Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-10-05
NArIoNAL DEMOCRATIC cLues.
Enthusiastic Convention in New York
 Cleveland Makes an Address.

, enthusiastic Convention in New York Cleveland Makes an Address
 NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The National As.
 sociation of Democratic Clubs has ad-
 Journed, after electing the following off cers:
 President, Chauncey T. Black. Secretary, Lawrence Gardner.
 Treasurer, Gov. Roswell F. Floy CT.
 The convention was held in the Acade-
 my of Music yesterday, and was a most
 enthusiastic gathering. Nearly 4, 900 del
 egates were present.
 Precisely at lO:30 ex-President Cleve-
 land entered at the left wing, escorted by
 Chauncey Black, President of the League. Without further preliminaries Pres-
 dent Black called the convention to order
 and read amid continual Interruptions of
 cheering his address:
 At the close of MT. Blacks address
 which occupied 8 little over twenty min-
 utes in delivery, cheers for Cleveland were resumed.
 As they died away President Black
 once more stepped to the front and pre-
 sented Grover Cleveland.
 The convention cheered its longest Mr. Cleveland stood with his hands folded toy
 ing with his eyeglasses, waiting for it to subside; but at his opening sentences
 the cheers broke out again and he said with some sternness: "Gentlemen, You
 must keep quiet; we have had enough noise"
 MT. Cleveland then said in part: MR- PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN:
 It affords me especial pleasure to ex- tend to you on this occa sion a hearty welcome.
 As Q citizen of this proud municipality l am glad to assure you that our hos pltal1ty is always open and generous. As an unyielding, consistent believer in Democratic principles. trust 1 need not hesitate to pledge to the representa- tives of organized Democracy, the good will and fraternal sympathy of this Dem ocratic city.
 This then is no holiday assemblage, but an impressive convocation in further
 ance of the designs and purposes, for the accomplishment of which you and those you represent, are banded together. These designs and purposes, as declared by your association, are: The preserva- tion of the Constitution of the United States, the autonomy of the States, local self government and freedom of elections; opposition to the imposition of taxes be- yond the necessities of the government, economically administered, and the pro- motion ot economy in all branches of the public service.
 These professions embody the purest patriotism, and the loftiest aspirations of American citizenship. Though at all times they should suggest to us the strongest obligation to political effort their motive force, as incentives to politi- cal activity and watchfulness, should be | irresistible at 8 time when the Constitu- ! tion is held in light esteem as against the accomplishment of selfish purposes, when State boundaries are hardly bar | rier to centralized power, and when local self government and freedom of cleo tions are the scoff of partisanship. Those who subscribe to the creed of this Asso- citation and make any claim to sincerity, l can hardly excuse themselves for lack of } effort, at time when the necessities of \ the Government, economically admins tered, have but little relation to the taxa ! tion of the people and when extravaganza | in the public service has become 8 con- ! tagious plague.
 To those who hope for better things this | convention of Democratic clubs is bright promise of reform. Unorganized good intentions and idle patriotic aspirations
 cannot successfully contend for mastery 1 with the compact forces of private inter- ests and greed, nor is the organization always the most useful which has the | widest extent.
 I am sure that can say nothing better
 in taking my leave of you, than to wish ! that your convention may be a most pro-
 fitable and encouraging one, and that, at
 it's conclusion, you may resume your
 places in your home organizations, newly ] inspired to determined and jealous effort in the cause of True Democracy. As he retired to the back of the stage
 at the close of his remarks the represen- l tative Democrats who formed the ''set-
 ting" of the stage rose and applauded and
 waved their handkerchiefs; the Harvard
 boys yelled; the audience stood up and
 cheered, the band played -Four Years
 More of Grover" and Mir. Cleveland with ! drew.
 The general business of the convention
 was then entered upon.