Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-01
,JlJNGE THURMAN

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Thurman and party. consisting of his son
| and the press representatives, left here at
1920 a. N. today over the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad for Newark, O., where the judge
will speak this afternoon. He will then
go to Columbus, reaching there about
7:30 O'Clock. After the Newark speech he
will speak only once more this campaign,
when he will address himself to the
miners at Jacksonville, o.
NEWARK, o., Oct. 31.-The train carry
ing Judge Thurman and party had quiet
trip, until GAINESVILLE was reached. Sew
eral hundred people were at the depot
there, with band to greet the judge and
accompany him to this city where big
parade preceded the regular speeches of
the day. The GAINESVILLE people were ap-
parently anxious for a speech, and the
judge appeared on the platform, and
spoke briefly. He told them everything
was favorable to Democratic success. That
neither Hutchinson nor Sackville, nor
any other bugaboo could prevent them
from obtaining the victory they wanted if
only the Democrats would turn out and
vote their party tickets
The reception committee from Newark
consisting of Hon. VIM. Bell, Jr., Judge
Hunter, Judge Taylor and James Lana
han met the judge and escorted him to
Newark.
The day is beautiful one and the peo-
pie begin to come early this morning,
coming as individuals and as delegates
from all the neighboring towns and big
meeting was assured early in the day. A
large crowd welcomed the judge on his ar
rival.
NEWARK, O., Oct, 3t-Judge Thur
man spoke to vast crowd from the court
house this afternoon. Before he began his
ha tod -,tI 10, a
floral emblem in the shape of big ban
dana by thirty-eight handsomely uni
formed little girls. The judge made
feeling reply and then proceeded with his
speech, which he opened with eulogy of
President Cleveland and his administra-
ton. He referred to the Republican pre-
dlctions of ruin and disaster in the case
Cleveland was elected in 1854 and con-
tinued:
''Well. my friends, what has been the
result? Now we are told by Mr. Blaine, who
Is called by some the real candidate for
the presidency, prolonged cheeringl who
IS called the Plumed knight, although MS
plumes have SO withered and faded that
you do not see much of them any more
lcontinued laughter and cheeringl: we are
told by him that the United States is
IN the most prosperous condition of any
country in the world. Great applause.
Three years and half OF Democratic ad-
mlnlstratlon and the country is the most
prosperous on the face of Gods earth
lGreat applause And now has the rebel
debt been paid? No, and never will be, |
can tell you. for the constitution of the
United States expressly prohibits its pay
ment and every man who predicted that it
would be paid ought to have read his con-
stltutlon, or if he had read it he ought to
cease playing upon the truth Have the
rebel soldiers been paid or pensioned? Yes.
there was one of them, only one and let
me tell you how that came to be. The Re-
publlcans IN congress passed bill to pen
sion man and sent it to Grover Cleveland
Tor his signature, and when Cleveland
came to look into the case,
as he looks into every case
that requires his official signature, he
1ound that there was only one slight OBJ
lection, and that the man had fought on
the wrong side. lGreat cheering and
laughter-a voice. "hurrah for Cleveland n
He was a rebel soldier, but he had got a
pension bill through congress The presi-
dent vetoed it ana from that day to this
the president has been abused because he
Thought the pension roll ought to be a
roll Of honor a roll of loyalty and not a
roll of treason and dishonesty Continued
applause Have our own soldiers lost
their then pensions? Cries OF ''No
Why, Grover Cleveland has signed more
iNHSipii DiiiS IMAM an HIS PREDECESSORS put
together and there have been more pen
slons granted, or as many, within a few
less than two score, | believe, since Cleve-
land was president than in all the time of
ms predecessors since the close of the war
So, my friends, there have been nothing in
the world but contradictions of these
gloomy predictions that our adversaries
made four years ago.
Judge Thurman also spoke in praise of
President Cleveland's record on the fisher
les dispute and the Sackville West Incl
dent. In the latter matter he ridiculed
the Republicans for charging Cleveland
with bending his knees TO the British gov
ernment and when West was notified that
his services were 30 longer acceptable.
charging him with discourtesies toward
the British government.
At the close of his speech Judge Thur
man left for Columbus.
COLUMBUS, O., Oct 3I.-,Judge Thurman
reached this city at clock tonight from
Newark, O., and a warm welcome here
was rendered the judge by all Democratic
clubs in the city in force and they made
the union depot ring with shouts and the
noise of their drums when the Judges
train pulled into the depot. A procession
was at once formed and escorted the Judge
to his home, from the steps of which he
returned thanks for their courtesy.
APOllTICAL RIOT.
NEW YORK, Oct 3I-A Republican nro-