Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13
DEMOCRATIC REJOICING.
TICKET AND PLATFORM ENTHU-
SIASTICALIY INDORSED.


Universally Conceded.
INDIANAPOLIS, July IA largely at
tended Democratic meeting to ratify the
nominations of Cleveland and Hendricks
was held here tonight. Hendricks and
Mcdonald were escorted to the place of
speaking by the new political labor Or
ganization, known as 'sThe AutOcrats."
The meeting was called to order by Aus
tin H. Brown, and William Fl. English
was made Chairman. Hendricks was re-
ceived with a burst of genuine enthus-
iasm, which seemed to inspire him. His
remarks were as follows:
Ny FeLl0t5 Citizens: You are almost as mad
as they were in the convention at Chicago.
lGreat cheering. / thought that they
would not stop up there at all, and / thought
that there was no limit to the crowd Of people,
but find that there is a larger crowd almost
here am very much encouraged and de-
lighted to meet you on this occasion. You
come to celebrate and to express your
aRRFova MeFe made Re G6ieago that am
glad that you are cordial in this expression.
This Is great year with Us. Every fourth
year the people elect the TWO great officers of
the government.
WORK FOR EVERY MAN.
This year is our great year, and every man,
whatever his party associations may be, is
called upon to reconsider all questions upon
which he Is disposed to act. and, having recon-
sidered, to cast his vote in favor of what he
believes to be right. The Democracy of In
diana appointed me one Of the delegates 10 the
convention at Chicago. spent nearly a week in
attendance at that city. / return to say
few things to you, and only a few things in
regard TO that convention. 1t was the largest
convention ever held in America. Never has
such an assemDlage Of people been seen before.
1t was a convention marked in its
character for sObriety, deliberati0n and
purpose. 1t selected two men to carry
the banner, and leaving that convention
and going out before the people the question
Is: "Will you help carry the banner?" TGreat
cheering and cries Of 1--WE will do it ~ | do
not expect-I have no right to expect-that /
viii escape the criticism and it may be- the
slander Of the opposite party.
ASKS THEIR sUFFRAGEs.
l have not in my life suffered much by that.
but come before you, Democrats, Conserva-
uves, Independents, and ali men who wish to
restore the government to the position il oc-
cupled before these corrupt times, and to all
such men / make my appeal for your
support for the high Office for which nave
been nominated by the Democracy at Chicago.
[Great cheers. Grover Cleveland, Governor
Of New York, is the nominee for President
He was promoted to that high Office by the
largest majority ever deciding an election in
that state. lie Is man of established hon
esty OF character, and if you will elect
him to the Presidency of the United
states you VIII not hear of star routes IN
o
his administration. TCheers.l / will tel you
what we need. Democrats and Republicans
VIII agree upon that. We need to have the
books in the government service opened for
examination. Cheers and cries of "Ihat is
it." Do yOu think that men in this age never
yield to temptation? Laughter
BURNsIDE's STEAL.
1t is only two weeks ago since one of the
Secretaries at Washington was called before
the Senate Committee TO testify i'm regard to
n erfrn na,f In, fhaf ID
Dartment was the Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery. In that department an
examination nation tto. was ,., being had by
and it was ascertained by the oath of the
Secretary that sits at the head of that DEPART
ment that the defalcatiOn found during the
last year, as tar as IL hau been cstimated, was
$4,000, md when asked about it he said that
he had received letter year ago informing
him OF some Of these outrages, and that a
short time since somebody mad come to him
and told him that frauds were going on in the
service, but that member of Congress had
recommended continuance of the head of
the bureau with such earnestness that he
thought that it must be all right,
and now it turns out that the public
Is SB3,OOO out. and how much more no man,
expect, can now tell. But what is the RENE
dy? To have a President who will appoint a
head Of the bureau who will investigate the
condition of the books and bring ali guilty
parties TO trial. lCheers and cries of
4hat IL.
