San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-12
CLEVELAND SPEAKS.
At the Reform Club BANQUET Sat
urday Night.


portant banquet ever given by the
Reform club of this city was held Sat.
urdsy night In honor of President.
elect Cleveland, which took place in
the banquet hall of Madison Square
garden. Among the prominent men
who have accepted invitations to
speak in addition TO Mr.. Cleveland
were, General Patrick A. Collins, Ex-
Gov. James E. Campbell, William r.
Morrison and Carl Schurz. the seats
| at the dinner were all disposed OF
several weeks ago and the demand
| or the boxes and for gallery seats
have been double the supply.
| The general committee in charge Of
the banquet consisted of, E. Ellery
Anderson, Charles 8. Falrchild,
Frederick r. Coudert, President of
the Manhattan Club; William r..
Grace, Henry Willard, William E.
Curtis, Robert G. Monroe, August
Lewis, Wallace Mcfarland. Henry
DeForest, Bald wen; E. B. Whitney.
Seth L. Terry. r. D. Woodward, Will
liam F. Kip. Franklin Pierce, James
Byrne, LOWS Windmulier, l.. E. Sex
ton, George F. Parker, Benjamin
Barker, Jr., Charles Biggs, WillIam
| G. Hill, Alfred Bishop Mason, Presi-
dent Of the Board of Alderman, John
H. V. Arnold. Nelson Smith. Robert
s. Minturn, Charles ]. Canda, and
| II. Fl. Boyesen. August Lewis was
chairman OF the Committee of Ar
ran gements, and Messrs Terry,
Woodward, Sexton, Kip, Biggs. Min
turn.and Hill assisted him. Elk Secreta
/ ~ III, n; off h6 W,
mittee on Invitations and Speakers.
| aud Messrs. Grace, Whitney, Mon
roe, Curtis, Nelson, and Baldwin
are his associates. f.. Eilery
| Culberson was the head OF the recep'
tion Of committee His associates were
Messrs Coudert. Schurz, Willard,
Everett P. Everett P. Wheeler,
Arnold, Nelson, Smith. Windmuller,
Canda, Pierce. Byrne, Parker, Biggs,
Baker, Mason, Henry B. B. Stspler
and Professor BoyesOn. Among
other prominent guests were Chair
man Harrity, of the Democratic Ns-
tional Committee, Chairman DickiD-
son, of the Campaign committee, and
as many members of the National
committee.
Gov. Roswell p. Flower Lieut.. Gov.
William F. Sheehan, Chairman Ed
ward Murphy, of the Democratic
State committee. Richard Croker,
the Tammany-Hall chief; Mayor.
elect Thomas F. Gilroy, Congress.
man Cochran, Fitch. Warmer, Covert
Tracey, Campbell and indeed every
| member of the New York delegation
to Washington as well as represent
tative democratic law makers from all
over the country. The price of ticket.
was Sl2. The dinner was served by
Sherry.
GROVER CLEVELAND'S SPEECH.
| At the banquet, Saturday night, Presi-
dent Cleveland delivered the following
Mr.. President and Ladies and Gentle
men: have nothing new or startling to
| say to you. and hope TO do little more
| than remind yon of the meaning and sig
| nificance of this occasion. As we are
here gathered together we represent
| those who have been willing to be ground
| ed in the purest patriotism, because they
! accord with the purposes and objects OF
orr free institutions. The plain feature
! of this gathering, which ! am sure warns
! the hearts of all of us, is our celebration
| of that grandeSt and most complete vic
| tory ever achieved in Il struggle for
! right and Justice and our glad greeting OF
! the brightest light of triumph our nation
| has seen bursting from clouds of defeat
| and disbursement. Let me suggest 10
| YOU however, that we can contemplate
| nothing more satisfying In connection
| with this assem- hiage than the proof II
! affords that the American people can he
| trusted in the management OF the govern
! ment which has been given into their
| keeping
| IF there are those who have been dis
| APPOINTED and diShearteued by the eN-
! tent to which our people have been de.
! ceiyed aud miSlead or who with fear have
! seen the heedleSneSS OF the duty of cjti-
| ZenShip open wide the door OF cOrruptln"
| influences, or who with sad fOrebOdingS
| have beheld popular rule nearing the
| fatal rocks of debauched suffrage, or who
| have mOurned because appeals TO Selfish
| ness and promises of unequal advantages
| were apparently undermining that pa
| triOtiSm which alone 1uSTitieS our hope OF
national perpetuity. let this occasion and
| the events which have led TO it reinState
| their faith and their confidence in their
countrymen. If 1t has seemed to those
surviving for better public sentiment that
| disposition was growing among our
people to regard their government as the
depository of individual benefits 10 be i'm
portuned and threatened and despoiled,
let them take heart from the evidences
J now before our eyes that their is still In
this broad land a controlling belief that
| our government should be the source of
Just and beneficient rule, proudly sup
ported by free men and protected by their
care and watchfulneSS, and returning TO
all our people with equal hand, the safe
ty and happiness it holds in store for
them.
"If we have learned that appeal to the
patriotism OF our countrymen and honest
presentation of political principles to their
intelligence and judgment is 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 pretudiceS and
selfish interests they will surely revenge
themselves uDOn those who betraY them