The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-25

New York, Oct. 21.-Attracted by the
presence of Grover Cleveland, thous-
ands of people struggled to gain en-
trance to Carnegie Hall tonight where
the former President Of the United
States made his first and only spee,cn
of the campaign.
John G. Carlisle, secretary OF the
treasury under Mr.. Cleveland was also
a speaker and shared with Mr.. Cleve-
land the great burst Of enthusiasm ~
the meeting. Every seat in III big
auditorium was taken, while corridors
and aisles held their scores.
Still hundreds were unable to gain
entrance. This big Democratic rally
was under the auspices Of the Business
Mems Parker and Davis association.
and j. Hampden Robb, president OF
the organization presided
Mr.. Cleveland arrived at the hal:
shortly after s o'clock and Immediate
ly upon his entrance cheers burst forth;
the demonstration lasted several min
utes, it died out and began again with
renewed vigor. Again and again Mr..
Robb attempted to quiet. he crowd but
was forced TO mis- seat.
When Mr.. Cleveland saw that Mr..
Robb's efforts were fruitless in quoting
the demonstration he arose and held
up his hand for silence. but the people
could not be Quieted for two full min
uteS afterward.
The former President was chairman
Of the meeting. In his address ne said
in part:
There are in my mind tonight, some
aspects and incidents of this campaign
which seem to me SO startling and SO
humiliating that they should arrest
the attention of every thoughtful citI-
zen and arouse the anxious solicituda
of every patriotic American. In a
country like ours, where parties con-
test for the direction of the govern
ment, we must. of course, expect par
ty advocacy and honorable personal
ambitions for political honors; out
who, among those indulging in the
farthest retrospect of political cam
paigns can recall one in which the ad-
vantages of present party control have
been so palpably and unbluShingly
used for it's perpetuation, or in which
the functions belonging to the entire
American people have been more inso-
lently forced to do partisan service?
When before has it been 50 distinctly
claimed hat all the virtues, all the
patriotism and all the governing abil-
ity of our citizenship are found among
the members Of one political party?
n when before have those of our cit
liens, not among the chosen, been 30
boldly considered aliens in their own
land, who should be cast into outer
political darkness as unworthy to be
entrusted with the power and reSpons'-
bility of a government established by
the people and for the people? When
in all our history, has a party 81 pre-
sumptuously. as now, claimed to be
the donors of the gifts of God, or when
las n so pe%rsistently plumed itself
upon the creation OF all thep rosperrity
that has fallen to our country's lot?"
CLAIMS OF INFALLIBTLTTY.
Never before ave our people been
so belabored with party deliverances,
which, in every line and every word,
from platform declarations to the last
appeal of party advocacy are so satur-
ated with conceited and tiresome claims
disdain of all political efforts such as
of infallibility and with supercillious
are attempted under the banner of Re-
p~ublicanism. Shall this pass current
at a time when, at h parting OF the
| ways in our nations development we
are especially called to patriotic
thoughtfulness and careful contempla-
ton of party desings and to a vigilant
watch against dangers hat beset Us?
Ny faith in my c~ountrymen will not
permit me to believe this. or to doubE
that they will insist upon examining
| for themselves the accounts OF party
stewardship.
THE party will be given just credit
which, early or late, has endeavored to
] safe guard the soundness OF the ma