The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-30

In Your coming. i see in the mass Of uplifted
faces before me q Discrimination that the nag
which you shall put out shall be borne trt-
umphantly TO victory. Gentlemen, there Is a
local association in places. We all feel IL. We
all know il. Our blood Is stirred, our hearts
are moved when we come 20 places connected
with any great and glorious achievements OF
the past, and L see before me many
well known faces, who twenty four years 20
met in Democratic council In this city,
and who put out a picket and tntrusted IL 70
two grand leaders, the last that the Democrat,
&c party have elected who to@R their seats, and
feel that what you did g. Cincinnati twenty
four years ago you Intend 20 do to-day. Repre-
sentative men, the p * which yoo, s s I'M
ocratic faith which were announced nearly a
hundred oars ago. There must be political
parties ia every free government. They are
the outgrowth of diverse policies and opposing
views Of construction, and this blessed Const1-
tuition OF ours, which in 80 established this
Government, and from that day almost TO this
you have had these opposing parties In the
American Republic. They began in 90; they
were continued in 1901, and that contest which
elevated TO the Presidency the author of our
great charter of American freedom
was but contest of popular
lsnss Eh0%as eess5n !eens in fe
mountain solitude of his own Monticello, but
the principles to which he consecrated his life,
and which he illustrated In his administra-
ton, OF which you are the chosen represent
atives, still survive In the hearts OF his follow.
ers- IApplause-l Parties may change, men
was at that trying crisis that our rulers sought
to deny their e-ponse TO the people. They
attempted TO deny free discussion of their
and fines imposed, the people triumphed, and
Thomas jefferson was elected, and so now
There We're men in that day, as in this, who
his Office, and am sorry to see that there are
men now who trample upon the popular will,
and would attempt, and have successfully sue,
ceeded in depriv1ng men who were elevated
to these high offices from enjoying the high
confidence given to them. lApplause.l We
enter upon the twenty-fourth RESIDENTIAL
the Government. You put forward
your declaration of political faith OF
IT. always mas 6een ana as IL stu Is. We peeVe
power not granted by the Constitution can De
exercised by that Government. We believe In
we believe and declare that this people viii
stand no taxation not demanded by an eco
nomical administration OF the government;
but, above all, We believe representation rests
on suffrage, and that every suffrage must be
preserved sacred; that every man casts vote,
and 1t must be counted, and that the people
who receive the majority of these votes must.
and shall, be the officers. [Applause.I Four
years ago the people of the United States
elected two distinguished citizens President
and Vice President of these United States.
TApplause.l They were not allowed to exer-
else the duties of that high position; they
were not allowed justly and legally to execute
the duties of PresIdentand Vice President; but,
felIow-citizens, it was not personal out
rage. Great as the grievance was to your
ScleClGu III was SICdbCI BIlCNdHCC
to the Constitution of these United States. IA
voice, That's So" and applause.J Every citi-
zen of the United States exercises his aliquot
part of sovereignty when he casts his vote for
his representative, and when you fail to guard
the right of suffrage, TO see that those who re-
ceive the majority shall be elevated to the
high trust to which you have called them,
then you cease to be the Constitutional Re-
public of these United States. Applause
Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Hendricks tgreat applausel
preferred to give up the high offices to which
they had been called rather than, by revolu-
tfonary and bloody struggle, TO give comfort
to those who denied the right of the people to
govern, and while the statesman of New York
and his compeer, the statesman OF Indiana,
have acquiesced in that Government, they
dole IL 10 s pF9ve
to law is essential to the preservation
of liberty" lAPplause:l Although they did
been elected, can say in the language of the
poet
Than Caesar with senate at his heels"
Applause and laughter.I Gentlemen, you
nave the high privilege to resent that wrong
committed upon the Constitution OF the
United States, and you will be recant to the
nigh behests of the party whose representa-
tives you are If you don't put forth a ticket
that shall sweep this country rom one end 20
the other. lApplause.l 1 beseech you, there
fore, to rise above prejudice or personal par
TALLY. There is not a state In this Union
that can not furnish you half dozen that can
bear your flag to victory, and feel and know,
see 1t in your faces realize 1t, that you come
here to subordinate everything TO principle
and to success.
The people want change; they are tired OF
misruIe; they are tired of interference with
the popular right OF suffrage; tney are sick
attempt to coerce them; they are tired of enor-
nous taxation; and all that you have to do,
party-is to nominate two tried, enlightened,
pure, experienced Democrats, who, every
incn, shall be patriot worthy of the support
of yourselves and worthy of the support Of the
L country. That know will do.
Not attempting to delay you longer, will
close with simple appeal TO let your nomi-
trium plant joy from every delegate and from
every Democrat. lApplauSe.l
A delegate from Kentucky, after the speech
Judge Hoadley for his able and impartial per-
formance of the arduous duties of presiding
officer. Adopted, and Judge Hoadley respond.
| Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, moved that
| the Convention proceed to the business OF
nominating President.
| This was voted down nearly unanimously
and the question recurring on Mr.. Brecken
ridges motion, he explained that he contem-
plated a call of States for the nomination Of
candidates. "
MIR. Preston, of Kentucky. moved to allow
each person placing nominee before the Con
vention to- have ten minutes for the purpose
This was adopted, and Mr.. Breckenridge,
motion as amended was adopted.
THE CALL OF STATES
| was then ordered for the nomination of candi-
/ dates for the Presidency. The first State called
which responded was California. John E
McIlrath took the stand to present the name o.
JUSTICE 5. ]. FIELD
/ for the Presidency.
MR.. PREsIDENT-we have met on this occa-
sion, an occasion to be for ever memorabilia
| the annals of the Democratic party, for the
| purpose of nominating the next President o
these United states. And why Is 1t, let me
| ask, that this vast hall is filed with repre-
| sentatives of the people from all the States
| Is IL not that we may, by our actions this day
preserve for ourselves and our children, anc
/ transmit to distant posterity, the priceless,
heritage of liberty? This 1t is that has sallec
| us together. We are intensified in our purpose
to accomplish the ends L have suggested, be
cause we are justified In believing, that the
policy of the Republican party If con
tinued will ultimately subvert the
principles upon which ours was founded, un-
der which IT has grown great and prosperoui
and by the maintenance OF which IL can alone
continue In its care of liberty and advance
ment. To achieve these results we must con
tinue in the pathway of the fathers who
founded the Republic. We want an indie
structible Union, composed of indestructibl.