Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1884 — BROOKLYN’S BIG DAY. [ARTICLE]

BROOKLYN’S BIG DAY.

Tha City of Churches Welcomes Grover Cleveland in Royal Style. Thousands of Excited Citizens Wildly Cheer the Great Reform Governor. The Largest Demons! ratios of F-opular Favor Ever Witnessed in America.

[Brooklyn special to Chicago Daily News.] Gov. Cleveland received the grandest ovation of his life at Brooklyn to-day (Oct. »6>. Never in the history of the City of Churches were the streets so packed with people, and never was there such a display of bunting and banners. It, was impossible to estimate the crowds, but Gov. Cleveland during the day looked upon by fully 600,0(0 people. He war awaiting the Brooklyn Committee at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at 8 o’clock. The carriage bear* ing the distinguished New Yorker was driven rapidly down Breadway, and only occasionally was the Governor recognized. Crossing the ) rooklyn bridge, he was harried to the Pierrepont House, where it had been arranged to have him meet a few hundred leading citizens before the great demonstration. Senator Murtha and Augustus'Van Wyok did the honors at the hotel, and Introduced 600 oitteens, while Henry Ward Beecher a-cod by smiling Hardly a noted citizen was absent. Prominent among those pressing the Governor’s hand were large numbers of the Catholic and Protestant sdergy, the former headed by Vicar General Keegan, and the latter accepting Beecher a» sponsor. From the hotel to the Academy up Montague street, the Governor drove turouzh vast crowds uuder an unbroken canopy of banting. It was> one prolonged cheer from the start to the finish; Beecher, Perry Bdmont, Mayor Low, Gov. Abbett, Senator Pendleton, and o: her distinguished! people received ovations. When the procession reached the City Hall Park another wild scene was encountered.. Thousands of struggling people endeavored in vain to reach the Governor’s carriage. Gov. Cleveland laid away his right hand before 2 o’clock because it was disabled by shaking and used his left ha greeting thousands in Ridgewood Park. ■ The arrival of the Governor at th# main entrance- was the signal for a salute of 100 guns. The enthusiasm w.ts intense, and it was with the greatest difficulty that the procession could enter the inclosure: The Governor and party at onoe proceeded 1 to the main stand, the decorat inns on which were profuse and in perfect taste. When the Governor appeared on the platform he was greeted with tumultuous - cheers, to which he bowed his thanks. Augustus Van Wycl* made the formal address of (welcome. When Aov. Cleveland rose to reply be received another ovation. He spoke as follows: , “Among;the many invitations to visit different points, the most of which , have felt obliged to decline, came one from my Brooklyn intends to meet them and their guests to-day. This I could not decline, because I could not forget the kindness I had received at the hands-of the people of this city, and the generous and hearty support they gave me when, a stranger ' to them, I-was a candidate for the suffrages of the people erf our State.- Whether lam justified ' in the sentiment or no0;l feel toward the city of Brooklyn in a degree as one feels toward his home. [Applause.] In the n 1 Ist of such intelligent thought and independent politicalteentdment as prevail here,, it would be presumptuous it it were otherwise proper for me to refer in a spirit of partisanship to the pending poiitlc.il campaign. I Applause and cheers.] This vast assemblage and the intense enthusiasm which pervades its every part fully evidence your belief that there Is involved in this canvass something of great importance to your interest and welfare. When this feeliug is generally aroused, and when it leads to calm investigation and deliberate inquiry, there is no danger that the people will • make a mistake in their determination of the issue. [Applause.] Our institutions will be maintained in their integrity, au&the benign influences of a popular Government will fill the remotest corner of the land. All our citizens, from the highest to the tumblesi, should: feel that this is its Government; that, they are responsible ibr the proper administration, and that they cannot safely neglect it. or follow blindly and thoughtlessly-the lead of seir-eonstituted and selfish leaders. [Applause.] I shall say no more, except to express my appreciation of the kindness of the people of Brooklyn, showmin all they have done for rxsdh the past, txnd return, my thanks to-all here,assembled for their kind greeting, with the declaration that nq man and no party can ask more than «Ucn an examination as you will give to theta-claims <to puzfikx confidence." [cheers and applause.] ■ ‘ -J ' The following. tcWgram froth ScuMel J. Tilden was then read: “Gbeystone, Yonkebs, N. Y., Oct'. 