Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-30
POLITICAL.
A Big Demonstration in Illinois Over
Our Vice President With Cheers
the Welkin Rings.
A Republican Scheme for Carrying south-
em Negroes into the North TO
Vote for Blaine.
Gov. Cleveland Makes Flying Trip
to Connecticut Senator Maxoy
Declares for Deep Water.
A nENpRIoKs nEMoNsrRArIoN.

Hendricks meeting to-day was the
grandest political demonstration ever
witnessed in this city, Gov, Hendricks
arrived in special car this morning
and was met by the reception conf
mittee OF the Young Mems Cleveland
and Hendricks CLUB, $50 strong, the
Business Mems club, several hundred
strong, and n large body OF citizens, and
escorted TO the hall. The streets at the
early hour of eight In the morning
were crowded and the enthusiasm was
intense. All the businees houses, re-
gardless OF politics, were handsomely
decorated with flags, lanterns and
bunting, and the residences Of the
Democratic citizens we've gaily adorn-
ed. At eleven o'clock Mr.. Hendricks
reviewed the procession Of twenty del
egAtions mounted and on wheels. IL
was mammoth In size and made
the welKin ring with three cheers
IA II passed by In review. IL
took three-quarters Of an hour 10 pass.
During the morning the various lines
OF railroads brought In excursion train
after excursion train in addition to the
regular trains which were all large
and crowded, until . p. m. when the
speaking commenced. There
must have been $1,000 stran-
gers In our city intent
on seeing and hearing Gov. Hendricks.
The courthouse yard, where the
speeches were maze, was literu liz u
mass OF human beings and the streets
were full. 1t was with the greatest
difficulty that the carriages which
brought Gov. Hendricks and the re-
ception committee from the hotel to
the grand stand could force their way
through the crowd. There was con-
slant cheering for Hendricks
HENDRICKS SPEECH,
The governor bowed and shook
hands with many as he passed. Short
ly after o'clock Gen. John A. Me-
! Clernnnd introduced Mr. Hendricks
to the vast multitude with brief
speech. Gov. Hendricks spoke for
about an hour. He said;
Next Tuesday we shall unite IN the
most important act Of the four years.
That act Is the election of "a president
of the United States. In selecting
president the people, under
| the constitution, will decide
for this country whether there shall
/ he change In the administration or
whether we shall continue under the
! Republican policy OF government. /
will offer o few reasons, my fellow
citizens, why we should havea change
and that Is all the argument ! have 10
make this afternoon. For twenty
years the Republican party has been
saving to the Democrats you are not
worthy 10 take charge OF public mat
! tors , for twenty years they have eX-
cluded the Democrats from every po-
sition OF honor, trust and respon-
sibility as far as they could.
The time has at last
come when that IL TO cease. / appeal
10 the Republicans Don't you know
that your neighbors are ~ good as you
axe? Don't you know that the Demo
Gratis pay their taxes and discharge
every duty that they owe TO society
and now they propose TO assert their
rights Ina the government of the cOun-
try. Loud arplausel.
Upon what principle In II that one
party is 10 be kept constantly In power
| Is not the fifth of century long
enough? Ought not there TO be IL
change after political party has been
in power for twenty years? ] say, my
countrymen, on next Tuesday let Us
have Il change. l"We will have IT,"
and cheers -Four years ago they
said To YOU and me- the tunes are
good, why not let well enough alone9
| Now they say that the times
are not good. No man pre-
tends that we can let well
enough alone. Now II IN very
bad With the people Of this country at
this time. believe that wheat sells at
q lower price In the Chicago market
now than Il has sold for twenty years
past. A voice, Yes, for twenty-five
years y Since the Ohio election !
believe that wheat has fallen about
eight cents on tho bushel
and corn about seven cents
on the bushel 80, my countrymen,
do you regard these as good times ?
When Republican now says let Wen
enough alone, you Will tell him, we
will try a change aud see u II
WON'T be better for the coun-
try and the people.n lApplause.
! Mr.. Hendricks then proceeded To
/ arraign the Republican party for its
tarifi policy. He travelled over the
same ground that lac hrs covered IN
ali his other speeches, full report Of
which has heretofore been given in
| these dispatches.
During Mr.. Hendricks speech Mrs.
Parnell, escorted by Gov. Palmer, Al
fred Orendorif and q reception COM
mlttee Of ladies, came upon the stand
and Mr.. Hendricks stopped speaking
while The vast multitude cheered the
lady 10 the echo. Upon the conclusion
Of Gov Hendricks speech Mrs Par
nell made a half hour speech OF great
force and eloquence. Speeches were
also made by ex-Gov. Palmer, Con-
gresham Springer aud Others. AZ
night Gov. Hendricks reviewed the
largest torch.light parade ever seen
Ia the city. ~ Il esiimgfed
that Is 600 torches were In line. The
CITY was brilliantly illuminated aud
there war q magnificent display OF iirf-
works. Demonstration was kept up
u late hour. The streets
ri the city we're liled with
y, ople wild with enthusipsu. Gnv.
Hendricks Jeff for s1elbyvllle. int.