Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-10
MODERN DEMOsTHENEs.
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\ Dflgnt, glOTlOuo COutIoot bn al htosoty v
the use that he himself made Of on
owl army when he beleagured the capita
that men might have offices to which the.
were never elected. Loud applause Mr
President and gentlemen | have to sngges
| for your consideration citizen of the S;a.,
| of Indiana, the Hon. Joseph E. Mcdonald
| TLoug and long continued applause.
thank yoa all for this reception which YOU
have given to his name. Born IN an ad
Joining State, Indiana became hrs home
when but boy. He learned trade, anc
that made him independent and very re
spectacle fApplauae ] And after that he
pursued his Studies with sHch opportunities a
he bad and finally prepared himself for the
great professioa Of the law, and from the
time he took his stand in the court house o.
his county, until the present time, when he
NAV stand, it may be in the Supreme Court
of the United States He has been the peer
of the best in the. profession in the West
Loud applause: First selected by the
district in which he lived to prosecute the
pleas Of the State afterward chosen by the
State to represent her as Attorney
General Next. not next to this
but before that, he went from his own
district in which he was raised from boy.
hood to the Congress of the United States
and afterwards the people Of the whole
State sent him as Senator to Washington
where faithfully, diligently ably for six
years he represented Indiana in the Senate
and he was welcomed By the ablest Sena'
tors as
Mr.. Mcdonald has been a student Of the
learning, that has made the Democracy OF
the United States what it is to-day. Loud
applause. HE'S familiar with the writing
Of the fathers, and his opinions are based
upon sentiments that came to him from
their pages. He is Of clear perception, of
strong Judgment of earnest convictions,
fair minded and just. No man will have
occasion to 90 to the White House, when
he shall be President, if you shall honor
him with your nomination. no man will
have occasion to find fault with the candid
and frank manner of his reception. Gen
tIemen ofthe convention, do not speak for
Mcdonald alone. | do not speak for my
self alone. ] do not speak for these
thirty gentlemen that have directed me
10 stand here and speak for then.
| speak for n mightier State. Loud
applause But ten DAYS ago Democracy
that never Steps barkwon-a Democracy
that meets the contest, when and where 1t
NAV come applause instructed those
thirty gentlemen and myself to say to Won
that Joseph f. Mcdonald is worthy Of your
consideration as the candidate fer the
Presidency of The United States Loud
applause. And what is Indiana, and what
is the Democracy of Indiana? This
mighty State that is the leader
not of the East nor of the
West, but setting midway between East
and West, resting upon Ohio, associating in
commerce, in trade, in good neighborship
with the adjoining States, this great State
has said to us, Present the name of Mr.
Mcdonald to the greatest Convention the
world has ever seen (applause);" and for
Indiana make my appeal TO you
today. What heed will you give
to Indiana? For twenty-five years during
which have had some responsible connec-
ton with this great party, she has been
without strife or discOrd in her rounds
Applause She acted always as one man
and when election DAYS have come the
tread of her Democracy has been as the
tread of one regiment when the hour of bat
tie is on. Applause. And you know
very WELL gentlemen, that Indiana makes
no question whether your candidate
shall live in New York or Delaware or Ken
lucky. You q know very we'll that
when the crisis comes Indiana will
give him her vote But want to know
are you going to make it against Indiana
because she is so faithful, because she will
not hesitate, are you going to say from cleo,
ton to election, from convention to con-
vention, we need not trouble about that
said State, she is all right her vote will
90 we'll at the elections. We must
take care, oh inst by the way Of illustration
we must take care of New York. Loud
laughter and applause. Is that where a
representative of the Democracy of Indiana
these thirty gentlemen and myself have to
stand in your presence? We ask not a
favor. because Indiana is true always, but
we ask that YOU shall not come in Judgment
against her (Applause.) When many o
your States heSitated, when the war had
nassed and the smoke of battle had blown
| away and the sound of guns upon the plain.
| and among the mountains had ceased anc
you struggled and we struggled. Indians
was the first State to carry the banner o
| Democracy to the front, End now, gentle
men, man of good attainments, of higl
character, endorsed by my State, presen
his name to you and all that / ask is jus
+, tice. The humblest of us all may ask thu
much and when it shall come to be tha
n d nemocratic Convention justice ma
not be ASKED, then, perhaps ! ha
better renew the PRACTICES of the past, au'
not come to conventions 81 all. Laug liter.
| thank you, my brother Democrats; ] tina
| YOU, Mr. Chairman, for the attention thu
YOU have given me while have spoken f.
a friend [Great and continued applars2
a great number of delegates rising to the,
feet swinging their hats, etc.
When the applause had subsidized Gen
Jno. C. Black. Of Illinois took the platform
and made q strong speech secOnding tn
nomination of Mr.. Mcdonald