Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-16
A Grand Triumphal Procession Throughout
the State,
ENDS In. 4 GREAT MEETING
At Shalbyvills Where the Next Vice
President Talks Pure JsfarSlonlan
Democracy Straight From
the Shoulder.

the DuckwoIth CLUB, lou OF the 1nutnan
Club of Cincinnati, fifty more from the
Thurman Club OF Columbus, all nice'y
uniformed, besides a large number who
did not so in delegations. judge Thurman
was takea TO the depot by the Cincinnati
Escort Committee, and the crowd there
gave him hearty sead off as he walked to
his car, The first car of the train was
literally covered with banners and ban
dsnas, while the enthusiastic Democrats
were one and all provided with bandsnas
and lungs. As the train pulled slowly
through the yards the railroad men
chsertd hartily, while many an engine
whistle kept time with liysly footing.
AuO & N. engineer taking the premium
By attempting 3 tune. Outside the city
peop,e stood beside the track, and waved
and cheered SIS tie trsia sped by. The
CINCINNATI Escort ia special charge OF the
Judge, consisted of DR.. j. W. PrendergaSt
and Otwsy F. Cosgrave, while the Judges
immediate party consisted OF himself, his
son Allen W. Thurmsn, Dr.. Fred W.
Sehwarz ami Squire. Matt Martin, of Col
umhus, Chairman Townsend, and Press
representatives.
GREETED BY THOUSANDS.
At Green, burg several hundred people
were in waiting, imra.isn.ly calling for
Judge Thurman, whose appearance az the
rear Of the platform was greeted with
cheers. James B. Townsend, chairman OF
the Ohio Safe Committee, introduced the
Judgs as the "ntxs Vice, President, and
Judgs Thurman tsli the crowd: "If you
Democrats Of Indiana 60 your duty and
give us this state, that may turn ont to
bs F." The train started with ths last word,
and the crowd gave the Judge parilng
cheer. O.her towns gave hearty cheers,
and Shelbyville stirred the air with a tIe-
meudous cheer, the crowd being away mp
in the thousands. The day is gloomy and
drizzly, bat that seems to have little Ell c.
on the size of the crowd, who crowded.
through the mud to see Judge Thurman
as he was driven up town, e!corsed py
local and visiting clubs
Judge Thurman wss driven to the home
of Mr. John Bigg', where he reVie wsd the
p,rade. The yisltiug clubs were from sll
of this part of TIE State, ard formed pro-
eessiou over a mile in length. Bandanas
were carried By all, and banners with
party notices and campaign issues We're
fersely statei in the same way, while
wagons with young ladies and girls and
laborinq exhibits added tD the variety CT
the pTocsxiln. The handsDna psrasols
carried by several clubs served to protect
them somewhat from ths drizzting ram
and msde handsome appearance as well.
After II procession the crowd called for
a speech, and Judge Thurman standing on
Mr.. Bsggs front porch, said:
'Of course you don't expect q speech
at this time, as l must husband my voice
all I can to spread myself after awhile"
Msny then turned towards the fair
grounds where the barbecue Is being he'd
and where the speeches will take place
during the afternoon.
THURMAN HALE AND HEARTY.
After dining Judge Thurman was driven
10 acsrr age drawn by gsily decorated gray
horsss, through the ccoweed streets to the
still more crowded fair grornds. Shelby
vile had suddenly grown from town OF
10 900 bloss med ont into city OF 5O, OOO or
more. The most conservative estimates on
the siz, of the crowd placed it
at from 81 900 to 10000. 10 front
of the grand stard was erected the
stand from which Judge Thurman spoke.
Under the shelter Of the st md were SIX OF
syven thousand people, and 10 front OF 10
were 10, 900 more, ths most Of whom re-
NAMED all through Judge Thurman 9
so ,ech. The Judge spoke with ease and
cisarness, and waI closely followed by the
thousands who were in hearing distance,
who gave hearty applause to all he said.
GRAND ADDRESS
Judge Thurman said: Four years ago
had the honor to speak to number OF
meetings in the state of Indiana, was
Advocating the election OF Grover cleveland
10 be President of the United States. Our
opponents were actively engaged IN the
same contess, and wherever / went heard
their gloomy prediction Of what would
bsf.ll the country, should Cleveland be
slect d President. A voice we still live.
ESeryyhsre they predicted ruin to the
husiness of the country. Everywhere they
tcli rs that the mills and factories and
furnaces OF the Uuited States would be
shut down because they could not live un'
der the sdministrsiio IN Of Grover C:eye
land. Egtrvwhere they talked about the
psyment OF the p1blic debt, pensionipg the
Rebel soldiers, and the Lord knows whs'
other evils fheir vivid i'm lginations did not
portray to the peop to prevent them from
voting for Grover Cleveland for President
Of the limited S.stss. But the p sople did
mel believe their sad predictions, and
they elevated the man to tie Presidency
And now he has been President 10,
a little over three years and half and
what do we now hear? Why from thess
very same Repub lean orstors We hear II
declared that the U1itsd States never wa
"a prosperous ss they are this day. Ap
plsuse All their pEophesies in regard q
the mt of the rebel debt, all theil
prcphesies ofruin to to the basioesI rf th'
!, eountry, all their predictions Cf Ee1sioa
irg rebel soldiers, all the hauntiag OF th'
bloody shirt bas gone for nothing, AID II
only remsmtered to bs Eid:culed. Ap
plsuse -
CLEvELAND's SUCCESS.
Friends. thers never Was o Presiden
: who took his seat under more trying cir
cumstsnces than GroSer Cleveland did o.
the fourth of March, 1895. The Demo
cratic party had besn out Of power II
: rearly quarter Of a century. OF course
r there were many Democrats who thong !
when we got Democratic administra'io
!. eyery Democrat in the land ought to hsv
a good cffise. OF course, there were other
who wanted no offics, but had their ow
peculiar notion as to how the governmen
? should be conducted, and to meet and I
j satisfy the wishes Of the people, these wh
elected him Presidelt Of the United States
8 that man Cleveland had the hardest tas
r that ever was encountered by Pre- i lem
Aud how has he performed that task
y THtrs the speaker WIS interrupted by
n spell of eougnipg. Ycu see what Q bs
d eold hsve-ths peoples answer to tb,
question Ia found in the fics that att