The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-11-26

Chamber Of commerce on Tuesday
night. The occasion was a festive one,
despite the anxieties natural to the con-
dition of the money market during the
past few days. Representative mer-
chants, bankers and fnanciers of New
York momentarily forgot the cares in a
feast which was one of reason as well as
the palate and the appetite. Distin-
guished speakers were there. Chauncy
Depew, to speak of Reciprocity in
Trade" President Elliott, of Harvard,
to speak Of Education in It's Relations
to Business" George William Curtis, to
speak of Commerce and Literature, j"
and Schurz, to speak of Commerce with
Foreign Nations" Among the galaxy
of orators of national fame Mr.. Cleve-
land appeared, not to respond to any
set toast, because it was understood that
he came as a guest simply and would
not be called upon to speak, and because
Of that understanding Mr.. Cleveland
said he came and ate and enjoyed him
self immensely as a listener. But it
CHANGED that an allusion by New York s
silver-tongued orator, Mr.. Depew, to
Mr.. Cleveland as the presidential candi-
date of the Democracy Of 1892, elected
such an Outburst and tempest of enthusi-
asm and applause that as soon he could
make himself heard Mr.. Depew endeav-
ored to recover himself by naming, with
wOrds:of appropriate eulogy, Mr. Blaine
as the opposing candidate of the
Republican party. When the regular
speakers had finished, in reply to urgent
and protracted calls, Mr.. Cleveland took
the floor and happily retorted upon Mr..
Depew. He recalled that, prior TO 1884,
when he was Governor of New York, at a
dinner in Albany at which he was pres
ent, Mr. Depew had done precisely the
same thing-had suggested his nominal
ton as the Democratic candidate
for the presidency; had also
spoken of and given a glowing descrip-
ton of what the Republican should be-
in craftsmanship, in reputation, in oratO-
~. But there, said Mr.. Cleveland, the
parallel ceases. On the present occasion
Mr.. Depew had named his candidate
On the former One-it was before the
Chicago convention in lSS4-Mr. Depew
had left the candidate of his party un.
named, probably, said Mr.. Cleveland, be
cause overwhelming modesty prevented
him. This sally of the ex-President wa.
received with unbounded laughter anJ
applause. For once the great and only
Chauncey" had the tables completely
turned on him.
Mr.. Cleveland showed that he could b.
as ready and quick in repartee as New
YOrk's foremost and favorite after-dinne
speaker, and thus established one NOR,
claim to the admiration of the bright wit
and choice spirits of the dinner-loving
speech-making metropolis Thus Mr.
Cleveland gains and makes friends upon
every appearance. The story i
told that when there was tall
Of holding a Democratic meeting il
a certain county and it was suggeste,
that there were difficulties in the way 0
securing a large attendance at the tim
propOsed-''S Suppose we can get Nh
Cleveland to attend" it was jocosel,
asked, won't your people turn out t
hear him ?" 81 wouldn't have Nh
Cleveland come to our county on any &C
count" was the reply; "our people JUS
get wild and shout themselves hoarse a
the bare mention of his name already. ]
they were once to get to see and hea
him, they would never get over i"