New-York tribune., 1902-06-20
CLEVELAND CLINGS TO TARIFF.
ISSUE, HE SAYS, AT 7ILDEN CLUB OPENING,
WHERE He AND HILL CLASP HANDS.


| Ex-Presdent Grover Cleveland. after silence
concerning politics extending over several years
made a brief speech last night at the opening
of the Tilden Club. urging harmony. depre-
eating following after strange political gods.
attacking the protective tariff expressing the
hope that before he died he might see another
Democratic national administration. and declar-
ing that his days political activity over
The most dramatic scene OE.the night. barring
perhaps his shaking hands with ex-senator
HILL was when he solemnly declared:
The days of my political activity past
NO. NoI No. shouted hundred loyal ad-
mirers from the closely packed room, and then
the friends of Mr.. Cleveland united in a cheer
that drowned out his voice for half minute
Mr.. Cleveland said astonishingly small
number of specific things in his speech last
night and in that respect his address was
something of a disappointment. There
many who wanted the keynote to be
something about smashing the trusts, and
they were disa ppointed when Mr. Cleveland de-
clared that above everything else the unjust
exactions of the tariff" concerned the voters of
the day.
A somewhat significant feature of the gather
ing was thar the Cleveland shouters were prac-
tically all on floor, where they could hear
Mr.. Clevelands voice, while the Tammany
men, what there were of them. stayed down
little or no attention TO the distinguished vis-
itor from Princeton.
w Bourke Cochran, the new Tammany light.
did not hear MIR. Cleveland. but strolled in while
Mr.. Hill speaking. John c. Sheehan was
another who did not put aside other things for
the sake of hearing the only Democratic Presi-
dent since Buchanan
Mr. Cleveland arrived at the club, which Is
I'm a new building at Broadway and Seventy
S-.lS in w Henry
D. Hotchkiss. John c. Calhoun, chairman of the
committee of arrangements. and DR.. Joseph D.
Bryant Ex-senator Hill reached the club about
the same time in company with l.. Latin kei-
logr. When Mr. Hill saw Mr.. Cleveland he
stepped forward with extended hand
How do you do, Mr.. Cleveland" said Mr.
Hill grasping the outstretched hand of Mr.
Cleveland.
How do you do. Senator; I'm glad to see
you," said Mr.. Cleveland
We'll. I'm very glad to see you, too You are
looking very WE'LL returned Mr. Hill.
II can say the same for you Senator" was
the answer.
CLEVELAND AND HILL CONFER
Then the two stepped aside for few seconds
and had a private confab. after which many
old friends and not a few new ones pressed for
ward TO shake hnds
Mr. Cleveland appeared to be much inter
ested in the new CLUB. tie inspected the rieni-
;sh oak furnishings and noted the profusion of
oak boughs which had been used for decorative
purposes The decorations included numbers of
electric lights on the front balcony, and above
these was a heraldic device in electric lights
consisting of a Windmill two hogsheads or kegs
and two beavers.
As a reminder to those inside the breastworks
that there were brickbats and tacks without
bows appeared on the sidewalk with armfuls |
of circulars booming the new Liberal Demo
cratic party The Liberals are the dyed-in-the-