The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-27
OUR TWO CANDIDATES SPEAK
Er. Cleveland In Buffalo and General
Stevenson in Brooklyn.
The EX-PRESIDEKTS HAPPY REMARKS.
lie HumOrou,lY Refers to Old Times I'm
Buffalo, His Former Home-Gensrnl
steVenson's sound Utterances.

New York. Oct 2G.--Grover Cleveland
was royalty welcomed tonight at the I'm
perial Hotel by two hundred OF his towns
men when the Bunaloian Cleveland ana
Stevenson Club o. the city OF New York,
the membership of which IS exclusively
confined to natives Of Buffalo now residents
in this city. rendered him "a reception.
Shortly after O'Clock Mr.. Cleveland en-
tered the bauquetng hall amid great ap-
plausc.
Mir. L. c. benedict introduced Mr.. Cieye-
land who said g..
Speeche- were made bv LleutenahI-po5-
ernOr ShceAsn and other.
MR.. cIEyTLAN3's srEEcH.
hope IT is not necessary for me 10 tell
you how much enjoy being with you to-
nisht. and how exceedingly gratifying is
every reelection suggested by this occa-
sion lts best and most pleasant feature
is OF course, the presence here Of many
old Buffalo friends. which recalls TO my
mind incidents aud associations which
have been and viii always continue TO
b. things most carefully Kept by memory
for my delight.
You have among you one at least who
thirty-two years ESQ belonged with me TO
a Democratic club which had in hand the
tosk OF eleCting stephen A. Douglas to
the Presidency. Many a night we
marched side by side I'm yellow caps.
and bearing torches. I do not believe
ei,ler of us supposed for a moment that
olr candidate could be defeated, provided
we marched far enough and made noise
& Crgh. and had Cnough of kerosene oil
running from our torches down our backs.
! ann thus reminded of a time when my
participation in the activities of politics
meant enthusiasm foi q man or cause,
great deal Of excitement and noise,
plenty Of hope and confidence. generally
followed by bitter disappointment soon
forcottcn. ! hardly think YOU will be
surprised TO know that I'm 1892, when my
relation TO politics has a rather more
sober complexion l recall my share in
Tie campaign of 1870 and all its work and
disappointment with comparative pleas
ure. Others DO the marching and shout
Ing now. but / believe they arr enjoying
the campaign more than ] am. Somehow
the thing looks more serious TO me now.
and / cannot help thinking that / am
rather more closely related TO the present
campaign than ] was when Douglas ran
for President.
PLEASANT DAYS RECALLED.
Another Of your members was a stu
dent In my Buffalo law office. This re-
minds me Of the days when in the city
OF Buffalo l attempted by the practice Of
law 20 obtain as honest a living as was
possible in that business. Those were
pleasant days, and / do not mind con-
Tossing that they were badly exchanged.
SO far as my personal comfort and en-
joyment are concerned. for the perplexi-
ties and troubles OF public life. ] mustn't
neglect 10 mention the further gratifying
circumstance that the appearance of
the name of this member upon YOUR rolls
indicates the probability that his politics
has improved as well as his knowledge
of law since he was associated with me
IN Buffalo.
] knew another young man when I
lived i'm Buffalo, who was a Jolly pleasant
fellow but who from Democratic stand
point. and especially from the standpoint
of Democratic defeat was one Of the
most good naturedly ageravating Repub-
hcans i'm the city. / want to emphasize
the dominance of his good nature and
good heartedness over his former par
tisans.ip by mentioning the fact that l
have lately received from him as your
secretary am invitation to join this or
plcdled to the support of a Democratic
candidate for the Presidency.
At the head of your club nrl COM
parauvely new acquaintance, whose gen
erosi'y as q friend. and whose success
IN business was fully explained To me
when l found that he had formerly re-
sided in Buffalo. and had been educated
IA her public schools.