Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-13
POLITICS.
The Great Republican Parade
in New York.
AN IMPOSING DEMONSTRATION.
General Grant Reviews a Procession
of Over $4,000 Voters.
FURTHER DEMOCRATIC ouTRacEs IN INDIANA.
Republicans Stoned and Fired Upon and
a Negro Shot Dead.
ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO rHn RroORD-uSrOs.l

New York, October 11th.-The parade of
Boys in Blue and kindred Republican Asso-
Citations tonight in honor of General Grant
was brilliant and imposing spectacle. A
feature of the demonstration was the number
of business men and employees in the line.
The associations in this city parading were
many in number and strong in membership.
They were well reinforced by visiting men,
bers from distance of fifty miles in every
direction. Brooklyn sent very large repre-
sentations of political clubs, and New Jersey,
Staten Island and Long Island. The Hud-
son river towns and those on the line of the
Hudson Railroad were scarcely behind.
Every man carried torch or lantern. Those
who had direction of the procession made
provision for the great numbers who partici-
pated, and all easily found their designated
place to form preparatory to the march.
Special trains were run from points 100 miles
out of town, and each was crowded with per-
sons coming to view the spectacle. Brooklyn,
Jersey City and adjacent cities and towns
contributed vast numbers of sight-seers, who,
supplementing the population of New York,
gave to the city crowd and commotion il
rarely possesses. The political headquarters,
many hotels, business houses and residences
were illuminated, while every window, stoop
and vantage ground from which could be had
view of the parade, was filed with people.
General Grant, leaning upon the arm of Gen
eral Chester A. Arthur, at 1855 stepped
on the reviewing stand, where representative
Republicans had gathered. Both gentlemen
were enthusiastically received. At half. past
& Al ~
viewing point. 1t is estimated that there
were between 10000 and 90, 600 men in line.
[SECoND DISPATCHl
New YORK, October 12th-3 a. M.-At
this hour the great procession is not yet over.
There was never demonstration In the city
or country that rivaled it.
The Times says: There were 56, 900 men
in line, and it is well known that thousands
deserted and went home after standing in po-
sition without moving for more than FIVE
hours. An observer who left the scene at
1890 found 15, 600 stretched away for miles
who had no opportunity to march. and would
not have for hours to come. The process
sion contained no triumphal cars, drawn
by six horses, and other similar devices, to
take up room and time. but it was simply a
solid crowd of Garfield voters and nothing else.
Portraits of Garfield, Grant, Arthur and Conk-
feature of the occasion that the enthusiasm
and applause on the part of those who viewed
the procession were quite equal to those ex-
pressed by the men in line. Hancock men
were evidently scarce, and We're certainly
quiet and subdued, only making themselves
heard in sneers and jeers as the negroes
passed. The representatives of the different
trades and professions in line were most en-
Enthusiastically cheered, and seemed to show in
that respect the drift of popular sentiment.
Altogether, it was decided encourag cement
to the Republicans, and corresponding
damper on their opponents. So far as known
there was no accident OF anything approach
ing riot, though the outline clubs, near the
river front, were subjected to a good deal of
banter from Hancock men," mostly of q
good-natured character.
NEWSPAPER OPINIONS.
The Herald says: II was the finest specta-
Gle Of the kind ever witnessed in New York,
magnificent compliment.
The Herald says the parade numbered
$1,000.
The Sun says half of those engaged in the
parade were Democrats, and received So per
man.
The World ridicules the procession in a
short news article but has not word of edi-
torial comment.
The Times says: With over 60 900 men in
line, parading before more than 800, 900 spec
tators, and with display of enthusiasm that
seened almost immeasurable, the demonstra-
ton of last night was on all sides conceded
to be not only great success
but the most remarkable and noteworthy of
its kind which the city ever witnessed The
procession was not only remarkable for the
number of persons-and all lnen at that
who took an active part in it, but for the
character of those who chose in this way to
show their ardent regard for Republican
principles. Among the men who took part
in the procession, and who honored them-
selves no less than the cause they epoused by
their presence, were members of very many
of the foremost firms, bankers, brokers, pro-
duce merchants, dry goods and carpet mer-
chants and others, whose names are among
the best known in the various commercial
callings. The procession itself was full of
interesting features. The marching was very
much better than is usual in turnouts of CIV
ilians, the uniforms of the men were tastefully
and sufficiently varied to avoid the reproach
of sameness which is so often the case in
demonstrations of this kind the music was
exceptionally good, every frst-class band of
he city and neighborhood appearing in line.
There was sufficient number of very bright
calcium lights in the procession to furnish the
glare which Is regarded as inseparable from
affairs of the kind. A frequent discharge of
fireworks also assisted in making the scene
more pleasant and varied to the eye, and the
hearty cheering Of the paraders was some
thing worth listening to. The crowds of spec
tators were enormous.
COMPARISON OF PROFESSIONS.
New YORK, October 12th.-The Times