Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-27
Me.srs. Oglssby and wlllets addressed
the enthusiastic crowd.
sgw KIM OF TAFFY.
Grover Feeds Ii TO His Old Buffalo
Friends

New YoRK, Oct. 26.-Groysr Clsys-
land VAS royalty welcomed tonight sE
the Imperial motel by 200 Of his towns
men wuen the BufalOlan club and
Stevenson club OF the city OF New
York, the membership OF which 10 ex-
clusIyoiy confined 10 natives OF Buf-
falO, nov residents OF TINS city, ten
dered him = reception. Mr.. Cleveland
e member Of this club, but tonight
wasthefirsttimednrin the three months
OF IIs existence that ne mad been pres
ent al any OF their meetings. l.. C..
Benedict, president or the club, wei
coined Mr.. Cleveland TO the fold IN an
appropriate speech and then called on
hlm for a speech. Amid much enthu-
sissm Mr.. Cleveland arose and spoke ss
follows:
You have among you one at least,
VINO, tnIrty-two years ago, belonged
with me To the democratic club which
had in hand the task of eleetIug stephen
A. Douglas TO the presidency. Many a
night We marched side by SIDE, III yell
low cspes and bearing torches. | do
not believe either OF Us supposed for
moment that our candidate could be
defeated. provided We marched far
enough and made noise enough and
had enough OF keroslne oil running
from our torches down our backs.
al am thus reminded OF a time when
my participation IN the activities Of
politics meant enthusiasm for man or
a cause. & great deal of excitement and
NOISE, plenty OF nope and confidence,
generally followed by bitter dlsap-
poIntment, soon forgotten. | hardly
! think YOU Will be surprised 10 know
that IN 1892. when my relation 10 poll
ties mas u rather more sober complex
Ion, | recall my share IN the campaign
OF 1860. and all It's work aud dlsap-
pOlntment with comparative pleasure.
Others do the marching and shouting
now, but | believe they are enjoying
the campaign more than am. Some
how the thing looks more serious 20
me now, and | cannot nelp thinking
that | am rather more closely related
To the present campaign than | was
when Douglas ran tor president"
HIS Great Devotion
You know how devoted am to the
principles of the democratic party, and
your knowledge of me will, | am sure,
acqult me of Iuslncerty when | express
the opinion that the result of the pend
ing political struggle means more to
our country and our people than any
IN which you or | have ever been en-
gagged. On one side the clam is de-
family and arr ogantly announced that
the functions of our government may
be used directly for the benent of cer-
| tain special interests, with, at best, 8
very remote regard 10 the welfare of
the masses of the people. In oDposi-
ton To TINS an appeal Is made TO our
| fellow citizens to- hoid fast To the doc
| trlne that their government should ut
oil times be administered directly for
them, and that they should not be
obliged TO receive as tnelr shsre of the
blessings OF the free government they
maintained, the small portion which
may filter through TO them III the pro-
cess of making special beneticlaries
rich. In other words, the democratic
party Is insisting upon the honest ap-
| pllcation of the rule that a government
! by the people should be government
for the people.
The Intelligent BunaIon,ans.
alt Is "a needless as 1t IS foreign to
my purpose to discuss IN detail, before
those so thoughtful and intelligent as
my Buffalo friends. the differences be-
tween the political principles and pur-
poses presented 10 our people for their
approval, only desire to assure you
that the gratiIication which your per-
sonal attachment affords, is greatly
enchauced by the consciousness that It
u the attachment of those who are
thoughtful and patriotic, and by the
convection that the support that you
give IN an organized way, to your old
townsman, cannot create In your
minds the least suspicion that such
support is IN aid OF principles at all in
CONSISTENT with your highest duty as
American citizens. 1t only remains for
me to say tnat, whatever NAV he the
result If the pending campaign, shall
always remember as u. most pleasing
incident, this occasion aud the evidence