Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-13
EASTERN NEWS.
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Great Democratic Ratification Meet.

ing.
INDIANAPOLIS, July IA largely at
tended Democratic meeting to ratify
the nominations of Cleveland and Hem
bricks WAS held here tonight. Messrs.
Hendricks and Mcdonald were escorted
to the place of speaking by a new po-
litical labor organic alton known as the
Autocrat." The meeting was called
to order by Austin III. Brown, and Wm.
II. English WAS made chairman. Hen
bricks was received with burst of GEN
| uine enthusiasm, which seemed to in
spire him, and he spoke with more than
his usual ease and tiuency. His remarks
were as follows:
Ny Feltow Citizens--Yeu are almost
as mad as they were in the Convention
at Chicago. Great cheers. thought
they would not step up there at all.
| am very much encouraged and de-
lighted to meet you on this occasion.
You come to celebrate, and to express
your approval of the nomination that
was m .de at Chicago. am glad that
you are cordial. This Is a great year
with us. Every fourth year we elect
two greet officers of the Government
This year IL our great year, and every
man, wh itever his party associations, IS
called upon to reconsider all questions
upon which he ia disposed to act, and
having recons,dere3 ta cast his vote in
favor of what he believes TO be right.
The Democrats of Indiana appointed
me Que of their delegates to the Con
vention at Chicago. | spent rsarly
week in attendance at that
city, aud nov return to say
a few things TO you, aud only n few
things. in regard TO that Convention. 1t
Was the largest Convention ever aeid iu
America. Never has such an assem-
blage of people been seen before; it was
4 Convention marked in its character
for sobriety, elaboration and purpose.
IL elected two ito carry the banner.
aud leaving that Convention and going
out before people, tue question Is: will
YOU help carry the bauner?" Great
cheering and cries of ave will do it,
/ do not think have any right to ex-
pect that will escape the criticism of |
the opposite party. have not in nv
life suffered very much from that, but | |
come bsfore You Democrats. Conserva-
tives and Independents. ask all whs
wish to restore the Government to the |
position il occupied before these COR
rupt times. and to all such men make |
my appeal for your support for the
high office for which | have been
nominated by the Democracy a.
Chicago. Great cheers. Governor
Cleveland is the nominee for President, |
man promoted To the high Office of
Governor of New York by the largest
majority ever deciding an election in
that State. He is man of established
honesty of character. and il You will
elect him to be President of the Uaited
States, you will not hear of Star routes
in the postal service If the country un-
der his administration. Cheers. |
will tell you what we need Demo
Gratis aud Republicans alike will agree
upon that. We need to have back Gov
eminent officers for examination.
Do YOU think that men in this age
never yield to temptation Laugh
ter. Ii 10 only two weeks ago that one
of the secretaries At Washington was
called before Senate committee to
testify in regard to the condition of his
department, and in that department
vas bureau Of medicine and surgery.
In that department examination was
being had by committee from the
Senate. and ID WAS ascertained by the
oath of the secretary that sits at the
head of the department that the defal-
oaattU Was touu1 uukiuk AA5t yH8k. ~
far ~ it had been estimated it was
$63 900. and when asked about il, he
said that he had received letter year
ago informing him of some OF these
outrages, and short time since
somebody had come to him and told
him there were frauds going on in the
service. but members of Congress had
recommended continuance of the
head of the burean with such earnest
ness that he thought il must be all
right. Now ii turns out that the public
10 SIS 900 out. and how much more no
man can now tell, bat what is the rem
edy To have President that will
appoint head of the bureau that will
investigate the condition of the books,
and bring all guilty parties to trial.
Cheers and cries of - L hat Ia it,
iow-cifixens, | believe for such q
duty as this, for the purpose OF main
tanning the United States Government
for the people Of this country, | can
commend TO your condolences Grover
Cleveland OF New York. Great cheer
ing Not long since there we're
troubles in the local government of the
city of Baffalo, and the conservative
| people Of that city nominated Governor
Clev sland a. a candidate for Mayor
not upln party ticket, but on citi-
xens' ticket. with the duty assigned 10
him of correcting the evils that pre-
vailed in the government of the city Of
Buffalo. He vas elected, and entered
upon his duties, making corrections In
the management of the affairs of thai
city. % clearly, 80 wsll defined. that the
| people of New York took him up and
| made him Governor Of the State, and
that 10 the way he comes before you
nov. lCries OF hurrah for Cleveland.
For be who correcss all evils in n badly
administered city, and who goes from
that service into the affairs Of the State
Government, and makes corrections
there, viii step in natural order and
proceeding into the Affairs Of another
Government and bring about reforms
there. lGreat eheering.I Ny fellow
citizens did not intend 10 speak this
long 10 you- Load cries Of Go ahead.
Keep IL up.r The Convention at Chi
caeo did not realize ali THAI Ne expect
ed. For myself hAd no expectations
In no respect. In no sense vas can
did4ts for any Office whatever. We did
not realize oil that We expected, but /
believe that is the fate Of humanity al
most every where. and under almost