The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-21
Broadway Shakes Under the Tread and
Echoes with the Cheers of Ten Thousand
of the Business Men of the Metropolis.
An Address from the Republican Ma
tiOnal Committee to the People.
Southern Democrats Attempting to Bulldoze
Indiana Manufacturers by Threatening
to Withdraw Their Patronage.
NEW YORK; BUSINESS MEN.


Ten Thousand Merchants of the Metropolis
in Line for Blaine.
Special TO the indianapolis journal.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-The report that the
business men of New York are for Cleveland,
which has been industriously circulated by the
Democrats, received powerful denial to-day in
the magnificent meeting of Republican.business
men held before the Sub-treasury building in
Wall street, the heart of the financial world.
It was the greatest uprising of business mon
ever witnessed in America, surprising even the
memorable Garfield meeting Of 1880 in numbers
and enthusiasm. Wall street has seldom
echoed to such music as that which shook
her stores and houses to-day The parade was
a phenomenal demonstration. Ten thousand
solid business men, representing strikingly
large per cent of the aggregate wealth of North
America, marched in the procession. The cof-
fee, cotton produce, maritime, petroleum, mer-
camille, New York Mining Stock, and National
Petroleum exchanges were represented. The
dry goods association had nearly 1900 men in
line The business of the great metropolis halt
ed for the time, and all eyes were turned to the
magnificent political demonstration. Broadway
was sea of tossing flags. The windows of the
lofty buildings were filled with spectators, who
waved handkerchief and banners as
the "heirs of all the ages" passed by.
1t was easy to see what political faith was rep
resented by the host of gentlemen who marched
with such decorum and accuracy. Every few
blocks the great concourse on the streets would
burst forth in the refrain, "Blainel Blaine!
James G.. Blaine!" The marching clubs would
take up the shout and roll it till the music Of
bands and the roll of drums was drowned in the
grand chorus of voices. The in that pa
rade were the substantial legitimate business
men of the city, and not the reckless, epbemeral.
stock gamblers who made up large part of
the comparatively small Democratic demonstra7
ton last week. AS the line passed St Pauls
Church the bells in the steeple tolled 3, and
another mighty cheer went up, as though the
Ginning of the bells was peal of victory. When
the procession reached Wall street there were
10000 people gathered there, and the cheering
lasted for ten minutes. 1t was stirring and
dramatic scene AS far as the eye could see, it
looked upon solid mass of humanity, great
ocean of upturned faces The 1utter-
ing of hats in the air was like
the. rush Of a mighty wind through a
forest. The scene cannot be painted in words
dictionaries are beggarly things. The COOL level
headed, calculating business men of New York
were there and they were ablaze with enthu-
siasm. 1t was the deep ocean rocked bya temp
est. It was not like the seething fury Of shall
low water, When that multitude eheered it was
like the ocean rocked by majestic tempest;
there was something sublime about it. Secreta-
ry Gresham was introduced. Speeches were
IL. an
were Senators Hale and Hawley, Sherman
Rogers, George S. Boutwell,, Stewart Woodford
and Alexander Sullivan.