The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-09
CLEVELAND AT HONE.

His HOme-The Greatest Demonstration
! Ever Witnessed in the City-A Heavy
/ Rainfall Fails to Dampen the Ardor of
dis Friends and Administrations
Speech.
BUFFALO, n. Y, OctOrber2
Buffalo welcomed Governor Cleveland
! with such demonstration as has never
| before been witnessed here. Crowds
! have stood in the streets in the rain since
/ dusk and thousands OF men have parade d
through the streets sticky with mud un-
| der steady rain. Governor Cleveland
was received with enthusiastic cheers
along the line of march. The illumina-
/ tion was finer than anything ever seen
here. Nearly every house alongsthe line
| of march, and hundreds on every street
ia tther parts OF the city were decorated
with Chinese lanterns, and on Main
street the festoons of lanterns across the
street and on the house fronts made q
scene of briIiiancy beyond description.
Rain EEL al day, and the display OF
bunting though liberal was not o ex'
tensive as had been expected. On many
bui. dines notices such as "Welcome
home" "Welcome to c eveland" were
shown. Illuminated portraits were
displayed on seve. al leading business
houses.
The Ne,os Office framed in gas-j cts its
large painting of Governor Cleveland,
making one of the most unique and at
| tractive decorations in the city. The
Illuminated portrait was frequently
cheered. On the front of the Geneest
House, where Mr.. Cleveland reviewed the
| line and spoke, was displayed the legend
Our cit izen, Governor and President
welcome home"
All the railroads were filed with pas
sengtrs. The Central brought in four
| excursion trains, following close to-
gether, and numbering fifty-four cars.
| Syracu Sc sent 200 uniformed men. Six
te carloads, including the uniformed
| clubs, came i'll from Niagara Fails.
| A party of l3l persons. including many
| prominent citizens, went to Batavia in
ecial coaches attached to the 4:30 train
| on The Central. Crowds met the train al
! every station, but no stops were made.
| AT Batavia the long continued calls for
door OF the car. Loud calls for a
speech were made. Governor
| Cleveland said: s'No speech, gen.
tle1nen, but l 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 TO BufflIo was made amid general
| ioI ifcation, his neighborS vieing with
each other IN doing honor to the Gov
ernor. 4, the train approached Buffalo
the engines of all roads s,iuted with
their whistles. The Buffalo Depot was
surrounded by surglng crowd. and the
Governors appearance was hailed with
tremendous cheering.
The procession moved promptly at 9:2C
d. M and was two hours in passing the
reviewing stand. The Ninth Ward
Pha!anX, the Governors Home Guard,
had the right of line, followed by the
Democratic Legion, composed of buSi-
ness men, 5S3 strong. Then came Gov
ernor Cleveland in j carriage drawn by
eight whie horses, and followed by
tkirty-eight carriages, two abreast.
The Cleveland Corps, composed of
young men of both parties, organiz-d
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. ces sion was moving, but
ap peared to have no effect on the process
sion, and the crowd stood in the wet till
the end. Governor Cleveland sat with
uncovered head, bowling right and left
10 the ch ers that greeted him on all
sides.
The Governor reviewed the line from
the balcony of the Genes e 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 Bauk. The Gov
ernor, in reply, spoke as follows:
I can hardly tell the people of Buffalo how /
re- Oice 10 night and how grati1ed L am for
this demonstration of the confidence and es-
TEEN OF my friends and fellOw-citiZenS. have
resided among you and in the city where all
nay sue S. N private | fe has been achieved
for nearly thirty years. Tonight / come to
You after the longest absence that mas Oc-
CARED in that tine. AMI yet within the few
weeks that have pa SID since | saw you last,
an event haS happe ned OF sumpTeme import
ance to me and that places me within
the Natl n's gaze. The honor it has brCug hi
t. me | ask my fellow tOwnsacn to share,
while | aCkEOW ledge with grateful heIrt all
that they in the past have done for me. But
two short years ago you stood steadily by my
size III every effort of mine rs the CHEZ Exc
outive of our city t. advance lis interests
Whatever was able to acC Ompiish of value
to this community was largely due u your
strong and intelligent support. Nor can
ever forget TIE generous ind Dr,ement you
CAV C my can idacy fCrthe Office which now
hOll i'll the state and | assure yOu that in its
administration, have received no greater ell
cJurag eIent than the app oval of my friends
at II me. What / have seen and heard to-
rOIIphpd tHpDlE
that my neighbors are still my friends. and
assures me that have not been unsuccessful
In years TO come ! shall deem myself not
far wrong if | Stil retain their good opinion,
and il surrounding cares and perpleXlties
bring veX ion. / shall find so!ace and com
fort in the memory of the days spent here
and in recalling the kindness OF my Buffalo
friends.
But other friends are here tonight and to
all who tende- me their kindly welcome !
extend a heartfelt greeting as citizens with
ne OF the II edtcSt commonwealth in the sis
tUrhOOd OF Sta5cS, and one immensely inter
eSte in the general veal, because L love
m state and her people. L can not refrain
from reminding you thai she should be in the
van of every movement which promises
safer and better administration of the general
Government so closely related to her pros
peri.y and greatness and let me leave you with
the thought tnat your safety lies in impTessinp
upon the endeavor of those entrusted witt
the guardianship OF your rights and inter
e,tG, a pune, patriotic and eXacting popular
sentiment. Toe character of the Govern
Trent can hardly rise higher than the source
fl, N which it springs and the integrity OF
pubic servants il not apt to be grea,er than
the PEOPLE demand
Tn. visiting clubs were then taken in
charge a entertained by local clubs,
and eft for home in good spiri s. Gov
erucr Cleveland will remain here until
tonight, when he returns to Albany.
Only Intended For a Joke.