Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-10-02
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS.
Speaking at q Monster De-
l1lonstration in Ohio.
Remarkable Gathering fos. Clepe.
land at lufsabtts-speeches bu
Hendricks, BGyard and
other Disfingstished
Democrats.

Soiumpus was the grandest political de-
monstration that ever took place in Ohio.
Columbus was fairly ablaze with enthu-
siasm, and a magnificent display Of fire
works lent brilliant hue to the whole
demonstration. Early in the morning
great trains of uniformed clubs came
pouring into the city, and from that
time until dark the railway station was
filed with mass of humanity as the
trains were unloaded. \ When the train
bearing Mr.. Hendricks arrived in the
city that gentleman was met by great
concourse of citizens, who cheered him
to the echo. The procession moved to
the opera house, where a conference Of
Democratic leaders was in progress. The
scene as Mr.. Hendricks entered. beggars
description. It was a grand reception.
Speeches were made by Senator Bayard,
j. r. Doolittle and others. Mr.. Hen
bricks talked for few minutes.
The evening demonstration was the
grandest of the kind in the history Of
Columbus. Twenty thousand men were
In line, bearing torches The speaking
was done from four stands in the State
house square. as follows: East Terrace
Ex-Governor Hendricks, Governor r.
M. McLane, the Hon. George H. Pendle-
ton, the Hon. J. A. McMahon and the
Hon. G. H. Barger; West Terrace-The
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, the Hon. J. R.
Doolittle, the Hon. Henry B. Payne.
General James Craig, the Hon. j. F.
Follett; South TerTace-Speaker John
q. Carlisle, General Mansur, General
Durbin Ward, the Hon. D. S. Gooding.
General Finley North Terrace-The
Hon. Patrick A. Collins, James A. Nc
Kenzie, Governor Hoadly, General Den
yer, and the Hon. P. J. McCarthy-the
latter from Pennsylvania. Letters were
read from prominent Democrats and inde-
pendent Republicans pledging co-opera-
ton IN the effort to keep the country
from being disgraced by such man as
Blaine for President.
SPEECH OF SENATOR BAYARD.
AT rhe afternoon meeting Senator
Thurman presided. Mr.. Thurman intro
duced Senator Bayard, who said In sttb-
stance: sit is to bring back this good
form of Republican government that
appear among you. l believe it was
only last night that great Republican
party leader said from this platform
that he was sorry that the national
campaign was using such trivial matters
as private letters. My friends, l wish we
could go into court of conscience with
Republicans. Republicans were forced
to accept any additions to their ranks
without questioning their character be-
cause they needed their help. Thus they
have overlooked wrongs in their conven-
ton. believe that one-half of the Re-
publican party in their own hearts did
not believe that Hayes and Wheeler were
elected" MIR. Bayard traced the work
ings Of the Republican party for the past
twenty years in convention, showing
that Blaine's nomination was the logical
outcome Of the party. ssWe do not care
whether they 60 into our private life or
not. We have good record. We
neither fight women nor children. We
do not personally attack Blaine or Logan
except as they represent the party. They
are not the disease-they are the symp-
TOMS Mr.. Bayard next referred to the
Independent movement in New England
and the Middle States. ''The people
there" said he, "have concluded that
maladministration has gone on long
enough and favor the election Of Grover
Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks.
They have recoiled from what they en-
braced before. What are the cries of the
Republican party in this campaign2 The
use OF public power for private uses is
everywhere prevalent If you Justify it
you justify breach Of trust. IT sort
OF work that makes James G. Blaine the
candidate of the Republican party for
President of the United States.
!" Glass legislation is not the American
idea Of government The government
was founded to promote the happiness of
all and not part, or even for the great
est number. The voice OF the poor and
feeble should always be heard and
listened to. Therein lies the broad hu-
manity, the broad idea of Justice, that
has made me a Democrat. We can't
make weak men strong, but we can see
that all have equalities and opportuni-
ties The dispositions Of Mr. Blaine, Mr..
Mulligan, Mr. Warren Fisher, taken at
time of investigation, he had read care
fully because it was his duty. No un-
biased man could read them and know
things there described and then consider
Mr.. Blaine fit for the trust which the Re-
publican party proposed to give him.
Numbers of letters were read from
prominent Democrats, among them
Samuel ]. Randall, Joseph E. McDon-
aid, A. G.. Curtin, H. W. Slocum, Hugh
J. Jewett, Joseph Pulitzer, A. I. Mer-
rick, VIM F. Villas, Abram S. Hewitt.
John w. Breckinridge, VIM. S. Holman,
w. S. Groesbeck.
sENAToR-ELEcT PAYNE's SPEECH.
Henry B. Payne in long and able
speech referred to the corruption of the