The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-09
States. tCheers.l Why, feel ten years
younger at the least calculation.
A Noice-"Say twentyp

younger NJ the least CalCulatlOn.
A Voce-"Say twenty"
at will be twenty before twenty days.
Laughter. Last night l stood here to
speak to my fellow-citizens who came out
to greet me, and upon my word, expect
ing to speak about five minutes, | find
spoke twenty minutes in full voice, and
with immense fervor and vigor continued
laughter and applausel and l should not
be surprised ii should make such fool
OF myself between now and the second
Tuesday, or the first Tuesday or whatever
Tuesday il is in October laughter and
voices, November" November, Imean,
that | should be prancing around making
speeches like young man just out OF his
teens. Renewed laughter and applause.
But now, gentlemen, let me be serious
little. You know, gentlemen OF the Ohio
delegation, that when you were kind
enough TO call on me before you went TO
st. Louis, told you, and God knows IL
was the honest truth, that | did not want
the nomination; that what l wanted was
peace and quiet, but that IL was impossible
for me to say that | would not refuse
nomination, for that would make me q
candidate at once, and, therefore,
surrounded with these difiiclties, l
could conceive OF no other way, no other
solution TO place myself in your hands,
and did so freely, honestly, fairly, 10y
ally, trusting that would take care OF my
honor as well us the interests Of the Demo-
cratic party. Cheers Now, gentlemen,
i do not undertake TO speak for the party,
and say whether you have done wisely or
not, but | do speak for myself and say
that you have done fairly and honorably
and uprightly by me, and that rs long as
live, | shall always bear toward you a
grateful heart and pleasant recollection.
Applause.
Gentlemen, l thank you for your efforts;
thank you for what you have done, and
whether shall be successful or not sue
cessful there is one thing OF which / can
not be deprived, and that is the gratifca-
ton OF knowing that have the good will
OF the people Of my State. and not only OF
the people OF Ohio, but OF the people /
think OF the United States. CONTINUED
applase.l Now, gentlemen. do not think
ought TO say anything moro for fear, as
my friend Lowenstein would say, that Il
vud baralise YOU [Great laughter /
do not want to do that. hope that every
man OF you, since you have put me on the
lthtNt VIII ~ W Nhlh Nbih AhN
ticket But have another word 10 say
before / stop, and that is this There
scarcely ever happened in the history Of
this world n sublimer spectacle than
the denomination Of Grover Cleveland
by the unanimous voice Of the conven
ton, [great applausel and, now, | say
you did wise thing in that, a patriot,
thing in that. The people Of the United
States love brave man, and Cleveland i
a brave man; they love an honest man
and God knows he is an honest man
they love n man Of good, sound judgment
and do not know any man Of sounde
judgment than his; they love a man VIII,
stand up for the people, who stands VI
for principle and does not fear TO take tn
consequence, and such man is Grove
Cleveland. Gentlemen, IL will be a
honor 10 every man Of that 81. Louis con
vention as long rs he lives that he wa
there 10 cast his vote for this worthy Pres
dent OF the United Scates. Now than
you and viii bid you good night lGre0
applause.