The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-27
Tbs iirookiyn Jubi,ation.

and people filled Brooklyn rink TINS
evening Tor tho purpose of jnbllatlon
upon tho election of Cleveland aud
lIendrirks,and tu,llstcn Ia speeches lrotn
the vice pTp.ltent elect aud iron,
Henry Ward Beecher rs we'll. The
buildings in the vicinity of the rink
were illuminated and bunting was EN-
plOyed ~ attest the political sentiment
Ia some of the nearby jewellers. At I
o'clock the band took position near by,
the doors were opened aud hall
place was occupied. Benches were
brought III from tho neighhoring
room. They were filled
rs fast rs provided. The aislcs wcr"
rapidly filled and the open space before
the platform was taken possession
OF nv ladies' unable 10 find
chairs. shortly before : O'Clock The
band entered the building and it,
place was supplied by pyrotechni $
aud burning lar and soap hnrrels' The
atmosphere, which was then raw ana
became mellow and more
endurIhlo ms IL was warmed 10y tho
steadily increasing throng. No promi
neut Democrat In Brooklyn was
from tho rink, and there were
many prominent citizens present who
are not within the Democratic fold. The
hour of s came and was passed. The
crowd inside had Increased 10 nearly
1900 people, but it was $3.50
p. n, when the slap ola pair of hands
another and anothe. par of hands until
at last storm of cheers swept over the
audience.
HENDRICKS HAD EN-
TERED
the hall, and by those near the door had
been recognized as soon as he began
the steps OF the stage upon the
arm OF Judge Van Wyck. AS Mr.. Hem
tricks stepped upon the PLATFORM, be-
fore he could be seen by all in
the building, tho audience was on its
and waved their hats, ladies waved
their hands and handkerchiefs and the
acclaim. Judge Van wyck at
S:35 called the meeting to
order and introduced ex-Mayor John
w. Hunter, who was received with
cheers. With warm compliment to
Indiana and Thomas A. Hendricks, and
then amid tumultuous cheers he pre-
sented that gentleman, who advanced
and spoke rs follows:
MIR. HENDRICKS SPEECH.
"Ladies and gentlemen: On this occa-
sion of mutual congratulations you will
permit me, will you not, to speak briefly
of Indiana. Indiana sends greetings
t. the Democracy of New York
and very specially to the Democracy OF
brooklyn and Kings county cheers,
and begs to assure them OF her sympa-
thy in the great cause in which they
have fought together.
INDIANA AND NEW YORK
to-day join hands, and it Is to be regret
~, q, t..l tx.-.N
states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. 1t is
no slight matter to you, men of New
York, you, tho people OF the
teashore, that so great a
state as indiana, so rich, so populous,
midway among the states, is
firmly fixed in favor Of the great
of free government.
What shall / say of the general
result after speaking of Indiana. Let
me first finish about Indiana. She has
elected The electors of presi-
United States. She has chosen
a democratic governor, nine
out of thirteen, a large ma
ority in each branch of the legislature
unusually large-Securing the return
20 the United States senate of our faith
'ul representative, Daniel w. Voorhees,.
She has elected the entire
state ticket and attached to the
cause many counties OF the
state, so that the great state of Indiana
,o-day and for the future is Democratic.
my purpose of rejoicing over the
all of our opponents, Enough to know
hey have fallen. ELaughter and
,heers). L join yJu to rejoice, not that
heir flag has been trailed in the dust,
out that ours flies in trimph over the
and. Not that they suffer the pangs of
disappointment and defeat, but
hat we, the representatives of Democ-
racy, the politics of the people,
are successful. This is no ordinary tri
lmph. 1t is especially great. We have
that opposed us in politics,
out we have overcome the influence and
he power of the largest official organi-
cation almost ever known in the
world. A hundred and twenty
regiments of Office holders have
been in, the field in this
political contest, and they, too,
have not been sufficient to carry the
lay in favor of their party.
men of Brooklyn, because a
party has come into power at last in ia
tor of the peoples governmental rejoice
with YOU that there has been
fonnd party attached and held together
alone by their love of liberty.
For twenty-five. years, [cheersl
of century,
he Democratic party has suffered only
iefeat, and after that long pc
.iod of constant defeat it has
the greatest battle of its exis-
ence. Cheers. Such a party cannot
% otherwise than useful to
he country, so devoted to what it he
ieves to be right and true, and cann@t
all to be OF service to this great
in tho future. And my
to you, men of Brooklyn,
t is consideration Of great
Importance that the responsibility rests
argely upon you, as well as on
Is in the west. that this
period of triumph and success whether
t shall be as grand in the day OF success
IS it has been patient
md wise and faithful in
he hours of defeat. [tireat Cheeringl.
t is to me source of the
,reatest pleasure to meet you,my fellow
itizens Of Brooklyn, who, like Connect
ut and Massachusetts have followed the
of Thomas Jefferson and the
,reat Democratic party. But am also
orry that after the result an attempt
minds of
THE COLORED VOTERS,
hat the success of the Democratic party |
meant the destruction of The rights and
rivileges of our col0red voters.
his is great wrong, my fellow
itizens. AS free and independent
otter, the colored voter entered the
ranks, and as a free and in
ependent voter he will re
main under the broad ban
Ter and principles. We have |
een for nearly the last quarter of CEN
ury suffering with great patience the re- |
uffs of the party in power with
he ST.. 'ement that we were not fit to
Q trusted, but on the 4th day of this
Month millions of our fell !
Nv countrYIpen have declared we are |