The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-22
SEVEN MINUTES OF
WILD ENTHUSIASM
When Great Crowd Is Finally
Quiet Distinguished Leader
Delivers an Eloquent and
Scathing Arrangement
Of the Administration
and Its Policies.
fBy AssocIated 1oress.l

II NEW YORK, Oct 21.-Attrncted by the
presence Of Grover Cleveland. thousands
Of people struggled to gain entrance to
Carnegie Hall tonight. where the former
President Of the United States made his
first and only speech Of the campaign.
John e. Carlisle, Secretary Of the Treas
ury under Mr. Cleveland was also q
speaker. and shared with Mr.. Cleveland
the great burst Of enthusiasm at the
meeting. Every seat in the big audi. aud :.
|5tor,un was taken while corridors and
aislcs held their scores. Still hundreds
we're unable to gain entrance. This big
Democratic rally was unt.er the auspices
OF the Business Mems Parker and Davis
Association and j. Hampden Robb, pres
ident OF the Organization presided
Mr.. Cleveland arrived at the hall short
" after s O'Clock and inraedintely upon
! his entrance, cheers burst forth tha
demonstration lasted seven minutes, It
died out and began q gain with renewed
vigor. Again and again Mr.. Robb at
tempted to quiet the crowd, but was
forced to his seat. .s$ ~ s
Cheering Wouldn't Stop. III.
s When Mr.. Cleveland saw that Mr..
Robb's efforts were fruiuess In quleting
the demonstration. he arose and held up
his hand for silence, but the people could
not be quiet for two ~ull minutes after after
ward The former President In his ad-
dress. said In part:
4...There are In my mind tonight. some
aspects and Incidents Of & this campaign
which, seem 50 startling and 80 thumilia t.
ling that they should arrest the atten-
ton Of every thoughtful cltizen and arouse
the anxious sollcitude OF every patriotic
American, In a countr like sours, where
| parties contest for the direction Of the
1 government we must. OF course, expect
party advocacy and honorable pe1sora al
ambition for political honors; but who,
among those indulglng in the farthest
retrospect OF political campaigns, can re-
call one in which the advantages Of pres
ent party control have been so ralpably
andsunblushngly used for It's perpetuation.
or In which the functions belonging to
tho entire American Ii people have been.
more insolently forced &t to 4 do partisan
service, 5s Z; 1s z .
Salient Questions.
4 When before has H 1t been SO distinctly
claimed thnt al: tho virtues all tho pn-
'triotism and all the governing ability OF
our citizenship are found among the
members Of oen political party and when
before. have thosa;s OF our citizens. not
among the 4chosen, been so boldly con =
sidered as aliens in their own land who
should be cast into outer political darle- =
ness as unworthy to be entrusted with
the power and responsibility ofSn gov
erment established by the people and
for the peoplec When In all our history
has a party SO presum tuously as now
claimed to be the don ors OF the gifts OF
God. or when has one so persistenty
plumed itself upon the creation OF all
tho prosperity that has fallen to our
country's lot? g
Republicans Assailed.
Never before have our people been SO
belabored with party deliverances which,
In every lne and every word. from plat
form declarations to tho last appeal OF
party advocacy. are saturated with con-
lceit and claims Of infallibilty. ana With
d!sdain OF all political efforts except such
ms are attempted under the banner Of
Republcanism. Shall this pass current
mt time when, at the parting of the
ways In our nations development. wn are
especially called to patriotic thoughtful
ness and careful contemplation Of party
designs and to n ygilnnt watch against
dangers that beset us
My faith In my countrylnen will not
permit me to believe this, or to doubt
that they will insist upon examining for
(ContInu-d on Second I'age)