New-York tribune., 1884-10-25
THE PARTY OF OPPOSITION.
MR.. EEECHER TALKS TO STUDENTS.

| NIX. EEECHEh lALkS III SIDDENIS.
MEETING OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE BOYs-QUEEl
| ARITHMETIC DISPLAYED.
With the Hand presumption OF youth and that love
poetic license deeply imbedded in the soul OF the col
legian in the pin-feather stage, number of Conmb
College students have banded themselves together
adopted the name and title of the Columbia College
Cleveland and Hendricks Clab Under TIE auspices OF
this organization a meeting held last evening In
| Chickering Hall The chairman was " liam A. Dun
ming. member OF the class of 81. part OF Mr.. Dun
nngs address OF arithmefical character aud as
| figures generally considered yeracious he sue
ceeded admirably III demoiisling any claim which the
socaed Columbia College Cleveland and Hendricks
Club might have had to the title. lie stated that the
college had been carefully eanyassed and that l65
students had signiled their intention OF voting tor
! Cleveland
Not more than five minutes before SIR. Dunung had
made this extremely Encouraging statement, several
members of the club informed II TRIBUNE reporter
that there were in all the departments o., tie college,
about l.jO0 students These same students also IN
formed the reporter that the Cleveland Club had about
800 members. that if all the students in Columbia
College who according to the careful canvass oil mr.
Dunuing have signlied their intention 10 vote Tor
Cleveland members of the club, at least I'D OF
it members are suffering from cruel inability To vote
for Cleveland or ANYBODY el-e But these unfortunate
boys have quite ch right to vote they have To
style themselves the Columbia College Cleveland ana
Hendricks Club. President Barnard saws that they
have no right the title and has refused 70 allow
them the of any college building TOR political Dnr-
poses and has also debarred them from demonstrating
their enthusiasm on the college grounds. Abran >.
Hewitt was the first speaker. He said that be was
graduated from Columbia College forty-two years ago.
and had risen from "A sick bed To say - few words
He spoke hours and gave the boys very little to
do the way of cheering When the Kew. henry
Ward Beechei appeared the PLATFORM the students
made up for lost time and grew apopieetic IN their
efforts to cheer him out of his SELF possesSl'n Nr
Beecher said in part:
II you were as green rs when I was in college.
you will read line upon line and precept
p,,tt deal
Intelligence Of our people % change the policy OF ns
of extreme opp0sitcs sometimes abandon the principles
upon the SIDE aud the other in order to secure some
selfish profits for themselves II ia thus with the dem
god Of Massachusetts but the demagogue OF the nation
Blaine. great friend OF Dir. Blaine
II / were to desire day, travelling | would ask
for more FELLOW tr;Aelier. A. reasonably
jolly company spend the weary hours of night think
he would he luminous and would give unieigned pleas
ure. II Ia trouble Mr. Blaine would do anything
In his power Tor me-he would have done at am rate
lIaughfer allow to him social Graces, generoa. I'm
pulses, and with them my c0mnendati IN ENDS. lhrse
qualities do not snow ina. ne Il Ieairr o men on
ground of principle, or policy, or craftsmanship By
knowing what Mr.. Blaine is what he would
DO II lie should Mi the place that ne won't t"ch
voice. don't know about that. Cheers ana Kisses
In the Whole Of Mr. B!aines administration III Con
ere>S 0r out of congress YOU cannot LAY your ~ Oh Vc
angle act ef cannot hhd speech he
tbon.aHd pifi@s that so good rhter has nor IA good
to fight There il something In that dash. and
in humble and ashamed way admire. Ike 10 see a
man who is all over. | don't find this quail
with England France would bring hn a
second Presidency he would be Quaker DO you be-
ucYe that second term being the ambition all the guano
south America could raise him above partisan feeling
He Is medican hat Ia hand, travelling Noith' south
East and West for Mr. Butler he Is good
candidate, but shall be President live times running De
fore MI. Butler will be once Laughierl It. John. IN
PatmOs Island Is ike To be President Llght err
Nou have been To Columbia College cannot De
fooled. You Will have Blaine or Cleveland.
If draw Mr. Blane's pcturefOr d-diln - speak OF
his private life in way than Ia commandments
Cleveland i what Nj Blaine is Mr. Blaine is brili
ant; Cleveland Is solid. Mr.. Blaine l. trckster :
Cleveland - honest man Nj. Blaine Is compo nd
sngu ar adnixtIre Cleveland il simple Mr. Blaine IL
he l. Mr. Cleveland Is himself All the time MI
Blaine a pilgrim. but not stranger unfortunately
fLaughtcr Mr Cleveland stays at home and attends
10 Government business Gentlemen, what you aId
ought 10 have done. and all this immense excite
ment was have elected Mr. Arthur To second term
Applause say wOuld have saved all this turmoil
and trn1le and excitement. He would have made a
second term. think, with REDUNDANT honor and glory
and Nr Blaine would not then nave been hearu OIL
Applause