The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-13

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4. York. That the expression Of our ide,
7 ns to the policy OF nominating as a cand
+ date for the Presidency n man ,lgain,
{ whom so much opposition existed WI
Z correct and Justified by tho existing eli
g cullstances,. let tho occurrences .whc
Z haVc tnnsplred since the adjournment {
v the National Convention determine. s a
nowED TO TltI INEVITABLE " XII
VI III was apparent, however, that the ma
. jority Of the delegates we're not Of our wa,
!, OF thinking. The most conscientious Q
them were actuated, no doubt, by hi
, election us Governor Of New York. m,
without reflection md sufficient informu
ton deemed 1t the part OF wisdom t
: nominate Il man who was elected 10 The
highest office In the State by the phcnomc.
! nal majority OF l02 ,0Sl md their prejudice
was probably governed BY n parlv thui
existed unreasonabl,. uginst tho members
, OF the Tammany Hall organization, Tint
'lils Thwarrantable prejudice existed
must be admitted and that Il still
exlsls even among men who in other re-.
specS are open TO conviction Is equally
iruc. whence comes II? To unreasoning
hatred md partisan opposition we do not
seek TO oiier any argument or state anv
uniisputcd facts which might perclance
has,.'seighs-sH4h the tl,ctis shtfuls candid
mind.a Indeed, itwould be useless labor,
hut We deem tho present tho most appro.
PIRATE occasion to reach the latter and dis.
abuse their minds OF any lingering doubt
when may exist us to the integrity OF
this organization. 1t is not unfair
to, ciaim, IN approaching this
subject that the odium properly Charge
able to the Tammany Hall organization,
as y was in ring times, should not attach
to the present management. The existing
organization and present leadership q
Tammany Hall Is dated from 1871. Tho
icls OF depredations and eorraptions com.
milted by the deiunct ring and lis Repub-
licnn allies preceded that date, n n s." 8
Then follows history OF Tammany un.
der The Tweed ring and Tilden's reform
administration, and the Democratic side
OF the story OF the election OF 1876, !. 2
T+mmany thea claims it was not respon-
sible for the defeat OF Hancock in lSs6. as
charged, The address concluded with n
resolution endorsing Cleveland and Hend-
ricks. sifl7' s., ID - '1sSs'1
Applause and Kisses greeted the reading
OF the address. For some time II wns
doubtful which prevailed, but finally the
cheers had the best of it, In moving the
adoption OF the address General rSninola
said the mere wheeling into line Of Tam.
'nai'y Iiail would not secure the election
OF tue chicago candidates. Tho Demo-
erats otthe whole country mustulso wheel
INTO line. It was possible even at this late
ItlS n nat. Il. ,t..k-
deieat. ia 25s} 80 @7.,'' .".'''>" ''"'
When lei Gen. spinola sat down, ex-scn-
ator Ihos T. Grady. demanded recogni-
tlon from the Chair. Mr. Grady was
cheered even more than Kelly had been
earlier. The Chairman pounded the table
:orqulet in vain. The crowd would not
become quiet. During the uproar Grady
took 4 position on the platform next to tho
CHAR, lie was ut las. permitted TO pro-
coed. After his first sentence he was
again loudly applauded, and rounds Of ap.
piausc punctuated his entire speech.
EX-SENATOR GRADY's PROTEST.
Ex-senator Grady risingtoprotest against
the passage Of this resolution and the udop.
tion Of this address, made long speech.
E1e reviewed the whole political career Of
Cleveland and quoted freely from the COL
umns OF the Times and Herald in the past
in support OF the position he Grady had
now tasen.1n the. course OF his spccch
Grady said that neither in the nomination
OF the ticket nor in;t the method by whicl,
it WAS brought about, is there the
slightest claim on the great BODY
OF Democratic voters for. its support. The
great minority OF delegates 10 the conyen.
ton who claimed Cleveland as their first
choice represented Republican constitu-
encies. The number Of delegates who
openly and earnestly opposed his nomina.
ton We're recorded in spite OF all their
protests rs favorable to his candidacy.
Every influence that could be employed,
or engineering by the: monopolists who
have secured control Of the party manage
mcnt was eXerted to make him a canli.
date, and as you well know, the delegates
who lett their homes nm lond In
their professions ,of hostility to his can.
,lidacy MS inviting certain defeat gave eyi-
dencc soon after their arrival at Chicago OF
Il change OF heart, which only the |
most simple and charitable have rs.
cribed to pure and worthy motives. The
expressed design OF the men who urged
his nomination was to- conciliate the dis.
gusted Republicans, not please the Demo.
Gratis. Reservins to myself. the supreme
right OF a citizen exercising the act OF
sovereignty I decline to prostitute my pre-.
rogative to the purpose Of the party
managers. Suffrage al has been be-
slowed on me by the institutions
OF my country, and Il cannot
reconcile without any desecration of the
disposition Of it that would result in the
support Of the political nondecrript clothed
in the outward gard OF Democracy. igtlo.
rant OF the cardinal principles OF the 20.
litical faith which lie assumes to profess,
and accepting from the Democrats their
votes he will delight the Republicans and
Independents by the manner in which he
will exercise the powers conferred upon
him by q betrayed and dcludcd purity.
wILLvoTE FOR BUTLER. W. Il
s But my vote will not be lost to the Dem.
ocratic party. twill be cast for the can.
lidates whose followers will be numbered
by hundreds Of thousands whose
motives E cannot be impurged, ior
their action y can be !. inspired .sby
no selfish hopes>lof reward twill, be
registered for sllie principles s;whicllithe
Democratic party protested whenit had
the popular confidence, and for abandon.
ing which they lost The ( popular support
1t will be given for candidates who have
no hope OF election and.no desire for the
sordid benefits OF political prciermcnt, but
who have braved the fatigue, abuse and
pccuniary loss, that true Democrats may
find his candidacy the channel through
which they may express their sentiments.
T. turn my back on the the Dem.
ocratic party, captured and he.
trayed = by Know 9& Nothing dem.
agogues, hungry. for places and spols,
to join tho pure Democracy which strue.
| giles for principles. renouncc the can
didate whose only merit is obscurity, that
/ NAV follow Il statesman whose life hos