The morning call., 1891-05-12
AT his OLD HOME.
H-pfeSidHnt Cleveland GTeetS His Former
Associates at Buffalo.

BUFFALO, May 1.-THE German Young
Mems Association celebrated its iftleth an
niversary here tonight. The principal event
WAS the pr essence and speech of ex-President
Cleveland. 1t was his first public appear
ance here In eight years. BE received an
ovation when he appeared on the platform,
ana the enthusiasm of the great audience
was plainly pleasing to him.
Mr.. Cleveland in his speech said:
AT this moment recall with perfect vivdness
another evening nearly eight years ago, when In
beautiful Building standing on the spot and
then just completed, we inaugurated with songs
and rejoicing grand national SangerieSt. That
was proud day FOR Buffalo, and prouder one
still for our German felOw-tOwnsmen.
The disaster which soon after overlook the Ger
man Young Mems Association, involving the de-
stTuctiOn Of their splendid building, brought no
encouragement 10 the members OF the organiZa-
ton. Tonight we meet IN another and more
magnificent music hall. built upon the ashes OF
the first. 10 celebrate the close Of fifty years IN
The life OF an Association that exhibits 10 every
observer The courage aud determination which
inevitably lead To usefulness aud success
understand hat among the prominent pur-
poses OF the German Young Mems Association
are the propagation and promotion of knOwl-
edge of German literature, aud the cultivation
and encouragement OF the best elements OF Ger
On behalf OF the American people / am In
clined also 10 claim tonight that The German
character. which tie association undertakes TO
and progress of our country that we have right
TO include il among the factors which make up
sturdy and thrifty Americanism. With our
early settlers came the Germans. They suited
themselves 10 every condition OF our new world.
AS years were added 10 the new republic the
tide OF German immigration increased In volume.
Those who thus came to us brought with them
love Of liberty which readily aSSimilated them to
our Institutions, aud their natural love of order
made them good citizens.
Thus before the American nation had lived 100
years our German population had grown to
millions, and constituted an important in-
gIedlent IN IN The mass OF American
when the Government OF the country of
their adoption was assaulted by rebellious hands;
aud then our German fellOw-cltiZens had pre-
sented TO them an opportunity to prove the depth
and breadth OF their attachment TO the laud In
which they lived and wrought. aud TO exhibit
how cOmplelely they had become patriotic
American citizens.
hardly think there is any city in the land that
should appreciate the German population better
than Buffalo, Ga every side, within your limits,
are seen The evidences OF tile thrift OF your Ger
man lell9w-tOwnsmen aud monuments OF their
industry and enterprise.
l cannot resist the temptation to introduce
here the thought that no such association can
exist, aud escape q responsibility to our p Ople
and our Government. Our Government was
made by the people; and by the people IL must
he constantly watched and maintained.
SO, as the Numbers OF the German Young
Mems Association contemplate the steadfast
love OF country which belongs TO the Germ an
character, let them enforce the lesson that this
sentiment is absolutely essen:ia l TO the strength
and YigOr OF American Institutions.
After the exercises a complimentary din
ner was given In honor of Mr.. Cleveland at
the Hotel IrOquois by his personal and
political friends in Buffalo. In his
remarks in response to the tOastmaSter's
welcome Mr.. Cleveland was reminiscent
He said he had been striving for several
yrars TO believe he was still on the sunny
side Of the time which sep rates middle
age from the last declivity of life.
but now here, recalling memories of thirty
five years ago, he yielded up the struggle
and enrolled himself among those no longer
young. He said his mind was full of recOllec-
tons of experiences connected with his early
lie IN Buffalo. Some of these were rugged
but, heathful and they appear to him new,
robbed Of everything save the features that
make them welcome memories.
Referring IL a iOcular way 10 his former
law partner Blssell, who was present, Cleve-
land said Il am glad to know he has grown
to be fair lawyer and a respectable
citizen. l understand he has lately
married, which IS something that for the
last five or six years have thought was a
very pr per thing for a man OF his age, or
even Of my age, TO. do"
Referring to BuffalO's first Mayor Cleve-
land said he was not acquainted with the
gentleman. but recalled distinctly the
celebration of Buffalo's semi-centennial and
was well acquainted with the man who
was then Mayer. This man afterwards
dabbled in State and national politics. At
any rate, he had a Government Job for four
years and then, like others, lost his
place. He was accused. ! am positively
told, of talking entirely too much
about the tariff, and charged with attempt
ing to run the country in divers and sundry
ways. In point of fact, however am con-
WINGED that in spite of all We hear Of civil
service reform. he was discharged for purely
partisan reasons. He did a great deal of
hard work and was much perplexed
and troubled, but 1 know his great
est trial was his alienation of
many personal and political friends in max
ing appointments to Offices 1t was impos ST.
BILE to avoid this, and it will continue to be
impossible as long as applicant and appointer
occupy such entirely different points of OBJ
servation and as long as public duty may
sometimes stand in the way of personal
friapdChip