The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1884-08-01
NOMINATING SPEECHES.
The Addresses Which Placed Grover
Cleveland Before the Democracy as
Candidate for the Presidency, and which
Secured His Nomination.

Secured His Nomination.
DANIEL LOCKWOOD
Mr.. Lockwood, of New York, said: n is with
no ordinary feelings and with no ordinary feel
ing of responsibility that l appear before this
convection as a representa-. i've of the Democ-
racy OF the State of Newly oriN lappiausel-
the purpose of placing in nomination before
this convention gentleman from the state
of New York for the candid ,cv of the Presi-
dency of the United states. This resDonsL
biiity is made greater when / remember that
the richest pages OF American history have
been made up from the records OF Democrat
ic administration tAppiausel The responsi-
bihty Is made still greater when / remember
that the only blot in the political history M
washington was the outrage upou the rights
OF the American people In 1876. AID that that
outrage, and that injury to justice is still nm
avenged applause and cheers and this
responsibility Is not lesSened when ! recall
that the gentleman whose name ] shall pre-
sent TO you has been my political associate
from my youth TO the present time. Side by
side have we marched to the tune of Demo
cratic nusic-lappausel- by side have
we studied the principles of Jefferson and
in which NE sseseVe At5grtuss ~ Anu dsffi7
Ing all this time we have occupied positions
comparatively Ot private citizens, always
true, always faithful 10 Democratic prin-
ctples. But, gentlemen OF the conVen-
ton, the only object OF our coming
here Is. 10 deal with the question so that
when we have gone u our homes the people
who are the voters or the country Will ratiIy
the nominations which we shall make.
respect or more veneIatiOn for the hOnOred
names which have been presented TO this con-
venion than myself. but, gentleman. the
world j. moving. and moving rapidly
From tho North 10 tire South new
men. men who have acted but little
IN politics, are coming 10 the font zap
piauSCl. and to-day there are hundreds and
thousands of young men IN this country, men
who are TO cast their first yote. men who are
independent IN politics, and they are looking
10 this convention, praying silently that there
snail be no mistake made here. They want e.
drive the Republican party from power.
They want to cast their vote for Democrat
IN whom they believe. tApplausc.i Those
people know from the record OF the gentle
man whose name I shall present that Democ-
racy with him means honest government
pure government ana protection OF th5 rlght,
OF the people OF every class and every COndi-
ton. \ little more than three wears ago had
the honor az tho city of Buffalo 20 present the
name of this same gentleman for toe rec %
Mayor of that city. u WAS presented tFcn
Tor the same reason. for the same causes. that
we present II now. Il was because the gov
eminent OF that CITY had become corrupt an
had become drlsu he'd. and IOl teal In eg-
rlty sat not IN high PAGES. The 7cuI le looked
Tor man who would represent the country.
and without hesitation theY name Grover
Cleveland as the man.
The result of that election AID bis holding
that Office WAS that i'm less thrn niDc months
the State 4 New York found 3 ers I'D in DO
sItion to want Just such candidate and FOR
such purpose, and when at the cou' cntlon
of lso2 his name was placed in nomination tor
lilt once OF Governor OF inc state OF view
ork the same people the same ass OF pco-
pie. knew that that mc0Ct honest govern
ment, ~ meant pure government d mcaut
Democratic government. and II was IA lhcd
BY the people. Ghccrs.i And gentlemen,
now. after eighteen months service there,
the Democracy Of the STATE OF New o k
come to you and ask YOU TO give 20 the COun-
Try. 10 give 10 the independent ana tue Dem
ocratic voters OF the country, to give 20 the
young men OF the country. the new bloed OF
the country. the name OF Grover Cleveland
81 standard bearer tnr tho NFaTq.
] shall indulge IA no eulOgy of M Cleveland.
I shan not attempt any further description 90
his political career II Is known His ilcmoc-
racy Is known. Eis craftsmanship Is known
/ throughout he length and breadth OF THIS
land. All ask OF this convention :, let 70
passion, no prejudice influence the duty
/ which they owe TO the people OF this Coun-
/ try. BE not deceived. Grover ticvand can
/ give the Democratic party the thirty-SA cleo
/ tOral votes of the state OF New AOrk on cleo
/ tiOn day. He can, by his purity OF chagac' er,
I by his purity OF administration, by ms fear
| less and undaun ed courage TO do right bring
| TO YOU more votes than anybody else Gen.
Convention Is oere 55 Enc i sSou 5iaS &c TIE 81
/ integrity, his wisdom. and bis Democracy
! Cheers Upon that ground we ask IT, clicN'
/ ing that If ratified ny this convention he ear
] be elected and take hi- seat AT vs. Washington as
! Democratic President of the United States
CARTER HARRISON SECONDS.