16, 1884. “It would give mg great pleasure to meet my fellow-'citizens of the county of Kings, to whom I am grateful foa the-'generous support which they gave me throughout my whole public life, but I rezret that the delicate condition of- my health compels me to forego the gratifiaation of being present on.tho interesting occasion to which you have invited me. Cordially sympathizing..with the objgcSot your festivity, 1 remain your fellowvcitlzen. “Samuel J. Tilden.” Genu George B. McGlfellan was here introduced and was accordeda rousing welcome. His audience was entirely witffihim when he stud: "I am satisfied that the people of thia country can safely intrust to. Grover Cleveland £ll ,th’e best interests of the land, for he possesses the courage, the honesty,.and the ability .to perform every function of,the Presidential office as it ought to be performed. I see in men’fi faces the sanue-oonviction which I feel myseif, and that is. that: a man behind me (Cleveland) wilt be the next President of tho-United States. [Cheering - here-was most vociferous.]’’ There were four other stands frem which; addresses were to- have been delivered by regularly assigned speakers, but the demonstration, was-so vast that iti got beyond control of the committee. All the- stands were tlll<ed» at one - time dr anoth«r; bnt the specially appointed sneakers were missing in manjr instances. Among those appointed to speak were Samuel-i J. Randall, Gov. MeLane, of Maryland; John P. Stockton, of New Jersey; William Wallace, of. 1 Pennsylvania; IL. F. Jonas, of Louisiana; Gen. E. B. Barnum;; Gbv. Leon Abbetlx of New Jersey; Gov. Waller, of Connecticut; and Go»; Pattison, of Pennsylvania; all of whom were present. Ex-Gow. Hendricks wa*expected, but, aid not appear;The barbecue was at the farther end of thepark. Three wooden inclosires had been erected, and within them, on-, gigantic spits,, three oxen were stretched i over glowing coals. The three carcasses weighed in the. aggregate 6,700 pounds. The finst one had been, put on the spit at midnight and was done to a. turn by tern o'clock. The otUer two had beenput on at four-in the mornings and were done im time to follow the fate of As thjameat' was ready ifc was carved off the bones in great chunks and; taken into the -’toyclipg ality, Om long tables,there it was cut up into sandwiches-, and distributed in neat woeden boxes. Therewas naturally some confusion, and at one tune one of the wooden inolosurae was brokea-down by the excited crowd. Everybody wat served with a think chunk of bread anda slfepot delicious meat as lone as tije latter heldAdt; which' was until nearly five o’alqck in the afternoon. Got. Cleveland lunched, with a fev*«riend» at the Ridgeway Hotel, and;for a few minutes managed get away from,the surging orowds, but with toat exception he-was shaking hands and working his right an»,like a pump handle uninterruptedly all day. AU the forces, polic* and, special guards and worts, could not at a distance the multitude that pressed! to, shake hands with the Governor. He left- Ridgewood Parfc at 6:30 in the evening, and passing through Lafayette avenue reviewed a number of organizations that were unaUe to join hi the morning paaade The d-airwnstratlon was grand aR, along the way„ and when ha- caa»e to the rink the cheesing and shouta. of the crowd] were prodigious. The rink was densely packed with people, many of whom kodi secured seats] .by attendance.: several houra. in advance. Not, 'Teas than ICipoo- people passed through the. building anit saluted the candidate for thePresidency. In magnltudie and in popular enthusiasm th* demonstration from early looming till night was. unprecedented in Brooklyn, anNtenthusiasts say it was the greatest demonsttationl of popular favor ever seen in America TW Governor and a few friends left Brooklyn rial; at 10:30 p. m. for the Fifth Avenue Hotel.

The Democrats have carried West Virginia high and dry by a fine majority. If the Congressional elections had taken place, they would have been successful in every one of the districts. Four years ago the Democratic majority over all was hardly 2,000. This year it is four or five times that figure. The confinement of the Republican gains in Ohio to the cities shows that the corruption fund was expended where it would do the most good. On with the fight. The big battle will soon be due. The Ohio bout was only a skirmish,