Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-21

hcItrellce Has Deell lllUc Ill lSlulS VI Spi-A
mendation to the late democratic adminlstra-
ton. Identified i'll some measure IN an nm
portant branch of the public service with that
administration, | am gratilied 10 know that
it has in so marked Il degree received the
Endorsement OF the democratic party in It's
rational convention. l am pursuaded that
intelligent discussion of the issues involved
in the pending contest for political supremacy
will result III victory for the party which
stands for honest methods in government
economy in public expenditures, and relief 10
the the people from the burdens of unjust
taxation.
lam not unmindfu Mr. Chairman, OF the
grave responsibilities which attach To the
great office for which | have been named. /
may be pardoned for quoting il this conncc-
ton the words OF the houored patriot, iomas
4. Hendricks, when officially informed that
nc had been designated by his party for the
vce-presidency i'll 1851. He said;
II know that sometimes it is understood
that this particular office does not involve
much responsibility, and as u general rule
that IS So But sometimes ii comes TO repre-
sent very great responsibilities, and it may be
So in the near future. The two parties in the
Senate being 50 nearly evenly divided, the
Vice President may have to decide upon ques-
tons OF law by the exercise of the casting
vote. The responsibility would then become
very great. 1t would not then be the respon-
sibiiity OF representing Il district or State
|! would be the responsibility Of representing
the whole country and the obligation would
be to the Judgment Of the whole country.
And that vote when thus cast should be in
obedience to the just expectations and re-
quircments Of the people Of the United
States
Should it please my countrymen to call me
10 this Office. the high appreciation OF lis dig
nifty and OF its responsibilities, Us expressed
in the utterances and illustrated in the pub
lie life Of the eminent statesman whom !
have mentioned, will be light TO my own
pathway.
IN the contest upon which we now enter
wc make uoappea to the passions, but TO the
sober Judgment of the people. We believe
chat the welfare of the ;oilirg millions OF our
countrymcn is bound mp in The success OF the
democratic party. Recent occurrences III
neigihoTing State have sadly emphasized the
fact that high protective tariff affords no
protection and tends in no way to better the
condition OF those who earn their bread by
daily toll
Believing in the right Of every voter to
cast his ballet unawcd by power. the demo
cratic party VIII steadily oppose all lcgisla
ton which threatens To imperiI that right by
the intcrposition Of federal bayOncts ut the
polls.
In more formal manner hereafter Mr.
Chairman. | will indicate by letter my ac
ccptancc Of the nomination rendered me by
the national democratic convention, and Will
give expression TO my views touching the
important questions cuunciatcd in it, plat
form.
IfGcneral Stevenson had any doubts
in his mind as to the enthusiasm ola
New York audience, they were com
plctcly clI;,ced by the reception he got.
lie delivered his speech with effect.
The meeting is now adjourned
said Col. Wilson. 1t had lasted Just one
hour and three minutes.
The scene witnessed at The opening
of the doors Of the garden was repeated
when the people tried to all get out at
once.
When Colonel Wilson declared the
adjournment q dozen men in the crowd
jumped over the press enclosure TO the
platform and grabbed at the bank of
roses on the speakers desk. Nearly
half Of them were confscated before
the arrival of six stalwart policeman.
who gathered up the ruins and. wrap
ping them tcndcrly in az American
flag. :carricl them to place Of safety.
Another incident Of the outgoing
crowd was that section which masscd
itself in front of Mrs. Cicvcland's box
and cheered her almost within four
feet OF her. This block occurred Just in
the passageway to the Fourth avenue
exit, and for n moment it looked IS if a
lively time would occur, but the ever
ready policeman doomed up and TN
tangled the human knot.
\ guard Of policeman escorted Mrs.
Cleveland from the private box where
1Ir. Cleveland was waiting. After
much trouble she reached her husband,
ard there, in the presence of that great
crowd, after exchanging few words
with her, he took her two hands in his,
and bending over, gave her 4 loving
kiss, and then everybody gave one loud,
long cheer for the distinguished couple
1t is no exaggeration to say Chat
probably never has there been in the
history Of New York city such an i'm
mcnse crowd gathered under one roof
An idea of the crowd can be had when
il is known that the seating capacity OF
Madison Square Garden is in the neigh
borhood of 5000 and that between 25.-
coo and 10000 people were there as