The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-11-12
BUSINESS BEN AROUSED.
The Great Meeting In New York to Cele.
brate the Victory.
Any Wrong Which Shall Take From the
American People the Fruits of the
Great Victory Will be Resisted.

NEW York. Nov. s.-The business mems
meeting to celebrate the election of Cleye-
land and Hendricks filled the Academy of
Music tonight. Admission was by ticket
only. Many ladies were in the boxes.
The auditorium was profusely decorated
with flags and with the silk bau-
ners which were borne in the business
mems procession of November l. Portraits of
Cleveland and Hendricks hung above the
stage. GiImore's Twenty second Regiment
Band furnished the music. Before the OPEN
ing of the meeting, in an internal of rest by
the band, cheering was started by the ap.
pearance of Mr.. Joseph J. O'Donohue in one
OF the boxes, and was continued for many
minutes. In response to variety OF calls
from among the audience, there were cheers
for several of the newspapers, for the State
of New York, Chairman Cor man and great
many other persons and things. The widest
cheers were given in response to call by a
smiling gentleman in one of the boxes for a
round for DR.. Barchard. There were groaus
for the Tribune and cries of "Ratsr and the
cheering ended at last in a laugh at the
proposition of three cheers for everybody.
Tne,e was another outburst that
DROWNED; THE MUSIC
at the appearance upon the platform of Au-
gust Belmont, followed by Hon. Samuel J.
Randall, Carl Schurz. George Jones' AIger-
non s Sullivan, II X Fhurber, Zero ne B.
Wheeler, Charles 2. Miller. Senator Gordon,
of Georgia; William r. Grace and others
When MIR. j. z. Townsend, OF the Produce
Exchange. advanced to call the meeting to
order he was cheered. He said that so 900
hUsinasa man Uh0 had for0ht tho hat for
honest government now that the contest
was over, would return to their ordinary
avocations, glad that their efforts
were crowned with success. He re
joiced in the assurance that the great State
of New York would give her electoral vote
for Cleveland. He proposed Mr.. Belmont
for Chairman. Mr. Belmont said, in part:
81 can not find words to express my sense
of appreciation of the high honor of presid-
ing over this joyous meeting. 1t is the first
time in many years that | have had the
good fortune to preside over meeting of
this kind. For twenty-five years have been
following or Leading the forlorn hope We
have come to tell the story of
THE ELECTION OF CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS
as President and Vice President of the United
States 1t was q hard-fought battle-a strug-
gle against an almost invincIble opponent;
against 100, 600 Office holders of the United
States Government; against powerful monop-
olies, ready to pour out millions to corrupt
and defeat the will of the people. But they
were not successful. have seen enough of
this Nation to know that the great crime of
'76 will not be repeated. Governor Cleve-
land has been elected, and II his life spared
be will be inaugurated President of the
United States" Applause
The resolutions were read by Oscar S.
Strauss. They congratulated the merchants
and the country on the approaching pros
perity under the administration OF Cleveland.
They declared that the election was an en-
phatic verdict by the people that public Of
fee was public trust
M. Schurz was received with great ap-
plause, the house rising to receive him, and
continuing the uproar for full minute. He
said he was present to exchange congratula
tions as one of the Independent Republicans
who felt ii their duty to turn their backs on
their own party, and support honest gov
erDment in America. He considered the
victory SIS great event not to be measured
by the size Of the majority, but more by the
power it had overcome. A cause of con
graduation was that even Jay Gould was
now convinced that Governor Cleveland
would make an honest President. Groans
for Gould greeted this announcement.
HON SAMUEL J. RANDALL,
of Pennsylvania, was next introduced by
Chairman Belmont, and received with cheers.
Mr. Randall said the victory was in a large
degreelthe work of the business men of New
York, who were convinced there was nothing
to be dreaded in the accession of the Dem D
cratic party to power. Concedlng to the Re-
publicans honesty OF purpose, he eXacted
like concessions from them. He insisted tnat
those who have won the victory have as much
at stake in the country As the otficeholderS.
No assault was intended on any material
interest of the country, and he believed that
the past life of Grover Cleveland assured the
people of the success of reform. He had no
fear that Governor Cleveland would not be
inaugurated, and he viewed his admInistEa.
ton as Governor as a promise of equal sue
cess in view of the fact that it was similar 70
that of Governor Tilden. Mr.. Randall
promised that the excessive taxation of the
people that has marked the Republican adj
ministration will not be permitted by the
incoming administration. he denounced
Mr.. BlaiDe's proposition to continue undue
taxation as one that has no authority
of law and ore that was in
tended and calculated to break down the
line of the States. He attributed the de-
preston of trade to the excessive taxation of
the people by the Federal Government, and
SAID the taxes must be reduced in an intelli-
gent and business-like manner The Lemoc-
racy would bring back economy-the econ
omy that our fathers earnestly pressed. He
Endorsed the saying of Jefferson that econ
omy never destroyed Nation but corrup-
ton often. He believed that Grover Cleve-
land would meet largely the requirements of
those Independent men who have con-
tributed to his election.
In conclusion Mr.. Randall said: "Any
wrong which shall take from the Americ an
people the fruits of the great victory which
they have achieved
WILL BE RESISTED
in every proper and legitimate way" This
- oh
speakers followed, and at the. conclusion OF
Mayor Graces speech the Chairman declared
the meeting adjourned. Then the mutual
congratulations were resumed, and the
cheering and the music.
Daniel Dougherty, of Philadelphia, in q
short address. said: "Grover Cleveland has
been elected, and, by the living God. all the
powers on earth and in hell shall never teal
the purple from his shoulders"
An Honorable Candidate.
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