The record-union., 1892-11-14
AT THE PLAZA.
a Cold Night, But Some Pretty s'Hot''
Speeches.

a Cold Night, But Some Pretty S'Hot''
Speeches.
A large crowd gathered at the Plaza. in
the vicinity of the music stand, when the
procession reached the square, and, de-
spite the chilling north wind, waited pa
tiently for the speech-making. On the
stand it was unusually chilly, and the
chattering of teeth among the Vice Presi-
dents was on several occasions mistaken
by the speakers for premature applause.
This part of the programme was pro-
ceeded with Immediately. NJ. II. Beard
introduced r. NJ. Clarken and announced
that that gentleman would preside over
the meeting.
Mr.. Clarken, upon taking the chair,
tried to stop off the ear-Splitting horns
but, finding il hard job, proceeded with
his speech any how. He said that they
had assembled for the purpose of cele-
brating the greatest victory the Demo-
cratic party hadever achieved. They had
been accustomed, he said, to quadriennial
defeat, but the people had at last opened
their eyes and, rising in their might,
overturned the old party. Mr.. Clarken
then introduced Hon. 4. L. Leake of
Woodland.
Mr.. Leake said he was not used to
speaking topeople by the square acre, but
he would do the best he could to be heard.
Neither was he used to addressing assem-
blages on occasions of this kind. He had
been accustomed, with exceptions, to par
taking of meetings after election, of con-
ISOLATION with his fellow Democrats on
their defeat. Everybody present could
realize that on those occasions it was
rather hard to preach at ones own funeral
Mr.. Leake told a few stories about the
discontinue OF numerous of his Repub-
hcan friends, and kept the audience i'll
roars OF laughter.
lie lauded Cleveland and the Demo-
cratic doctrines, and every body cheered.
lie told about CleYeiand's former Admin
lstratlon, and said it was the best the
country had ever received. Cleveland
was defeated when he ran against Harri-
son the hrst time through bribery and
corruption. Harrison got in with the aid
of money collected from protected mo-
nopolists. The people determined this
year to punish the Republican party for
its crimes, and they did it, 1t was an
educational campaign, he said-the peo-
pie had been reading, and had found out
that the Republican party had been de-
ceiving them. They had found out that
the tariff was tax. They agreed with the
Democrats that it was not free trade that
was wanted, but freedom TO trade.
General L. J. Clunie was the next
speaker. He referred rather facetiously
TO the fact that the north wind made il
rather cold on the stand, but the speakers
had the satisfaction of knowing that the
night was much colder for the Repub-
ncans. He gloritied, he said, i'll the great
victory that had been achieved, and the
return OF Cleveland TO the White House.
1t was simply a revolt of the people
against protected monopolies. Last Tues
days election, said Mr.. Clunie, was more
like Democratic primary than ANYTHING
else, as the Republicans were not in it.
lie predicted that the Democratic party
was now destined to enjoy fifty years Of
unbroken supremacy. When the Demo-
cratic party was in power before 1t gave
the people the Mills bill, which reduced
the tariff from AZ per cent. to AZ per cent.
Inc republicans then called the Demo-
crats free-traders and the whisky party.
ii a democrat who had been in the habit
OF taking Il drinks of whisky a day
should reduce his daily tippling TO
q drinks day, the speaker supposed
Republicans would call that man a Pro-
hlbltionist. The Republicans had been
predicting ruin and desolation in the
country should the Democratic party be
put in power, but the people, he said, had
got enough humbugging. 1t was easy
enough to fool part of the people part of
the time, but, said Mr.. Clunie. "You
can't fool all the people all the time.u In
conclusion the speaker thanked the peo-
pie for their votes. He had met Congress