The semi-weekly miner., 1884-09-17
duty to call upon the senator from
! ne z4th district to nresido O.4

DUTY to call upon the senator from,
me 24th district to preside. oA'
| After reading the minutes of the
preVl0us meeting, General +. r Snin.
Ola, chairman of the sub-com miftae
appointed to draft an address to the
people, made his report. The address
was read and is as follows: >''~
1.-The address was published IN
yesterdays MINER. ED.
Applause and Kisses greeted the
reading Of the address. and for some
time it was doubtful which prevailed
Dut nnally the cheers had the best of
II. In moving the adoption of the ad-
9reSs, zen. SpinOla said the wheeling
into line Of Tammany hall would NOT
secure the election of the Chicago
candidates; the democrats of the
country must also wheel into line. II
was possible, even at this late date.
to snatch victory from the Jaws of
defeat -
When Gen. Spinola sat down ex-
Senator Thos. p. G1ady demanded
recognition of the chair. Grady was
cheered even more than Kelly had
been earlier. The chairman pounded
the table for some time in vain. the
crowd would not become quiet. Dur
ing the uprOar Grady took his posi-
tiOn on the platform near the chair.
and he was at last permitted to pro-
ceed. After his first sentence he was
again loudly applauded, and rounds
OF applause punctuated his entire
speech. He reviewed the whole
political career of Cleveland and
quoted freely from the columns of the
Times and Herald in the past, in sup
port 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 convention who named Cleve-
land as their first choice, represented
republican constituencies. The num-
Der of delegates who openly and
earnestly opposed his nomination,
were recorded. in spite OF all their
protests, as favorable to his candi-
dacy. Every influence that could be
employed or engineered by the
mOnOpOlists to secure the control of
the party management was exerted
to make him the party candidate, as
you well know. The delegates who
left their homes loud in their profess
siOns of hostility to his candidacy as
inviting certain defeat to the party,
gave evidence soon after their arrival
at Chicago of a change of heart,
which only the most simple and char
liable have ascribed to pure and
worthy motives. The expressed de-
sign of the men who urged his nOmi-
nation was to conciliate disgruntIed
not to please democrats.
Preserving to myself the supreme
right of citizen of exercising an
act of sovereignty, l decline to pros.
titute my prerOgative to the pur-
D poses of party managers. Suffrage has
been bestowed on ME by the lnstltu-
tions of my country that it may be
exercised for the cOuntry's welfare,
to the prosperity and benefit OF this
land; and cannot reconcile, without
desecration If it's use, any disposition
Of it that would result in the support
Of a political nondescript, clothed in
The outward garb of democrat,
but ignorant of the cardinal princi-
pies Of the political faith he assumes
TO possess. and accepting from demo-
Gratis their votes that he may de-
light republicans and independents
Nv the manner in which he will ex-
ercise the powers conferred upon
him by deluded party.
But my vote will not be lost to the
democracy. 1t will be cast for a CAN
lidate whose followers will be num-
bered by hundreds OF thousands,
whose motives cannot he lmpugned.
for their action can be inspired by no
selfish hopes of reward. 1t will lie
registered for those principles which
The democratic party professed when
it held the popular confidence, and Tor
which they lost the pOpu-
lar support. 1t will be gwen for the
candidate who has no hope of elec-
zion and no desire for the sOrdid bene-
fits of political preferment; but who
braves fatigue, abuse and pecunlary
loss that true democrats may find his
candidacy a channel through which
they may express their sentiments.
turn my back on the democratic
party. captured and betrayed by know
nothing demagOgues, hungry for
places and spoils, to the pure democ-
racy which struggles for princlpies,
and which the party organization mas
4 l denOunce the candl.
late whose only merit is his obscurl
ty, that l may follow a statesman
whose life has made glorious the his
torv of his country. 1 decline 10 DOW
down before a craven image, because
I nrefer to follow the teachings OF an
apostie of the true political faith; pre-
ferring shining ability to dull medl-
ocrity. a true refOrmer to sham re-
former q statesman to a haHgman, an
illustrious citizen to a political ad-
venturer.
decline to support Grover Cleve,
land for the presidency, ana mere anu
now. in the presence OF a leauer
whom have always regarded as my
political sponsor. in the midst OF
brethren and comrades with whom
have shared many hard fought
political field, and before the eyes OF
ali the country, to whom l have TINS
night laid bare my motives and purcc
poses, | declare myself in favor OF
Beni. F. Butler, the soldier, Jurlst,
and patriot, and l appeal
to time for my vindication.
Grady's speech occupied an hour IN
the delivery. He was Obliged 10
make several pauses to allow MS au-
dience to give expression to Its ap-
prOyal of his sentiments.
w. Bourke Cochrane, who it was
oxnected would also pronounce
against Cleveland followed Grady
He said: "There is duty which
every a democrat has to PERFORM, at
the present crisis he must subordln-
ate bis action to the interests OF MS