Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-10-16
CLEVELAND IN NEW YORK.

Five Thousand People Listening to
BIaine's Victim - Governor Waller
and Henry Ward Beecher Lift Their
Voices For the Party of Free Trade.
New YORK, Oct. 15.-The committee ap-
pointed to receive Governor Cleveland ar
aived at the Grand Central depot at 1915 a.
M A large crowd had collected in and
around the depot. The train drew into the
station at 1920 and as CleYeland stepped to
the platform the depot rang with cheers.
Governor Cleveland raised his hat and bowed
easily. He was accompanied by his private
secretary, Colonel Lamont, and Mayor Banks
of Albany The outside of the depot was so
densely packed with persons that it required
two policemen to clear way to the carriages.
Cleveland, with Colonel Lamont and Senator
Barnum, was in the first carriage About
thirty carriages followed. The party was
driven to the Fifth Avenue Hotel where
Governor Cleveland is stopping. The streets
through which they passed were crowded
with people.
Fully five thousand people gathered at the
merchants and business mems meeting at
Cleveland and Hendricks. An overflow
L.
Grace presided. The various down town
clubs and exchanges were each represented
by twenty-five vice presidents who were as
signed seats on the stage. The entire build
ing had been beautifully decorated for the
occasion with flags, banners, streamers,
plants and flowers. Portraits of Cleveland
and Hendricks were suspended in front of
the stage. Among the distinguished persons
present were Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
H B. Clafin, Dewitt S. SeligfHan, w.
R. Travers, Hon. Roswell P Flower, Mayor
Edison, Mayor Cooper, H. K. Thurber,
| John T. Sherman John Bloodgood and others
Ex-Mayor Grace in opening the proceed
| ings said that it was much to be regretted in
the canvass that personal questions had been
made so largely predominant as almost to
force ali other questions out of view. He
| believed that the keynote of the present
campaign was struck by Cleveland when in
his letter of acceptance, he said, ''The
voters of the land are prepared to support
the party which gives the best promise of
administering the government honestly -
| The Hon. Thomas M. Waller, of Connecticut
was the first speaker. He said:
Fellow citizens-I proud that the broken
which took part in Ohio Our comrades did not
| achieve the triumph we had hoped for and some of
US expected. For what they gallantly did they de-
serve our praise and plaudits. Never was there
contest in that commonwealth like that of yester-
g end h o dT Sad e Se er
| then went on to say that New York was now the
| men of New York would preserve semblance of
the purity of this government they should see to it
that the election in New York not carried in
| Ohio yesterday where there was regular auction
| sale of votes. (Cheers9
Henry Ward Beecher was at this point es-
| corted to the stage. He received an ovation
which lasted several minutes. Such an en-
thusiastic scene has rarely been seen in any
public building in this city. He said:
Take your time, gentlemen, we have got the
whole night before Us. am quite familiar with
| saw. You may ask why am here. 1 think there
has been no great movement in my country for the
work of principles that had not, according to the
came gan aboltionist the moment I was born.
| (Cheers.) not unacquainted with the quality
WIZ and when found that the Old Wing p al4y
| went on its knees before the moloch of slavery
| " willing then TO have gone over to the Democratic
party. but they ali on their bellies (cheers1 and
| then when the great conflict came Joined those
who started for the fight and was sworn in for war
/ It a little cloud. may say it was question
mans hand, but it rose in the horizon and spread
| and the thunder of God in that cloud and it
| heard The Wing party the moment it ceased to
have the power to serve the country the moment it
became unable to adopt itself to new questions
that were uttered they became the fertilizers of
new party: Ohio may go, as she has been wont to
go; New I ork may not go as she ought to go; but
| we should go as we ought to go, and
we shall stay Cheers as we ought to stay II this
/ election goes on We not going wrong l am
here only as a citizen and an old man at time of
life when most men choose to retire. but long as
my country this government is imperilled will
| know no quiet (Cheers) The times are coming
when men will be willing to thank God for anything
| if Blaine is elected. (Cheers.) As as heard
how Ohio had gone came here and if any man is
| that would rather die than give up in the right
! cause Those are the men we want. (Cheers.)
While Mr.. Beecher was speaking Governor
| Cleveland entered and the building fairly
! shook with applause which lasted several
minutes, the vast audience standing up and
waving handkerchiefs and hats. After the
cheering had subsidized Mr.. Cleveland said:
Ladies and gentlemen thank you for this very
cordial reception and it to that it is
for congratuation tonight that the business of
TINS great metropolis have found reason in the pend
ing poHtlca struggle to unite for earnest effort 1t
| has often seemed to me that reason why as
people did not receive the full advantages of our
FORM OF government has been found in the fact that
our business men too apt to neglect their po-
t1caI duties (cheers) The idea is too common that
there is heroism and virtue in the refusal to hold
ONCE tcheer and that stern denial of any inter
est IN politics is strong aSseyeration OF
perSona and business integrity The interests
which this class has in charge, the protection
| the wise administration of the government and il
seems to me that If their duty citizens does not
impel them to take part in political affairs that
their desire and need for protection in self defence