Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-20
Democratic Ratification Meeting
Letters Frem CLEVELAND.
sasadiy and Othsrs-speeeh by
Judge Thurman.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July l9.-About five
thousand people attended the Deinocra-
tic ratification meeting at the east front
OF the Capitol this evening. John q.
Thompson presided, and read letters
from gentlemen who had been invited to
be present.
Go.esnc. Cleveland wrote: ~ thank
you for your words 81 encouragement and
assurances Of hearty support. l am
convinced the Democracy Of Columbus
aud the State Of Ohio are determined to
form complete organization, which IL
absolutely essential TO victory"
General Durbin Ward wrote. - re-
greet that | will be unable to attend the
ratification meeting. | preferred Thur
man to all men for President and deeply
regret his defeat. II was due him aud
the honor OF Ohio that he should have a
solid vote, and for that worked. Those
who opposed II opposed the popular will
of the party and weakened and defeated
Thurman by dividing the vote In favor
OF candidate who had ne following
whatever outside Of the Stat.
That was blunder wo,se,
as 1alleyrand says, than crime. Bnt
we must condone all and heartily sup
port Cleveland, the nominee. With
Thurman, Obi was safe to tie nominee
Let us work and help make 1t 30 for
Cleveland. The public welfare requii g 8
the defeat OF Blaine. Ohio must do its
share to bury personal defeats and work
for the cause. The letter was received
with demonstrations.
A La l.. raaI from IhuQrnnF
Hoadly, Secretary of State Neuman
and others. Judge Thurman delivered
the principal speech Of the evening and
was warmly greeted.
He said: We are at the outset OF a
most important political campaign,
which will decide whether the reins OF
government shall longer continue in the
hands OF the Republican party. have
never in my life been SO thoroughly
convinced Il the truthfulncss OF what |
shall say tonight as / now am. that the
spirit OF our Institutions, the welfare OF
our country and the rights of the citizens
OF the great commonwealth all de-
mand that the Republican party
shall be removed from the adminstra.
ton Of our national Affairs (Applausf J
ne GET iutt VI - to'"' = .
government is to prevent long continu-
ance in office. What is true Of indvidu-
ais is true Of parties. 1t not necessary
that party shall have bad motives, lot
necessary that it shall be unpatIio ic
and corrupt in order to be turned out.
You may grant the honesty and patriot
ism, yet the inevitable tendency OF long
continuance in powers /, to create
rings and leaders who at last come to
think the government belongs to them,
and belongs to them in perpetuity,
something like the divine right There
fore any deies able means is justifable
to keep them in power. 1ilden was
elected President OF the United State :.
He had majority of the electoral
votes and q majority of popular votes.
Hendricks was at the same time elected
Vice President "a voice, and will be
elected again. agree with you.
Laughter) If any two men
were ever elected in this country they
were voice Why didn't they keep it'll.
Because they were defrauded out of it by
one of the most atrocious and blacklist
deeds which blackens our form of govern
ment. (Applause) The leaders of the
Republican party would never have
dared to iuaugurate, much less dared to
carry into effect, such an atrocious
crime, ii it had not been for their long
continuance in power.