St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-17

covered the stand and was draped GRACEFUL,
in front, and on the sides banners of al
kinds and flags and pennants of every
nation were displayed to good advantage
| The decorations were not only
elaborate, but exceedingly effective,
in design. Gov. Cleveland was escorted to
seat in the center of the platform, amid
tumultuous cheers. The governor grace
fully bowed his acknowledgements and took
his seat, while further preparations were be-
ing made. The formal address of welcome
was made by Augustine Van Wyck, chair
man of the Democratic general committee.
When Gov. Cleveland rose to reply he was
greeted with tremendous cheers. He spoke
as follows.
| Among the many invitations to visit diff
ferent points, the most of which have been
obliged to decline, came one from my Brook
lyn friends to meet them and be their guest
to-day. This / could not decline because ]
could not forget the kindness had received
at the hands of the people of this city, and
the generous and hearty support they gave
me when a stranger to them. l was can
di date for the suffrages of the people of
our state. And whether / am justified in
| the sentiment or not, feel towards the city
of Brooklyn in degree as one feels towards
his home. [Applause.] In the midst of
such intelligent thought and independent
political sentiment as prevails here, it would
be presumptuous If it were otherwise than
proper for me to refer in spirit of partisan
ship to the pending political cam
paign. [Applause and cheers. This
vast assemblage and the intense
enthusiasm which pervades its every part,
fully evidence your belief that there is in
volved in this canvass something of great
importance to your interest and welfare.
When this feeling is generally aroused, and
when it leads to calm investigation and de-
liberate inquiry, there is no danger that the
people will make a mistake in
their determination of the issue.
Applause. Our institutions will be main
tanned in their integrity, and the benign in
flueree af popular government will FIJI the
remotest corner of the land. When ali our
citizens, from the higest to the humblest,
shall feel that this is their government, that
they are responsible for its proper admins
tration, and that they cannot
safely neglect it or follow blindly
and thoughtlessly the lead of self
constituted and selfish leaders. TAppIause.
l shall say no more, except 10 express nv
appreciation of the kindness of the people OF
Brooklyn, shown in all they have done for
me in the past, and return my thanks to all
here assembled for their kind greeting, with
the declaration that no man and no party
can ask more than such an examination as
you will give to their claims to public conf
dence. [Cheers and applause.l
The following telegram from Samuel j.
Tilden was then read:
GREY STONE, Yonkers, n. Y, Oct. 16, 1884.
1t would give me great pleasure to meet
my fellow citizens of the county of Kings, to
whom am grateful for the generous support
which they gave me throughout my Whole
public life, but regret that the delicate con-
dition OF my health compels me to forego the
qualification of being present on the in
teresting occasion to which you have
invited me. Cordially sympathizing with
the object of your festivity, / remain your
fellow citizen, SAMUEL j. TLDEN.
General Geo. B. Mcclellan was here in
troduced, and was accorded a rousiug well
come. His audience was entirely with him
when he said:
81 am satisfied TIA. the people of this
county can safely entrust in Grover Cleye-
land all the best interests of the land, for he
possesses the courage, honesty and ability to
perform every function of the presidential
office as it ought to be performed. L see in
mems faces,'' he continued, ''the same con-
viction which feel myself, and that is that
the man behind me (Cleveland) will be the
next president of the United States. [The
cheering herewas most intense
1t was expected Mr.. Hendricks would be
present to share the welcome given Mr..
Cleveland, but he did not come. There we're
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addresses were to be delivered, and each
of which had definite programme assigned
it, but the demonstration was so vast the
programme got beyond the control of the
committee. All the stands were engaged at
one time or another, but many speakers an
nounced beforehand were missing For in
stance, Edward NJ. Shepherd was chairman
at the stand; and the speakers assigned were
Samuel j. Randall, Gov. Robert NJ Lane, of
Maryland, John P. Stockton of New Jersey,
William w. Wallace Of Pennsylvania, r.
f. Jones of Louisiana, and Gen. E.
B. Barnum. When Mr.. Sheppard, as chair
man, had finished his opening address there
was not one OF the above mentioned speakers
on hand. They were in or about the park
somewhere but they were lost to the chair
man and the meeting at theistand. P.Booker
Reed, of Louisville, came to the rescue and
was followed By Governor Leon Abbet of
New Jersey, who had just come around in
search of stand No. 3, to which
he had been assigned. Among the speakers
at the other stands were Governor Waller, of
Cincinnati, and Governor Pattison, of Penn
sylvania. II would seem that some of the
orators looked upon the speaking as a secon-
Diary consideration, and certain it is many
non-orators looked upon the matter in that
light.
The barbecue was at the further end of the
park. Three wooden enclosures had been
erected, and within them on
gigantic spit three oxen were stretched
over glowing Goals. The three carcasses
weighed in the aggregate 6, 700 Iounds. Tie
first one had been put on the spit at mid
night and was done to turn By 10 O'Clock
The other two had been put on at in the
morning and were done in time TO follow
the fate OF the first. As the meat was ready
it was carved off the bones in great chunks
and taken into bowling alley. On long
tables there it was cut up into
sandwiches and distributed in neat
wooden boxes. 1t cost the police
great effort to keep the eager surging mass
into line, and as each person passed by tue
open spaces on the side of the bowling alley,
he received his box Of sandwich There was
naturally some confusion, and at one time
one OF the wooden enclosures was broken
down by the excited crowd. but everybody
was served with a thick chunk of bread and
a slice of the delicious meat as long as the
latter held out, which was until 3
in the afternoon. The barbecue was great
success, and was productive of lots of fur, as
well as physical satisfaction.
Gov. Cleveland lunched with few friends
at the Ridgeway hotel, and for few minutes
managed to get away from the surging
crowd, but with that exception he was shak-
ing hands and working his right arm
like numn handle nninterrI1rt-