New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-12
CONNECTICUT REJOICINGS.

ReiOicngs with from seven to twelve courses
of edible solids irrigated BY vintages OF various
cimes and ages, fumigated with all brands
from the rank hemloclI "twofer" to the i'm
pcrial regalia. and topped off with remarks OF
highly hilarious character chiefly by Mug
wumps, are now in progress in all large towns
where there's a frst-class postoffce. They had
one the other night at Hartford, Conn, under
the auspices of the State Democratic Club, pre-
sided over by that gay and festive entertainer
Professor Simeon L. Baldwin, OF New-Haven.
The Professor was in his most mirthful mood.
In introducing Governor elect Morris he said
it had been so long since they had had Dem
ocratic Governor that people were beginning
to think the race, like the dodo of New-Zealand,
was extinct, but he was proud to say that they
had with them representative OF the race who
would prove the contrary. Thereupon there
was tumultuous applause for the dodo and the
Professor and the Governor elect upon the
subsistence Of which the Governor-elect, in his
capacity Of rediScovered dodo, made some very
earnest and feeling remarks concerning the duty
of Democrats under the coming dodo regime
in the course Of which he said that for one
thing there should be " no monkeying with the
lawsn BY this we understand that the Demo
cratic policy which has prevented monkeying
with the aws' for the last two years by
legislative deadlock is to be continued.
The resistance piece" of the evenings fes-
tiyities was DR.. William Everett, of the Com
monweath of Massachusetts, who is described
as ian eloquent speaker with stirring style
of delivery" BY which description he will be
at once recognized as the gentleman who teaches
school in Quincy and runs for Congress and
similar places during vacations He certainly
has stirring delivery" and good deal of
it. On this occasion his mouth was in such
good running order that we cannot undertake
to quote half the stirring things he said but
one of them runs thus:
The great cause for rejoicing is that the people
have placed tie wses In the country in the right
place. During Mr. Cleveland's FIRST administration h
hlndered from doing much that he wish d to do
Now l believe Mr.. Cleveland will be all himself. And
woe woe say 10 the small politician that gets In
his way.
This sentiment was warmly applauded AT
that stage of the entertainment the belief was
universal that in the matter of wisdom NJ.
Cleveland could easily give the serpent odds
yes, hold over a whole barrel full of boa con-
strictorS. And as for the Woe woe r. it was
pronounced only on "small politicians and
there was not a man ut the table who con-
sidered himself small politician" 1t was
a very decided hit. If it ever reaches Mr..
Cleveland it ought to be good for at least the
Quincy PcStoificc Dr. Everett closed by re-
marking with his usual good taste that he
noticed there was no clergyman present and
the exercises had not been opened with prayer.
Professor Baldwin immediately supplied the
omission by reading a letter from u clergyman
which he happened to have handy, but whose
name for manifest reasons he withheld.
Then came Mr.. L. Cornelius Benedict, of the
steam Yacht Oneida, Electorate Large Mr.
Benedict is the Broad-St. banker who drew his
check to defiay the expenses incurred by the
Democratic State Committee in Stcadying the
Constitution. lie has been Eat large as a
statesman for just about a year and seems to
enjoy il though it comes high" His speech
was "hghly entertaining and full of wit" IL
| could hardly be otherwise. He was followed
| by Roger Foster of this town. For ares;ng
! frivClity and turning the attention Of thought
| less persons TO high themes they would rather
not think about Roger is probably the daisy est
lpo.t-prandial orator that ever froze a smile or
stopped bottle. Roger believes in Cleveland
| He seized the occasion 10 express his whole
| mind on the candidacy of Mr.. Murphy for
| [ 'nited States Senator and the general "cussed-
ness OF Tammany Hall and the political " ma
| chine IN this city. Roger was in fine form
| eft hind leg flexible and jerky, waving round
| he table in a most beWilderng way lie said