Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1889 — MR. CLEVELAND’S LETTER. [ARTICLE]

MR. CLEVELAND’S LETTER.

Accepting Membership in the M.ryland Tariff Reform Club. Ex-President Cleveland hag written the following letter to the secretary of the Maryland tariff reform club of Baltitimore under date of June 11: Your letter informing me of my election as an honorary member of the Maryland tariff reform club, is received. I accept the courtesy thus tend ered me with thanks. The object and purposes of the club as set forth in the declaration accompanying "your letter have my hearty sympathy and support, and I believe their accomplishment absolutely essential to the greatest prosperity of our people and the highest development of our country. You must, however, permit me to say that so far as parties are concerned my hope and reliance for a better condition of things is upon the democratic party organization, which, In my opinion, cannot be true to its conditions and anqent creed without a hearty and sincere espousal of the cause to which your club is devoted.