Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-07-11

plumed knight. 1t demanded a
man with a private character which
would defy the malignant tongue of
SANDER; it demanded man who
should be IN his public and private
character the very antithiSeS and op-
posite of the nominee Of the republi-
can party. tGheerS.) The man who
was all this and more. and whose
name was now leaping from their
hearts To their mouths was ThoS. T.
Bayard- loud cheers,l Mr. Bayard
as a candidate would make no mis-
take. His name would still the
voice of faction; he would carry
every doubtful state, and would make
some republican states doubtful. (Ap-
plause.) Enthusiasm would take the
place Of apathy and grow, and still
grow, as the leaves were falling, uHtil
the dreary November was made ripe
and glorious by the palms Of demo
cratic victory. loud cheers
M'DoNALD.
When the State OF Indiana was
called, Mr.. Hendricks of that state
came to the platform amid loud ap-
piausc. lie SAID that the people de
mandel change in the management
of federal affairs, and that if the con
vention woIlld give them half an cp-
portuuity, they would execute that
purpose, in the election of president
in the coming fall. (Cheersl.
He believed that the nominee OF
this convention would become the
chosen president of the United States,
the first inaugurated democratic presi-
dent III twenty-four years. (Cheers.)
lie spoke of the official corruption
of the republican party, and referred
to Secretary Chandler'S recent teSti-
mony before a senate committee, in
which he said that the defalcationS in
one of his bureaus would not exceed
S63, 600. And yet 40 years ago, an adj
ministration had gone down because
of a defalcation OF 500, 600 and the
only one. In regard to civil eavice
he said that there were men OF ability
in the public service and he would
not ask that they should be driven
out of office. None others but such
should be- continued; none but the
fittest should survive. Referring to
the foreign policy of the government
he said it would be beautiful spec
tacle, if this republic, so strong should
lead the nations in movement for
permenent peace and for the relief
of the people everywhere from stand
ing armies and wastCful war He
then came down to the main subject
of his speech and suggested for the
consideration of the convention a
citizeN of the State of Indiana, Joseph
E. Mcdonald Cheers
He sketched Mr.. McDonafd's career
aud declared that if he were in the
white house no man who would go to
see him there would lind fault with
the candid and the frank manner of
his reception. He did not speak for
himself alone or Tor Mr.. Mcdonald
alrne, but for the great state of IN
diana which had instructed her dele
gates to present Mr.. McDonald's name
to this great convention. No matter
where the democratic candidate for
the presidency lived Indiana has al
ways been found tue, but that fact
should not come in Judgment against
her. They should not say from cleo
ton to election, and from convention
to convention that they need not
trouble about Indiana as her vote was
sure but that they must take
care, he would say by way Of lllustra
tioN, of New York. daughter aud
Mr.. Mcdonald was man
OF good judgment and of high char
acter, and his name was presented by
a great state. lie therefore presented
that name, and all that he asked was
justice.
Gen. Black, of Illinois, seconded the
of Mcdonald. They
would present, he said, a platform
which would appeal to the sober judg
ment of the people. They also need
ed man whose antecedents, known
of all, constituted a satisfactory an
swer to all reasonable objections.
They needed a man whose views OH
all public questions could be found
without a search warrant and deter,
mined without an inquisition. zap
plause.)
Mr.. Mcdonald was such a man; he
had favored the monctization of sill
yer and the saving of the Pacific
coast from Coolie servile fabOr-a wise
legislator, true friend, brave states
man.
THURMAN.
John w. Breckenridge, of Califor-
MIA. introduced by the chairman as
the son OF the last democratic vice
president, who was not unjustly de-
prived of his office, next came to the
platform. lie said that the delegates
from California had been instructed
to present for the consideration of the
a man who needed no
eulogy, whose name was IN the hearts
of the whole American people; man
who. if nominated. would be the next
president of the United States-that
man was Allan G. Thurman of Ohio.
Cheers
For more than twenty gears Mr..
Thurman had been the boldest and
ablest advocate of democratic doc
trines and principles. The only OBJ
lection urged against him was that
Ohio was an October state. The reply
to that was that this was not state
but national convention.
The nomination of Mr.. Thurman was
endorsed by Gen. Durbin Ward, of
Ohio. He declared that Ohio would
be the battle ground Of the presiden-
tial election. The democrats. could
win withodt it, but if the democracy
carried Ohio in October the battle
would be already won. They
wanted an Ajax with helmet and
spear 10 thunder along the
line and deal death-giving blows to
the foe. Thurman was that Ajax, in
Intellect, courage and adherence to
constitutional laws, in defence of the
rights of the masses, in defiance of
the power of monopolies, in defiance
of the corruptions of the age. Mr..
Thurman had no peer except Mr..
Tilden. (Applause). The democracy
had carried the state of Ohio in the
last two annual elections, and with
Thurman as the presidential candl-
date, would carry it again next Octo-
Der. He was no callow politician,
but was the colossal figure in the
democratic. party. (Applausel.
1t was observable that part of the
Ohio delegation refused to participate
in the applause that greeted the
name of Thurman.
CARLISLE.
James a. Mckenzie, of Kentucky,
next came to the platform, and IN tire
name of a state which, he said, woulo
give 5D 600 majority to the democratic