Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-09
CLEVELAND AT HOME.

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His Home--The Greatest Demonstration
Ever Witnessed in the City-A Heavy
Rainfall Falls to Dampen the Ardor Of
His Friends and Adherents-Cleve
Speech.
i BUFFALO, N. Y, Octorber2 2.
Buffalo welcomed Governor Cleveland
with such a demonstration as has never
before been witnessed here. Crowds
have stood in the streets in the rain since
dusk and thousands OF men have paraded
Il through the streets sticky with mud un-
der steady rain. Governor Cleveland
was received with enthusiastic cheers
along the line of msrcn. The iliumina-
ton was finer than anything ever seen
here. Nearly every house along the line
of march, and hundreds on every street
In Their parts OF the city were decorated
| with Chinese lanterns, ana on Main
| street the festoons of lanterns across the
street and on the house fronts made a.
scene of briiliancy beyond description.
Rain Tell all day, and the display OF
bunting though liberal was not ex-
tensive as had been exs ected. On many
| hui dincs notices such as tsWelcome
home" .sWe.come to c eyeland" were
shown Illuminated portraits were
| displayed on seve al leading business
| houses.
The Ne,cs Office framed in gas-jets its
large painting of Governor Cleveland,
making one of the most unique and at
/ tractive decorations in the city. The
/ Illuminated portal. was frequently
cheered. On the front of the Geneese
| House, where Mr.. Cleveland reviewed the
| line and spoke, was displayed the legend:
sOur cit izen, Governor and President,
| welcome home"
All the railroads were flied with pas.
sengers. The Central brought in four
excursion trains, following close to-
gether, and numbering fifty-four cars.
| Syracu Sc sent 200 uniformed men. six
| tie carloads, including the uniformed
| clubs, came in from Niagara Fails.
party of I3l persons. including many
prominent citiz~nS, went to BATAVIA In
| ecial coaches attached to the 1850 train
| on the Central. Crowds met the train at
| every station, but no stops were made.
| AT Batavia the long continued calls for
Cleveland brought the Governor to the
door of the car. Loud calls Tor
sreech were made. Governor
Cleveland said: s'No speech, gen.
tiemen, but / give you both hands,"
An indescr.bable struggle to
shake hi hands ensued, which only end
ed by the departure of the train. The
trip 10 Buffalo was made amid a general
| joi ification, his neighbors viefng with
each other In doing honor to the Gov
eraor. a the train approached Buffalo
the engines of ali roads iuted with
their whistles. The Buffalo Depot was
su rounded by surgins crowd and the
Governors appearance VS. haired with
tremendous cheering.
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o. m and was two hours in passing the
revie wing stand. The Ninth Ward
Pha.aux, the Governors Home Guard,
had the right of line, followed by the
Democratic Legion, composed OF busi-
ness men, 5ss strong. Then came ov-
ernor Cleveland in carriage drawn by
eigh; While horses, and followed by
thirty-eight carriages, two abreast.
The Cleveland Corps, composed OF
young men of both parties, organized
in the campaign of 1882, followed.
There were forty-four visiting COM
panies, and the line contained sixty
eight band and drum crops.
A pouring rain came down nearly all
the ime the pr cession was moving, but
ap peared to have no effect on the process
sion, and the crowd stood.in she wet Till
the end. Governor Cleveland sat with
uncovered head, bowling right and left
to the en- ers that greeted him on all
sides. s& a
The Governor reviewed the line from
the balcony of the Genes House. At
the close of the review, he was welcomed
home to Buffalo in a brief speech by
Henry Martin, President of the Manu-
facturers' and Traders Bank. The Gov.
ernor, in reply, spoke as follows:
can hardly tell the people of Buffalo how
rejoice ton:ght and how gratitied l am foT
this demonstration of the confidence and es.
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resided among you and in the city where all
my success IN private Life has been achieved
you after the longest absence that mas oc-
CURED in that time. And yet within the few
an event has happe led OF sumpTeme import,
ances to me and that places me within
to me ask my fellow townsmen 20 share
while acknowledge with grateful heart ali
two short YEAS ,s.' Vnn oa steaii ie @
81 e in every effort of mine as tle Cher Exc
Whatex o. our e , 3. to J III rests
to this community was largely due to your
strong and intelligent support Nor can T
gave my candidacy for the Office which now
hold in the state; and assure you that in its
administration, have received no greater en-
courasement than the approval of my friends
at home. What / have seen and heard to-
that my neighbors are still my friends and
assures me that have not been unsuccessful
in my efforts to deserve their confidence.
In years to come shall deem myself not
far wrong if still retain their good opinion
and III surrounding cares and perplexisies
bring veNa ion. shall ind solaee and com
fort in the memory of the days spent here
and in recalling the kindness OF my Buffalo
frie Eds.
But other friends here tonight and To
all who tender me their kindly welcome /
extend a heartfelt greeting as citizens with
me OF the greatest commonwealth in the sis
terhood OF States, and one imInensel;- inter-
este in the general veal, because / love
Iag state and her people. Il eau not refrain
from reminding yon tha- she should be in the
van of every movement which promises a
safer and better administration of the general
Government SO closely related TO her spros-
perity and greatness and let me lfsve You with
the thought that your safety lies in inIpressing
upon the endeavor of those entrusted with
the guardianship of your rights and inter-
ests, pure, patriotic ana exaeting popular
sentiment Tae character OF the e overn-
u eat can hardly r;se hgher than the source
fry m which 1T springs and the integrity OF
public servants Is not apt to be greater than
the people demani-
The visiting clubs were then taken in
charge d entertained by local clubs,
and left for home in good spiri $. Gov
ernor Cleveland will. remain here until
tonight, when he returns to Albany.
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