Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-11
THE NEW GOVERNOR OF NEW
YORK. u p /
How a Man Talks Who Got 19I. 900
Majority.
HIS BUFFALO SPEECH.

Last Tuesday night GovernOr-elect Cleveland,
Of New York. was presented with handsome
chair, made of Texas steers horns and hand
somely upholstered. He received it In the tol-
following remarks:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Cab NV
brother, Senator Titus said that he had unex-
pectedly been called upon to make speech 10
me upon this occasion. can say. preslllne
with much more truth that am unexpectedly
called upon to say few words upon this occa-
sion; and. in point OF fact, have almost for
gotten how to speak. If ever man has been
in leading strings, the most tedious and the
most unyielding, have been for the last FIVE or
six weeks. My manager, Mr.. Goodyear, laugh
| teri has hardly allowed me to ask for what 1
wanted to eat and drink. l could not take my
pen in hand but that he was afraid that nv
! chances were to be ruined. My letter of accep-
lance even, he thought, would certainly destroy
all my chances il did not submit it to him be-
| fore signed it. l made speech In this neigh
borhood once. believe, at the beginning of the
campaign, which afforded basis for my repub-
lican friends to scare themselves almost out of
prOpriety. and it was with the utmost endeayor
that we did induce about 150 600 majority Elaugh-
teri Of our voters to believe that there was no
very great calamity involved in thei election
which has taken place to-day. and its results.
Now, something has been said about my course
as mayor which gives me an opportunity to say
something which have desired to saw to the
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been nothing whatever in my course except an
adherence to the principles of honesty and de-
cency; and it is a commentary upon the times
which should sink deep into our hearts and
which should be an admOnitiOn and warning
to US that man should acquire-I came near
! saying the reputation, will say the opportuni-
ties-which have acquired simply by doing his
honest duty. [AppIause.] If doing duty has
caused me to be singled out, why. think of the
condition of things which makes 1t singular for
man merely to do his duty, and makes him an
| object of notice. If everybody did his duty
! there would be no such singularity as this, and,
as said before, it is something for serious re-
Fiction.
the event ofthe day has put upon my shoulders. I
sometimes have feared that may not be able to
meet those responsibilities in the way should:
and l must confess that sometimes l have
feared that may not meet your expectations
and the expectations of the people of this state
Were it not for the fact that believe most inn
plictly in the power of human nature in the
power which Will follow well directed and honest
efforts to do duty, l should shirk and shrink
from the duties to which the people have called
me to-day. But believe that with an honest
and sincere desire to do duty, with an eye single
to the good Of the people over whom l am
called. that my path will be made plain, and that
If adhere to honest endeavor l shall succeed in
pectations, and, hope, in doing something for
the state.
/ desire youstill to regard me your fellow
citizen. hope you will allow me still to be
member Of this club. which first nurtured the
movement which has resulted in my promotion
to-day. hope yet Ito be your fellow citizen
again hope may come among you with the
good feeling which now exists between us in no
way chilled, and that may be received among
you again as a common fellow-citizen.
The present which you give me to-day is beau
tifuI ut-suspicious. Ihope that these horns are
not to remind me that am to be on the horns
of any dilemma, but hope may sit comfort
ably between and not on those horns. Laugh
teri And hope that in my Official career I
may avoid such unpleasant reflections as thew
may suggest. shall keep 1t forever as me-
mento Of your good feeling Of your affection,
and Of the complimentary esteem In which you
hold me; and bear In mind that whatever may
happen in the future, shall remember my assO-
citation with the members Of this club and all
that they have done for me with the deepest re-
gard and affection. [Great applause.l
It is the law among certain tribes of Indians,
as the Omahas, Iowas Otos, and Missouris,
that widow must remain four years before re-
marrying. It Is unnecessary to state that q
woman Of these nations is very careful of 4
husband while she has one In the house.
LosoeH Citizen.
An explosion: The young man who "went of