New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-19
NIP. sULLIvAN's SPEECH.


M sullivan spoke in part as follows:
FIrloW-CIIIENs We have assembled % consult con
ccrHr te performance 81 thc hi-n>t a't oi po.ilgh
sovereignty MtruaJed 10 Itcomch iu |iF portion "t tbe
earth. The power Of partially 40 Iiu- t.pm time 10
time r iurln of government under which thry dwell -
ronstirutiona governments The power Of completely
changing tHo personality ami The policy of government
prescribed intervals Is P,-~e,.td oA t l4' Nol,so or
the American Republic A. ours b. ihr ir.c>t ~ gov er-
mcuts. the obligation consclrnuou~y 90 discharge the
supreme ld'ioh oI 'ItI'h'HP i' h''' i 'I"' uIol
than upon thc people OF other countries. To Wclgh
scrtnzc the pretcmsious Of platform. aud he attain
mct. The experience and the utnc~-"t cuud1tc~i ID
ties. and test thor claims upon u~ f te-" achieve
and those failures We are assembled ihl- evening
fate Of man. but the welfare Ot hN millions of peo-
pie N0t the triumph OF party but t' ENDORSEMENT oc
the first agriculture IN thc world and tr second m ta
value or Its manuicur' a tfcrr r<rn> 81 ms coun-
,- successful and Vigorous ly. u,rt a, men per-
Ne meet ta cmpha,ile the ia.t th.t race origin
and o declare our belief that the dignity. The progress
i'i r,, conservation of "a constitutional union of the
Aucri,u states win best Dee -o,, by thr Disappearance
of race cohesion and sectional barriers BOO u' common
mass of American parties Tie only serious danger In
reason 40 party ~hould ever h" -' dNrd' installed
10 he Independent vote. NJ lary ought to
bc trusted which relies for success ou -'Id vote.
whether of race or section. We ai' a'oWrdl. ior tho
most pafr men of single rl'c We have ro cithrtf u
those ut That Who doe lur ip accept tine i
termination Wc shall reach Tonight n relation to tnia
contest We shall auugn neither th. -uceriua tue
Judgment uOr thc patriotism ot our fellow citizens of any
part ur 0r color or cou'h 'htou~ Nr meet as inr
men to determine our own course We H.k thr earnest ni
tcutpn of frOWcitHcns to the trt- anal fhr tfRu
mputs Wr shall consider. and We -iltI ruhturt our
business with conscience and reason 'nd courtesy.
c1ryELANDs MARROW NIELLtcL
Tho rrst majority u those who os.mhlcd here thls
evening ,r mon who have ALWAYS heretofore voted with
the Democratic party They are here to u.h to declare
their isapprobaton uf the pcscnt policy o that party,
and 10 refuse 10 support its rrcadcuihl nominee.
rhcy are hero In NO spirit ~ hatred to AuuN no r..
youeos to reward NO Friendships, knowing uo cnrnlci
but ho oucnlrs Of uhorty drsrng tu oWud uu hioUdi
but tho frl,uda of humanity hnd Justice, They u
posui tn Uruycr Cleveland bvvauso hu a. intellectually
uu snn fr the great onro Ia which he has hoVn nun
mated hvCauHe hU Il an unknown quantity la saio.mhn
nip because uu man can assume any emergency thN
n occur during tho coming Presidential i"rm aud pre-
dict with amy degree ul ctrtany What Governor tlrNe
and u lrvudont of tho United states, would do il
/ that emergency b'cauao In thrir Judgment he II u
| representative aud guardian of the inrrUst 0f mon
opnats aud IA sympathy with tho people. That h,
IL ntolec .iV s"'a aud that lao dOes not appreel