The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-09

to turn their backs upon the candidate of their own
party and to support Governor Cleveland an expo
nent and representative of official integrity and ad
ministratlve reform apprehend that tnis
the narrow use of the word, but is emphatically
a victory of honest government in America and OF
national honor in the eyes of the whole world Inc
be measured by the size of our own
majority-for that majority is not very larse1-ont
may be measured by the stss power we Of hfSe tbs
results it has accomplished and is still
destined to accomplish. candidly of the OPINION
that if we had failed this time the powerful interests
clustering around the ruling party under the leader
they then would have had, would in few years, per-
haps, have been strong and daring enough it not to
resist and battle the peaceful expression of it. re-
peat my prediction that long you and l. ana our
children, and their children live no political party IN
the United States will dare to nominate man Tor the
presidency whose hands are not clean.
Mr.. Schurz concluded by extollng Governor
Cleveland, and was almost continuously cheered
Daniel Dougherty of Philadelphia, in ashort
address said Grover Cleveland has been
elected, and by the living God all the powers on
earth and in hell shall never tear the purple from
his shoulders"
Mayor-e elect Grace also made an address. Sam
uel ]. Randall met with very demonstratlve
reception. He said, when he got a chance:
The Democratic party has as much at stake in this
country as the Republican oficeholders at Washing
ton. We have acquired the capacity to control the
ent in better and purer ways than the coun-
to make assault on any of the ma
teral interests of the Nation; the
contrary, mean to that unkind thrust is
made at ca ital. We to secure. if we can, a
solid financial policy; we mean to put an end to the
corruption of administration. and believe that
the past life of Grover Cleveland gives promise of
reforms when he shall executive control
of the government. We demand that the hundreds of
millions accumulated in the United States Treasury
against which there is no claim. shall be Immediately
let loose and take its wonted place in the channels of
manufacture and commerce. l say deliberately that
any wrong that shall take from the American people
achieved will be resisted in every proper and legiti-
mate way.
Ex United States Senator Gordon, of
Georgia, said that for the first time
in quarter of century he could
greet his hearers as his fellow citizens.
For the first time since the hostile guns of the
North and South ceased to thunder, | feel that
am your equal in our common country.
1 can stand before you tonight and salute
through your veins as mlne We love liberty;
we love good government, and by the
God of the fathers we intend to stand
with you in the future for it. To you this
tfidi1bhl ics Is Il ReR Gt ta 5odifh it is
resurrection" Great cheering
The reolurions adopted congratulate the bust
ness men of the country on the election OF
Cleveland and Hendricks, and express the opin-
ion that the Nation is now assured of four years
of pure government, by capable and honest
men.
From all parts of the country come reports
of meetings held tonight which the Democratic
cated Press last night. In the speeches and
resolutions all are in line with the meeting in
New York. llumiuations general in the
South. "a