Show C HONORING HENDEICEF f M The Vice P sidentele at tlie Brooklyn ubilattibn i HIS CIVIL SERVICE LEIORM r 1 The Lesson Tauglit the Republican Party The Change to i Take Place Next March Brooklyns Jubilation NEW YORK November 20Several thousands of people filled the Brooklyn Rink this evening for the purpose of jubilation upon the election of Cleveland Cleve-land and Hendri ks and to listen to speeches from the VicePresidehtelcct and Beecher as well The buildings in the vicinity of the rink were illuminated At 830 VicePresident Hendricks had entered the hall upon the arm of Judge Van Wyck As Hendricks stepped upon the platform where he could be seen by all in the building the audience was en its feet by common impulse Men cheered and waved their hats ladies waved their hands and handkerchiefs and the band joined in the general acclaim Judge Van Wyck at 835 called the meeting to order and in brief terms introduced ExMayor John W Hunter who was received with cheers With a warm coniDliment to Indiana and Thomas A Hendricks he I then amid tumultuous cheers presented I pre-sented that gentlemen I xienaricKS opened nis speech by saying Indiana sends greeting to the Democracy of New York and especially to Brooklyn and Kings County And Indiana today and for the future is Democratic He regretted that after the glorious result an attempt had been made to infuse into the minds of the colored voters that the success of the Democratic party meant the destruction destruc-tion of the rights and privileges of the colored voters It was a great wrong and the colored voters who had joined the ranks of the Democracy would remain under its broad banner and principles He thanked the Independent Inde-pendent Republicans and all others who had stood by them in the trying hour and the truth had prevailed They tell us we will be responsible for the future of this great county He accepted the responsibility and pre t dicted peace and good govern men ro the people of the United t it was God that gave ziu the power to set the Republicans a great lesson and he hoped they would not soon forget it The great work commenced and carried out by the people peo-ple of the United States on the 4th of November last when the Democratic party was once more placed in power meant nothing more or less thin a government gov-ernment of the people by the people and for the people Oh you will see a very great change after the 4th of next March when President Grover Cleveland takes his seat at WOn W-On the civil service he said I am in i favor of civil service reform I am not in favor of a continuation of so many I things that we have seen in the years i that are past People are tired of it j and they want a change Do you desire to know from me what civil service I have confidence in I am very free to I I say to the people tonight that I am I iiiu particularly confident or success niter ni-ter die schoolmasters examination but I will tell you what I have confidence In As it was in the days of Andrew Jackson let a true man come to be President of the United States and let true men be called around him to aid him in the public service and let 1 these men resolve that the onlv test of qualification for office under them shall be honesty and Ii htue > > for service and you have civil service reform Cheers This great content his established it in this tonnftrr that there must be a revenue 1 refowiu Folger in his last report to tongre said the question now I I I pise upon us WLat legislation I vnll relieve the people of the j I i burtlona of unnecessary taxation I I Aye it is a burden and presses hard when it Is 5000 000 a Year Howmuch i ouki that 35000000 do for the country I coun-try if taxation were reduced wisely and juuiciouly so as to leave in the pockets I of the people and in channels of trade I > 000000 How much would it I < nmi ute to the enterprise in dtitry and prosperity the countr 1 Ho v much would it bless labor and I I timulate capital The question is rhat is the position of the Democratic party upon the subject of taxation V I I Know of no standard of taxation except that the taxes shall not exceed the needs of the oeminent economically adj jiistered If you know of anT better i I aid safer standard of taxation what i ir n I I It t |