St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-13
The Ere1ii,,G Meeting.

The same evening there was another immense
meeting which Is thus described:
The county Democracy and Irving hall joint
demonstration in behalf of Cleveland and Hen
bricks last evening was one OF the greatest polit-
ical and peoples demonstration that has ever
taken place in this country. 1t exceeded any
thing of like character that has ever been at
tempted in this city. The two organizations
merely made arrangements for ratification meet
ings in the Academy OF Music, Irving hall and
around Unicn square, and the individual parade
of the uniformed and ununiformed Democratic
campaign clubs from the various assembly dis
tricts. That was all that was needed and the
people of the city, without regard to party or
faction, who wish a change in the national
government and the election of an
honest steadfast and fearless man as president,
responded. 1t was response that astonished
not only Democrats but the Republican enemies
OF Gov. Cleveland. 1t really seemed last night
as If New York city was gathering its populace
together to the immediate vicinity of Union
Square. Such crowds were never before seen in
the vicinity. All the streets which lead to the
square were thronged by pedestrians soon after
dark. Fourteenth street between Third avenue
and Broadway became impossible at an early
hour. The sidewalks were thronged by surging
crowds, and the street had difficulty in pass
ing along. At 1880 Irving place, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth Streets was packed with a
solid mass of men struggling to get near the
doors Of the Academy and Irving hall Every
minute added thousands to the immense con-
course. All the streets in the neighborhood
were filed with people on their way either to
| the Academy, Irving hall or the square. 1t was
an outpouring of the citizens Of the empire city,
and clearly showed that q great majority of
them are in favor of Grover Cleveland for presi
dent.
There did not seem to be any end to the con-
stantly increasing crowds Thousands upon
thousands were turned away from the Academy
because they could not present tickets Of admis-
sion. At o'clock Fourteenth street. Fourth
avenue, between Thirteenth and Eighteenth
streets, Broadway from Fourteenth to Sixteenth
streets, and the plaza in front of the Everett
house presented scene which will never be for
gotten by those who were in the crowds or who
were lockers on. The Fourth avenue and the
crosstown cars were blocked. The drivers
could not force their horses through the dense
mass of humanity. regular procession of
people going north filed the sidewalks on
Broadway south of Fourteenth street. while
crowds upon crowds were continually coming
down Broadway and Fourth avenue from up
town. The crowds in and around Union Square
was estimated by men who saw the great Union
meeting there in 1881 as five times Us large as
the meeting. 1t is within the bounds of
moderation to say that there were st least 1QO-
600 persons in attendan-e upon the six mass
meetings, took part in the parade or were gath
cred about the immediate vicinity. There was
such a dense throng in the square and streets
that 1t is wonder there was not loss of life or
injury to limbs on account of the crush As be-
| fore mentioned, there never was such a demon
stration in the history of New York city 1t was
a thoroughly enthusiastic one. There were GER
tanly 5000 people in the Academy of Music,
$500 in Irving nall, $4,000 around the square,
IL 500 on Fourteenth street and on Irving place
and at least %, 600 in the parade. The stoops
OF ali the houses fronting on the square com
manded premium, as did the windows Of the
business houses and hotels.
The four stands around the square-the Til
den, the Hancock. the Seymour aa1 the McClel-
lan-were all surrounded by crowds, each one
alone being big mass meeting.
THREE JOBS.
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt was one Of the multi
tude OF speakers:
Mr.. Hewitt charged that there were three
great jobs pIoposed-the building up of great
army and navy and to increase the Notifications
of the country, and for this $500, ,0O0, 600 was
proposed Another job was TO obtain possession
of the telegraph system, and if they did that
SAID MIR. Hewitt, not two-thirds, three -fourths
or even the whole people, could wrsst the power
from the Republican party. The third steal was
20 extiuguish the debt of the Pacific railroads
and the men who own these properties. he said
are now all for Blaine and are the largest con-
tribItors TO his campaign expenses. The pres
ent issue, he said in conclusion, was not in any
sense tariff issue. There will come time. ~
said be, ''when the tariff will be an issue. but
there is now en- issue greater than that and more
immediate than that, and that issue is, turn the
rascals out Dons give the opportunity to Mr.
Blaine-(hisses)- ito be adead head at your ex-
pense." (Great applause
MIR. PULITzERs REMARKS.