Mayor Harrison said: Mr.. Chairman and
| gentlemen Of the convention. ] was asked {
/ cause the distinguished gentleman vs. 10 wa.
| TO have done so Is al sent, by reason of lndIs
! position ! vii detain you but few mo
| mentS 10 give you the reasons why think u
linOis wants Grover Cleveland Tor its candi
| date. tApplause.l
Gentle-nen, in 1875 was that terrible crime
| 30 graphically described by your temporary
| Chairman committed. He told you, iI
| language with which ! can not compare, tina
| the crime Is yet Il be avenged, and that unit
| the Dem cracy had won a Presidency I
| would not he wiped from the page Of Amer
| can history. II told you that that crime " a
| next 10 judicial murder-murder committee
| by the Republican party. Remember. Holl
| Writ says: Whose sIeddetb mans blood. hl
| mans hand shall his blood be shed. ZAP
| piausel The Democracy must destroy H.
| Republican party this fail or the crime - e
four years longer unavenged. Eight week
ago we had coming from all over this land
name that We know would wipe out IN
crime. From the North and from the south
| from the East and West, came one name, an'
that name was samuel j. iiden- " oclierou
| applausc.l
Mr.. HarrisOn-l will reach the other end n
that ticket in a moment daughter ana ar
plause) Samuel J. 1llden we expected 10 %
presented at tins convention, and We had eH
pected no nomination and no ballot II WOul
have been done by accamntlOn. Applause
And il would have been followed by anothe
name-One who, even ct, II we can not agree
NAV be mentioned here. Applause Blu
with true chivalry, true TO his friend whom n
has nominated to-day, Tom Hendricks r,
| (Applause1 Now. gentlemen. how y the Grim
committed in 1876 10 be avenged The or
came eight years ago for l1iden ana reform
| (Applausel That cry is echoed here. 'Cievt
| land and reform" (Applause.l No ma
| asked the nomination Of Mr. Cleveland 10
cause OF his magnetism. lLaugbter) He ne
Their attracts the people nor do corporation
| attract him. The magnetic man Is on the oil
| er side We want the man whose name viii 3
a synonym Of honesty and reform. tAI
| plause) We believe in Illinois that the mar
| tie of Governor Tildeu has fallen, and right
ly fails and rests gracefully upon the shou
ders of Grover Cleveland tApplause) W
believe the last closing words of that grea
| letter from our grand leader, whose brain
| yet as clear a bell, though Almighty Go
has permitted his hand % be palsied and h
voice 10 be almost still. we believe That ute
ancc Of his, that the cry of the Democrat
| party this fall must and shall be Reform
leries of good, good, and aapplagse,I,an
viii give us reform. Gentlemen. we are her
, 70 deliberate. do not want TO nominate NJ
Cleveland II we can not elect him. They tell q
We can not. Fractional night comes and says
has enemies. Where does the fight CON
, FROM They say that great church will Ol
pose him on religious grounds. know ths
| that church never lets its ministers voices ,
heard in the pulpit preaching polite
tCheers.l And the cry that that church wi
not permit Mr.. Cleveland TO be elected is
SANDER upon q church that has in his emplo
some of its most notable standard-bearer
They say that the Irish will cut his throat
that they will knife him. Did you ever knO
the Irish 20 knife the Democratic party exceI
for good reasons loud applause. and
voice behind cries Yes" 'Yesi" and greJ
. confusion.l
Mr. Harrison fcontinuingl-No, no. Lou
cries. and cries OF PUT him OUT" Put hil
out.') The Irishmen believe in the DenI'
cratic party because the Democratic party
, true 10 every oppressed people and 70 ever
Irishman. They say Mr. Cleveland did NJ
} pardon somebody, and therefore the Irish vi
, knife Mr. Cleveland. Whom will, they knit
him fory For Blaine: AVE. Do you thin
that rhe Irishmen viii forget McSweenie u
Sweenie, whose wife had almost shed tears
blood before James G. Blaine, and he turne
deaf ear TO her imploratons. The Irish vi
not desert Cleveland. because the Irish beliey
in the Democratic party, and the Democrat
I party is right. IL we nominate Mr.. Clevelsn
we will be right, and the irish will stand by u
, | loud applauseJ They tell US that Ii
workingmen will desert Mr.. Clevelan
NV friends, who are the friends
: the workingmen? II is the Democrat
party-the party of the people, true TO III
workingmen. founded on the worSingmen-
party founded and built upon the working
men as upon rock which viii endure 70
ever loud applausel They tell US that NJ
| Cleveland vetoed some bill hostile TO n
, workingmen. Has there been a whisper th'
those vetoes or that veto was brought abOl
: for corrupt purposes? Not one. Ii Is an Il
sult to the workingman % say he is going
he caught by 2 catch-word or carried away :
idle denunciation. (ApplauseJ My friend
there is another great party in this countr
? ! There is a nationality, and those sprung tro
1 M, balsox-a IN hnnQerV- | speak now OF n