New-York tribune., 1884-11-28
4 TURKEY THAr gASNT CARVED.

Grover Cleveland missed a golden twenty
four carat opportunity yesterday. Why did ne
not induce the trustees of the New Capitol to
grant him the use of that ample building ana
then 90 on and give rousing Thanksgiving
dinner in its superb chambers and corridors tn
the leading Democrats of the United States
What perfectly magnificent po!itico-soclal
iambOree would have been the result! III Mr.
Cleveland had conceived and executed such
gay and festive scheme in generous spirit ana
regardless of expense, we have no hesitation In
expressing the conviction that yesterday even
ing all the people from tho Atlantic to the
Pacific would have been enraptired with the
unparalleled splendOr of the incarnadinlng
sunset. And the true explanation of the phe-
nomenon, rs telegraphedby by the Associated Press,
would have been-a Cleveland and the other
Democratic chiefs have been devoting Thanks
giving to painting tho North American con-
tinent red"
Mr. William II. Barnrn,, as chairman of tho
Democratic National Committee, with obvious
proprcty might have been invited to preside
and take the laboring oar OF the banquet. Mr.
Cleveland would thus havo been left free to
circulate among the guests at the many tables
and to find out what chance there was OF his
securing Cabinet by March without ordering
q draft As the Picsdent-elect took his place
at the right and tho Vice Presdent-elect at
the left of Mr. Barnum, it would have been the
proper caper for tho band concealed in the
Assembly Chamber gallery to have struck up
oh, amt glad to got out OF the wilderness
What thrilling scene There wouldn't have
bcen dry eve around tho mahogany and that
is how those eyes would have differed from the
throats with which they were associated. For,
as everybody knows, 1t is the distinguishing
characteristic of tho representative Democratic
throat that is dry, no matter how short the
interval between drinks Grace before meat at
this historic meal would naturally have been
pronounced by tho Rev. DR.. Burchard, pros
pectiye chaplain-in- ordinary TO tho White
House, The decorations of tho dining tables
can only be vaguely conjecturod. The dec
grated interiors of the Capitol are so exceed
ingy ornate and imposing that the tables might
we'll have been loft unadorned. But perhaps
in Difference to the known wishes OF most OF
the guests it would have been thought well to
suspend an eiiigy of Mr.. Pendleton over the
main table. The hand of the eiligy would have
borne gonfalon lettcred with the legend
/" sic semper tyrannis." And the menu must also
remain an object OF speculation. We may
remark in passing that it would have been
graceful attention to have inclosed IN each
folded napkin family ticket to the Inaugural
ton Ball. If Little Neck clans had constituted
the first course of the entertainment, 1t Is likely
that by unanimous consent the shells would
have been saved for the Independents.
Gudgeons with st. John sauce might have been
among the fishes served; griled Grady with
Butler dressing might have appeared flirther
down the bill; fricasseed Purcell done brown
would have been awarded prominent place
among tho side dishes the vegetables would
have been inclusive OF small, sweet potatoes
d la Deming and the game OF cooked goose Ia
&. o. p. Perhaps out of compliment to MIR.
Clovoland's homo the picoc dc resistance Ut the
board would havo boon buffalo roasted
whole stuffed With dcslccatcd Kelly.
What Is kaown ns utho intellectual treat" OF
this brilliant dinner, of course, would have
formed fitting supplement to its carnal
pleasures. We think wc hoar Hendricks rlAlnR
amid doafouiug applauAo--all bis feastlns