The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-27
HOW DOES THIS LOOK?
New York's Rally for Cleveland.

New York's Rally for Cleveland.
New YORK, Oct. 25-To those who
recall the great "Wideawake" demonstra>
ton in the times before the war the pa
rade of Clcveland's friends in this city to-
day affords many points of comparison
1t was an awakening of the patriotic spirit
of those memorable days that brought
tears TO many eyes and cheers to husky
tbroats. A strange and uncomfortable
enthusiasm seemed to have taken hold of
the quarter of million people who hur,
ried hither and thither through lower
New York on this bleak October after
noon, The wintry north wind that came
out of threatening sky could not chill
the hot blood of New York's Young De-
mocracy. Not for quarter of century
has such political ferVOr been manifested
among all classes of men. The business
men of the metropolis who, irrespective
of party affiliation, intend voting for
Cleveland and reform, turned out en-
masse making display that must have
impressed every thinking man who saw
it. Spontaneous and fervent enthusiasm
was a characteristic, but not the most
notable feature of the demonstration, for
shoulder to shoulder with rich men of
Wall street and the members Of the sew
eral commercial exchanges were such
brawny sons of toll as canal boatmen,
| 'longshoremen, stevedores ana mechanics
of various trades Every branch of bust.
ness was represented
AT $50 p. m. the Produce Exchan &c,
Cleveland ana Hendricks club, number
| ing 500 men, with the Seventh Regi>
ment band playing a lively air and ban
ners flying, started for the battery, amid
the most yoeiferOus cheering. A battal>
ion of police led the way. The Canal
Boatmen's club, about 500 strong; the
Stock Exchange club, and the Stock Ex-
clerks, numbering about 1900 men, and
each club headed by band of music, fell
in line behind the Produce Exchange
club. Then came the Columbia College
Cleveland and Hendricks club, about 40C
strong followed by the New York Petro,
leum Exchange club with 500 men; the
Distillers' Wine and Spirit Exchange club
with 600 men. and the Cotton Exchange
club with about $50 men. At Wall street
tAe Coffee Exchange organization, beare
| ing aloft their banner inscribed: eve
hanlle coffee, and we vote for Cleveland
and Hendricks" and the Down Town
Merchants club joined the parade, over
1000 in number, followed by delega
ton of stevedores and 'longshorsemen
The insurance men, 600 strong, and 800
leaf tobacco merchants swelled the col.
umn at Maiden Lane. At Vesey street
the Mechanics and Traders and Builders
Exchange clubs formed with 800 hard,
ware tradesmen and the leather mer-
chants, about 400 strong, took up the
march at Mail street At Chambers street
the West Side Merchant club, numbering
GOO men, joined the ranks. At Wortl
and Broome streets the parade, already oi
gigantic proportions, was augmented by
nearly 500 files of men of all ages hailing
from the dry goods district. and each filt
averaged twelve men, making total Of
about 6,000. They were marshalled il
three divisions each, kept in martial stel
by drum corps and brass band. Th
parade thus enumerated, and includin.
many unorganized civilian soldiers, wa
participated in by not less than 20,00
voters. The cheering that the parader
met with all along Broadway plainly in
dicated how popular sentiment ran.
; Mayor Edison reviewed the procession
from the stand at the Worth monumen
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. tional and state committees and man
! distinguished gentlemen. General Han
cock was unavoidably detained at Gov
= ernors island. AS Grand Marshal GenerS
r J. Is. Woodward led this vast array II
G Broadway to Fourteenth street, theme
through Fifth avenue to Twentysixt
g street, and back past the Worth monu
ment, every man, woman and child with
in reach, sight or sound abandoned a
thoughts of business and hastened to ad
their voices to the universal hurrah. Th
:, sidewalks were black with people an
. faces of enthusiastic democrats and indie
a pendent republicans were seen at nearl
every window. Many of the building
along the line of march were decorate
with bunting and Cleveland and Hen
bricks pictures. The numerous gorgeou
, and costly silk banners that designate
} the organizations in the procession wei
: a very attractive feature, and at frequei
! intervals the paraders burst forth in Il
y refrain, Burn! Burnt Burn this letter
At A transparency inscribed with kind RI
,. CARDS to Mrs. Fisher" was a conspicuol
4. object. Opposite the Herald and IO
y buildings every squadron halted in quiC
S, succession, to greet with applausi'
a breath the political faith of these new
l, papers. Every man in the procession ca
r ried at the shoulder light bamboo Cal
+ with white metal head, moulded aft
Ill the likeness of Cleveland, and on eat
breast was white scarlet ribbon. On
% those members of the produce exchan
who are voters were allowed TO marc
W and their delegation included over hs
IN the members of the old Garfield club.
a Many who paraded today never h
he taken such an active part in national pc
itics before. Many old men. fred wi
the zeal of youth, kept sturdily abrea
a of their younger comrades, unmindful
as the inclement weather For the first tiI
al in the history of the cotton exchan
al nearly all its members, including the i
No firm and lame, appeared on Broadway
IS, support of political reform. The WHIT
affair, great as it was, leaped into spC
taneous success from the feelings of
~ solid men of New York. Not a sin!
n y politician appeared in line, and no m
a "A were brought from other points to sw
their number H. H Harte, secretary
the Stock Exchange club. says that flu
one third Of those parading have hithel
Ca been republicans.
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Hard Coal Market.
Pea coal $500; CRATE and egg. 81.
range, nut and No. $500 per Il