Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-10-01
EX-SENATOR GRADY.
His Address Before the Tammany
COuncil-Why He POlts
Cleveland.
New York telegram. ]


Ex-senator Grady, rising to protest against
the passage Of the resolution and the adoption
of the address, made a long speech. Hereviewed
the whole political career of Cleveland, an
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 in
the methods by which it was brought about is
there the slightest claim upon the great body
of Democratic voters for its support. The
great majority of the delegates to the conven-
ton who named Cleveland as their first choice
represented Republican constituencies The
number of delegates who openly and earnestly
opposed his nomination were recorded, in spite
OF all their protests, as favorable to ais candi-
dacy. Every influence that could be employed
or engineered by the monOpolists who have
secured control of the party management was
exerted to make him the candidate, and. "a Won
well know, the delegates who left their homes
loud in their professions of hostility to his can
didaCy as inviting certain defeat to the party
gave evidence soon after their arrival at Chicago
of change of heart, which only the most sim
pie and charitable have ascribed to pure and
worthy motives. The expressed design of men
who urged his nomination was to conciate
ddsgruntled Republicans, not to please Demo-
Gratis. Preserving to myself the supreme right
OF a citizen exercising an act of SOver-
eighty, l decline to prostitute my preroga-
tive to the purposes of party managers. Suf
frage has been bestowed on me by the institu-
tions Of my country that it may be exercised for
the country's welfare To the prosperity and
benefit OF this land dedicate it, and can not
it that would result in the support of the po-
litical nondescript clothed in the outward garb
OF Democrat, ignorant of the cardinal princi-
pies of the political faith which he assumes to
profess, and accepting from Democrats their
votes that he may delight Republicans and In
dependents by the manner in which he will ex-
erclSe the powers conferred upon him by be-
trayed and deluded party. But my vote will
not be lost to the Democracy. 1t will be cast
for the candidate whose followers will be num-
bered by hundreds of thousands, whose motives
can not be impugned, for their action can not
be inspired by selfish hopes of reward. 1t will
be registered for the principles which the Dem
ocratlc party prOfeSsed when it held popular
confidence, and for abandoning which it lost
popular support. 1t will be given for the Candi-
date who has no hope of election and no desire
for sordfd benefits for political preferment, but
who braves fatigue, abuse, and pecuniary loss
that true Democrats may lind his candidacy q
channel through which they may express their
sentiments.
captured and betrayed by Know nothing dema-
gogueS hungry for places and SpOils, to join the
pure Democracy which struggles for principles
which the party organization has abendoned. I
denounce the candidate whose only merit is
his obScuTity that | may follow q statesman
whose life has made glorious the history of his
country. decline to bow down before craven
image because prefer to follow the teachings
OF the apostle of the true political faith Pre-
ferring shining ability to dull mediOcrity, p true
reformer to a sham reformer, u statesman to a
hangman, an illustrious citizen to political
adVenturer, decline to support Grover Cleve-
land for the Presidency, and here and now, in
the presence of a leader whom I have always
regarded as my political sponsor, in the midst
of brethren and comrades with whom ! have
shared many hard-fought battles in the politi-
cal field, and before the eyes of all the country,
to whom have this night laid bare my motives
and purposes, declare myself in favor of Ben
jamin F. Butler, soldier, jurist, statesman, and
patriot, and appeal to time for my vindication