Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-28
Cleveland Honored.
Banquetted by the New York
Young Democracy.
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS ON HAND

PROMINENT DEMOCRATS ON HAND
To Do Honor to the ex- President, Governor
Hill Among Them-The Speech of the
Guest of the Evening-Not Making Any
Apologies for His Course as President
Impossible to Please Everybody-Pitho of
the Address.
NEW YORK, May 2S.-The banquet at the
Fifth Avenue hotel last evening, rendered
ex-President Cleveland by the Young Mems
Democratic club Of this city, was attended by
representatives from all the Democratic
clubs and organizations in New York and
Brooklyn, who joined with the first named
club in doing honor to the ex president The
guests included many scores of the leading
Democrats of the nation. Among them were
Governor Hill, ex-Minister Phelps, w. L.
Scott, w. c. p. Breckenridge, and ex-Gov-
ernor Hoadly. Letters of regret were re-
ceived from ex-Secretary Bayard, Don NJ.
Dickinson Fitz Hugh Lee, John w. Daniel,
and others.
A Fiattering Ovation.
The ex-president was greeted with great
applause on entering the room, and received
a fiattering ovation when he rose to speak,
the cheering lasting several minutes. Presi-
dent Arnold introduced the guest of the
evening, and after the applause had subsidized
MIR. Cleveland began his address
The Ex-President's Speech.
Mr.. Cleveland began his address with an
expression of his appreciation of the manner
in which he had been welcomed and made
at home in the city of New York, and graft
'uue ior the iraternai hospitality SHOWN MIN,
asserte1 MS attachment TO the true Demo
cratic faith, and said he had been honored
far beyond his deserts but that no man could
deserve the nartv,s biobest bonors Ua xyas
mora convinced tban a,-ar has.i1 IT,. .h
oauso &c So, n--.. =
~ y VI was 'ho ." es ua'u
io hoio vi 'ne peoPie.
NO Apology or Confession.
Continuing he said: come to You with no
excuses nor apologies, and with no confession
of disloyalty. 1t is not given to man to meet
a'l the various ana confllctlng views OF party
anu =; pie.'Ii III an orsahlZa
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these views are yar;ons anS cnneio,,rr, go
of tban ,nust no wrong an5 ,ot 49,, ,ha,,
are honestly held and advocated they sboulS
provoke no bitterness nor condemnation; but
when they are dishonesty proclaimed, as
mere cover and pretext for personal resent
nent ana disappointment, they should be met
oy the exposure ana contempt which they de-
sha Msn SINCE uesisn anu intent one
the Marty faith that mnst ansrsr lis ,artv
obligation.
Difficult Trust to Administer.
No man can lay down the trust which he
has held in behalf of a generous and confiding
people and feel that AT all times he has met in
the best possible way the requirements OF the
ou. ne Is no. ue1eic, IN GUY II ne mas
indsnent 20 ,ba roonIa,a Son,-;o, 49, ~,
deliberately placed in close connection LOYALTY
to Democratic principles and devotion to the
interests of the people; for in my view they
belong together and should mean the same
thing.
reasons LOT farty Existence.
. nu. IN ms uay vi par.lsah ieel'hg ana at,
81 - e., - sS.i $3.50 aS "a. al
existanca of onr yar,v - IN -, III ' ~
principle and performance its object and npr-
poses are the promotion of the public good and
the advancement of the welfare and pres per-
ity OF our entire country. There never was a
party pia,lorh OF declaration OF principles
,h, III Iiu 10. paoiess .nese lhIngs ana MAKE
hoffv of men VII shan1d ona,,, -, ,ha,
they were associated toee her for the exnrsss
pant y,jth e. 80 go. - az. $3.50.
offices and the spolls of victory among the as,
sociates, would be treated with ridicule and
sSorn. mus are we orousn' laee 10 face with
M no more
''"'A ~ Nii'' u' A'"' eii" uioHonSst.