Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-16
Grover Cleveland at Buffalo.

On the I'd Mr.. Cleveland visited Buff
falo and received a right royal well
come. He was introduced by Mr..
Henry Martin. President OF the Manu-
facturers' d Traders Bank, in a happily
framed speech, in the course of which
he remarked that in the campaign
no reputable man had been able
to point to one solitary official
act of his Administration and pronounce
it subject to criticism; that not one
reputable men had been heard to say
tha~ in any one single official act he
had made the interests of party or of
self superior to the public good, or for
one instant forgotten that his Office was
sacred and solemn trust to be admin
istered for the best interests of the whole
people. In response to this greeting
Governor Cleveland spoke as follows,
Fellow-CItizens: can hardly tell the people
of Buffalo how rejoice to-nlght, ana now
grateful am for this demonstration of the
confidence and esteem OF my TRENDS and 1el,
low-citizens. have resided among you, and
in this city, where all my success in private
life has been achieved for nearly thirty years.
To might come ID you. amer the longest ao-
sence that has occurred in al that time, and
yet within the few weeks that have
ma Ssed since SAW you last itIl event has hap
pened of supreme importance to me, and
that places me within the Nation gaze.
The honor it has brought TO me ] ask
u
knowledge with grateful heart ali that
they in the past have done for me. {Ap
steadily by my side in every effort OF mine,
as.the chief executive of our city, to advance
its interests and welfare. Whatever / WAS
able to accomplish of value in this eommu-
nifty was largely due TO your strong ana. intel-
ligent support. Nor can l ever forget the
generous Endorsement you gave my can
didacy for the high Office which / 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. Whit have
seen and heard tonight has touched me deep
w. Il tells me that my .neighborS are still MY
friends and assures me that have not been
altogether unsuccessful in my efforts TO de
serve their confidence and attachment. In
wears to come l snail deem myself not far
wrong if ] still retain their good opin-
ions. and if surrounding cares and per
plexities bring but anxiety and vacation L
shall lind solace and comfort in the memory
OF the days spent here and in recaHing the
kindness OF my Buffalo friends But other
friends are here fo-nig ht, and TO all who te n
der me their kindly welcome extend "a
heartfelt greeting as citizens with me OF the
greatest commonwealth in the sisterhood of
States, and one immensely Interested in the
general veal Because love my STATE and her
people, I can not refrain from reminding you
that she should be in the van of every move
ment which promises safe and better ad-
IninistratIon of the General Government. so
closely related to her prosperity and greatness
tAppIause.l And let me leave ven with the
fnong the lh en sapo al l s IT w1a
the guardianship of your rights and interests
q pure. patriotic ana exalted popular SenEi-
ment. The character of the 9 Government can
hardly rise higher than the source from which
ii springs: and the i'm egrity and faith fulHess
of public servants aresnot apt TO be greater
than the people demand. Great cheering.)
Somebody has fixed mp letter.
which is alleged to be from Edmunds.
in which he denies that he ever called
Blaine .sJay Goulds attorney" No.
body ever said he called HIM ..Jay
Gouid's attorney What be said in a
letter to some friends in Vermont
which is now in existence at Burling-
ton-was that whenever he and Thur
man joined hands to defeat Gouldis
schemes, James G. Blaine invariably
started up from behind Could breast r
works musket in hand" Mr.. Ed
munds has not de.ied saying this. and
is not likely to.
-Bub Blaine initiated his magnet
lie papa and lodged the constitutional
amendment. Was he also afraid that 3
| vote on the question would be construed