The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-21
THE BUSINESS, MEN
oFNEwt york CRY Fon BLAINE.
A Tremendous Outpouring Of Representa-
+ tires ofths Financial Center Of tho Caan. 4
try-A Scene OF 1ntiescrIbnble Enthus.
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Special Dftpdina 70 tat intaiigoet,. ~ s : K
NEw YoRx, Oct. 2O.-The report tha
the business men Of New: Y orhf are io
Cleveland, which has been industriousl,
circulated BY the Democrats, received {
powerful denial to-day in the; magniticen
meeting Of Republican business men, helc
before the Sub.Treasury building, in Wal
street, the heart Of the financial world. Il
was the greatest uprising OF business mer
ever witnessed in America, surprising the
memorable Garfield meeting Of 1880, even
in numbers and enthusiasm. 80 IL
Wall street has seldom echoed to such
music as that which shook her stores and
houses to-day. The parade was a phe'
nomenal demonstration. Ten thousand
solid business men representing striking.
Iy large percent Of the aggregate wealth oi
North America marched In the procession
The Coffee, Cotton, Produce, Maritime,
Petroleum, Mercantile and New York
Mining Stocks and National Petroleum
Exchanges were represented. The Dry
Goods Association had nearly 1900
then ia line. The business 0t,he grea,
metropolis halted for the time and all eyes
were turned to this magnificent political
demonstration. Broadway on the line OF
march was q sea Of tossing flags. The
windows OF the lofty buildings were filed
with spectators, who waved handkerchiefs
and banners as the "heirs Of all the ages"
filed by. 1t was easy to see
what political faith was n represent
Ell by the host Of gentlemen who
marched with such decorum and accuracy.
Every few blocks; The great concourse vi,
the street would hurst forth in the re-
frain l"Blaine," Blaine" "James G..
Blaine" The marching clubs would take
up the shout and roll It on till the music
OF the bands and the roll ,of drums was
drowned in the grand chorus of voices.
The men In tnat parade were the, sub.
stantial, Legitimate business men; OF the
city, and not the reckless, ephemeral
'tockgamblers who made up large part
of the comparatively small Democratic
demonstration last week. As the line
passed St. Paul's Church the bells in the
steeplei tolled three and another mighty
cheer went up as though the Ginning Of
the bells was ii pean Of victory. When the
procession reached Wall street there were
10000 people gathered there: The cheer
ing lasted lor ten minutes. 1t was stir.
ring and dramatic scene. As far as the
eve could see it looked upon solid mass
OF humanity, a great ocean OF upturned
faces. The t!uttering OF hats in the air
was like therush OF mighty wind through
a forest. The scene cannot be painted in
words. Dictionaries are beggarly things
The cool, lavel headed calculating busi-
ness men Of New York were there, and
they were ablaze with enthusiasm. 1t
was the deep ocean rocked by tempest
1t was not like the seething fury Of shall
low water. When that multitude cieered
;tEwas like the deep ocean. rocked by a
majestic tempest. There was something
sublime about it, and many an old states.
man on the platform checked back a
rising tear when the storm OF cheers had
subsidized. -Essy i. = J. ~ ~ :i. i-s7 z
Speeches were made from three stands
Among the speakers were Senators Hale,
Iawley, Sherman, George S. Boutwell,,
Stewart L. Woodford and Alexander Sui