The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-09
REPUBLICAN P0E1T1tS.
Progress of the campaignof lin
~ apdz1ogan I

Why Ex-senator a1ady Bolts Cleveland.
New York Telegram.
Ex-senator Grady, rising to, protest against I
tho passage ofthe resolution and the adoption 7
of the address, made long spcech; He re-
viewed the whole political career of Cleveland,
and quoted freely from the columns of the
Times and the Herald in'the past in support Of
the position he GRADY had now taken. In the
course Of his speech Grady said: !
Neither in the nomination Of the ticket nor il,
the mpth,Als by which it was brought aboutS
tl,cro the slightest claim upon the great bt
of Democratic voters for it's support. ny ~
great majority of the delegates to the e -, auo
ton who named Cleveland their firs" ah,,ia,
represented Republican constituents * ~, .
number Of delegates who openly: -1sssor NV
OF all their protests as favorable ~ H.. caItI;
day Every iiuence that cou ~ n arn oImu.
engineered by the monoJ .,jl.,s "ha Hsva
secured controuof the party marnae,nant was was
v w" n 70 MAJ q h ae ca eiiste and as You
loud in their profe 'sion' .efhost,ity to his can.
didacy as lyitnS CO. tain ,,efeat t., the m rtv
gave cvldcn ;ew ION a eertheir arrival ut Chicago
81 cnahe 20. hca t, which only. the most sim
w pp ah artay lie have astribed to pure andS
",,'ns Aot,vca. 1y.a expressed design Of men
, Mno Eyed his nomination was to conciliate
" ono, aEtcd Republicans, not to please Demo-
era Preserving 10 myself the supreme right
~ citizen exercising an act of sovereign
q thu purposes of party managers. Suf-
Fray has been bestowed on me by the institu-
tse:as Of KY country that it may be exercised
for The conntry's welfare To the prosperity
an'i benefits OF this land dedicate it, and I
Gan reconcile without dissertation any disposi-
son of it that wonld result in the support of
tho political nonlescript clothed in tho out
ward garb OF Democrat, ignorant Of the car
',li,al principles of the political faith which lie
assumes to profess, and accepting from Demo-
Gratis their votes that he may delight Republi--
cans and independents by tho manner in which
no will exercise the powers conferred upon
him by n betrayed and deluded party But
my vote will not be lost to the DenOcracy It
will be cas- for the candidate whose followers
will be numbered by. hundreds of thousands,
whose motives cannot DO impunged for their
action can not be inspired by selfish hopes of
reward Ii will be registered for the prnci-
pies which the Democratic party professcd
when 1t hold popular confidence and for aban-
d"nlnS which it lost popular support 1t will
be given for the candidate who. has no hope Of
election a..d no desire for sordid benefits, for
abuse and pccuniary loss that true Democrats
may find his candidacy a channel through
which they may express their sentiments.
turn my ny, hack on the Democratic party,
agognes hungry for places and spoils, to join
the pure Democracy WHICH struggles for prin-.7
ciPl"s which the party organization has
Abandoned | dcnouncc the candidate whose
only merit is his obscurity that I may
follow statesman whose life has made gio-
lious the history of his country I decline to
bow down before q grnvcn image because l
prefer te fellow the teachings Of tho apostle of
ttr true seEti4J faith. Prcferring shining
ability to ., DILL mcdiocrity, true roformer
To a sham rcformcr, statesman to hang
man, an Rustrious citizen to u political adj I
Hentnrcr, i decline to support Grover Cleve-
land for tho Presidency, and here and now, in
hllc presence of leader whom 1 have always
regarded as my. political sponsor, inthe midst i
'of brethren and comrades with whom I have l
shared n,any hard fought battles in tho politi-
cal field. and before the eyes of all the coun.
try, to whom have this night laid bare my
motives aud purposes, I declare myself in
favor of i'cnjanin F. Butler, soldier, jurist
statesman, and patriot, and l appeal to time
for my vindication