The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-15
ANISTERvIEw WITH HsENAIoRTnUR-
MAN,

The Dayton Democrats Columbus cor
respondent Gives the following az the
remarks to him Of Judge Thurman;
"They are anxious TO have me go on
the stump this fall" said Judge Thur.
man, but | have not fully made up my
mind what TO 40 about H. But there II
one thing wish TO impress on you aud
all my friends; Am not sore headed. |
am IN fully satisfied AZ any man can DO
with hia party. The Democracy haa hon
Orei me ~ few men have been hOn0red.
for which | am to-day grateful. The
Democracy was the political sweetheart
of my youth and IN the love Of my old
age, She has been always faithful to me,
aud wouldn't u DO base for me TO prove
untrue 10 herp
II can gladly say that ! am we'll
pleased with President Cleyeland's nd.
mlnlatratlOn, and that all | predicted
last fall IN the event OF hla election IL
being fulfilled In the regular order OF
events, aud believe that hia adminia'
trati0n will be u wonderful success and
confer vast benefits upon the country.
| wanted nothing for myaelf, and, there
fore could not meet with disappointment
| In that respect. | have interested my
self for some OF my friends, and have
received just treatment at the hands OF
the administration.
I'm State politics | have all along felt
that the Democratic ticket deserves and
waa reasonably sure OF success, While
feel robust enough for a vigorous cam
paign | felt that you younger men could
do the campaigning while we older ones
looked on aud went TO the polls and
voted as every good Democrat should do
But have been reading extracts from
some OF Senator Sherman'a speeches
which stir my blood and should atir the
blood OF every honest, patriotic man. y
Are we never To have peace and fra
ternlty Ia this country Are the grand,
dying words OF General Grant 10 be
branded ~ lies and tramped In the dust
every time u politician, lacking an H.
sue, wants TO secure an Clllce NJ the OK.
penae OF public deconcy, p0lr o,ism aud
national unityY Thls so'callld bloody
shirt II q horrible issue ut best, Az this
time, and In the light OF recent history,
and the prOgroaa OF events, with. the bit
ter wounds of the civil war healed and
The nation entering upon career OF
unexpected and unparalleled prosperity,
II " vicious 10 mOnslrous degree, The
man who seeks TO revive II or Keep II
alive lacks statemanship, aud the pub
lie interest should be placed In safer
hands.
"l begin TO feel that cannot sit qtlll
and see this monstr0us and lnquitOus
false lsque dragged into q State cam
plign, and the voters deceived into rNg
lstOrlng false verde, TO tn prejudice
Of our great State, aud to tho peril Of
that national unity and fraternity s0
necessary to national prosperity and
greatness, II IL the duty OF oil patrl.
Otlc men 10 both sneak and vote against
the propagation Of sectional prejudlcOq,
My original iutelto was to make but
one apeech-here In Columbus, aa al
ways debut every day II looks more
like q patriotic duty TO take an active
part IN refuting this malignant and
false issue, with which Sherman and
the Republican leaders are trying TO OBJ
scure purely State and local sane9."
fhis is the reason Allen q Thurman
has taken the stump, and better one
could not be given. II should appeal to
every Democrat aud every liberal voter
10 follow tho great statesman and put
an end TO the bloody shirt. lilo fully OK.
poets their cooperation. lo should not
bo disappointed.