Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-28
VVWO " '0'o6i~pH FROM ALL QUARTERS. ATTRIBUTE TO CLEVELAND Banquet of the Young Mems
 Democratic Club. RIOTING ik BELGRADE. Important Developments in
 the Cronin Case. MINISTER THOMAS RECEPTION. The Presbyterians Adopt a PrOhibitory Amendment.
MINISTER THOMAS RECEPTION.
arRxBUTE TO CLEVELAND.

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 ATRHBUTE TO CLEVELAND. - The Young Mems Democratic CIuE Extend a Royal Welcome 10 the xxx. 1 Presidens-Toasts by Prominent Men 1 -Mr. CIeveIand,s Speech-AppIauss Turns Fnso Cheers and Cheers Become Tells of Delight.
 NEW YORK, May 27.-The Young Men's ! Democratic club of this city gave it's much ! talked-of banquet 10 ex-President Cleveland [ at the Fifth Avenue Hotel this evening i Nearly five hundred leaders of the party were guests. The enthusiasm evoked by the pres ence of MT. Cleveland was unbounded. The ! cheers were long and loud when the ex-Pres. l ident entered the banquet hall shortly after o'clock. He submitted to the handshaking o1 | the many guests for an hour before taking l his seat at the table. Mir. Cleveland wal I dressed in sombre black. He appeared in ths I best spirits. All factions of the Democracy l were represented at the ebanquet-Tammany, County Democracy, officers of the Reform club and the various Democratic clubs of this ! city and Brooklyn.
 A charm was lent to the occasion by the ! beautiful decorations of the hall. The | President Arnold alone. He was followed | by ex-President Cleveland, Governor Hill | and Mayor Grant in order named, each l escorted by member of the club under ! whose auspices the banquet was given President Arnold occupied the center of the | first table. On his right were MT. Cleve. land, Mayor Grant, MT. Frederick R. Oou | dert, Hon. 0. s. Fairehild, Hon. A. P. Fitch. Hon. W. Bourke Cochran, MT. J. E. Sim I mons, Hon. J. E. Russell, Hon. 0. F. Black, Hon. w. L. Scott and Hon. E. J. Phelps. \ On the left of the presiding officer were Gov I ernor Hill, Hon. W. c. P. Breckenridge, Hon. ! George Hoadly, H. w. Grady, Colonel Dan l iel s. Lamont, MT. J. M. Levy and MT. W. T. Garrison. Among the other guests were O. B. Potter Charles Canda, E. Ellery Ander- son, ex-Mayor William R. Grace, Lawr ence Godkin, Elbridge T. Gerry, Surveyor Beat. l tie, Delaney Nicoll, William Steinway, Con ! troller Meyers, General John Newton, D. Lowber Smith, General Martin T. McMahon Francis L. Stetson and E. o. Stanton. The ! order of toasts was as fellows:
 Our Guest-Introduced by Hon. John V. Arnold president of the club.
 William c. P. Breckenridge.
