Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-04
IN HONOR OF CLEVELAND.
OVER THIRTY THOUSAND MARCH
saturdays Demonstration In New York th"
Finest md sio.t Representative Display
Iv,rs en- I'm That CITY.

The New YORK papers OF sunday give
column sfter column ~ space To the bust
mess. mems demonstration IN honor OF
cleveland which took place In that city on
saturday.
The Times in opening IT, report Of the
demonstration says:
Grover Cleveland behcld in this city
Yesterday the most extraordinary public
demonstration ever made by the business
men of New York. For more than three
hours a broad, compact column Of march.
ing men passed before him nj Madison
SGuare. shutting INN with cheers aud The
iubIlant waving Of flags and trade embleIns.
The music q bands, the enthusiastic shouts
of thousands upon thousands Of earnest
men. and the bewiidering colorS o! bright
banners, flag, and sireamefS from the
bou,e-tops. hllcI Broadway from the Bat
tory 10 the Worth monument. 30 long 4
stIftch Of iubilaiion l. seldom seen or
heard 81 in any city.
The businessmen Of New York deter
tcrmined TO attest their belief N Grover
Cleveland. and they did attest y 10y the
most notable day parade ever seen here
In length. quality. and enthusiasm yc>tcr-
DAYS procession was f1r superior - any
OF it, predecessors. The representatives,
Of the various professions, trades. and
commerclal exchange who participated III
this great demonstration were OF the very
highest character. Prominent and in
1ucptial citizens Glled company after
company. and as they marched along
with sedalc micn and diGniicd tread
the heholding multitude seemingly rccog-
nizcd in their presence the earhe>inc>s nj
the bpsiness-men'> desire Tor honesty Ia
ruhlic Office and chccrcd again and again.
The large proportion Of Republicans in
lie line was one Of the most Significant
feature, Of the procession.
II wa, $3.50 O'Clock sharp when the lead.
inc files nf the thousands Of reurcs2ntitiveS
Of the dry-cOOds trade stated up BrO1d-
wav from the vicinity of Worth street
Nearly all Of the side streets in the dry
GOOD, district were q; that tine drn-cly
crowded with divisions aAd subdivisions
Of The dry.good, brigade, patiently waiting
10 fall into line. The other organizations.
which were to follow the dry-g)OdS men,
formed at various points below Worth
,fr,cf-s0mc ~ Chamber, street. some m
Ciiy-lIal Park. some in Maiden Lane. some
in Libqtv. aud others in Cedar, Pine. Rec
tor, and Wall streets. The Produce and
Maritime Exchange Cleveland club and
kllNitW aiEtiilltlluu h1NfhlFlfN W NV
vicinity of Bowling Green. and other trade
campaign clubs formed ~ far down ~ Bat
tory place. Each separate organization
seemed to he inspired with desire b out
DO all pfcyiou, display. both IN point Of
numbers and In decorations.
TIE movement of the imposing column
up Broadway wa, one continuous, sweep ii
enthusiasm. The piradcr, themselves were
tirclc>s i'm their manifestations of juhii1-
ton. Their cheering aud their varied cam
paign cries were incrsslIt. The crowds
along the line II march were. in the main,
in full sympathy with the occasion. AMI
applaudcd each successive company with
liberal enthusiasm. Occasionally small
knots OF Ill-iayorcd persor> Kissed and
hootcd. and weakly chccrcd for Blaine. bat
these instances were very rare.
Tie numerous and attractive display oi
lags and banners from the building, that
line the thorOughfirc showed that very
large proportion OF the Broadway mcr
chants are for Cleveland and Hendricks.
Although the procession moved n rapidly
A. possible there were some delays. and
those organizations who bad been assigned
IN positions in the rear OF the line were
Obliged To stand al their respective points
Of rendezvous for two and in some cases
three hours. Quite a large number OF per-
sons who had intended 10 parade were
Obliged 10 Withdraw from the line on ac-
count Of the lalencS> Of the hour. Ii was q
O'Clock when the insurance division. the
last in the line. turned into Broadway from
Lii erty street.
\ comparison between this parade and
other large demonstrations of the campaign
in this city il instructive a. well a. inter-
cstiug. In the first preliminary business
mems demonstration for Cleveland aud
Hendricks about i2,000men piraded. The
Blaine demonstration which followed in
Guided MANY organizations from ont OF
town and political clubs. but numbered
only about 10000. The greatest Blaine
paradc-that Of Friday night-which was
reviewed by the llttOOed knight himself.
was four hours passing a given point, and
the paradcrs moved at the rate OF $500 per
hour. This gives a total OF 10000 men and
boys in line. and they included orglniza-
tons from jersey City, Philadelphia, Albl-
nv, stamford. and other places.
Yesterdays parade was mnch more COM
pact and had no batteries and similar
devices 10 take up room. The men also
moved in broader ranks and went by at the
r te Of over 10000 an hour. \ low esti-
mate of those in line placed the number at
between 10000 and $1,000. and they were,
furthermore all New Workers
TUE PROMISE or VICTORY.
Under the above caption the same paper
says edItOrlallv:
No one could have watched the mlgnifi-
cent line Of voters who filed before Grover
Cleveland yesterday and salutcd him, fife
hy file, with a steady roar OF cheers with
ont feeling that those shout, were the
shouts OF victory on Tuesday. The demon
Straiion in the afternoon hy the business
men was the most remarkable. because it
was 80 absolutely the product of simple
sentiment. There was nothing spcCtlcu-
lar IN il, no attraction Of uniforms.
or tOrchligltS or fireworks or drilled
parade, and but little music. The men
who mIrched-and they were men, not
boy Joined the procession solely 10 show
their sympathy with the cause represented
by Governor Cleveland. They did 80 1t
personal Inconvenience. and at the sacrifice
Of time which was valuable 10 them. They
were all Of the conservative cla,scs-bu>i-
ncss.mcn. merchants, bankers. brokers, in
surancc men. manufacturers, clerks. p-int-
U>, operatives. labOrlng men. representing
the vast and complex business life OF this
great city, and all of them, in the best
sense. working men.
The movement was genuine one. OF
that there j. no room for doubt. There
were 10 hired walkers in the procession ::
no paid enthusiasm was shown: the spirit
was everywhere the spOntareous.
hearty. intelligent. There has been nothing
like II in New York since the close vi the
war. The behavior Of the various cOmpa-
MES showed bow unaffected and unforced
was their feeling aS they hurried up to the
Governors stand. gave cheers always
hearty but frequently not in concert. and
pressed on good naturcdly through the
crowded mass beyond. There were as many
old men a. Young ones in the line, and
manv a gray head was uncovered in a
digniticd salute TO the candidate, whose
manly form and simple bearing were sin
sulaIly impressive.
This splendid denomination. followed
by the more usual but not les, numerous
procession OF the organized Democratic
clubs in the evening. was conclusive As to
the majority which Mr.. Cleveland will have
in this city. And it i, in entire harmony
with what i reported from all the states
where the struggle has been sharp and de.
cisiye. IL l. a. certain ~ that the sun will
rise on Tuesday that the honest vote Of
New YORK. New jersey. and COnnccti-
cut /, for the reform ticket. Nothing
but fraud and bribery can inter
ferc with assured victory, and against
these every possible safeguard has
been provided. 1t Will not he easy. aud il
r.