The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-18
JUDGE THURMAN In INDIANA
He Appears at Fort Wayne and DeIiy-
ers One of His Regulation Speeches,
Employing the Arguments and Illustrations
Used in His Michigan Addresses-The
Crowd Not So Large as Was Expected.

rOhr WAYNE, lnu., Oct. lf.-In6 Qay or the
big barbecue dawned clear and bright. and early
this morning the crowds began to appear on the
streets. Fort Waynes forty thousand people
were early reinforced by the inhabitants of the
county, while the morning trains brought hum
dreds and thousands from nsighboring towns.
Many came as individuals. but many others
were organized, prepared for the parade of the
day. Judge Thurman arose ct 8 o'clock, after q
quiet and refreshing sleep. Soon after break
fast his door was thrown open to the multitude,
and thousands awaited themselves of the
opportunity to take him by the
hand. Besides the Judge, prominent
procession included veteran soldiers, railroad
men, visiting clubs. Fort Wayne Democratic or
CARNATIONS, citizens on foot, hunting and shoot
ing clubs, butche rs, and floats and wagons. The
procession formed at noon, and after marching
through the streets, which were lined with
people, went to the Hamilton fields, IN the south
ern part of the city, where three speakinR-stsnds
had been erected for the occasion. Prominent
all along the line OF procession was the bandanna
handkerchief, and dresses, coats and umbrellas
OF the bancanna red gave q brilliant appearance
heas aud ex-senator Mcdonald stood
with Judge Thurman on the ho-
tel balcony as he reviewed the parade.
which took t~hirty-fve minutes to pass. One big
wagon carried . pyramid of handsome young
ladies dressed In baudannas, who waved and
cheered Enthusiastically in response to the ova-
ton given them by the crowd. When the car.
rlages reached the speaking stand at 2 o'clock,
10. 600 people were already on the ground, while
several thousand more wers soon added to the
audience. At the sight Of Judge Thurman the
crowd cheered heartily. and during his remarks
they applauded generously. Fred j. Haven, Of
Fort Wayne. on behalf of NJ. 2. Masters, who
has voted the Democratic ticket for fifty
years, presented the Judge with
hickory cane. which had been cut and
suitably engraved by Mr.. Masters. In response,
Judge Thurman said: Thanks. This | take
to be a hickory-it looks very much like it. and
it looks as II, should that end Of it fall on the Lead
of o Republican, If he was a mean man. he
would be mighty apt to go down. applause
This response was made after his regular
speech, which was brief. and was followed by
short talks TO the people on the other sides of
the stand who had been unable 10 see and hear
HIM as they wished. He was in good voice and
seemed TO have suffered no exhaustion from the
severe hands h aking ordeal through which he
passed this morning The president of the day,
John II. Bass, introduced him, and he spoke az
follows:
..My Fellow-citizens- have been speaking a
great deal of late. aud when these gentlemen
get done over there referring TO some confusion
10 the audtcnceI, i Will speak a little more
laughter and applausel; but | will not speak
until they have satisfied themselves. / said
that l hai been speaking q great deal of late.
and L have q great deaf OF speaking to DO yet,
and much of it crowded into this week. l have
10 speak Tomorrow ~ Peru. the next day or
night at indianapolis. the next day at Brazil. TO
saw nothing about divers pleasant little talkee-
tAlkees from the end Of the train ss | 60 along.
Laughter and cheersJ Now. IN view of that.
and OF the necessity of my taking care OF my
yo;na thA snpruitfaa tknught ~ aAvfsahla that
on this occasion 1 should speak inside the walls
Of q house, which. as every speaker knows.
10 FAR easier than 1t II TO speak TO q
great crowd in the oben air. They have, there
fore, appointed my meeting for some place.
don't know exactly where 1t is several voices
Princess Rink'I-in the city, where l propose
to the best of my poor ability 10 spread myself a
little tonight. Great applause. In order that
/ may go there, and that l may have any voice
At all to speak there, ana especially that L may
have some voice TO speak TO the noble gatherings
OF Indiana Democrats at the other places that l
have mentioned. IL IS arranged that / am Dot too
speak from this stand except TO express me inn
mense qualification that 1 feel at seeing this
grand and magnificent sssemblage and TO return
you my sincerest thanks for your kindly wei
come Applause. / have been 10 Indiana but a few
days, but every day that / nave spent here bAs
gladdeued my heart. Applause. A Democrat all
my life, it would be impossible for me TO see tho
zeal. the energy and she patriotism of the party
here without feeling my heart swelling with
emotion and making me prouder than ever of
this great and worthy Democratic State. I'm
thusisstlc applause. | say Democratic State
because. although 1 am not a prophet or the son
of a prophet, l am about as good guesser ct
political results as ever You saw laughter and
cheerinel. and when 1 arn told by your noble
Governor and your noble Senator Voorhees,, aud
my old friend. Joe Mcdonald, aud divers others
of the patriarchs and saints Of Democracy, that
Indiana is safe for Cleveland and
Thurman. L believe it as l believe the book OF
%--&A ln N0 Dnu NfAda mis-
save what voice l have for that speech at the
rink tonight, where l will try TO do n little
better. i thank you for your kind reception.
aud beg leave to bid you goodbye" Great mp
plause
In compliance with a request that Mr.. Thur
man would show himself 1T the other side OF
the stand, he crossed over and said: III l we're
a young man should be utterly ruined oecsuse
so many people want to see me: 1t would make
me think l am good looking" lCheers-l
Passing to another quarter of the stand, he
addressed the crowd facing him there, in these
words: well, my friends. L can only make my
bow to you AND express my regret that l cannot
make a speech here this afternoon. intend to
make one in the city to night, and l must hus-
band my voice for that and other occasions, for
| am to speak every day this week.
The reply to the cane presentation was made
to that portion Of his audience facing the fourth
sion Judge Thurman and party took their car
riages and returned TO the hotel.
Afternoon trains brought greater crowds into
the city, VanWert county,, Ohio. sending one
thousand Of her Democrats. while others came
from all this section OF country. From Cleve-
land came the Tilden Club, 600 strong. Four
hundred Toledosns, in a club, came with friends.
Torches threw a fns glare on the red bandannas
OF the marching thronR, while fireworks all
along the way added to the enthusiasm of the
occasion. The streets were lined
with the multitude, and shouts for
Cleveland and Thurman alternated with
on the sidewalk seemed fairly to overpower the
music OF bands and drum corps. This is Iudi-
ana's banner Democratic county, and the oc-
casion YVES one long to DO remembers. Judge
Thurman has had many adverse circumstances
against which to speak this fall. but here a
beautiful little rink, with room for three thou
sand, was secured, and 10 it his speech was de-
livsred. The torch-icht procession came first,
and was reviewed from the hotel balcony, after
which the Judge was driven through the
| crowded. cheering streets to the rink.
During the parade an explosion Of fireworks
resulted In the fatal injury of Loenzo Bourss
and the serious shaking mp Of several others.
Judge Thurman spoke with ease in a strong,
clear voice for forty-eight minutes. and was dis
tinctly heard in all parts of the rink de opened
by saying be would not indulge IN any flowers
of rhetoric, but speak the plain, honest truth to
the best of his knowledge and belief as to the
reasons why the people shoold reelect Grover
Cleveland President of the United States. He
said:
For three aud a half years, and a little more, he has
administered the government OF this country with
such ability, integrity, courage and patriotism that hs
Is entitled to the good will and confidence of the Amer
lean people. Applause In the second place, hi