People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-16
At THE DINNER.
CLEVELAND ENTERTAINED BY
THE REFORM CLUB.
Speaker Crisp Was Disappointed,
and Loft the Place with His
Feelings Hurt.

| or New ~ TK 60 President elect CleYe-
land Saturday night in Madison Square
Garden, number Of the leading states
men Of the Democratic party, and of
the nation for that matter spoke,
and they spoke well and to the point.
They said brilliant things in brilliant
way, and gave wise counsel, and the
people who crowded in the boxes and
the galleries were greatly pleased, judg-
ing by their approval in the way of Wig
| orous applause.
The statesmen and patriots who spoke
aside from President Cleveland, were:
Carl Schurz, Senator Roger Q. Mills Of
Texas, Ex-Governor James E. Campbell
of Ohio, Hon. E. Ellery Anderson and
| General Patric Collins of Massachusetts,
| and Congressman Thomas johnson of
Ohio.
The Hon. William r. Morrison Of
Illinois was to have made an address,
but death in his family prevented his
attendance.
A notable feature Of the dinner was
| the number Of out-of-town statesmen
| present Almost every, if not every,
| third of the 575 who sat down at the
dinner were from out of the city.
The speakers table was on the plat
| form Of the hall, so that only the diners
but the people in the boxes and galleries
had no difficulty i'll seeing and hearing
the speakers and speeches. Fourteen
| other tables were arranged ON the floors
in rows seven wide and two deep, the
eight aisles extending lengthwise of the
hall. AT each table were seated 81 per-
| sons. An additional table was placed
in the assembly room, at which 90 mem
bers Of the club sat. There were no
| toasts on the menu cards. The presid-
ing officer announced the speakers.
Many well known Democrats and
| tariff reformers discussed the choice
menu at the same table with Mr.. Cleve-
land. These were: Thomas Johnson,
William L. Wilson, Benton Mcmillan,
| Of Tennessee, General P. A Collins, Of
| Massachusetts,, Roger @. Mills, of Texas,
Charles S. Fairchild, Senator J. G..
Carlisle, W. T. Harrity, Frederick r.
Coudert, James 3. Campbell, Carl
Schurz, Senator Gray, of Delaware, and
L. B. Morris, governor of Connecticut
Others present w>ga: Cl2as. Ell. Jones, Of
Missouri, CoIlErssslpe 8ynum and
BBr1eok9nri9veral fldy, Oswald
9teendorfe1. Terry Wizard, Horace,
White, H9n&y George, Everett P,
Wheeler and Isadore Storms.
The banquet began at I o'clock sharp
Prior to that time Mr. Cleveland held
reception in the ante-chamber of the
banqueting hall and the orchestra played
a march, to the strains Of which Mr.
Cleveland headed the procession of
guests to the banqueting hall, escorted
by Mr.. E. Ellery Anderson.
The speech that was looked forward
to upon this occasion with more interest
than any other was, of course, that of
President-elec Cleveland.
To many, it was a disappointment;
not because Of any lack of patriotic SEN
timeat but, rather, the absence of any
announcement of any line of policy that
would be pursued by the new admins
tration
Mr. Cleveland not only avoided the
announcement Of any new policy, but
did not refer to any Of the great ques-
tions of the day. other than in a general
way. He referred to the great victory
of the Democratic party as an evidence
that the people of the nation could be
trusted to govern themselves.
He said:
If it has seemed to those striving for
better public sentiment that the DISPOSE
ton was growing among our people to
regard their government as a depository
of individual benefits, to be importuned
and threatened and despoiled, let them
take heart from the evidences now before
our eyes that there is still abroad in the
land controlling belief that our govern
ment should be a source OF just and ben
efcent rule, proudly supported by free
men, protected by their care and wathful-
fulness, and returning to all our people
with equal hand the safety and happiness
it holds in store for them. If we have
learned that an appeal to the patriotism
of our cOuntrymen and the honest pre-
sentatlOn and political principles to their
intelligence and judgment are not in vain,
the thought must not escape us that
while our people will in the end repay
with their support the political party
which addresses their understanding and
reason, instead of broad prejudices and
selfish interests, they will surely revenge
themselves upon those who deceive or be-
tray them. The national Democracy and
its allies in political principle rejoice over
the defeat of those whose fate is full of
instruction and warming While we find
in our triumph a result of popular intelIi-
gence which we have aroused and con-
sequence of popular vigilance which we
have stimulated. let US not for a moment
forget that our accession to power Will
find neither this intelligence nor this Wig
iIance dead or Slumberlng. We are thus
brought face to face with the reflection
that if we are not to be tormented by the
spirits which we have called up, we must
hear, above victorious abouts the call of
our fellow c0untrymen to public duty,
and must put on a garb BETTING public
servants. The sentiment suggested by
this occasion which should dwarf all 9TH
ers has relation to the responsibility which
awaits those who now rejoice in victory.
If we redeem the promises we have made
to the voters of our land the difficulty
of our task can hardly be exaggerated.
Conditions involving most important in
terests must be reviewed, and perplexing
problems menacing our safety must be
settled. Above all, and as the ultimate
object of all we do, the rights and the well
fare Of our people in every condition IN
life must be placed upon more equal
plane of opportunity and advantage. L
am confident the wisdom of the Demo
cratic party will be equal to the emergen-
cy, and l base my confidence upon the be-
lief that it will be periodically true to its
principles and traditions, and will follow
in the path marked out by true American
sentiment
Mr.. Cleveland closes by warning the
party against the Needless disregard Of
the wants and welfare Of any section,
the mission of the party being IN the
line of reform, all sections should be
regarded with the same degree of con-
sideratiop; not forgetting that economy
is no disgrace and the government owed
it to the people to administer affairs
with that spirit Of frugality and econ
omy in which the government was
founded. The cultivation of such a
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