Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-26
THURMAN's TRUMPET.
FOR HANCOCK AND ENGLISH.

FOR HANCOCK AND ENGLISH.
E. COLUMBUS O., June AT the meeting
here lAst night ratifying the nominations of
Hancock and English, Senator Thurman spoke
as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, friends and neighbors: 1t
gives me sincere pleasure to meet with you, my
friends and neghbors, tonight, to ratify in the
capital of Ohio the nominations made by your
convention in Cincinnati. I say it gives ne
pleasure for reasons that I shall briefly state to
you-pleasure, because the nominations are
goOd-pleasure, because they will bring success
10 our banner-pleasnre, because the men you
have nominated will be elected and their elec-
tion will bring peace and harmony, and strenth.
Ii is proper that here in the capital of this
great State, which we mean to rally under the
Democratic banner next November (cheers),
that here we should set the ball in motion
that is to roll on to victory.
Now my friends l want to speak as plainly as
l csn, for you know that l am not given to rhe-
torical speaking. l leave that to younger men,
to men who have more fancy than l have. l
want to speak to you plainly, and tell you why
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK
should be elected President of the United
States, and Mr.. English, of Indiana, should be
elected Vice President.
First-Who is Winfield Scott Hancock There
Is not man in this audience, there is not boy
in the audience who does not know that W. s.
Hancock was one of the biggest, the ablest, the
most daring and brave of all the soldiers
that went to war to maintain the union. ZAP
plause.) NJ man who ever commanded an army
ever displayed more courage, more herOism
ever displayed more skill than Hancock dis
played from the time he went into the war un-
til it was closed in triumph. Every body knows
that, but there is one thing that everybody does
not know. Hancock has been in the army all
fa nd mil Mt
suspect what, however, is literally the truth,
that Hancock is not only soldier. but he is a
CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYER AND A GOOD AMERICAN
STATESMAN.
call him an American statesman. l call
him constitutional lawyer, aud have war;
rant for what l say, for when after the rebel
lion he was placed as military governor of
Louisiana and Texas before they were admitted
to representation to Congress- and to exercise
their rights as States, ,he showed in great con-
trast to what some other military governors
showed. lie showed he knew there was such q
thing as the constitution Of the United States;
that he knew there was such thing a free
republic; that he knew the trne doctrine, the
essential doctrine, the vital doctrine of every
republic and free government Is that the
MILITARY MUST BE SUBORDINATE TO THE CIVIL
POWER.
And hence, although besieged by that ravenous
horde of carpet baggers that had taken posses
sion of these States, in order that they might
oppress and plumber the people; though be-
sieged bv them to send the aid of the military
power to their immediate wrongs and oppres-
sions, he said no, that trial by jury is the right
of all American citizens, (applause); equal
Justice in the courts is the right of all Ameri-
can citizens; freedom from unlawful arrest is
the right of American citizens; peace In bis
home and peace where he is disturbing no one,
is the right of an American citizen; and will
not use the American flag, or American sword,
or American bayonet, or the American
soldier, To deprive the PEOPLE of those
rights. Cheers. / fought then In the wal
and no man harder. | helped to put down the
rebellion; no man did more according to bis
ability and his occasion, but now that the re-
bellirn is put down and there is peace all over
the land; now that the constitution is obeyed
in every pooA and corner; now that no hostile
hand is raised against the government of the
United States, will be 10 party to depressing
the people by unconstitutional modes and un
constitutional measures. That is what in effect
General Hancock said and that is what makes
him the idol of the people of Louisiana and
Texas: that Is what made Louisiana the first
State to nominate him months ago in her State
convention and Texas to follow, and that il
what Massachusetts made the stern. hard-bakeC
Democrats of New England throw up their hats
and say
HANCOCK is OUR MAN,
and when man is Democrat in such State
as New Hampshire he is one of the very best kinc
of Democrats. (Cheers.) Therefore, my friends
when say that Gen. Hancock is a statesman
l speak but the truth. l do rot know
that he ever made a speech in his life
George Washington never made but ont
and that was about fifteen minutes long; b
was astonished that he had been able t,
talk that long on ks feet. General Jackso
never made dozen speeches in his life ant