Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-02

ocratic party" he said, "and believe 50
firmly In It's success, that hardly know
what 10 say. wish II we're In my power
TO promise that the first battle Of The ca n
paigr, which will be fought Ia Ohio. will
end In Democratic victory. Blu. can
sey that the Democratic party, which ha,
never faltercd, VIII not falter now. what.
ever ean be done will be done. Facnon'
will hush their voices, and, with the Gle
mtnts which are working In our favor
and against the Republican ticket,
we consider the outlook cheering.
! express my profound conviction when
| say that rational success in this campaign
win not depend upon local questions. The
sentiment expressed by your distinguished
Governor, that II We are true 10 the under
living principles Of Democracy we viii be
true 10 ourselves, should be carried into
this campaign all over the United states.
our main appeal must be TO the hearts and
consciences Of the people. Cowariice
never won battle, and never will. The
frs, essential Of any party Is that it should
first have convictions. aud, second, that is
should live Up to them"
Tie Hon. 4. O. Bacon was introduced
by Mr.. NanaerpoCl as "probably the future
Governor Of Georgia." lie said that one OF
the gratifying things 10 him aud to his
people in Tins campaign was that nothing
was said about the South. Before. no mat.
Ter low pure a man might he nominated
or how able n platform adopted, il the
South suT ported HIM he must be defeated.
That feeling was now relcgated TO the
n ines that ore dead and gone, and even
extreme partisans deprecated the iursher
waving Of the bloody shirt. So far AZ the
If,,s, 4
on economic and governmental questions
into factions, a. well rs the North. ~ am
not rrcpnrcd TO say tonight" said Mr..
Pacon, "whc,her the majority Of the people
m nv state favor protective tariff or free
trade. But as against the Republican par
~, which we regard rs q standing menace
TO our social organization, the South is
SOLID"
Senator Jones. Of Florida, said the South
asserted no claims in the National Conven-
nop. II ssked only for the nomination OF
the Lost man, and the man who could load
The party to success. II found in Grover
Cleveland q man Of Judicial mind, Of abll-
ity, and Of even judgment, who would do
his duty wherever he was placed. 1t de-
pended upon the Democrats oil the North
whether he should be elected. New York
was not q. doubtful State II the Democrats
within ITO borders would rally 10 the sup
port Of the ticket. Everywhere Re-
pubicans were saying that they found
in Cleveland purer and better
man than the candidates OF their own party.
You ought to deem yourselves fortunate"
said the speaker, - in having candl1ltc
who can draw to his support so large y
number Of your opponents. You should
bury all your difri cnces, sink all your pre-
JUDGES, and move forward rs one man.
The Republican party has never been so d.
vidCd. In the nomination OF Cleveland
there has been no blnnder. The only blum
der that can be made will be the bringing
hy New York Democrats OF their discordS
into the campaign"
Mr.. Patrick Walsh said that Blaine rep
resented the worst element that had ever
come 70 the surface IN American politics.
There had been no time in his public lille
when he was not purchasable. He repre-
senttd IN himself corruption and fraud.
But the hand OF Grover Cleveland was
clean. He was n man Of the people, and the
best representative workingman in the
Democratic ranks to-day.
hlr. Walsh was followed by Colonel John
X. Fellows and other speakers, who, like
those who had preceded them, awakened
enthusiastic applause.