Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-07-25

people possibility (Applausel. These are some
of tine points to which simply call your atten-
ton in the platform which has been adopted by
the national convention. Other gentlemen are
here to succeed me whom you would much prefer
to hear than me, but have thought as have read
and re-read that platform, that would like to
have it emblazoned upon the sky, so that he who
runs may read, and more especially that portion
of it which contains the arralgnment of the dom
inant party during the past twelve or eighteen
years of its administration have thought that
just those few paragraphs, terse, pointed, pun
gent and powerful, because truthful, ought TO be
cnblazoned so that the whole American people
can read them will read just a little. 1t will
bear reading. CThe speaker here read the scorch-
ing arraignment of the republican partyis mis-
deeds)
That lis. of wrongs, with Others Which are
contained in the arraigment Of the party in the
forepart of that platform have thought has but
one parallel in American histery. That parallel
occurred one hundred and eight years ago this
very month, when the thirteen colonies hurled
into the teeth of George III that thing indict-
mert found in the declaration of independence.
(Applause.) So much for tho platform. Now
word for the candidates, and but word. Grover
Cleveland, of New York. (applause) although
young man, has already made his mark upon
the history of his own commonwealth at least
not to say the history of MS country Conserva-
tive enlightened, resolute as iron in doing whai
is right: as Wattersom said the other day at
Louisville ''hc is not tatooed man. neither is he
a plumed knight. He never walked down the
aisles of the American congress wrapping the
American flag around him and sheok his shining
lance in anybodys face, but he is still level
headed, S lid American citizen, (applause), in
full possession of his intellectual and PHYSICAL
powers. He is the man to purge the Augean
stables at the federal capital. (Applause) For
me- it is enough to know that he is the man
who has been designated by the greatest politi-
cal reformer of this age, Samuel J. Tilden, zap
plause) to wear the mantle which his shoulders
are no longer able to bear. (Applause) For vice
president we have placed in nomination by unan-
imous vote Indianas illustrious statesman
Thomas II. Hendricks. applause
That nomination brought about
not alone for his high character, for
his well known ability, for his great statesman
ship, but it was brought about because the con-
ventIon believed that down deep in the hearts of
the American people there was the feeling that
the presidential crime of 1876 ought not to go into
history unredressed. Great applause) By the
nomination of Mr. Hendricks we have rendered
that issue to the American people in the strong
est way that we can tender it. Such is the plat
form: such in brief are the candidates. and who
can doubt the result.
The handwriting, tell you, my countrymen, is
already on the wall. The pinned knight is doom
ed. (Applause) The democratic convention of
1884 will mark the beginning of new era in the
- tha { (ApnlanSa1 4 \
The long night of misrule corruption, crime, and
usurpation is drawing to a close The morning of
new day has already begun to dawn, day
whose sun will rise in fulness of glory on the
| fourth of March next when Cleveland and Hen
bricks will be inaugurated president and vice
president of the United States Great applause