The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-06-12
the contest of parties instead of lust commencina


the contest of parties instead of lust commencing,
will be practically ended for the great electoral and
popular maiorities which Cleveland and Thurman
even to ourselves AS representatives of the democ
racy of the nation we have duty to perform We
nominated. We have but to indorse the popular
verdict No less will be accepted at your hands.
Let no consideration of personal friendship or
glamour of locality influence your action Personal
friendship cannot be repaid by nomination where
great partys interests and future are at stake. No
tring with great of state should be toler
ated. No expression of local pride Gamble admitted
to influence action When the sovereign people speak
they must be obeyed. Broad ground must be taken.
man of the nation, not man of a state, must be
nominated. Allan G. Thurman. Nominate him by
reclamation. Let it not be said that one single
democrat in all this great union tail in this testi
mony to the greatest American of his day. No
in the temple of fame of those patriots of the past
who founded our institutions whose sacred dust lie
calmly sleeping beneath the soil of Mount Vernon,
Monticello and the Hermitage, awaiting the edica-
tion OF our national pantheon
Mr.. Dorsey, of Nevada, voiced the senti.
ments OF the democracy of Nevada in indorsing
the ticket of Cleveland and Thurman. The
mountains of Nevada would fairly rattle with
joy when the news of Humans nomination
was flashed across the wire. Applause.
Mr.. Raines, of New York was greeted with
cheers when he took the stand to make known
the position of the state delegation. New
York, he said, had withdrawn herself for
moment from the deliberations of this body in
the selection of a candidate for vice-preSident,
but the time had arrived for her voice to be
heard in unison with the acclaim of her
fellow delegations from Maine to the capes Of
the western sea in behalf of him who was the
| Plato of the republic. The battle line of the
coming conflict extended across the continent.
The forces of the democracy would reach
across the continent, and over the reserve corps
would wave Allan q. Thurman. lAppause.l
| Mr.. S. 7. Powell of Ohio briefly but earn
estly seconded Humans nomination. 1t was
claimed, he said, that the universal cry for
Thurman was but a sentiment. That might
be so, but it was the grandest sentiment that
ever occupied the democratic party.
Mr.. Dawson of South Carolina, seconded
the nomination of Thurman. He said that it
had been said that President Cleveland was
| both candidate and platform, but he pro-
| posed to present to the convention name for
| the vice-presidency which is history and
| prophecy.
Mr.. Thompson, of Tennessee, also seconded
| the nomination of Thurman, saying that
| the south of all other sections of this country
| should hasten to do honor to this grand old
| man whose arms had ever been raised to de-
| fend the stricken people. His red bandana
| had been the banner of hope to the despairing.
Let it now be the banner of victory for the
| democracy of the country.
Ex-Governor Throckmorton, of Texas, also
seconded the nomination of Thurman in a
| brief speech, in which he said that he repre-
| sented divided delegation upon the question
| of vice-presdential candidate, but he was
| none the less enthusiastic in his support of
| Ohio's grand old man. Texas would give the
| ticket 200, 600 majority, with Allan &. Thur
| man as one of the nominees.
Virginia being called, Senator Daniels went
to the platform and was given cordial recep-
ton. He said:
The old and young democracy of the Old Domtn-
| ion speak here and now and WILL join the great 40
| claim of the American people when they shall
speak again in November next for Allan G. Thur
| man. Fifty years ago and more there went be-
| You'd the Alleghenies from the good old town of
Lynchburg from which | haiD preacher OF the
| gospel who carried with him his wife, his boy, his
| Bible and his household goods, He
tied in in the en- splendid young commonwealth
Of 0athe man by force Of his character rose to
| high places in his peoples confidence and love
| they made him their representative in congress.
They clothed him with the ermipe of the chief JUS
| tlceship of their court They made him governor
| Of their state. They sent him as senator of the
| United States. He was statesman of the country,
l of wide and worldwide renown; church of Israel,
teacher and leader OF men, and further there were
difficult conditions to be confronted and difficult
| theories to be expounded, He measured TO the
depth of every exigency and rose to the height OF
| every occasion, until he became the beacon Of the
peoples hope and the center OF the states desire.
| Eulogy has fallen from lips of every speaker in
this convention who has traced the history of dem
ocratic achievement or enumerated the platform Of
| its principles DO you rejoice that public lands
| have teen rescued from punderers and that corpo-
rate Obligations are being enforced? You remem-
Der that he was ever diligent to avert wrong and
to suggest a remedy. Do you rejoice that the wave
| of Chinese invasion has been averted from the Pa
cific coast? We remember that he was amongst the
| Do you denounce that browning infamy of 1876,by
which Tilden and Hendricks were stripped of ther
| great Office? You have but re-echoed the mighty
| protest which came from him, and which will live
| as long as history. Did the eloquent young demo-
of Colorado send to the chairman of this con-
vention silver gaye to enunciate his ruling? Then
| propose that when he shall become the presiding
officer of the senate that California shall send him
| gold gavel, and that Colorado shall send him
silver one, for did he not always maintain the two
| metals of the constitution with par, and did you
not always hear from him the ring of the right
| metal? Have you bethought yourselves of
| the dark days of the democracy, and
! how thoughtful hearts rejoiced when the
dreadful picture drawn by the wonderful orator Of
New York when he portrayed $4,000 coo of prosper
| and happy freemen? Yes, and from years gone
by listen and hear the voice of crying in the
wilderness who said: make the way straight, that
| this good deed might be accomplished" In an age
| of corruption, he was an example of purity; in
| age of extravaganza, he the sentinel of econ
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