The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-31
THURMAN'A LIVE CORPSE
THE OLD ROMAN SAYS A FEW
WORDS ABOUT HIS HEALTH.

He Fails to See Wherein He Is So
Decrepit as the Republicans Try to
Make People Believe-The West vir-
ginia Capital Wild With Enthusi-
asm.
WHEELING, w. VA Oct. 3l.-To-day
was democratic day in this city, and the
fact was first made manifest by the unfurl-
ing of bandana streamers from stores and
residences in all parts Of town. A big
cannon on the hill above the city walked
the people early in the morning and kept
up regular cannonading during the whole
day.
The early trains brought people in from
neighboring places in Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia, uniformed clubs being
present from Pittsburg, Allegheny, ,Steuben-
vile, Martins Ferry, Moundsville, Bellairs
and many other points, besides anumber Of
local organizations.
oHEERED ON THE MARCH.
Crowds lined the streets on which the
procession had been advertised to move and
gave hearty greetings to the various clubs,
and cheered Justify at the sight of Judge
Thurman. In the parade bandana uniforms
and umbrellas were prominent The Alle-
gheny City delegations escorted mammoth
rooster and others carried big pictures of
President Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland and
Judge Thurman. 1t took forty-live minutes
for the procession to pass given point.
This afternoon state orators held forth on
stands in the open air, fine weather making
open-air speeches possible.
Tonight Judge Thurman spoke in the
rink, while a torchlight procession paraded
the street.
Judge Thurman said of the procession
here to-day that it was one of the finest and
best he had ever seen.
THE SPEECH.
He fully intended to speak very briefly,
but the surroundings seemed to inspire him,
and his voice was strong and clear, and he
spoke easily for fifty lone minutes. In his
opening remarks he said
Although | am tough enough God knows,
[cheersl and might speak until the sun shines
over our heads tomorrow morning, yet must
not forget what our opponents say. You have
read in the papers and you have seen in their
pictures that | am poor, decrepit old man,
with one foot in the grave, [great cheers and
laughterl and, my friends, John Sherman
when he said to his audience
that it was shame that the Democratic party
were dragging round his old and afflicted friend
to make votes for Grover Cleveland .aughter
and cheers.
A PRETTY GOOD RECORD.
1t is now more than ten weeks since / began
this campaign. | have Travelled more than
5000 miles. have spoken 80 many times that
am afraid to mention the number. l have
spoken indoors and out of doors. I
have spoken from stationary stumps
and from those confounded stumps
called the tail end of the car great laughter
and cheers) which always managed TO run
away with me just as was making the best
part Of my speech. have done all that, and
have gained strength every day. | have never
failed toattend a meeting when was appointed
to speak, and my health has been so good that
| have never failed to speak on account of i'll
health but once. Then was afflicted as might
be the strongest man who ever lived; as Samp-
son or Hercules himself might have been
afflicted, and of course | could not speak.
Cheers Well, ] think for decrepit old man, for
an old fellow with one foot in the grave, have
pretty good record Laughter and cheers
And so | am here TO speak to you tonight, and
you can judge whether / look like q ghost or a
live man.
QUESTIONS OF STATE.
The Judge briefly discussed the tariff,
fisheries and Chinese treaties, and then
turned his attention for some time to the
Murchison-S ickville correspondence. OF
the writer of the Murchison letter he said
for the democratic candidates
when no man can read it
without seeing that he is
one of the most unprincipled republicans
that is to be found in the whole United
States [cheersl and If the British minister
had had as much sense as l0-year-old boy,
he would have seen that some fellow was
setting a trap to catch him. Laughter
The british minister was such an ass that
he did not know there was any trap set for
him,