The daily Cairo bulletin., 1884-10-28
CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS |!
Great Demonstration +.
$4,000 Business Men of New
York in Procession.
$4,000 Garfield Republicans Keep Time
to the Cleveland Grand March.
B. & 0. Special to the Cairo Bull etln.

New YORK, October 90.
New York has witnessed scenes of poit-
cal enthusiasm and excitement, but nothing
like the one of today has been known in
her history. 1t has been repeatedly charged
that political depravity in this country is
due to disposition on the part of the bust.
ness men to neglect their political duties,
but todays demonstration proves beyond
cayil that they can put their shoulders to
TIE wheel when they believe that the wei
fare Of the country calls upon them to do
so. For twenty-five years the majority OF
business men IN this city have supported
the nominees of the Republican party in all
the political campaigns since 1860. Every
demonstration by the members of the lead
ing exchanges like our produce, stock, cot
ton, maritime exchange, ETC., have been
made in the interests Of that party; and
these demonstrations have grown with each
succeeding presidential election until 1880,
when what was considered the greatest and
most influential spectacle Of the kind took
place in the interest Of Garfeld's election.
In that campaign the Democrats were weak
among business men and utterly failed to
get up any counter demonstration among
that class OF the community; but radical
change has taken place since that time, and
now the Democrats are strong when before
they were wcak.--Stronger in preparation
than the Republicans were in 1880. The
busines; mems demonstration and parade
Of Yesterday not only equaled that for Gar.
field, but went far beyond it, fully double
the number OF men taking part in II, and
unlike former demonstrations Of the kind,
included the very best men Of the city with
out regard TO former political affiliations,
while in numbers today's parade of the
business men OF the metropolis exceeded
by double all those which have occurred
before, yet it was the least significant par,
Of the demonstration
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARADE
was not for show, but to prove to the coun-
try what were the real convictions Of New
York merchants upon the issues Of the pend
ing canvass. The task to many Of them
who took part was a severe one; the length
Of march was fully two miles and a half,
over rough pavemen,s. So great, however,
was the enthusiasm, so determined were all
to show their admiration for Cleveland,
that no one hesta,ed, and old men, men of
fifty and sixty, turned out aud marched the
full distance with the same aacri,y AS those
In their twenties. MIiionars marched
shonlder to shoulder with their emrloyees
in the banking houses; merchant princes,
whose namas are known from one end of
the country to the other, locked arms
throughout the march with their clerks,
and they said that they were not only will.
Ing to parade today, but every day, from
now ill the fourth of November, If thereby
they could only save the country from
Blaine.
An additional evidence OF the enthusiasm
OF those who Joined In today's parade 10
shown by the fact, that many Of the wealth
lest and Oldest men In the procession, COM
planned that the line of march was too
abort Vet us 90 to Central Park" said
many, and several were even In favor of
marching still further. II was finally dc.
cidcd to end the parade on Thirteth street,
on the ground that, should the line OF march
be extended, the parade could not bc
finished before dark. In the down town
districts, although the exchanges were
open, but little business was done, and al
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