The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-11-23
Governor Cleveland Speaks.


On the day after the election the
! friends of Mr. Cleveland gathered around
his law Office in Buffalo in crowds and
presented to him handsome chair, EN-.
blema;ic Of the metaphorical chair Of
State, which he bad been called by the
people Of New York TO occupy. In re.
spouse to the presentation, Mr. Cleveland
said
ar. President and Gentlemen OF the
Quo, My brother, Senator Titus, said
that he had unexpectedly been called
upon to make o speech 70 me upon this
occasion. l can say, presume, with
much more truth, that am unexpected.
y called Upon 10 say q few words upon
this occapion; end, in point OF fact,
have almost forgotten how to 2pcak. If
ever q man has been in leading strings,
the most tedious aud the most unyieId.
ing, have been for the last five or six
weeks. My manager, Mr.. Goodyear,
laughter has hardly allowed me to ask
for what wanted to eat sud drink. l
could not take my pen in hand but that
he was afraid that my chances were to be
ruined. My letter Of acceptance, even,
he thought, would certainly destroy all
my chances ii did Uot submit it TO him
before ! signed it. / made a speech in
this neighte.hood oRcs, believe, ai the
beginning of the campaign, which afford.
ed basis for my Republican friends to
acare themselves almost out OF propriety,
and it was with the utmost endeavor
that we did induce about 100000 major
ity laughter Of our voters TO believe
that there was no very great calamity in.
VOWED In the election which has taken
place to day. aud It's results.
Now something has been said about
my courHe as Mayor which gives me an
opportunity to soy something which l
have desired to say to the people of this
CITY, nnd 1t is this: That there has been
nothing whatever in my course except an
adherence to the principles of honesty
and decency; and it 10 q commentary
upon our times that should sink deep
into our hearts, and which should be an
admonition and a warning to us that o
man should acquire-I came ncar saying
the reputation, will say the opportuni.
tles-which / aave acquired, simply by
doing his duty. lApplause. If doing
my duty has caused me to be singled nut,
why, think of the condition Of things
which makes it angular for man mere.
~ TO do his duty, and makes him an
object Of notice. II everybody did his
duty. there would be no such siugularity
as thus, and, as ! said before, it is some
thing for serious reflection.
feel most solemnly the responsible
ties which the event Of the dny has put
upon my shoulders. l sometimes have
feared that l may not be able to meet
those responsibilities in the way
should; and l must confess that sUme.
times have feared that may not meet
your expectations and tho expectations
Of the people of this State. Were 1t not
for the fact that I balieve most implicitly
Ia the power of human nature, in the
power which will follow we'll directed
aud honest efforts to do duty, should
Dhirk and shrink from the duties 10
which the people have called me to. day.
But l heliege the. viii; al honest and
sincere desire to do duty, with All eye
single to the good Of the people over
ssho.n en- called. that my path will be
made plain, aud that if adhere to hon.
est endeavor shall succeed in doing my
duty and perhaps answering your expec-
tations, and, hope, In doing something
for the State.
desire you still to regard me your
fellow. citizen. hope you will allow me
still to be member of this club, which
hrst nurtured the movement which has
resulted in my promotion to-day. hope
yet to 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 al common
fellow. citizen.
The present which you give me to day
10 beautiful but-suspicious. / hope
that these horns are not to remind me
that l am to be on the horns of any
dilemma, but l hope l may cit comforta-
bly, between and not on those horns.
Laughter. And hope that in my off.
cial career may avoid such unpleasant
reflections as they may suggest. shall
keep it forever aB memente 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, I shall re.
member my association with the mem.
bers Of this club and all that they have
done for me with the deepest regard and
affection. lGreat applause.