OIEN ELANO lhE MAN EOk IdE WORK.
My fellow citizens, believe that for such a
duty as this, for the purpose of maintaining
the United states Government for the people
Of this country, can commend to your conf
dence Gov. Cleveland, of New York. Great
cheering. Not long since there were troubles
in the local government OF the city of Buffalo,
and the conservative people of that city nomi-
mated Grover Cleveland as their candidate
for Mayor, not upon party ticket but upon
a citizens ticket, with the duty assigned to
him of correcting the evils that prevailed in
the government of the city of Buffalo. He
was elected and entered upon the duties of
the office and made corrections in the manage
ment of the affairs of that city so clearly and
so well defined that the people of New York
took him up and made him Governor of
the state, and that is the way he
comes before YOU now. [Cries of s'Hur-
rah for Cleveland."l He who corrects
all the evils in a badly administered
into the affairs of State government and
makes correction there, will then, in the
natural order OF proceeding, go into the affairs
of another government and bring about re-
forms there. Great cheering. My fellow -citi-
zens, did not intend to speak this long to
you. Loud cries Of $50 ahead" and "Keep
it up."l The convention at Chicago did not
realize all that we expected.
HE WAS NOT A CANDIDATE.
For myself 1 had no expectations. In no
respect. in no sense was | a candidate for
any office whatever. We did not re-
alize all that we expected, but
L
where and under almost every circumstance.
But have we realized that this should en-
courage us to make an effort for good govern
mentf Cries of THAT is the beginning. :"
Not that / want the Office to which | was
nominated, for you know that did not de-
| sire that, but somebody must be nominated
| for vice President TO run on the ticket with
| the candidate for President, and when the
ticket is presented to YOU you are called upon
to pass judgment upon it in respect to
Its merits throughout. rCheers and cries
n W. w hot fe n
question. VIII you support it2 lCheers, an
cries Of I'VE will.''l And in asking that ques-
ton want to ask you another.
TIME FOR A CHANGE.
Do you not, all Of you, Democrats and Re-
publicans, believe that the affairs of the gov
ernment have been long enough in the hands
Of one set of men? Cries of ''We do.''l And
do you not all believe that we have reached a
lCrIes Of ave do,'' and 1--WE will have it.''1 /
do not ask that all shall be turned
out. That is not the idea.I 1t
well and faithfully, If he has not used the
powers of his office to disturb the rights of the
people, If he has not furnished money to poll
tieians, II he has simply confined himself to
the duties OF his office, / am not clamoring
for his official head; but, my fellow citizens Of
these 100000 men who fill official positions in
the country, we have no right to suppose from
all that has taken place that they are
all honest cheers and laughterl,
and the only way that we
can know Is to make a change. A month ago
everybody supposed that all the employees in
the Bureau OF Medicine and SurguTy were
honest, and now at the very first examination
it turns out that they are not. But what is
the remedy? Put them out and put honest
men in. Cheers and cries Of THAT Is it!''l
We can't do that if we leave the same Presi-
dent and heads Of departments and heads of
bureaus in.
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
Ihave every faith that this ticket will be
elected. lCries of $50 have III l know
something about Indiana. IGreat cheers and
laughter. We will probably stand here to-
gether. Won't we? lCries of You bet.'1 And
this banner Of liberty, of right and Justice, of
fair government that has been put in the
hands of Cleveland and Hendricks shall
be carried and placed in glorious
triumph on top Of the capitol in November
next. Great cheering and cries of ''We win
put it there."l Shall this be the peoples
banner? [Cries of 1T ISL You have no in
terest except in good government, too.
have lived a good while.
have tried to secure your
confidence and preserve it fcries of s'You
have 1t, too''l, and all 1 ask Of you is your sup
port, not for myself, but for your
selves and for your children and all
people, lCheersl. Now, have spoken
longer than 1 intended. TCries of
''GO on" and "We are not tired of your'l 1
know that when anV of my ReDu bIicsu friands