The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-15
GROVER AND TOM"
Grand Ratification of the
Work of the Chicago
Convention.
Ringing Speeches by True Demo-
crats-Victory Certain in
November.

A mass meeting of the democrats of the
city was held in the court house yard last
night, at which there were large crowd
of men and boys and few ladies in the
early part of the meeting. The Sedalia
cornet band furnished the music.
The meeting was addressed first by Col.
Lscy, who called order and stated that the
object OF the convention was the rsti6ca-
ton of the nomination at Chicago of Gro
yer Cleveland, of New York, for president,
and Thos. A. Hendricks of Indiana for vice
president. "The future" said Mr.. Lacy,
"is full of hope, enthusiasm and life. The
democratic party is arrayed against its old
foe, and when the ballots of the people are
counted on the evening of the 4th of No.
vember, that party will name the president
Of the United States. We have come to
say amen-to rstify one of the best nomi-
nations ever made. The platform is the
grardesi arr alignment of the re publican
party ever promulgated. The democratic
party does not ask for the spoils of office !;
il asks to right the wrongs committed by
the party in power: 1t is not only our duty
TO ratify, but to 60 to work and elect
this ticket-to roll up the biggest demo
cratic majority Missouri aud Pettis county
ever had. We must elect every man on
the ticket, from president to constable.
We will place In the executive chairs of
this country the first democrat, Grover
Cleveland, and that true old Roman,
Thomas A. Hendricks"
George P. b. Jackson was then intro
duced and spoke warmly in support of the
work OF the Chicago convention, whose
nominations will result in victory for the
democratic party. He said that victory.
so long stranger 10 the democratic hosts,
would be realized and these nominees
placed in the first positions OF the land.
He deplored the physical debility of
Samuel J. Tilden, but said his mantle
of greatness had rightfully fallen on the
shoulders of Gov. Cleveland, who would
plant the triumphant flag of his party on
the capitol at Washington. He had hoped
for the nomination of the old ticket, but
was satisfied. With Hendricks in the
second place, the election of these men
would help 70 wipe out the stain of fraud
of 1876. In the democratic ranks there
were no murmurs except from Ben Butler,
whom nothing would satisfy.
Hon. George w. Longsn then came for
ward and made telling and mastery
speech for the ticket. His arraignment of
the misdeeds of the republican party was
powerful, and elected much hearty APP
plause from the audience.
Mr.. Schneider, of Buffalo, n. Y, was
then introduced by Mr.. Lacy. He had
been associated in business and socially
with Grover Cleveland in the "Queen City
of the Lakes" for forty years, and could
testify to the fact that Mr.. Cleveland was
to-day the most popular man in New
York. He spoke of Mr. Cleveland's cleo
ton as mayor of the city of Buffalo by q
majority OF 5000, when the republican
majority q year before had been 5000.
Mr.. Cleveland was a man of the people, and
he expected to see a majority of 100000 in
New York for the head of the democratic
ticket.
Mr.. G. w. Barnett spoke next, and
showed his loyalty to the party by his
hearty endorsement of the work Of the
Chicago convention. He spoke of the
and compared il with the clean front of
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Speeches were made by Charles E. Yea
ter and DR.. King. Mr.. Yeater said that
he was young man, and would cast his
first vote for president for Grover Cleve-
land, and did not think il would be thrown
away. DR.. Kings remarks were full of
humor, as on all occasions, but they had
much weight, and at their close, he pro-
posed three cheers for the nominees, which
were full and heartily given.
If the meeting last night can be taken
as an indication, ii is safe to say that
Clevelsnd's election will be almost unsni-