Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-24
CLEVELAND'S LAST SPEECH
Considered the Greatest He
Ever Delivered.
THOSE WHO HEARDlT DELIGHTED
1t Was Mostly An Extempo-
raneouS Effort.

One of the Guests Was "a Stenographer,
aud Took Down the Words of tho
President. elect as They We're spoken--
Considered the Grentest speech That
Ever Fell From His Lips.
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New York, Nov. 1S.-'rhe 40 distin-
guished Democrats and business men,
who, as the guests of Henry Willard,
gathered with Prcsident-clect Cleveland
at the banquet board at Sherry's, last
nilht, were most enthusiastic to-day
over the superb speech made by Mr..
Cleveland Mr.. Cleveland had prepared
only few notes, and for the most part
the speech was eXtempore.
one of the guests, however, was ali
adept at stenography, and Mr.. Clevc-
lands utterances were recorded vcr-
batlm Therefore, it is possible to pre-
sent what those who heard ii pronounced
the gem of all oratiuns that have yet
fallen from the lips of the President
elect. at was after the coffee, and We
had pushed back our chairs, preparatory
g enjoying an informal CHAT" said to.
day, onc of the gentlemen who was
present. "whcn our host arose, and, in
few words, expressed his pleasure that
so many had responded to his invitation
i"iiiihS % thc resiieht-CtcGt nc
I I, MN 70 DC me ,peaGoh-hSht OF
DehiNefatiG principles, ana announced
that though II had not been intended to
have any formal speech making, still he
had prevailed upon Mr.. Cleveland to
saw word or two. shall never forpct
how. when ne took thc Moor. Mr. Glaze.
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~" ~ esstsa iiie. : ha'G NhoWh nun
Y
stell mn Much nc heeincl 10 Ne SO over
| powered by sense OF the responsibility
| which soon will be thrust upon him.
"ThrTe Wns nofhinp of trinninb ahoIlt
| his dcmranor or his ra,narks lIc talked
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y, ri. Nv = ,,i"s az 'i.l
| ~ NJ SUNS, y ~ ~ aIHlS Cohltiiahuer 10
| ms tieulSualls ON thc eve oi Il desperate
| DatllC. Inc speech was not prepared,
| aud yet it seemed us If il had been
thought out. have heard nearly every
| oddrass ,nahe bv Mr. l,lovnl,rJ sinc, 10
Inc,r,o tror,n 10 N ,oIi,tooi ,,,,,.l'i
- ~, " 'tS p'.,'lo"l WI !. w.
"h" VIC az "Slcc" tnaI tIls was inc
greatest mat ever leil from MS lips.
When IT mad ended, ana the cheers
| had subsidized and the listeners crowded
about him to prasp his hand. close
friend came near ~ Mr CLEVELAND ma
sriI MI b; -, - "a
50 ~ lesi1tl1 iesuiH your au-
uress as lhe gfahuest th'tt eltlier you OF
any mortal man has yet delivered. Mr..
| Glevcland's reply was given with look
OF affection. He simply said: If | had
not known van 50 intimatelv far 90
many ,,aors sI,c,,Id sws,,aa, ~, ~,
,,',': ,s,i., s nUu,u o"pee' 'ti'' gu
"I,S SihS !" natter elc' =,
Ohe Of the ilrst OF Mr.. Cleveland S
callers to-day was Chairman William
f., llarrity of the Democratic national
committee. He had made arranprments
10 M IA Harrisbnrr in the ofsnrnn"n
~ ~, a. 3D. 1T - ny" ~
%i,s .'lu''S ~ W l,lauoiplie " neiP We
'tuaker Clty democrats celebrate the
recent Republican catastrophe. Mr.
lldrrity's call was brief one. He had
hardly gone before Don Dickinson
came
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,,,,,,a5 'lio iii9 Su ihins, Nasi1 ,,; COM
illlt'ee'lah IL " Wa!iacc OF WaShlnG'
loh state, Who had the management Of
the Democratic campaign in the north
nsn,,.In,Inw,f, 'biof Iusticn ErIIor n,
is being pressed by his friends for the
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