The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-17

lcuh nag covered The stand and was
gracefully draped in front and on the
sides. Banners of all kinds and
FLAGS ANDPENNANls or EVERY NATION
were displayed to good advantage. The
decorations were not only elaborate, but
exceedingly effective in design. Gov.
Cleveland was escorted to seat in the
centre or the platform amid tumultuous
cheering. The governor gracefully
bowed his acknowledgements and took
MS seat, while further preparations
were being made. The formal address
OF welcome was made by Augustin Van
Wyck, chairman of the Democratic gen-
erul committee.
cLEVELAND's RECEPTION AND SPEECH.
When Gov. Cleveland rose to reply he
was greeted with tremendous cheers.
lie spoke rs fellows:
Among the many invitations to visit
different points, the most of which |
have felt obliged to decline, came ono
from my Brooklyn friends to meet them
ana their guests to-day. This could
not decline, because could not forget
the Kindness had received at the hands
1.-THE people of this city and the gener-
GUS and hearty support they gave
me when stranger to them. NJ
was candidate for the suffrages
OF the people of our state, and whether |
am Justified in the sentiment or not,
feel toward Brooklyn in degree as one
feels toward his home. lGreat ap.
plause.l In the midst of such intelii-
gent thought and independent political
sentiment as prevails IL would be pre-
sumptuous, If 1t were otherwise proper,
Tor me TO refer in a spirit of
psrtisanship TO the pending political
campaign. Applause and cheers. This
vast assemblago and the intense enthu-
siasm which pervades its every part,
iully evidences your belief that there il
involved in this canvass something
OF great Importance to you interest and
welfare. When this feeling is gener-
ally aroused, and whom IL leads TO calm
Investigation and deliberate inquiry
there is no danger that the
people Will make mistake
in their determination of the issue. Ap-
plause. Our institutions will be main
tanned in their integrity and the benign
lnnuences OF popular government will
~ the remotest corner of the land, when
all our citizens, from tho highest to the
humblest, shall feel that this is their
government, that they are responsible
for its proper administration, and that
they cannot safely neglect IL or
follow thoughtlessly the lead of self-con-
stituted and selfish leaders. Applause.
| shall say no more, except to express
my appreciation of the Kindness OF the
people of Brooklyn, shown in all they
nave done for me in the past and re-
turn my thanks to all here assembled
for their kind greeting, with the declar-
alton that no man and no party can ask
more than such an examination as you
you will give to their claims TO public
confidence. lCheers.
TELEGRAM FROM rILDEN.
The following telegram from Samuel
j. Tilden was then read:
Greystone, lonkcrs, N. Y, oct 10
1t would give mo great pleasure to
meet my fellowcitizens of the county OF
Kings, to whom | am grateful for the
generous support which they gave me
throughout my whole public Iife: but i
regret that the delicate condition
of my health compels me to forego the
qualification OF being present on the in.
teresting occasion to which YOU have
invited me. Cordially sympathizinp
with the object of your festivivity, re
man your iellow-citizen,
lSignedl SAMUEL j. TILDRN.
GEN. GEORGE II. MCCLELLAN
was here introduced, and was accorded
a rousing welcome. His audience wai
entirely with him when he said
III am satisfied that the people of thi,
country can safely trust to Gov. Cleve
land all the best interests of the land, fol
he possesses the courage, the honesty
and the ability TO perform every
function of the presidential office
aS IL ought TO bo performed" l"I see in
mems iaces," he continued, 1.-THE same
conviction which feel myself, and tha
Is that the man behind me cleveland
will be the next president of the United
States" The cheering here was most
vociterous.
HE WAS busy OUT WEST.
IL was expected that Mr.. Hendricks
the Democratic candidate for the vice
presidency, would be present to share
tho welcome given GOV. Cleveland, but
he did not come. There were
four other stands from which adj
dresses were TO be delivered, and
each of which had definite
programme assigned Il, but the demon
stration was so vast, that the programme
got beyond the control ofthe committee
All the stands were engaged at one timl
or another, but many OF tho
speakers assigned were congressman
). 5. Randall, Gov. II. Q. Mcfane, ol
Missouri, John u. Stockton, of New
Jersey William Wallace, of Pennsylva
MIA, Is. =. Jonas, of Louisiana, aud Gen
II. b. Barnum. When Mr.. Sheppard, a,
chairman, had finished his opening ad
dress, there was not one of the abov,
mentioned speakers on hand. TheN
were in aud about the park somewhere
but
THEY WE'RE Losr
to the chairman and To the meeting. Al
the stand, II. Booker Reed, OF Louisville
Kentucky, came To the rescue, and wa,
followed by Gov. Leon Albeit, of New
Jersey, who had just come arounC
in search of stand No. 8, :,
which he had been assigned. Among
tho speakers at the other stand wer,
Gov. Waller, OF Connecticut, and Gov
Pattison, OF Pennsylvania. 1t woult
SOON that some one of tho orators looked
upon the speaking as secondary
consideration, and certain IL il manN
non-orators looked upon the matter ii
that light.
TnE DtRBRCURe
was Mt the further end OF the park
Three wooden enclosures had beer
erected, and within them ON giganti,
spits three oxen were stretched owe
glowing Goals. The three car
cases weighed in the aggro
gate 6,IOO pounds. The frs
one had been put on spitat midnigh
and was done to turn by 10 o'clock
The other two were put on at 4 q. m
and were done In time TO follow IN,
fate of the first. As the meat wa
roady II was carved Off the bones Il
great chunks and taken into bowlinl
alley on long table. There II was Gu
up into sandwiches and distributed
in neat wooden boxes. II cos
the police great effort to keep tn,
eager snrging mass into line, and as eacl
person epassed by the open spaces OF
the side of the bowling alley, he re
ceived his box OF sandwich. Thor
was naturally some confusion, and al
one time one OF the wooden enclosure
was broken down by the excited crowd
but everybody was served with,
thick chunk of bread and slice o
delicious meat az long as II held ont
which was Till nearly 5p. IN. The bar.
becue was
A anEAT