Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-14
BUFFALO DEMOCRACY
The Cleveland Club Opens Its
New Club House.
THE EX-PRESIDENT A GUEST.
He Speaks of the Reckless and Wicked Ex-
travagance in the Public Expendi-
lures ofthe Government-Bl-
lion Dollar Congress.

BUFFAIo, n. Y, May 12.-The Cleveland
Democracy, BuHalos foremost political Or
ganiZation, now seven years old and having
membership of upwards of one thousand
seven hundred, opened its new club house
on Washington street this evening with
the aX-president as guest and speaker of
the occasion. The house was crowded and
the scene was very brilliant one
At 1:30 O'Clock Mr.. Cleveland was es-
Corted to the club house, and the formal
exercises soon thereafter began in the assem-
bly, room, which was crowded almost to
sufocatiOn. MIR Cleveland was greeted
with enthusiasm long continued and often
repeated. The president of the club, Her
bert p. Bessel, delivered an address on the
purposes and growth of the organization
an in welcome to its distinguished patron
-'ir. Cleveland replied as follows with
speech which was delivered with great
earnestness and which was received en-
Enthusiastically:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen:
As stand for the first time face to face
with the Cleveland Democracy I expe-
rience mingled emotions of esponsibility
and pride. My sense of responsibility arises
from my relation to your organization rs its
godfather, and my pride from the noble
mannerin which you have borne my name
l acknowledge your right to require of me
at this time an account Of the manner in
which have kept the political faith to
which you are devoted. This right grows
cut of the fact that the word Dem ocracv,"
as it stands in the name OF your organiza-
ton, means SO much and is so worthy
of your care. that its significance
should not be in the least clouded by any
prefix which is not in keeping with Demo
cratic aims and purposes.
In giving an account of my political be-
havior, can only offer record of political
conduct familiar to all my countrymen, and
supplement this record by the declaration
that have done the best l could to de-
serve the confidence in NE which you have
so gracefully manifested. For the charac-
ter of the record thus presented you your
selves are answerable with me-for it has
been made under the influence and en-
couragement of the sentiments and doc
trines which the Cleveland Democracy
have cultivated and enforced. When
we started together in political life
and responsibility, your accepted creed
taught that politics was something more
than adroit jugglery; that there was still
such thing as official duty. and that it
meant obligation to the people, that the
principles of our government were worthy
OF conscientious study. and that the doc
trines of true Democracy, honestly and
bravely enforced, promised the greatest
good 10 all our countrymen and exacted
through the length and breadth of our land,
impartial governmental care and
ISDIsCRTMINATISG JUSTICE.
You We're not content to allow these
truths to remain with you as mere idle be-
iefs. They supplied constant and aggres-
sive motives for your political activity and
were your inspiration as you went forth TO
do battle in the Democratic cause-resting
your hope of triumph upon an unwavering
faith il the thoughtful and well informed
Intelligence OF the American people
Thus you were foand doing, valiant serv-
ice in the campaign Of education. As
tho smoke OF the last stubbornly fought