Evening journal., 1892-10-04
Mr.. CLEVELAND SPEAKS.
The Democratic Candidate Ad-
dresses the League Clubs.
CONSIDERATION OF THE ISSUES.

Black ENpounds Sound Doctrine and
Welcomes the Delegates to New York.
lBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-The quad rennial
convention Of Democratic clubs held in
the Academy Of AFasic, New York, this
morning, though shorn of its contem-
plated features including the monster
street parade, was an enthusiastic and
successful gathering.
-Four thousand badges were issued to
delegates representing every state in the
Union. This was the seating capacity
of the theater, but arrangements were
made to throw open Tammany Hall, ad-
joining the Academy, for an overflow
meeting The galleries and the stage
were gaily festooned with national flags
and heroic-sized crayon portraits Of the
Democratic national candidates ap-
peared on each side of the main stage
entrance.
The band of the Ninth New York
NationalGuard regiment was stationed in
the gallery Massachusetts, filed the
first four rows to the left of the par
quette, with Indiana in the post of honor
to the right, Connecticut and West
Virginia following. New York occupied
the centre of the orchestra circle fianked
! by Pennsylvania and New Jersey. All
the delegates wore. handsome badges
The proscenium boxes were set apart
to distinguished visitors
Box "a" was assigned to the guest Of
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the vice presidential candidate; Adlai T.
| Stevenson, who, however, was not pres
ent Another distinguished absentee
was Governor Flower. to whom Box "B'
had been allotted The national commit
tee, represented by Chairman Harrity
Hon. Dickinson, and w. c. Whit
ney were in Box &C" Other boxes
were set apart for Lieutenant Governor
Sheehan, Mayor Grant, Richard Croker,
Chairman Murphy of the state commit
tee, Hugh Mclaughlin and other
nOtables
"My Maryland" and Dixie"
Among the early arrivals were Penn
sylvania, $50 strong. and Maryland with
III delegates headed by Congressman
Rusk AS the Maryland men came in the
band struck up my Maryland and the
crowd yelled redoubliug their efforts in
this direction when the Virginia men
marched in TO the tune of Dixie
Shortly after 10 o'clock, a second band
marched in and took position back of the
dress circle and made the theater ring
with the baby song from wang" which
was sung so often in the Chicago conven
ton to the words -Four years more OF
Grover There were quite a number OF
ladies in the boxes and though the pro
ceedings were late in opening there was
no lack Of life and preliminary amuse
ment.
Precisely at 1850 ex-President Cleve
land entered at the left wing escor ted
by Chauncey Black, president of the
league, and William d. II. Washingt ton
chairman of the local committee The
whole audience rose en- masse to rec eivt
him and a pandemonium of cheers ant
college yells was raised to which bOtl
hands contributed.
; Mr.. Cleveland stood for some minutes
, until the enthusiasm subsided and az
he took his chair, "three cheers for the
typical American, Grover Cleveland,
were called for and given with a will
Without further preliminaries Presi
, dent Chauncey, Black called the conven
tion to order.
Black on the Issues.
. In beginning Mr.. Black said that tn
first quad -rennial national convention o
Democratic clubs had assembled unde
circumstances the most auspicious
"Never before" he said, within tn
J memory Of this generation has the Dem
I ooroffo rort,, o~o,,a into bo4tIo ~ hobo1
: of principles at once so vital and S
clearly defined, and never before ha
such a magnificent organization as thi
!. appeared to support them" Mr.. Black sal
that that party stood ready and willin
to have sufficient taxation for the SUP
: port of the government for thus far W
. may constitutionally go, and no farther
Beyond that tariff taxation
robbery and as indefensible a
+ plain confscation Freedom of trade
the natural right of all men, for whicl
men in every age have been ready t
y struggle and TO die. for which our fore
a fathers fought, and which they believe
they had won, is justly restricted in thi
land of constitutional liberty only by tn
supreme necessities of our government
Democracy would make it freer-freei
ID however only as those necessities pei
3 mit-keeping ever in view the nature
liberty of the citizens together with tn
actual needs of the administration.
1T is hardly necessary to say tina
ie since the inaugural address of the frs
Of Democratic president there has nevs
* been given TO the American people
more accurate and luminous expositio
n of this fundamental principle of ou
p, party and of the federal constitutio
I, than that contained in the latest deliver
a ance of the last and the next Democrat
a, president.
, He denounced the "federalistic-repu
"a lican monopoly y-protection" as utterly III
no American and declared that it had cri
pied our industries, arrested our CONNIE
- cial progress, discouraged aud harass'
"a the masses of our people. "A curse
the home of the laborer, blight on Il
To fields of the farmer, hindrance to Il
IA merchant, an injury to.every citizen al
~ every class, save the few who enjoy
.. unjust profits, let us not hesitate {
n strike a fair blow and prostrate it 70
ever.
The Most IllustriOus American.
At the close of Mr. Blacks addre