The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-10-07

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procession on Michigan street
CONTINUOUS OVATION.
His progress was one continued ova
ton. The principal streets were jammed
sidewalk and street, with q cosmopolitan
crowd. Men and women stood, many Of
them without protection from the rain
waiting for the procession to pass. There
was little jostling and no disturbance
Democrats, Republicans. and men of ev
cry shade Of political belief We'd with
each other in honoring their distinguished
fellow-ctizen. Republicans cheered as
loudly as Democrats, seeming to forget
their political differences in the grand en-
thusiasm Of the hour. The streets
throughout the line of march were
crowded with thousands Stores and
houses were Illuminated as never before
seen in Buffalo.
Chinese lanterns in profuse abundance
hung from the windows, etc, in elaborate
style. On Main street the sight was truly
inspiring, as it was also on many others
Roman candles were profuselv burned,
sky rockets lit up the scene, while people
cheered themselves hoarse. At the Gene
see House, on the side of which in bold
letters hung a huge transparency in
scribed, "Our Citizen, Governor and
President-Butfalo Greets Thee" the sight
was grand one. From Exchange street
to High street, distance of three miles,
every store was decorated with lanterns
The German insurance building, the stores
or Barnes, Bancroft, etc, were one mass
OF elaborate decorations. Down Genesee
street tor mile was one blaze of light
Some little delay was caused in the NOV
ing, and at $50 o'clock, in the face of the
rain, the procession started The appear
ance of the Governor in his chariot with
an honorary guard, composed of Is mem
bers Of the Cleveland Phalanx, was the
| signal for cheers, the Governor standing
and, with barred head, bowing to the
great multitude present. Arriving at the
Genesee House, his carriage halted for a
| moment, and then proceeded in the line
, OF march
SOME OF THE TRANsPARENCIEs.
Among The many transparencies were
"A public office public trust
" e owe much to the German element among
tie people
alton III bra kcts of a large black BaiD 10 60 over
the t4l."
" W. IRE bound to conquer.
M Maine law for u.s.,
" We don't have to cast anchor to wind
wari.
Protect American labor by vo Ing for Cleve-
land
" DESTINY is the side of right"
" Republican promises-high tariff and low
bread Republican resuts-no work, no
bread"
5000 workmen unemployed"
q" Burn these letters"
1t was 10 minutes past l O'Clock when
the Governors carriage arrived again op-
posite the Grnesee House, and still the
columns passed without any apparent in
dications that the end was near. The
Governor and par alighted and entered
the hotel, and it was nearly thrre-quarters
of an hour before the last organization
passed. The column was two hours and
ten minutes in passing the Genesee
House, and it is estimated that there
We're fully $4,000 persons in line. In
the square opposite the Grnesee House
many thousands had congregat.d, and
the appearance of the Governor on the
platform was the signal tor wild and tu-
mutuou> cheering that fairly made the
buildings tremble. The Governor stood
with the uncovered 76-years-of-age Presi-
dent of the Manufacturers and Traders
Bank, and the oldest banker in the city
as we'll as the Oldest ex-conductor in the
country, who welcomed him to the citv.
MIR. MARTINS SPEECH.
Mr.. Martin said:
Governor Cleveland in behalf of the lhrong-
ing mulritudes of your old friends and ncg ghbors,
| welcome vO home Tonight. You came to
orr citv hoy vOu learned vOur Drof,.SsiOn here
and tor more than twenty years you have gone
in and out before Us respected AMI trusted and
honored by all. In the course of time public
need demanded you, and, regardless of plrty
affiliations, We elected you Mayor. Single
ness OF purpose, rigid honesty, tihtul dis
charge Of duty, unprelcntious, vet ever watchu
and careful of the public interests which marked
your administration OF our local affairs, led the
people OF this proud State, by an unexcelled ma
jority. to elect you as their Chie Magistrate.
While you have held it you have had the pub
lie eye turned fully at times on you prom-
nent candidate for the Presidency, and ut pc
riOd remarkable in the demand fo- pure and good
government and reform of the old abuses YOU
have steadily pursued your way, deciding every
question which has arisen out of The manifold
affairs of the needs Of this great commonwealth,
or which has been urged to the front by cunning
opponents, with that same integrity of purpose
and thoughtful care which marked your career
here at home.
FIDELITY'S REWARD
Again has fidelity to duty produced its results,
and we welcome you tonight, the Presidential
candidate of great party and thousands upon
thousands who recognize the demand of the pub
lie service rs superior to party lies: and we,
your old friends and neighbOrs. sir, bearing to-
wards you a full measure Of personal esteem, re-
iOice TO know that in this bitter campaign not
one reputable man has yet been able to point to
one solitary official act Of your administration
and pronounce it subject to just critiscism and
hat not one reputable man has been heard to
say that in any one single official act you have
made the interest of party or OF self superior to
the public good or for one instant forgotten that
yOur office was q sacred and solemn trust to be
administered for the best interests Of the whole
ppople We believe, sir that the calm, good
sense of the nation is with you to-nigh that rec
ttude and trust and earnestness of purpose and
fidelity to duty and 6rmness in the discharge of
duly are at this date and time recognized as es-
sental to the Chief Executive OF the Republic,
and that surely and resistlessly the current Of
public sentiment is doing its perfect work which
shall end in your triumphal election. We con
gratulate you, sir. from our hearts upon the sue
cess which has m ,rked your p ,st career and upon
the assurances of coming victory and We wei.
come YOU to the city whose chiet pride to. night
s in the fact that it is the home OF Grover Ceye-
land
CLEvELAND's RESPONSE
Governor Cleveland responded as fol-
lows:
FELLow-cITIzENs: l can hardly tell the peo-
ole of Buffalo how l rejoice tonight. and how
r.a ,af,l 7 fOr this demon ion Of he con6