The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1884-07-19
COL. HOOKER's SPEECH AT CHI
CAGO.


eloquent Hooker of Mississippi, delivered
last week in the Chicago Convention, by
many considered the most powerful out
burst Of eloquence which that great body
OF great men produced
Mr.. Walthall Of Mississippi-Mr.
Chairman, the State of Mississippi,
through Gen. Charles E. Hooker, desires
to second the nomination of the Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard Of Delaware, EAp~
plause.
Gen. Hooker, of Mississippi Gentle
men Of the Democratic Convention of the
Union: We Of the South have come To-
your convention, as it has been ourwont
for many years past, to fight as soldiers
III the ranks OF the Democratic party.
ECries Of Louder and great disturb>
ance. We come with solid Electoral
vote from the South for the nominee Of
this convention whoever he may be.
Loud applause We come with no set
speech in favor Of any special individual;
and as the representative of my own
delegation l come to speak and to
second the nomination OF the distinguish-
ed Senator from Delaware, Thomas +.
Bayard. [Applause,] When heard the
nomination made by thai distinguished
citizen of Indiana. ofa Western Democrat
who stands high in the estimation of the
party all over the Union. when his name
was presented by Gov. Hendricks of In
diana loud applause he whom we
came from the South hoping to support,
in common with the head Of the great old
ticket OF 1876, it gets very warm place
in the heart of every Southern man. And
when the distinguished young gentleman
from California, whom saw to-day when
he stood upon this stand to speak to you
for the first time, fit type of his great
and glorious father, whom it was my de-
light to honor-[applause]--w |
heard him present the name OF Allen g.
Thurman of Ohio--[appausel-in the
heart of every Mississippian and every
Southern man the conviction arose that
he had named a man high and lof,
| ty in the ranks of the Democratic
party, peering with any one, We
of the South have come here for the pur-
pose Of uniting in making nomination
with our felow-Democrats all over the
Union which shall achieve Democratic
victory in November next !; and as we
survey the ground we take our position
not because we have special features, but
because we are looking to nomination
that may compact together, upon the
principles asserted in our platform and
upon the candidate nominated, the entire
Democracy OF the whole Union Loud
applause.
1t is said that Thomas f. Bayard
comes from small State. Aye, he does
gentlemen of the convention, but in his
own person he has heart large enough
and head big enough to embrace tue
whole Union from sea to sea. [Louo
applausel
| We want a nomination made here up,
on principles which shall command sue
cess. We want a nomination made of {
man whose record is is so fair that it ii
utterly and entirely unassailable. w
want nomination of man who stands
upon the great financial questions in al
attitude of acceptability to every por
ton of this widespread country. W.
want man who, upon the tariff ques
ton, stands upon the firm, safe-middl,
ground between the impracticability o
free trade upon the one side and th,
eqally unconstitutional doctrine of pro
lection upon the other. Applause
We do not intend, I hope, that this grea
Democratic Convention shall be split il
two by the quarrels anywhere had upol
the question Of the tariff. We intend t.
, make the plank broad enough for us al
, to stand upon and desert no principle il
maintaining it. Loud Applause.
BAYARD's RECORD.
In seconding the nomination of Mr.
Bayard it would be idle for mt to speal
to the American people of his character
His record is before you, unblemished b,
single mistake, unstained by a singh
act that requires explanation. Lout
, Applause. He would head your ticke
and bear your flag for an assailing canvas
, against the forces of the enemy, and no
one advocate upon any stump in tn
Union would ever have to explain eth
ct tuc ptISUudl CuuIdCIcI VI tuC puUil
record of Thomas F. Bayard. Applause.
9 1t is because we believe he possesses thes
, elements OF success, this capacity t,
! combine and concentrate the power o
, the party everywhere, that we second il
, behalf of Mississippi the nomination
made by the State OF Delaware. Their,
, are said to be divisions in some of tn,
great States. III the State of. New Yorl
the Empire State, that stands in collos
sal grandeur and power in your electora
college, and which gives great strength
! and force, and power to whomever i
; jmay name, it is well known to us all tha
there are divisions. We have seen it il
.. this convention. and I suggested to on,
of the gentlemen Of that delegation whel
l first learned on my arrival here tina
Tilden and Hendricks would no longe
be In the field that we should aselect .
candidate outside Of New York thai
,, would Applause + that could coalesct
and combine together the entire Demo
cratic party in the Empire State, and il
our judgment Thomas F. Bayard wa
that man. Applause.]
We have passed the day in the history
Of the Democratic party, and I trust il
the history Of our Nation. when men O
mediocre capacity, when men whost
characters are stained by anything tha,