Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-17
CLEVELAND'S OVATION.
THE GREAT BRooKLYN RnoErrIuN.
Turning Out by Thousands to Greet the
Democratic Candidate Ut . Barbecue
Inc GoYaInnr,a Snaech nI Ihankn


The streets of Brooklyn on Thursday,
on the occasion OF the Democratic barbe
cue in Gov. Cleveland's honor, were gay
with flags and the long line bristled with
banners and devices bearing telling
sentences. The citizens Of Brooklyn seemed
to have turned out en- masse. to do honor
to the Democratic candidate and Governor
Cleveland's hat was in his hand much
more than on his head. In front Of one of
the handsome blocks of residence, at South
Oxford street aud Lafayette avenue, a
signal from the grand marshal stopped
| the procession. The advance guard moved
on block and then from the many houses
poured a throng of little girls, fifty or
more, in white. They were burdened with
| flowers, which they scattered over the
pavements in front OF the governors
carriage. They then drew up in line, and,
as the carriage slowly rolled over the
| flowers, all curtsied together, while the
throng that lined the streets cheered and
cheered again, The governor bowed aud
smiled and smiled and bowed in evident
qualification. Then the procession moved
on directly to the park through streets
lined with Brooklyn's people.
The notes of Marching Through
Georgia" rosted in among the trees OF the
park about O'CLOCK, aud a moment later
| General j. B. Woodward, the grand
| marshal, and his mounted staff appeared
| in the southern entrance. Police cut n
gateway in the crowd and the Hancock
| Legion followed the grand marshal and
his staff into the open space fronting the
grand stand The crowd oheered loudly as
Governor Cleveland got out of his carriage
and walked up the steps of the platform.
A small man was quietly ascending to the
stage when man whose face showed the
| r,lr rks Of a,hr .,,,t, ,lk ty,LN - l.
and shouted: "Hurrah for General Nc
| Clellan y Then the crowd joined in and
cheered so loudly that the blasts of the baud
sounded like wheezes, a battery belonging
| to campaign club roared out a salute
| aud the combined noise was almus deafen
| ing. The procession then filed into the
| park and mass of humanity swarmed
into every nook and corner How many
were actually there could not readily be
estimated. There might have been any
where from 25 900 to 100 0OO
AROUND THE GRAND STAND.
| They entered with RUSH aud, dasbing
aside the policemen, swept like a vast
wave into the reserved space and closed up
to the grand stand The policemen tried
hard to push them back, but the crowd
did not move an inch. Governor Ceve-
land was conducted into the hail through
one OF the windows which opened on the
grand stand, and about five hundred per-
sons crowded in after him, most of whom
wore reception COMMITTEES badges After
he got inside every body wanted TO shake
hands with him. Then the Independent
| Republican committee of one hundred came
in and he was presented to it aud shook
hands all around After this ceremony
everybody went out on the grand stand
| again and there vas more cheering and
cannon firing.
| Governor Cleveland lifted his hat
bowed an acknowledgment apd sat down.
| Next TO him was Congressman Robinson,
and near by were General Mcclellan,
Governor PsttisOu, of Pennsylvania Gov.
ernor Waller of Connecticut Governor
Albeit, Of New Jersey Senator George
II. Pendleton, of Ohio Generals Barnum
and Sigel. Mr.. Augustus Van Wyck
chairman of the Democratic general com
mittee, welcomed Governor Cleveland He
said the present demonstration was no
personal tribute to a friend aud fellow
partisan, but was simple and deserved
recognition Of the debt due to the public
servant who had proved himself the friend
OF free and good government. Governor
Cleveland stood up and advanced to the
front OF the platform, holding his hat
against his breast. There was q roar of
cheers. After they had died away he
said {:
Mr. CLEvELAND's SPEECH.
Among the many invitations to visit
different points, which | have felt Obliged
20 decline, came one from Brooklyn friends
t. be their guest to-day. This coul i'd m;
deciiisae for could not forgc't gEcSt the kindness
have receIsSS1Iat - az tne hands of the people
OF this city and the hearty and generous
support they gave me when, a stranger to
them, | was a candidate for the sufirages
of the people of our state and looking for
their support. Whether | am justified in
, the sentiments | feel toward the city oi
Brooklyn or not, l feel in a degree
toward it as one feels towards his owr
home. Ia the midst of such intelligent
thought and the independent politica
sentiment that prevails here ir would be
presumptous if it were otherwise proper
, fer me to refer in spirit of positivenesi
, To the pending political campaign,
This vast assemblsge and the interest
and enthusiasm which peryades its every
part fully evidences your belief that ther,
is involved in this canvass something o
great importance to your interest anC
) welfare aud this feeling is general,
aroused and when it leads to calm investi
CATION and deliberate inquiry there is N
danger that the people will make
mistake in their determination of tn
issue.
Our institutions will be maintained il
their integrity and the benign influence o
popular government will fll the remotes
| corner of the land when all our citizens
T from the highest to the humblest, shal
I feel this is their government and that the,
6 are responsible for it's proper administra
, tion and that they cannot now safel,
u gect 1t or follow blindly of thoug ghtlessI!
j the lead of self constituted and selfsl
] leaders. shall say no more, except u
, express my appreciation of the kindness o
, the people OF Brooklyn for all they hav
done for me in the past and return m,
] thanks to all here assembled for their kim
greeting and the declaration that no MAJ
and no party shall ask more than what o,
7 examination you will give to their claim t
public confidence.
When the cheering which foIlowet
, Governor Clevelapd's speech had die,
away Mr. Van Wyck said "One of tn
noblest Democrats will now address you
introduce to you General George Is. Nc
Clellan."
SPEAKING FROM FOUR STANDS.
At the conclusion of Governor Ceve
lands speech General G sorge B. Mcclellan
was introduced and was accorded a rousins
ecome.
There were four other stands from which
addresses were to be delivered, each o
which had definite programme assigned