St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-10

| names which have been ana shall be presented
| for the consideration of this convention, there
are none which will be nearer to the great heart
| of the American people than that lofty and in
| trepid statesman, who for more than twenty
years has been the boldest and ablest advocate
of Democratic doctrine and Democratic principles.
| California did not send here to waste our time
in eulogy but simply to present his name. One
word more and it is this. We are told, sir, and
it is the only objection which has been raised to
! him, that this man at the close of the war, when
| the echoes of that strife were still vibrating in
the air, annihilated in the great state of Ohio a
| Republican majority of nearly 10000 votes we
are told as the only objection to him is that Ohio
is an October state, and our reply is, gentlemen,
| that this is not state bnt national convention
and we are here to select national candidate.
| Applause.
By unanimous consent Gen. Durbin Ward. of
Ohio, took the platform and seconded the nomi-
nation of Thurman. After speaking of Senator
Thurman's long and honorable career, Gen.
Ward said: Gentlemen, Ohio is the battle ground
of this presidential election Make what you
will of it. Laughter and applause. You can
win without it, but if you carry that state in
! October the battle is already won, and you need
go no farther. Loud applause. Mr.. President
and gentlemen of the convention, | come here
with unstudied words. having had no opportunity
whatever to make the least preparation, but
when the senator who served twelve years in
the congress of the United States, gentleman
who a great lawyer, a ripe Jurist, when he
| entered that body and while he was there, with
out any disrespect to anybody else, whenever
stranger was called on to point out great man
the floor of the senate OF the United States he
| instantly pointed to Allen G. Thurman, who
carried his red hand and handkerchief. Loud
laughter and applause.)
Gentlemen, we are entering upon the battle.
| The war is on. We want no plumed knight, clad
| in holiday armour of tournament fighting for his
fair ladys braid of hair. You want an ajax with
helmet and spear, to thunder along the line and
deal death giving blows to the foe whom we
meet. Applause. Allen g. Thurman is that
man in thought, in intellect, in courage, in
| craftsmanship, in adherence to constitutional
| law, in defence of the rights of the masses, in
defiance of the power of monopoly, in defiance of
the corruptions of the age. Who, to-day stands
as the peer of Allen G. Thurman? unless it be
that man who has passed away from the arena
of politics, Mr.. Tilden. Applause.
After Gen. Ward had concluded the secretary
| proceeded with the calling of the roll until the
state of Kentucky was reached, when Mr.. James
A. Mckenzie, of Kentucky, arose and presented
the name of John G. Carlisle as candidate in
the following words:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the national
Convention: | desire, in the name of the state
that viii give $4,000 majority to- the nominee of
this convention, applauseI to place in nomina-
| ton for the highest office within the reach of
human ambition, that of the present distin-
| guished speaker of the American congress, John
/ G. Carlisle. Cheers. In all the essential
characteristics of manliness, and courage, and
ability, and patriotism, he is the peer of any
! great name that will be mentioned in this great
convention. Applause. The Presidency of the
| United States is position of such transcendant
honor, and dignity, and responsibility, that only
>such as those whose names the republic delights
to honor should be named in this convention.
| His i'll health has compelled the retirement from
the arena of American politics of the Sage of
| Craystone. Applause. No name carries with
! it more of talismanic charm and respect of the
| American people than that of John G. Carlisle. 1t
! behoves this convention in this great exgency of
our national affairs, and when it seems to me
that we have but to pluck the success that is in
our sight, that we should name for the great of
flee of the presidency man not born for the
smaller, selfish schemes, but man to whom dis
! honor is unknown man made up of greatness
one who brings the victor birthrighti in his name
alone Such man is John G. Carlisle. APP
plause. 1t may ne urged, gentlemen, that he
comes from the wrong side of the river, but my
God if the statute of limitation ever is to run
against that plea, it ought-to gin now. APP
/ plause, belong to a class of men who believe
that the war is over. Applause. l belong to
Il class of men who believe that there is as much
of honor and virtue and patriotism in the south
as there is anywhere else on Gods earth
appeal to the sentiment of this convention rep
resenting the intelligence of the Democracy of
America if | come before it in any unnatural
plea, when / ask you to recognize that the arbi-
trament of the sword has settled the war, and we
present You peace offering in the person of John
G. Carlisle. Carlisle and the Republican party pre-
sent contrast to which would like to invite the
attention of this convention. One combination
and form indeed where, if ever, God had
set his seal to give the world
assurance of man seemed to
the other leprous with accusations, and covered
and tattooed all over with bribery, fraud and cor
ruption. The Democratic party under Carlsle's
leadership would become the antithesis of every
thing which the worst elements of the Republi
can party advocate and espouse, and God knows
there are worse elements in that party than in
any other party on the face of the earth. Laugh
ter and cheers. That party would represent the
spirit of order rather than the genius of riot, 1t
ewould represent the dominion of law rather than
T reckessness of license. 1t would represent
betterment of our civil service than the longer
continuance of reign of spois and jobbery.
The speaker had been directing most of his re-
marks to the chairman, and therefore loud cries
for him to turn around and face his audience.
The speaker continued, but apparently not
understanding what was wanted again faced the
speaker and continued 1t would appear to the
! conservatism of the country with the announce
ment that the presidency should be regarded as
a great public trust and not a personal per-
quisite. At this point the demands of the au-
diehce became yociferous that the speaker
turned around and faced them. He enquired of
the chairman what was wanted, who replied that
they wanted him to face the audience He then
came forward and in voice loud enough to be
heard all over the house said, all right, | amt
afraid TO face you. The speaker then continued.
1t would announce that corpora
tfons should be under the dominion of law,
and not that the law and Lawmakers under
the dominion of corporations. That our lost
commerce should be returned to its rightful
Y1lncp on ha oh Tchaars1
sailoress ships should fall down piecemea and
our carrying trade come and go in foreign bot
TOMS above all and above everything. 1t would
announce that wa. taxes should be put on Ia
peace basis, rather than that peace taxes should
be continued on was basis 1t would announce
that public domain should be utilized as
homes for American people, fcheersl, rather than
as seignories for foreign syndicates and railroad
corporations, cheers /, and it would announce to
the country that there should be demanded hon
esty, capacity and integrity of every
person entrusted with political pow
er or public place, Tcheersl, rather
then the LANCER continuance of a civil service in
which personal fealtes is the highest test of
qualifications, and in which dishonesty and in
competency, are not infrequent exceptions to
the general rule / invoke upon this national
convention the spirit of peace and harmony
VIII you have need of fifty thousand Kentucky
votes when you come to make up the sum total
of the result in the November elections. l urge
Mr. Caylisles claims with less hesitation when
reflect that OF the 201 electoral votes necessary
to secure Democratic president, we propose in
the south TO furnish you 1J3 of them and not
charge you cent for it. daughter aud ap-
plause.) We are all a Democratic family Do
not let us fall out about questions of detail |
wantto see this country sectionzed ON parallels
of longitude, as well as on parallels of latitude
want 10 live to see the time, and I believe
will live to see that when the spirit of such con-
fraternity will exist between the sections north
and south as to extricate all unpleasant memo
ries of the war. Applause / have read in
English history that when the forces of Oliver
Cromwell were lying upon their arms awaiting
battle they frequently engaged in angry disputes
concerning matters of faith, but when the order
to charge came down that line from Old IRON