The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-15
OVATION TO CLEVELAND
GRAND SPEECHES DELIVERED AT THE
REFORM CLUB DINNER.
schurg, Mills, Campbell and Collins Address
the Large Gathering Of Statesmen, But
Cleveland's Patriotic Talk Was
the Event Of the Evening.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-The states
men dined tonight in the concert hal
of the Madison Square garden. L
was the Reform clubs dinner to TIN
president.elect, Grover Cleveland, blu
the dinner, exquisite as it was, is al
reconsideration, though it cam'
first on the regular program. Tit
speeches delivered by the statesmen
after the dinner had been disposed o
were the attractive features of the oc
casion. 1t was the prospect of valiant
orators and wise counsel from the
statesman and statesmen
thA filled the boxes and
CALLER with men, and men
interested in the welfare of the gov.
.ernment. 1t was not the dinner that
attracted them and the audience was
not disappointed. A number of lead
ing statesmen of the Democratic
party and of the nation, for that mat
ter, spoke, aud they spoke we'll and to
the point. They said brilliant things
in brilliant way and gave wise
counsel, and the people who crowded
the boxes and the galleries were
greatly pleased, judging by their ap-
plause. The statesmen and patriots
who spoke aside from President
Cleveland we're Carl Schurz, Senator
Roger Q. Mills, Ex-Governor James r.
Campbell, Gen. Patrick Collins and
Congressman Johnson of Ohio. The
Hon. William r. Morrison of Illinois
was to have made an address, but
death in his family prevented his at
tendance. Everything was in readi-
ness for the guests at o'clock. Flow
,ers and foliage plants and plants from
the tropics were tastefully arranged
about the hall. The tables laid, wait.
ers ready and host of members of
the Reform club began to arrive
The honored and distinguished
guest came half an hour later. He
was accompanied by ex-Secretary
Whitney, e. Ellery Anderson and
one or two others. AS the president.
elect entered the hall there was a
general clapping ofhands, to which
he gracefully bowed. A noticeable
feature of the dinner was the number |
of out-oftOw statesmen present. |
Almost every if not every state |
was represented. At least one-third |
of the AIS who sat down at the dinner
were from out the city. The speakers
table was on the platform of the hall.
Fourteen other tables were arranged
two deep, the eight aisles extending
lengthwise of the hall. At each table
were seated 81 persons. There were
no toasts on the menu cards. The pre-
siding officer announced the speakers.
CLEvELAND's SPEECH.
Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen.
| have nothing new or startling to
say TO you, and L hope to do little
more than remind you of the mean
Ing and significance of this occasion.
AS we are here gathered together, we
represent those who have been willing
go battle for principles, grounded in
purest patriotism, because they ac-
cord with the purposes and objects
vi Jul lEoo lHoblpuJlUuS. no pain ,
feature of this gathering, which / am
sure warns the hearts of all of us, is
our celebration of that grandest and
most complete victory ever achieved
in struggle for right and justice and
our glad greeting of the brightest
light Of triumph our nation has seen,
i0Hrsting from clouds of defeat and
Encouragement. Let me suggest to
you that we contemplate nothing
more satisfying in connection with
this assemblage than the proof
that it affords that the
American people can ..be trusted
to the management of the government
which has been given into their keep
ing. If there are those who have been
disappointed and disheartened by the
extent to which our people have been
deceived and misled, or who with fear
have been needless of the duty of citis
zenship open wide the door of corrup-
ting influences, or with sad forebod-
ilngs have beheld popular rule near
ing the fatal rocks OF debauched suf-
ferage, Or who mourned because APP
peals to selfish1ess and promises of
unequal advantages were apparently
undermining that patriotism, which
alone justifies our hope of national
perpetuity, let this disposition and
the events which have led |
to it reinstate their faith |
and their confidence in their |
countrymen. If it has seemed 10 those
striving for better public sentiment,
that disposition was growing among |
our people to regard our government |
as a depository of individual benefits |
to be impoetuned and threatened and |
despoiled, let them take heart from
the evidence before our eyes, that still
in our broad land the controlling be.
lief that our government should be the
source of just and beneficent rule, is
proudly supported by free men, pro-