Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-28
The New York Demonstration Of
Saturday.

| The New York Demonstration Oh
Saturday.
From sIi accounts the business demon
| sttation for CLEVELAND IN New York
Saturday was without parallel in American
politics. There have been, as the Herald
remarks, .lsrger and noisier party pa-
rades," but never before during any cam
| paign has a procession OF the same charac-
| ter been seen. One Of the most noticeable
| facts was the absence OF the men and the
| organizations that generally participate In
such demonstrations. While enthusiasm
was not lacking, there was none Of the cX-
element we usually associate with
party zeal and political paraphernalia.
| There were no fireworks. The pa
! rade toook place In the daytime, many
Of those who were in line having closed
| their places OF business. IL Is estimated
that thousands marched TO the music OF
| reform that had never been In procession
| before. The demonstration was Just what
| 10 purp0rtcd TO be. II was not party
matter. 1t was a serious protest OF Demo.
Gratis and Republicans alike against the at
tempt Of the worst element OF the Repub-
lican party to make JAMES G. BLAINE Pres
ident OF the United States. II was stern
rebuke To corruption. 1t was a demon
stration OF businessmen who mean busi-
ness. Those engaged in In it. says
The Herald, represented "commrrce,
trade, banking, manufacturing industry.
every branch of mercantile activity in the
commercial metropolis Of the country.
They comprised old merchants and young
businessmen; bank presidents and heads
OF weil-known firms; men prominent in
the great business.exchanges; men whose
trade relations span the continent. They
were representative citizens as well as
representative businessmen, and every
one voter" There were actually
in line when the procession started
1880 men, divided in respect OF
occupations az follows: Dry-goods men,
7,lSO; Produce and Maritime Exchange,
1.480; stock Exchange, $40; Stock-Ex-
change clerks, 1850; insurance-men, 800
Cotton Exchange, 3l5; Petroleum and
Mining Exchange, $50; Distillers' Wine
and Spirit Exchange, 475; downtown
workmen and 'lOngshoremen, 800; Coffee |
Exchange and downtown merchants, Sij;
West-Side merchants, 1856; Columbia Col |
lege graduates, 1870; jewelry trade. 700;
Mechanics and Builders Association, 4S0;
bardware-men. 800.
Significant as are these facts and figures |
In themselves, they are all the more signi- |
cant when we contrast them with the me- |
thods resorted to by Mr. BLAINE's adIe-.
rents to bolster up the waning fortunes Of
their ticket A correspondent OF the Bos.
Ton journal, writing from Indiana, says:
From now on, however, there will be one
great demonstration after another. Par
ticular attention Will be given TO the yete-
ran soldiers and the fighting section OF this
State. General Logan will go through In.
diana after Mr.. Blaine leaves. General
Logau's presence here will be the occasion
Of presenting to the enrsptured gaze OF this
martial population one Of the pictures OF |
the war in the coming parade at Indianap- |
oils. There Is TO be full regiment OF old |
soldiers, 1000 men, in line: they are to
wear the old regulation uniform, armed |
and equipped. They will be followed by |
a struggling line OF cOntrabands with their
wagons. while number OF broken-down
horses will be assigned to the men who will
take the role OF bummers or camp-fOllowers. |
With two such pictures before him can |
any true man hesitate as to what constitutes |
his duty next Tuesday? On the one hand. |
we have the solid worth and intelligence,
the very essence Of conservatism, OF the |
wealthiest city in the Union appealing to
the people to give verdict in favor OF a
party pledged to honesty, Constitutional
methods, and the policy Of peace and
fraternity. On the other hand, we have the
basest demagogy arousing the passions Of
the people, trading upon dead issues, and
tearing open old wounds in order to per-
petuate the power OF 4 party OF
coercion selfshness, sectionalism, hatred.
and corruption. Let the people of
this State study the contrast to
the end that whatever may be the result OF
the election-and we look for sweeping
Democratic victory-it cannot be said that
good Of the whole people. A study Of the
two pictures should stimulate every Vir-
ginian worthy OF the name TO redouble his
exertions TO carry the State for CLEVELAND
by an overwhelming majority. The New
York demonstration is not only significant
as showing the drift OF the best elements OF
the country, but a. showing what is to be
feared in case Of another Republican sue
cess. Nothing short Of a necessity to save
the nation could have brought about a
movement OF the character OF that of Sat
urday. 1t was at once an encouragement
to the aint-hearted and warning to the
Indifferent and supine. 1t proclaims that
New York will go for CLEVELAND, but says
TO the Democrats OF every other State in
the Union: "Stand TO your guns. Every
interest OF the country demands that you
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