The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-25
HAYS. GooD,s SPEECH.
seeondinE Thurnnan'. Nomination at Gin
elnnAii.

seeondinE TbuIman's Nomination nj Gin
einuaii.
On the call Of West Virginia the Chair
said:
''The Chair has the honor to present to
the Convention Hon ]. II. Good, Of West
Virginia"
NJ. Good-Mr. President, and my fel.
low citizens Of thlr Convention, l ask your
attention but for one moment. West
Virginia is not forgotiul Of her bsnsiAstor
iu the days Of her political adyersity when
freedom was mockerY, aud the exercise
OF liberty q grand crime; when Grand
Juries were summoned to ind,ct, the
petit iuries TO convict; when the appeals
from hundreds oi deserted b,Tss cried
out from the depths Of peisous' 'nIa'll1
ton, West Virginia raissd be- be, ~
help, and stretched forth be- Z"
ploringly for mercy. No a., d, al
her cry gone ont than tho .respn
came back, ave are coming" II was
me voice Of Ohio. ApplAuse True y
hor promise came Ohio 10 the res.
sue. led by the noblest soldier OF the
legion. VS., that noblest Roman came.
ue stood where others feared 10 stand; ;
sposa what Others feared 70 speak did
what o,hSrs feared TO do; met The 5l9ek
dragon In his Seu and drove him out ~;
ever. To-day West Virginia Joins ~ The
chorus Of liberty. Her vC!.es sounus rom
the mountains and murmurs ironi Tue
streams, and all with one common res.
pense echo 10 the duty and to the relief
that we are under to the State oi Ohio.
Yes, the night Is past and tbs day has
come, and Sll the clouds that lowered
upon our house are deep In the bosom ot
the ocean buried. and from hill and dale,
loWland and mountain, comes the hum
bic petitioner to pray for Allen y. Thur.
man, OF Ohio. tGfeat applause and chsers. |
From the day that we were released
from the tyranny OF our political bond age
Up 10 this hour we have watened nus
eyeTy move aud listened to his every
speech. Wa heard him when Sheridan in-
yoked the President Of the United states
for 4 proclamation V declare the people OF
Louisiana robbers and b1niitt: we heard
rim when Hayes usurped the Presidency
and the Republican party inagguTGtAg 3
fraud, We heard hin ip his advocacy Of
the rights Of the States pnd liberty OF the
peopis: we heard him upon tbe iniquiLy
Of the law which gave to Supervisors and
Narshals the right 70 determine the votes
and superyIsa the Tstprps Of the Ameri.
can people; We heard him upon the repeal
Of those imperial statutes when avery Be-
publican headed by the President, vas
ready and willing 70 sacrifice every patri'
otic principle In order 10 promote the
grand scheme OF centraliEing poweri We
beard hin when James A. Garfield, back
ed by bis Republican followers, opposed q
resolution looking 70 the protection oi the
American lAborer; We hssId him opposing
the scandal Of the public domain snd ad;
yocatinR the right again Of the people gnd
his anImahyeraon upon the monopoly oi
the railroad corporation.
We learned all thesa thing, and we
want him nov for President. Under Al.
lem q. Thurman there will hb no bloody
shirt to kill. he will ssnd TO hll lann.
dry, Under him there Will be no section
above another.' There will be no hortn,
no South, no East, no Wsst, but one SoIn' t
mon Union maintained and honored i0t
The common benefit oi ali.
Mr.. Chairman, word aud nave zone
4. b, Hayes, through the agency Of iranu
has bSSu declared the President Of thes'
United stGiSa, Rnd judging BY the system
nv which hC va jnAugurated lcneS Q
SiImeIS S"umew aud eopipsion.l II h!let
"a. THURMAN Be elected the thousands Wit
Tili have elected him will see 10 II that h
viii be obeyed, honorsd and respected q
Presidant Of these United States. LAP
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