Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-07-02

shed his blood upot, many batfle6alds, rode
down tho line q proud figure in military g
MAS Marshal Ney Or any other marshal that
ever commanded men. But hta proudest act
was when placed in command g what wa
broken and ruined States, be bad the sagscity,
he had tho patriotism, TO- lift up the down:
trodden civil authorities !; to say, soldier that
am, the laws that protect freedom OF epoch,
trial BY Jury, the hAbeas corpus, shall be mp.
held by me by the sword that i in my hand
y, BE spoke Tor civil liberty when it was over.
thrown throughout half of this country. He
declared in that act . second declaration of in
dependence for the Southern States. ZAP
plause.) He made second declaration of con-
stitutional liberty and set An example for his
own and for future generations. of obedience
to that great framework devised by our father n,
protected by their valor and enjoyed by ~. he
is worthy of your confidence, he is . bright
leader in tho war and still brighter leader in
peace, and on the wisdom and conscience and
patience of man like him We can trust the in
stitutions of this beloved land of ours. -
! = v. O. p. BRECKENRIDGE.
Mr.. Falooner, of New York. followed. Then
oame W. q. p. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, who
began by saying We have this day beaten our
swords into praning hooks, with which We
shall reap in November the autumnsl harvest
of success. He had loved tho South. He had
been willing to lay down his life for her. But
to-day he stood on higher planet, that of
American citizenship. To-day the banner uu.
folded il the star spangled banner of the ma
ton, made sacred by the blood of the man
chosen this day a. the leader of the Democratic
party. He appealed to New York, Pennsyl.
vania, Indiana and Connecticut, to answer for
their part in the coming contest. and closed by
invoking Gods blessing on this days work.
JOHN KELLY.
Atthis point, John Kelly, of New York, was
noticed walking down the main aisle. Instant
ly great about arose. the organ chimed in,
and the band also took part. By the time
Kelly had reached the stage the excitement was
ments of the convention. The chair in intro.
duciug Mr.. Kelly said: 1t gives mo great
pleasure to announce to you to-day, that in
nominating. . President of the United States
to-day, YOU have reunited the Democracy of
New York, CHEERS, and those who hsve been
temporarily absent from this council came to-
day to announce to you that they give in their
of your ticket.
Mr.. John Kelly then came to the chairmsn's
desk amid terrific applause.
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con.
yention: Your chairman has told you that by
your actious of to-day in nominating General
Hancock, yon have united the Democracy Of
the State of New York. (Shouts of applause
and Kisses. He has told you truly. (Applause
and voice hurrah.) While myself and my
brethren here on the right have been fighting
each other politically for the last five years,
they no doubt will agree with what am going
to say. Let past differences be banished from
our midst, (Great applause and cheers:) am
not going to speak to you now of what has oc-
CURED in the great State of New York, or what
has occurred since we came to the city of Gin
cinnati. Never again shall re.
fer in political speech as to what
has transpired in the State in which we live
(applausS). We have disagreed simLly politi-
eally. Our personal relations were never
aeYered, though sometimes our political anti
pathies often lead US into making passionate
remarks againrt each other. In our sober mo-
,nents when we have time to reflect, then we see
like sensible men that we have committed an
error and are willing to ask each others for
ivenesR. applause and cheers, and voice,
good for you.') l think that my friends here
this question that the great State of New York
cannot be carried unless there be united
Democracy in that State. Now
that We are united. think that it will be safe
| for me to say to this convention that there can
| that State in November next. Great applause
You have nominated not only great soldier,
but statesman. When entrusted with power
| by the government, he recollected the fact that
he owed to the people of this country duty,
| and when the government expected him, clothed
With the military authority that be was. thai
That should take the place instead OF the civil
power, he, like q sensible man, like q true
patriot like noble American, said, let the civil
power first be tried, and when the military
power is wanted to suppress riot, or to do any
| Thing else that may be needed, to protect with
the strong arm of the government, I am always
your servant.
| dier. We have had great war among the
people of this country. We do not desire to
| discuss the question of the late war at all, but
think that you have nominated, under the
| circumstances, agentleman, q soldier, a states.
man and q Democrat, against whom nothing IL
Phillip Of Macedon had his phalanx. The fa.
| ther of the great Alexander had his phalsnx,
! and when the soldiers of his son were beaten
| and scattered, they resorted to the phalanx.
We can say of Gen. Hancock, he had his pha-
lanx, the soldiers, and in the hearts of the
great American people.
| Now, Mr.. Chairman, shall have to ask to
brethren from New York, setting here as dele
! gates : Let us return home TO our own State.
Let us organize our party everywhere in the
States, a. know we will. Let him, whoever
he may be, let him be looked upon a. Q traitor
! tolthe Democratic party cloud applause). Mr.
Chsirman.I thank this convention for the kind
| reception which you have given me and have
no question Whatever a to the result. Q.ond
| applause).
FELLOWS OF NEW YORK.
Loud calls were made for Mr.. Fellows Of
| New York, representing the other side of the
New York political strife, and he appeared
at leng4h and while the house was cheering and
| the chairman rapping for order, he took biz
! place at the speakers desk. proclamation
for special quiet was made by the chair and
repeated by the sergeant-at arms, to enable
him to be heard. Quiet restored, Mr.. Fellows
said
MIR. chairman and gentlemen of the conven.
:ion: am in no form for speech making
| Almost completely exhausted by the labors OF
| the convention, utterly worn out in voice,
needed all the inspiration that the surround.
! ings could give me, In order to enable me tc
respond to Your call, and, therefore. preferred
| to speak from my own seat. l wanted tt
gather inspiration from looking in that direc
ton, Indicating the ladies gallery,) instead Of
that, (l4ughter,) could have made . bette
! speech down there, but you have commanded
| me and obey.
Gentlemen Of the United States: Your ~.
| ton to-day has been superb. (Applause.) You
have restored all differences existing in tho an.
| nails OF the Democratic party. You have healed
| all dissensions.. We may march under the di
vision banner of different generals, but We
march to one battlefield to tight one common
foe. applause Henceforth that man is oul
friend who best assists in carrying the banner
Ynan IN
only he, who lags in his duty in that
respect. (Applsuse.) But you have done
more, aye infinitely more than to have settled
the discords of State, you have strangled BY
your strong hands the giant of discord and
strife which has dominated our great country;
(Great applause.) The South and the NORTH
clasp hands now in no unmeaning ceremony
and Hancock shall hear again the roar Of Hamp
toms guns In friendly strife Cloud applause
all over this land. By the success of this tick
ct comes tho return of fraternal concern. Of
brotherly love, Of the olden glow. You have
restored us to . common union.
Gentlemen: Upon the great marks of pros
perty OF the North, upon the stricken and i'm.
poverlshed South. upon the graves where oul
dead repose, and the homes where the LIVING
mourn, there shall fall benediction as though
it was descended direct from God, the benle.
dictlon OF just, perpetual. enduring peace.
Icsnnot speak. 1only stop to say that New
York has bat one response to make to the Dem
ooratic nomination She gives Dem.
ocratic majorities. (Applause.) We shall
march over that State "a though We were
sweeping it with tornado, with Hancock ut
our head. (Applause.l Montank will call at
the cataract 1t Niagara, everywhere along the
route tho chorus of Democratic voices Shall
make music for the entire nation till We write
ON our banners in November $1,000 majority
in the name of . united Democracy - the trib-