Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-25
THE NOBLEST ROMAN
JUDGE rauRuAs Talks os roL,r,us.
At an IaIorm-i Reception ut Tho Jener, { n
Club us r,lis why Ho Relieves
tho Democracy VIII Wis


tho Democracy WIN wiz.
Tho announcement in the 1NTELLIGFN.
GER on Friday evening that cx.Sen-
ator Allen q. Thurman, of Columbus,
Ohio, would be given an informal reception
at the rooms of the Jefferson club bet ween
the hOuIs of s aud . o'clock, was the
causo Of good ly aSsenblage of prominent
Democrats of the city Ia thcss handsome
rooms. Those present were introduced to
the honored guest of the evening who
charmed all there by his simple manners
and iuimitablo conversation which was
rich in personal "reminiscences of the
prominent statesmen of tho last three
| or four decades. Prominent Republicans
also called to pay their respects to the
great Ohio tribune.
| In the course of the evening J. l..
Steiumetz, esq, arose and stated that
Judge Thurman, though much ratigusd.
| by campaign work, aud not in the best
| physical health, would deliver few
conversational remarks to those present,
| Ihis announcement was greeted with
applause, and all drew their chairs near
him in pleasant expectation. Mr.. Thurman
arose aud spoke in most enhancing
conversational style, which it is impossible
to reproduce, about as follows:
| Gentlemen of Lancaster While | do
| not wish to be considered as q prophet, |
! have every reason to believe that We have
a good fair prospect of succeeding this
| year. have justreturned from New \ ork.
having delivered speeches in Brooklyn and
| Tammany Hall, and unless all signs are at
! fault, | have no doubt that New York will
vote for Cleveland. Republicans appear
! to regard tho Independent movement as a
myth, but defy any man to go among the
| business mon of New York and Brooklyn
and not feel that these " dudes" as they
are called, are an influential body of men.
| They are all for Cleveland and for this and
other reasons, | am confident that New
York will be safely carried. Then too We
propose to carry the Hoosier state, TO which
place am now jourueying, and if good
| sense will be at all effective | propose to dc
what IN me lies 70 make the citizens o
ludlaua vote for Cleveland. | have beer
assured by ex Senators Hendricks and Nc
Donald aud other prominent state leader,
that Clovelaud's success there is beyouC
doubt.
| had firmly believed that we woulC
carry Ohio. And we would have won, bu
for the fearful outrages on free govern
ment practiced by Republican national Off
cials, the magnitude Of which was such a
to almost surpass belief. But we will Civ
them enough TO do on the fourth day o
November when We will not be placed a
such terrible disadvantage New Gorl
and Indiana may be regarded as solid fo
Cleveland. And our New Jersey friend
become very indignant when we doubt he
allegiance to the Democracy, for she ha
! never voted for Republican presidentia
f candidate.
, Then there is Connecticut iu which th
Democracy are fighting a more tha
! hopeful battle, and the tide on the Paoifi
, coast is running in our favor. | fet
encouraged to believe that | shall liv
. long enough, and the end of my day
i cannot be very far off, TO see the old Den
A ! ocratic party in power. | will then b
: batter able to submit to the will of N
Maker and go to heaven, where all Dem
q ocrats go, in better spirits.
! When | was young boy and used t
I shout for jackson before | knew who b
@ was, | was wont TO hear in tho miuorit
n county in which lived. when Democrat
? reverses came "Wait till you hear frol
{ Berks county" Ii is splendid testimou
I Of party fidelity to have good colleotio
Q OF Democrats in a county wherein the
o are hopeless minority. icy are IL
e beat baked bricks OF the temple. Men &
e not work year after year and from gener
r tion to generation 10 a party's rank
y unless they are actuated By hone
> principles.
Ia conclusion the judge said that if
felt b5tter he would have been pleased
+ "spvead himself F" before large Lauca
. ter meeting; but the state of his healt
IS interiered with his good intentions, and
q could only thank his hearers for the vel
kind manner of his reception. He wa
o frequently applauded during the deliver
y of his brief remarks and at the close,