 | The Democracy of the State of New York-Gov | Party Supremacy-Sustained only by fidelity tc
 principle; desirable only while the party redesml The Lawyer in Public Lfe-Frederick R. Coud Our Congress-ItsI legislation should be just equa
 and without favor or advantage to class or section Hoa Ashbel P. Fitch
 Democracy-The safeg uard Of Hberty-Hon. w Bourke Cochran,
 Letters of regret were received from ex. Secretaries Bayard and Villas, Senator Johr W. Daniel, Governor Fitzhugh Lee of Vir ginia and ex-Postmaster General Dickinson | It was II :45 D. m. when President Arnold arose to propose the health of the guest oi the evening. This long expected break ir the monotony of the mastication was hailed with general satisfaction. AS the president ot the organization arose there came cali fol cheers for the Young Mems Democratic club Those were given with will and were re peated again and again before the speaker gained much headway. He began by saying that on behalf of ths Young Mems Demo cratic club he had been desired to express the deep sense of honor they felt in welcoming those present not to celebrate any victory, not to mourn any defeat or commemorate any
 one out wRo 4 pay Sas renaeTed ei nent service to his party and tc his country and who now at the close of sr administration alike honorable to himself and advantageous to the people comes among ui | to resume the practice of his profefsion, thus ! taking out of the hands of the pc ople the vexed question, "What shall we do with oul ex-presidentsa" and has shown us what an ex-president can do for himself. This refer | enee to the guest of the evening created { great furore of applause in the banquet hall The noise of this sea of applause had seem \ ingly subsided when the presiding officer fin. \ ished his introduction and MT. Cleveland | arose. Then it was that the enthusiasm of the \ assembled Democrats arose to 8 point that al ! one time threatened to overstep all defina- | ble bounds. Men stood on the tops of the ! tables. Cheers became yells of delight, and 1 es one salvo of applause seemed about to sub.
 side some one else would propose three more | cheers for Grover Cleveland, and ere these \ had ceesed to echo another call would bs made until the tumult ceased for lack oi | force. MT. Cleveland stood calmly awaiting ! the pleasure of his friends. His imperturb.
 ability was remarked by all who watched \ his faoe. He began his speech in a clear l ringing tone, and kept it up till he finished Many incidents of my short residence in | this good city have served to fill my cup oi gratitude and to arouse my appreciation oi \ the kindnes and consideration of those witt whom have made my home. The hospital | ity for which the citizens of New York have
 been long distins dished has outdone itsel | in my welcome. The members of my pro- fession have, upon my return to its actici. ties, received me with fraternal greetings
 and personal friends have not permitted mt | to feel like stranger in strange city. Anc yet can truly say that none of these thing' ! will be more wildly or gratefully rsmem
 bered than the opportunity afforded me by
 this occasion to greet the political friends | zee about he.
 While believe that no one is more suscep
 tible than I of every personal kindness, whil'
 am sure that no one values more his per | sonal friendships, it certainly should caus
 no surprise when say that these things ar'
 not more cherished than my attachment ana loyalty to true Democratic faith and my ob ligations to the cardinal principles of lti party organization. I have been honored bl
 my party far beyond nay deserts. Indeed
 no man can deserve its highest honors: Afte ! six years of public service l return to you my party friends. Six years have stood s' your representative in the State and nation l and now take my place again in the ranks ! more convinced than ever that the cause oi Democracy is the cause of the people-thei
 safeguard and their hope.
 come to you with no excuses nor apolo gies and with no confession of disloyalty It i ! not given to man to get all the various andcon l ficting views of party duty and policy whici prevailIin an organization where individua opinion is so freely tolerated as in the Demo cratic party. Because these views are variou and corAicting some of them must be wrong
 And yet when they are honestly held ant 1 advocated they should provoke no bltternes nor condemnation, but when they are dis honestly proclaimed, as 6 mere cover for per
 sonal resentment and disappointment, the
 should be met by the exposure and contemp
 which they deserve. If with sincere desig1 ! and intent to charge Wltn party representa-
 tion has kept the party faith that must an
 swer his party obligation.
 No man can lay down the trust which h
 has held in behalf of 8 generous and con6d
 ing people and feel that at all times he ha
 met in the best possible way the require
 ments of his trust, but he is not derelict il
 duty if he has eonscientisusly devoted his e1
 forts and his judgment to the peoples SCI
 vice. have deliberately placed in cles
 connection loyalty to Democratic principle
 and devotion to the interests of the people
 for in my view they belong together. Ther
 never was party platform or declaration o
 principles which did not profess thes
 things, and make them the founda
 tions of every creed, and any bod
 of men who would openly proclaim ths they were associated together for the expref
 purpose of gaining supremacy in the goverr
 ment with the sole intent of distributing oi fees and the spells of victory among th