The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-16
Everything Lovely At Last.

NEW YORK, October 15.-The business
mems meeting tonight at the Academy
OF Music and all theTeabout was the
greatest success. Beecher was received
with the widest enthusiasm, and before
he had finished his characteristic speech,
roar was heard from outside and the
crowd inside knew that Governor Clege-
land was coming. The cheer was
promptly taken up. Beecher was un
able to proceed. He stood silent with
one hand on the speakers table and
watched the effect OF the governors
advent upon the people. In few
minutes Cleveland made his appearance.
His reception beggars .de5crip-
ton, every person in the vast audience
rose to his feet and cheered and waved
handkerchieGS and hats as though out
| of his senses. Beecher appeared to be
greatly affected by the enthusiasm. Gov
ernOr Cleveland came to the front OF
the stage and made several
attempts to speak, but he was
not allowed to proceed for fully
i've minutes. At last he succeeded in
saying: Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you for this kind reception and l
am sure it is = cause for congratulation
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this great metropolis have found q
reason III the pending political struggle
for united, earnest feeling. 1t has been
my firm belief that one reason why we
as a people do not enjoy to the utmost
the advantages OF our form of govern
ment is found in the fact that our bust
uess men are apt to neglect their political
duties. The idea is too common among
them that there is herOiSm and virtue
in refusing TO hold Office and the stern
denial of any interest in politics seemed
to be regarded by many of this class as
the best asSeYeratiOn of their private
virtue and business integrity. With the
| protection and safety of the interests
| they have in charge are closely connected
| the wise administration of government,
and il has always seemed to me that if
4 regard for their duty as citizens did
not impel them to take a more active
| interest in political affairs, the desire
and need of Sef-preservatiOn should.
! believe, too, that the best administra-
ton of the government is accomplished
when it is conducted on business
principles, and it is quite ap-
parent that the active participation of
our business men in political campaigns
is an effective mode of impreSsing these
principles upon the management of
public affairs. | cOnstrue this large
and enthusiastic meeting as determin-
alton on the part Of business men, from
which it had It's rise, as the promise of
time when they shall find
/ the path of duty, as well as
an interest in the practical and intelli-
gent interference with political ques-
tons. (Uproarious applause). IN the
Governors speech at every period, the
cheers were deafening. When Cleve-
land had concluded, Beecher came for
ward and said: ''The real regulation
orator always makes it point to wind
up with a splendid climax; you have
had the climax, and l retire" cloud
cheering and laughter).
The following letter from Samuel J.
/ Tilden was read before the meeting dis
persed;
GREYsToNE, October Is.
Gentlemen:-I have just received your
letter on behalf of the New York Pro
duce and Maritime Independent Mer-
chants Cleveland and Hendricks Club,
and representing also several other
classes OF business men, inviting me to
be present at business mems mass
meeting, to be held at the Academy
OF Music on Wednesday, the 18th inst,
in support of the election of Cleveland
and Hendricks to the offices of Presi-
dent and Vice-President of the United
States. regret that the delicate condi-
ton of my health compels me to fOrego
the pleasure of joining with you on that
interesting occasion. l remember CRATE
fully that when it was my duty as Gov
eTnOr TO engage in a gTapple with the
canal ring, which then swayed
all the administrative, legislative and
| judicial departments of the State,
! the ma Ority OF the local organizations
of the Democratic party and Of the Or
CARNATIONS of the Republican party at
| the New York Produce Exchange rallied
TO my support and stood by my side I'M
| I'll that gigantic power was completely
overthrOwn. [ cordially concur in your
opinion that the election OF Cleve-
| land and Hendricks is demanded
| by the best interests of the country.
! believe that their election will be a sub
stantial victory for the cause of good
| government; that it will assure the safe
and prudent administration of the
chief magistracy of the republic in our
relations with other countries; that Il
will restore simplicity and economy in
| the needs OF the federal government.
So far as that result depends
upon the executive, it viii give
business men immunity from sudden
changes of policy and enable them to
repose under the shelter of stable adj
ministration, system free from taYorlt-
ism 10 particular classes and interests
and from the injurious tuctuatons to
which such faYoritism and sudden
changes always lead.
! (Signed) SAMUEL }. TILDES'