Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-03
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1t was 10 minutes past II O'Clock when
the Governors carriage arrived again Op-
pOsite the GenCsee House. and still the
columns passed without any apparent in
dicatIons that the end was near. The
Governor and party alighted and entered
the hotel, and il was nearly three-quar-
ters of an bOur before the last Organiza-
tiOn passed. The column was two hours
and ten minutes IN passing the Genesee
House, and 1t is estimated that there were
July 1000 persons in line. In
the square opposite the Genesee House
many thousands had cOngregated, and
the appearance of the Governor on the
platform was the signal for wild and tu-
multuOus cheering that fairly made the
buildings tremble. The Governor stood
with the!uncOyered 76-years-of-age Presi-
dent Of the Manufacturers and Traders
Bank, and the oldest banker in the city
as well as the Oldest eX-cOnductOr in the
country, who welcomed him to the city.
MIR. MARTINS SPEECH.
Mr.. Martin said:
Gov. Cleveland, in behalf of the thronging
multi ude of your old friends and nelghbors,
l welcome you home to night. You came to
our city boy; yOu learned your profession
here, and Tor more than twenty years you
have gone in and out before us respected and
trusted and honored by al. In the course Of
less of party affiliations, we elected YOU our
Mayor. Singleness OF purpose, rigid honesty,
a faithful discharge of duty, unpretentious,
yet ever watchful and careful of the public
Interests which marked Your administration
Of our local affairs, led the people of this
proud State, by an uneXcelled majority, to
elect YOU as their Chief Magistrate.
While you have held 1t YOU have had the
public eye turned fully at times you a
prominent candidate Tor the Presidency, ami
at period remarkable in the demand for
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form of the old abuses you have
steadily pursued your way, deciding
every question which has arisen out of the
manifold affairs of the needs of this great
commonwealth, or which has been urged to
the front by cunning opponents, with that
same integrity of purpose and thoughtful
care which marked your career here at home.
FIDELITY's REWARD.
Again has fidelity to duty produced its re-
suits, and we welcome You Tonight, the Presl-
Dental candidate Of great party and thou
sands upon thousands who recognize the de-
mand of the public service as superior to
party ties; and we, your old friends and
neighbors, sir, bearing towards you a full
measure OF personal esteem, rejoice to know
that In this bitter campaign not one
reputable man has yet been able to
point to one solitary official act Of your
administration and pronounce it subject to
just criticism, and that not one reputable man
has been heard to say that in any one single
official act You have made the interest OF
or for one'instant forgotten that your office
was sacred and solemn trust to be admins
tered for the best interests of the whole peO-
pie. we believe, sir, that the calm, good
sense of the nation is with you tonight; that
rectltudc and trust and earnCstness of purpose
and fidelity to duty and tirmness in the dis
charge of duty are at this date and time re-
cOgniZed as essential in the Chief Executive
Of the republic, and that surely and
resistlessly the current Of public
sentiment is doing its perfect work,
which shall end trlUmnlal
election. We cougratul ate you, sir, from our
hearts upon the success which has marked
your past career and upon the assurances Of
coming victory, and we welcome on 10 the
city whose chief pride tonight is in the fact
that it is the home of Grover Cleveland.
CLEvELAND's RESPONSE.
Gov. Cleveland responded as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS: | can hardly tell the
people of Buffalo how rejoice tonight, and
how grateful am for this demonstration Of
the confidence and esteem Ofmy friends and
felow-citizens. l have resided many years
among you and in this city, where all my sue
cess in private life has been achieved, for
nearly thirty years Tonight | come to
yOu after the Longest abs nee that has Oc-
Cured in all that time, ami yet within the
few weeks thai have passed since | saw YOU
portance to me and that places me within the
nations gaze. The honor 1t las hr 'vght to
me | ask my fellow -townsmen to share. l ac-
knowledge with grateful heart all that they
in part have done for me. Applause. But
two short years ago you stood steadily by my
side in every effort of mine, as chief eXecu-
tive of our city. to advance its interests and
welfare. Whatever | was able to accomplish
of value to this community was largely due to
YOUR strong and intelligent support, Nor can
| ever forget the generous lndOrement you
gave my candidacy for the high office which l
now hold IN the state, and | assure you that
in its administration | have received no
greater encouragement than the approval of
my friends at home.
LIES PLEASANTEsT EMOTIONS.
What l have seen aud heard tonight has
touched me deeply. 1t tells me that my neigh
| bOrs are still my friends, and assures me that
| / have not been altogether unsuccessful in
my efforts to deserve their confidence and at
| tachment. In years to come | shall deem my
| self not far wrong If ! stll retain their good
| opinion, and il surrounding cares and per-
pleXities bring but anxiety aud veXa-
| tion. l shall find sOlace and comfort
| in the memory of days spent here and
| in recalling the kindness of my Buffalo
friends But other friends are here to-
night. and to all who tender their welcome
| | extend heartfelt greeting as citizens with
| me of the greatest commonwealth IN the
sisterhood of States, and one Immensely IN
tcrested in the general veal. Because love
my state and her people, can't refrain from
| remindtng you that she should be in the van
! OF every movement which promises a safer
| and better administration. so closely related
! to her prosperity and greatness. Applause.
| And let me leave you with the thought that
| your safety lies in impressing on the endeaVOr
| of those intrusted with the guardianship of
| your rights aud interest, pure, perfect and
| eXacting popular sentiment. The character
| Of government can hardly rise higher than
! the surface from which it springs, and the in
| tegrIty and faithfulness of public servants are
not apt to be better than the people demand.
| Great cheering.
THE PROCESSION.
The grand procession passed in review
before him and his guests to Niagara
square, where they dispersed. AS column
after column passed, cheers loud and long
were given. After the procession had
passed an informal reception was
rendered the Governor at the Genesee
House, and many ladies and representa-
tive men OF the city rendered their con-
gratulations. Gov. Cleveland made an
| address to the people from the balcony of
! the hotel. The Governor will pass a quiet
Cay tomorrow among his friends and ac-
quaintances. He leaves tomorrow night
| at A30 O'Clock, arriving in Albany at
S:40 o'clock the next morning. 1t was
long ater midnight when the Buffalo
! mans retired.