The record-union., 1892-11-17
DEMOCRATS STILL RArrFYrNG.
stevenson Receives au Enthusiastic
Welcome at 81. Louis


Welcome at st. Louis.
ST. Louis, Nov. 16.-There was q most
enthusiastic gathering of Democrats at
Music Hall here tonight to testify their
appreciation of the results Of November
eth last, and do honor to Adlaf L. Steven
son, Nice-President-elec of the United
states. When Mr.. Stevenson walked
upon the stage in view OF the thousands
waiting to see him a volcano Of applause
and cheers arose, which did not subside
for several minutes.
The speech of the Nice-P resident-elect
in reply was very brief, he contenting
himself by merely returning ackuowl-
edgments for the honors of the evening.
II congratulate you,'' said he. upon the
TACT that you Gid stand up for Missouri
Lapplausel, and ] hope you will not for
get that we stood up for Illinois,"
Tremendous applause followed his few
remarks, after which Mayor Noonan in
troduced Editor Charles Ii. Jones Of the
st. Louis ReP9dttc, who made the prin-
clpai speech of the evening, and by far the
most sensational one. He said in part:
The Democratic party was right on the
issues, and the result was demonstrated
that they had exactly the right candi-
dates. NO party in American history has
had grander leader than the Democratic
H.
resolute man. devoid of selfish ambition.
patriotic and loyal to his country's good;
in sympathetic touch with the great mass
of the people, and determined to make
life easier for them; unbribed by fattery
and unaWed by power, keeping always
III mind that public Office is pnblic
trust-such man WasOur leader
The victory last Tuesday," said MIR.
Jones, was revolution. Democratic
Illinois means that Indiana Wisconsin.
Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota will soon
be surely Democratic, and even Ohio
may get in if she tries it again. With
the great States of the Central West
Democratic, the Northwest will join
hands with the Southwest in closing the
Democratic circle, and then il will be
that the Democratic party has come West
TO grow up with the country. | have
nothing to say against New York, but
believe we shall ali like you better when
the time comes, as l believe it has now
come, when we don't have to look at
New York Democrats through a glass
that magnifies hundred dianeters
Heretofore when Democratic factions
in New York City got to cater
wauling over some petty local mat
ter, the Democrats Of the country had to
get up with their hair standing on end
and ask in fear, Is the party smashed, and
have we all gone to damnation DOW
vows? Now the New York factions can
squabble to their hearts content 1t was
not a wholesome political condition when
one Presidential election after another
have all. their stupendous consequences
hung upon the carrying OF one State 1t
is the distorted relative importance of
States and relative importance of party
leaders, perhaps, and the greatest and
most tar-reacbing significance of Tues
days victory is that it loosens the
clutches of New York upon the throat
of the party, and transfers political con
troll to the sunset side of the Alleghanies
1t means an emincipated party, olsen
thralled West, and magnificent future
Of prosperity 1or this great Mississippi
Valley"
Congressman Scott of Illinois, Gov
ernor Francis Of Missouri and others also
spoke.