The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-07-24
lOl. EOOkcr's Great speech
SecOnIIng Hayard's NOM
nation.

| Charles Il. Hooker, desires to second
the nomination of the Hon. Thomas f.
| Bayard, of Deleware."
| The Chuir-The convention will be in
order.
| Mr.. W0lthall escorted Gen. Hooker,
't Mississippi, to the platform, whore
he was received by the chairman # he
convention and introduced ns follows:
Gentleman Of the convention, | have
the pleasure Of Introducing to you
Charles L. Hooker, OF Mississippi
Mr.. Hooker, who Carried one coat
sleeve on his breast, was received with
! ahe.rs, and addressed the convention Us
.ollows: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen
Of the Democratic Convention of the
Union, we of the south have come to
your convention, as it has bean our
wont for MANY years past, TO hight as
soldiers in the ranks OF the democratic
party. We come with n solid electoral
vote from the south for the nominee OF
| this convention, whoever he may he.
Cheers We come with no set speech
IN favor Of any special individual, and
rs the representative Of my own delcga.
tinn J. come to speak for and to second
the noninatiOu Of the distinguished Sen
ator from Delaware. Thomas T. Bayard.
| Cheers. When [ heard the nomina
tlun maue by that distinguished citizen
OF Indiana of IL western Democrat who
stands high in the estimation Of The
party all over the Union; when his nam,
was presented by Gov. Hendricks, OF
| Indiana, - Cheers he whom we cam,
from the south to support in commol
with the head Of the gfeat bid ticket OF
1876 cheers 1t touched warm
place 10 the heart of every southern man
And when the distinguished young gen
| tleman from California whom | saw to
day, when he stood upon this stand tC
speak to You for the first time,-a Fl
type of his great and glorious father,
whom it was my delight to honor,
when l heard him present the name Ct
Allen q. Thurman, Of Ohio applause
there came in the heart of every Mis-
sissippiau and every Southern man the
conviction that lie had named a mar
high and lofty in the ranks of the Dem
ocratic party We of the south have
come here for the purpose of uniting il
making Il domination with our fellow
democrats all over the Union which
shall achieve democratic victory in No
vember. Loud applause And as W,
take our gOund we take our position, moi
because we have special faYorl es, bn
because we are looking to nomination
that may complct together upon tht
principles asserted il our platform and
upon the candidate nominated, the on
democracy Of the whole Union IL nd
applause. II is said that Thomas T.
Bayard comes from a small State. A el
+, but, gentlemen OF the convention, in his
own person he has heart large enough
and ii head big nough to embrace the
whole Union from sea to sea. Loud
applause. We want nomination made
here upon principles which shall com
= mand success. We want a nomination
made Of a man whose record is so fail
that it is utterly and entirely unassalll
t able. We want Il IL minatlOn of mar
who stands upon the great hnanca
question in an attitude Of acceptablIltN
{ to every portion OF the widespread coun
try. We want a man who upon The
tariff question. stands upon firm, tt
middle ground between the impractlca
| billy of free tade upon the one side ant
the equ lily unconstitutional doctrine 0
protection upon the other. Loud ap
pHuse We do not intend, | hope, tina
the great democratic convention OF tn
q nation shall be split in too 10y the quar-
rels anywhere had upon the question o
u the tariff. We intend to make the planl
|, broad enough for us all to stand upon
and desert no principle in maintaining
it. In secoldiug the nomination OF MI
= Bayarl II will be for me unnecessary t
q the American people to speak of hi
character. His record is before you
unblemished by single unmanly IN
cident, by single act that r. qnlres cz
planation. He would head our tlckt
ana bear our flag against the forces
! the enemy, and not one advocate apo
any stump in the Union would ever hlV
J. to explain either the personal choHct,
S, or the pui lie character of Ihom's !
Buyurl. Loud applause
1t is because we believe he pnssesst
is these elements OF success, this caphcit
la to combine and concentrate the powt
re of the party everywhere, that we secou
y in behalf OF Mississippi the nomlnatio
IA made hy the State of Delaware Ihel
rs are s,id to be divisions i'll some OF I'll
vt great States. In the State of New Yorl
o the Empire State, that stand in coIoss
!. grandeur and power in your eector
:. college, and which gives great strengt
y and force and power to whomsoever
D. may maintain, it is well known to us y
10 that there are divisions. We have SEE
o. it in this convention. | suggested
,s one of the gentlemen of the couvenio
when / first learned upon my arriv
! here that rlden and Hendricks won
Q no longer be in the field, that we shou
d select Il candidate outside of New York
l. great applause WHO should coalest
ar and combine together the entire Den
n. ocracy of the eutire Empire State. Al
. plause In our judgement Thomas
s. Bayard is that man. Applause. "
g have passed the day in the history
1T the Democratic party, aud trust III Il
l. history of our nation, when men
;s mediocre capacity. when men who
characters nre stained by anything th
. is not as pure MS the thrlce-bcaten sno
10 upon Alpine submits. ought to Occul
IS the highest Office within the gift of ii
American people Applause. v
,t want man of brains, aud culture, Al
courage, and Thomas F. Bayard is tn
man Applause. We want M
n whose knowledge of governmental atfti
ID extends over the entire continent, Al
l. whose public record aud public care
p challenge the admiration of the emit
. country. He speaks i'll no doubt
10 terms upon any question that has ev
n been before the American people. Cat
re ering his inspiration from the gre
:" founders of the consti ution, he believ
in maintaining the government of Il
=. United States, in the language of Il
~ supreme court of the United States,
,, an indissoluble Union OF indistruc'ib
It. States applause preserving on Il
le one hand the constitutional powers
iy the federal government in the sphere
n. its power and authority, and, on t
other hand, preserving with equal sant
try the power the States reserved
tho mselves. Applause. This is
great cardinal doctrine. ] have sa
j. that with him believe we could chs
OF lenge success He will cement t
~, differences in the great Empire State
~ New York; he will coal,sc the t'
n great dividing wings of that party thei
We he stands the best show of any man I'll