The sun., 1904-11-03
TCLELLAN SPEAKS IN HUDSON
,yTHI SI4STTC GREETING TO
orr YOUNG MAYOR.
Procession With Two Brass Bands aud
ned Fire Escorts Him 10 the ElkS
Theatre, Which Is Filled 10 Its Doors
His speech Punctuated With Cheers.

Mcclellan of New York city came to
rnsdon to-day to speak in the closing
,ye Of the Columbia county campaign.
I,be Mayor had come here as candidate,
,sead OF coming merely to fight in the
MIS- he could not have had more cordial
,cpption Everybody in Hudson seemed
:, rant 10 get look at him and to cheer
s,u r1om the moment he stepped of the
..nir pun into the arms OF Col. c, s. Rogers
ID the reception committee OF hudson
nsmocrats until he got to bed tonight
Il, Mcclellan was busy shaking hands
~tb no State adm irers and acknowledg-
',s tbe salutes Of folks who are full OF en-
,b1s sm for the record which has been
,,ode in the administration OF New YORK
ity in the last year.
Cornoration Counsel Delany and As
<;otan. Secretary Hassett came to Hudson
.ih the Mayor. They were caught and
.,ervhelmed in the rush Of Hudson folks
~ cot a, their chief and have all the
.rsnine drifted cheerfully, il helplessly,
!, bis wake. The real fun began after
dinner at the Worth House 1t had not
tsen planned that there should be any re-
anton to Mayor Mcclellan and Mr.. De-
INV before the meeting, but some three
or four hundred red hot Democrats came
dawn to the hotel none the less. each one
n them possessed of the notion that he
a, any rate wanted to get grip at the
N,vors hand and tell him what folks up
The State really thou ght Of the last years
,,oceedines in New York. The sawed-on
Ine porter in the hotel wrinkled and
hored down with years. expressed the senti-
n.rt Of the whole gathering. He tugged
IN. MAYORS bag UP the first fight OF stairs,
then turned around and faced Mr.. Mcclellan
and smiled
Are YOU the son Of Gen. Mcclellan, sir''
he asked. ...
lam said the Mayor, taken somewhat
by surprise
The porter put out his hand and grasped
the MAYORS fist cordially.
I voted for him, thank God. he said'
.snd all ask is a chance TO vote Tor you
.ome DAY. whereupon he deposited the
bsv inside the Mayors door and marched
downstairs muttering that he wished he
o,uld .fnd some fo olish Republican who
vould give him an excuse for licking by
saving something against him.
The hotel corridors and parlors were as
iuIl as a herring barrel by ten minutes OF
so'clock. Col Rogers, with County 'halr-
man James r. Hughes, State COMMITTEE
man James Purcell and Robert w. Evans
The chairman Of to-night's meeting, formed
hv;nq wedge, with the Mayor and MT
Delsny In the middle and made an opening
out into the street. Here we're two brass
hands and several hundred members OF
a,-ta
drawp in marching array. burning ponnds
on pounds OF red fire and splitting their
lhroats with cheering.
The procession started at once, with
hand at each end and Roman candles and
colored lights making the street glare OF
Hpht. The march led to the Elks Theatre.
For minute it seems as though there was
| not going to be any meeting. There were
so many people inside that there was doubt
ssto the ability of the committee to squeeze
Msyor Mcclellan in. He got through at
sst From the moment the crowd knew
that he was inside the doors until he ap-
reared on the platform there was steady
roll of cheers, which mounted to tumut
when he threw of his overcoat and sat down
Mr. Rogers called the meeting to order
and turned It over to Mr.. Evans, The
lrt of e-presidents and secretaries was
read Almost every one OF them was
man who had split away from the Demo
cratic party in 1898 and who was being
vplcomed back as prodigal. when th,s
cheerful ceremony Was over Mr' Evans
cama forward and said:
Il am not here TO take up your time i
am here n do what YOU would have me
do a. soon as possible--to present to yhl
The man and the d. mocrat who has glye n
New York city the grandest administration
il has ever had.
From the front tn the back Of the big
hall msn Jumped to their feet and waved
,heir hands and cheered Up in the gallery
women waved their handkerchief. 1h@
racket grsw and grew. 1t was quite ap-
parent that Mr.. Mcclellan was taken by
,urpr@ Right mnder na; hs 9oSt thu the ebisf Gafe
The crowd stopped cheering when the
hand began TO play. hut broke loose again
al the last not. Mr.. Mcclellan set his
Jaw and waited for tho pauso which was TO
1t him into the pocc edings. He got 1t
and got as far az Mr.. Chairman ana l,adie =
and Gentlemen" when the sound OF hia
voice started the cheering of again and
he had to wait oncn more. At length he
got started lie said in part:
Before going 10 the polls on election day
every american who Is worthy OF tho name
will ak himself in al, sincerity what the
two parties promise to do II returned to
power. The Democratic party has promised
tiVd economy, while the whole programme
NJ the Republican party is summed up IN the
Two words, Stand pat: That is, the Repub-
loan party IL returned 20 power proposes to
continue doing for another four years what
has been doing for the past eight years.
proposes 10 continue the present unJustf1able
and unjust expenditure for the purposes OF
goyennent
Tho first year after the Spanish war. which
~stle first year of the recent inflated pros
Mrlty. there was a surplus In the Treasury
9i about s75.WN, 900 which rose in 1902 to a
little over SOL. 600. OOo and then. as times grew
harder, fell TO St. .Ooo. 600 in 1908 and. as i'm
rorts fell on, fell again to $4,000 In 1904
and. according TO the. Treasury estimate.
N 1905 In other words. We are In the posi-
ton OF man who is living beyond his in
come. We must either reduce our expendi-
lures or increase our income. But the Re-
the .tarir 50 that there is no opportunity of
an Increased income from that source which
would result from a reduction Of the eI-
oessive Dingley rates and presumably they
propose TO strnd rp' upon the present eI-
penditures.
The total expenditures during the last
year OF Mr. Clevelands administration were
about tis Op0 900, which was nearly 36,O ,OOO. 90
more 'hnn the expenditures during the first
year Of his onlce. They increased during
we Inst year Of Mr.. Mckinley administra-
uon 10 S3? 100000. The Spanish war which,
? course, cannot be used In argument. ran
mem ny 10 500 600 OO0. but in the last year o (
WIS administration they had increased to
Sl"n,v1 and the Treasury estimate Of the
expenditures foa9the last year OF Mr.. Roose-
od elts IS admtnistration bring them up to s-s1
i,Gn, The largest item Ia this enormous
Increase Of expenditure Is that for the main.
,shance oi the army and navy. The total
., .l MIDGET during the last Democratic Con-