 1 am sure that I can say nothing better In taking my leave of yon than to wish that year convention may be a most profitable aad enoonraging one, and that at its concluaien you may resume yonr places in yonr home organizations newly inspired to determined and zealous effort in the canse of true Democracy.

Organization of the Convention. The general business of the convention was then entered upon. Chauncey Black and Lawrence Gardiner were re-elected President and Secretary for the ensuing year, and Governor Boswell P. Flower was appointed Treasurer. Sentiment of the Resolution*. The resolutions adopted warn the American people of the danger which menaces their common liberties in the manifest purpose of the managers of the monopoly party to debauch the suffrage and to purchase another lease of the Presidency, and another majority in Congress, and, ultimately, to take permanent possession of the federal government, through the provisions of an unconstitutional and partisan force bill, designed by corrupt and unscrupulous conspirators and indorsed by Ben jamin Harrison and a Bepublican convention of officeholders and monopolists. They also denounce as un-American and unconstitutional the pillage of the people for the benefit of the few by unjuet tax laws; the squandering of the people's money in profligate expenditures, in subsidies and in jobs, and demand a return to lower

aud more equal taxation, more frugal expenditures and purer government, which can be accomplished only by the election of Cleveland and Stevenson.