San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-30
Brooklyn Honors Gov. Cleveland.
snecioI 10 The chicago Daily News.

received the grandest ovation OF his
life at Brooklyn to-day. Never in the
history of the city of churches were
the streets 30 packed with people,
and never was there such display oil
bunting and banners. 1t was impos-
sible TO estimate the crowds, but Gov.
Cleveland during the day was looked
upon by fully five hundred thousand
people. He was awaiting the Brook
| iyn committee at the Fifth Avenue
hotel at o'clock. The carriage bear
ing the distinguished New Yorker
was driven rapidly down Broadway,
and only occasionally was the Cover
nor recognized. Crossing the Br ook-
lyn bridge, he was hurried to the
Pierrepoint house, where it had been
arranged to have him meet o few
hundred leading citizens before the
great demonstration. Senator Muir
tina and Augustus Van Wyck did the
honors at the hotel, and introduced
900 citizens, while Henry Ward
Beecher stood by smiling. Hardly a
noted citizen was absent. Prominent
among those pressing the governors
hand were large numbers OF the
catholic and protestant clergy, the
former headed by Vicar General
Keegan, and the latter accepting
Beecher as sponsor.
From the hotel to the Academy up
Montague street, the governor drove
through vast crowds under an unbro-
ken canopy of bunting. 1t was one
prolonged cheer from the start to the
finish. Beecher, Perry Belmont,
Mayor Low, Gov. Abbott, Senator
Pendleton, and other distinguished
people received ovations' When the
procession reached the City Hall park
another wild scene was encountered.
Thousands of struggling people
endeavored in vain to reach the gov
errors carriage. Gov. Cleveland
laid away his right hand before 2
o clock because it was disabled by
shaking and used his left in greeting
thousands in Ridgewood park.
The arrival of the governor at the
main entrance was the signal for a
salute of 100 guns. The enthusiasm
was intense, and it was with the great
est difficulty that the procession
could enter the inclosure. The
governor and party at once proceeded
to the main stand, the decorations on
which were profuse and in perfect
last. When the governor appeared
on the platform he was greeted with
tumultuous cheers, to which he bowed
his thanks. Augustin Van Wyck
made the formal address of welcome.
When Gov. Cleveland rose to reply
he received another ovation. He
spoke as follows:
among the many invitations to
visit different points, the most Of
which L have felt obliged to decline,
came one from my Brooklyn
friends to meet them and their guests
to-day. This I could not decline,
because 1 could not forget the kind
ness 1 had received at the hands of
the people of this city and the gener-
GUS and hearty support they gave me
when, a stranger to them, L was a
candidate for the suffrages of the peo
pie of our state. WhetherI am justi
fed in the sentiment or not, 1 feel
toward the city of Brooklyn in
degree us one feels toward his home.
Applause, In the midst of such in
to ligent thought and independent
political sentiment as pervail here, it
would be presumptuous if it were
otherwise proper for me to refer in a
spirit of craftsmanship to the pending
political campaign. CApplause and
cheers This vast assemblage and
the intense enthusiasm ichpervades
it's every part fully evidence your
belief that there is involved in this
canvass something of great import
ance to your interest and welfare.
When this feeling is generally arous
ed, and when it leads to calm in
vestigation and deliberate inquiry,
there is no danger that the people
will make mistake in their determine
ton of the issue. Applause. Our
institutions will be maintained in their
integrity, and the benign influences
of popular government will fill the
remotest corner of the land. All our
citizens, from the highest to the
humblest, should feel that this is
their government that they are
responsible for its proper administra-
ton, and that they cannot safely
neglect it, or follow blindly and
thoughtlessly the lead Of self-constitu-
ted and selfish leaders. Applause.
l shall say no more, except to express
my appreciation Of the kindness of the
people of Brooklyn, shown in all they
have done for me in the past, and
return nv thanks TO all here assem-
bled for their kind greeting, with the
declaration that no man and no party
can ask more than such an examina-
ton as you will give to their claims
to public confidence. Cheers and
applause.
The following telegram from Sam
uel J. Til.isn was then read:
GErTsToxE- YoSKEES y. Y, Oct
16. lSSI-It would give me great
pleasure TO meet my fellOu-citizens Of
the county Of Kings. to whom l am
grateful for the generous support
which they gave me throughout NY
whole public LIFE but I regret that
the dslicsts oonditOn Of nv health