The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-12-23
A Speech by Governor Cleveland.

At Buffalo on the night of the late
election. when it had become certain
that Grover Cleveland had been elected
by an unprecedented majority, the citi-
zens gathered at the club-rooms and
presented the Gove1nor-elect with a
magnificent chair. In accepting the
gift Mr.. Cleveland said:
My brother, Senator Titus, sald that he had
Unexpectedly been called upon to make Q
speech to me upon this occasion. l can say, i
presume with much more truth, that am I'M
expectedly called upon to say few words
upon this occasion: and, in point of fact, /
have almost forgotten how to speak. II ever
a man has been in leading strings the most
for the last I'VE or six weeks. Ny manager,
Mr.. Goodyear. has hardly allowed me to AK
for what wanted TO eat and drink. l could
afraid my chances were to be ruined. MY let
ter of acceptance even he thought would GER
tainly destroy all my chances. did not sub
speech in this neighborhood once at the be-
ginning of the campaign. which anbrded .
basis for my Republ can friends to scare
the utmost endeavor that we dill induce about
10000 majority Of our voters to believe that
there was no very great calamity involved IN
It's results Now something has been said
about my course as Mayor. which gives me an
opportunity to say something which have de-
sired 10 say, anu IL IL TINS: tnat tnere mas D6en
nothing in my course except an adherence to
the principles OF honesty and decency, and II II
Q commentary upon the times which should
sink deeply in our hearts. and which should be
an admonition to us mat man should acquire.
came near saying the reputation. ! will say
the opportunities. which ! have acquired,
simply by. doing mis- honest duty. IL doing
duty has singled me out, why think of tine con-
dition Of things which makes it singular for
man merely to do his duty and make him an
object of notice. II everybody did their duty
there would be no such singularity as this, and.
as ] said before, It is something for serious re-
Election. feel mosteolemnly the responsible
fty which the event Of the day has put upon
my shouldera. sometimes have fearei that
j may not be able to meet those responsible
ties in the way l should. S,metimes l have
feared that may not meet your expectations
and the expectations of the people of the
State were it not for the fact believe
most implicitly in the power OF human
well directed and honest efforts to do duty. /
should shrk and shrink from the duties to
which the people have called me to-day. but
believe, W tn an honest and sincere desire to
people over whom I am called, that my path
will be made plain, and that IL adhere TO the
honest endeavor that shall succeed in my
duty and perhaps answer your expectation,
and hope doing something for the State.
desire you still to regard me your fellowciti-
zen. 1 hope you will allow me still 20 be q
member OF this club, which first uurtured the
movement which has resulted in my. promo
ton to-day. i hope yet to be your fellow-citi-
zen again: The present is beautiful, but sus-
picious l hope the horns are not to remind
me that am to be upon the horns of any
dilemma, but hope may sit comfortably be-
tween and not on those horns. hope that in
my oficial career may avoid such unpleasant
reflections as they may suggest Tear In mind
that. whatever may happen in the future,
bers of this club and all that they have done
for me-"