The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-04
OUTSIDE, 4 BIGGER MEETING.
Democratic Orn;ory All Alive from Ten
Platforms Out Of noors


Platforms Out or Doors
Some distinguished personages were repre-
sented at the outside meetings. Lincoln looked
down. with malice toward none. Just where tho
crowd began to thicken on Fourteenth street,
opposite University place. Next. going SOUTH
Lafayette eilooked stand No. s on Union
square. and seemed pleased that the republic
he had helped to make possible contained SO
many people enthusiastic in their determine
ton to perpetuate good government for that
republic. Stand No. was silently presided
over by Washington. who seemed to have
drawn up his horse to take n look at tho lively
proceedings going on thcle. And things were
lively there. The fireworks brigade were in
that region. and they had Leen literally sup
piled with material They set Off rockies by
the dozen at time. candles by the score and
red fire by the peck. There the crowd grew
denscr. There were probably more people in
sight there than Washington had in his army.
Just little further along. on the corner OF
Fourth avenue and Fourteenth street. was
stand No. 6. on the German Savings Bank
corner. and from there down to Third avenue
the crowd was denscr still. There were two
stands OH Irving place. between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets. Nos. 4 and TO- OPP
poste Irving place on Fourteenth street. was
stand Mob. and on Fourteenth street. between
Irving place and Third avenue were three
moro stands. ten in ALL and a dozen orators
for each stand. Every stand had it's crowd.
and the crowds changed from stand to stand.
samping tho oratory. so to say. and fndin.
good Democratic doctrine to applaud at each
stopping place.
The overflow crowd began to accumulate as
early as o'clock 1t was n good natured. pa
trlotic crowd. sometimes satisfying it's hun
ger with intellectual food and sometimes d.
versifying the banquet with hot frankfurtcrs.
1t was like a late spring evening as to weather.
and that brought out lots OF women. wives
and daughters on tho arms Of husbands and
brothers: and how they applauded the orators
and the man in the moon Tho women were
especially fond Of the latter When the man
in the moon said Mckinley had made women's
clothing dear the women cheered. BY half
past tho Fourteenth street cars had slow.
hard work making n passage through the
crowd. and by O'Clock. when ton orators
burst forth at once. there were cheers and en-
thusiasm all along the line. from Lafayette to
the speaker who had to contend against tho
roar Of the elevated trains at Third avenue.
Any one with gloomy ideas about the do.
cadence OF American oratory should have
taken stroll along that line OF stands last
night. The speeches We're short and there
were interrupting cheers from neiGhhornG
stands but those speakers had no lack OF abil-
ity to state whole lot of conNincin. truths in
n short time or to soma their voices clear and
strong over all the noises Of that city turmoil.
They spoke well. thcso young TammHny
braves They were intelligent. earnest. gifted
with language. and were repaid by quick,
sharp cheers that had nothing perfunctory
about them. They were cheers Of enthusiasts.
There was nothing the matter with tho out
Side meetings. Tammany said it was to BIO its
GrnndrSt rally Was there ever before n meet