Evening journal., 1891-10-15
CLEVELAND IN BROOKL YIN
The Ex-President's Second
Campaign Speech.
FAssETT AND sHEEHAN BOTH TALK

The Republican Gubcrnatoria1 Nominee
Makes Another Attack on New York's
Governor aud sheehan AssaIIs Fassstt
in syrneuss--Livsly Political Times.
BROOKLYN, Oct. ib--The Democracy Of
Kings county turned out in force last
evening TO aid In firing the first big Demo
cratic gun In the present campaign in this
pivotal county Of Kings in Clermont rink.
When Grover Cleveland appeared the vast
audience simply went wild. Cheer after
cheer arose, until fully two minutes had
expired When Mr. Cleveland arose he
was greeted with Three cheers for our
next president
Mr.. Cleveland spoke as follows:
Mr.. CIeveIand'a speech.
My extreme interest IN the state campaign
now pending arises from a conception Of its inn
portance. The fact that It immediately pre-
oedes q national campaign in which the vote OF
New York may be controlling factor Ia OF t.
self sufficient to enlist the activity Of every
man entitled to claim a place in Democratic
/ councils. Besides this. the failure on the part
Of the Democracy Of the state 70 further em
phasize it's support Of the reforms to which the
national Democracy Is pledged, we must all
I
There are dangers clearly imminent and
/ schemes almost unconcealed which affect our
/ state and which can only be avoided and de.
feated by the strong and determined protest Of
/ the united Democracy Of New York.
| The party we oppose, resting upon no fundh-
mental principle, sustaining precarious exist.
/ ence upon distorted sentiment and depending
| for success upon the varying currents Of selfish
| interests and popular misconception. cannot
endure the sight Of community which Is in.
/ clined to Withstand its Establishments and
which refuses to be led away by its misrepre
sentations. Thus in its national management
and methods 1t boldly seeks 20 thwari the In
tention Of voters, IL they are Democratic. and
to atifle the voice OF the people II they speak II
Democratic tones / am sure II Is not necessar.
to remind you IN proof OF this of the latest 81
fort Of our opponents at Washington in this Al
rection nor to speak Of the Democratic con
graduation which spread throughout the Liant
when by the defeat of the Lodge federal cleo
tions bill our bonsted American freedom Of sui
} | frage was saved and constitutional rights pre-
! served through the combined efforts Of a Demo
cratic senatorial minority splendidly led an
grandly sustained.
The state Enumeration.
Mr.. Cleveland believed New York n,
publicsns nad tie same disposition as th
national Republican s,..ss. $50 Republican
! had controlled the state legislature bu
! had dehed the constitutional@ provisio
= that an enumeration Of the inhabitants
Z the state should have been made in le
= and the senatorial and assembly distric
Il newly adjusted, because II would increa
y the number Of Democratic representative
\ Mr. Cleveland continued:
"a In the present condition Il Is calculated tn
II Democratic majority in the state must rea,
at least 5000 IN order 70 give as a majority
the assembly. In 1890 we carried the state {
the congressional vote by more than 1000 nj
iority and yet elected but sixty-eight membe
/ Of assembly 10 sixty elected by the party
l. largely in the minority. Whatever NAV
z said about the quarrels between a Democrat
h government and Republican Legislature ov,
!. the manner in which a new enumeration shon
=. be made, there Is no difficulty IN nndir
: enough in Republican disposition and practic
. 70 justify the suspicion that any pretext wi
welcome to tho representatives Of that part
that would serve TO perpetuate the spresel
+ condition.
s. Consequently Mr.. Cleveland believe
4 the state fight should be won by the ID
n mocracy, and alleged wrongs righted
e possible. Democrats should be in contro
too, to see that the congressional appo
tionment under the new census was pro-
erly made. He added:
The Congregational Apportionment.
In both the elections Of 1885 and 1883, thoup
the Democratic state ticket was elected by mo,
Z crate majorities, our opponents elected min
z teen congressman, while only fifteen were s
, cured by the party having majority Of vote
IN the state II required a Democratic majo
y ty IN the state Of 1900 TO secure AZ the Ia.
slection only three congressman above the nun
a Der elected by our opponents under the forms
!. adjustment, when their state ticket had n,
+. much more than one-fourth Of that majority
Yelled at by a Crank.
! At the conclusion Of the ex-president
speech, an old gray haired man had arise
| upon his seat and when be got chance b
J. yelled out, Mr. Cleveland, did you get m
letterf What have you done towar
d preserving life and preventing death frol
d collisions on the railroadsS What hay
! -" The rest Of the sentence was los
!. amid the Kisses which greeted the old maf
4 who was hustled out