The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14
JUDGE THURMAN MAKES A
SPEECH TO HIS TOWNSMEN.

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Special 70 the Times Union
COLUMBUS, O., June 1.-The Thurman
Club got up demonstration here to-
night in honor Of the nomination of Judge
Thurman for Nice-Presiient. A process
sion was formed which marched to the
residence of Judge Thurman. Captain
Hoffman, of the Samuel J. Randall Club,
was introduced to Thurman BY President
John J. Lentv, Of the Thurman Club, and
introduced each member Of the Philadel
phia Club in turn to Judge Thurman.
Judge Thurman then spoke as follows:
Ny Frse7.is mi Fellor- Ca,s>a.
sincerely thank YOU for this manifestation %
your good VIII and esteem II h;s been WEI
said, Find What man i ihought "f hy h
neighbors and you can form correct jgdEm al
Of that mans character and worth. II ! may
Judge from this Demonstration a. well : from
all the acts OF kindness that have received from
the good people OF Coumhus for more than Il
third Of century, may indulge in The hope
that stand well in the affections 81 my neigh
boIs. Great applause. And when, in addition
10 that. have every reason TO believe from the
attendance here tonight OF that splendid tao y OF
men The Randall Club, OF Ph,l,dclphiaN hecr-
that stand well in that grand ola ; ate winch
used 10 be called The keystone OF the Democratic
arch renew ed cheering and which hop. VIII
ere long become that keystone again; then
have. more than ever, reason 10 congratulate my
self, and believe that | stand well with my lcl
low man.
DEEPLY GRATEFUL.
Nv friends | should be the most inscneible
and cold blooded mAn IN the world ! dll not
feel grateful for The kindness you have mani
tested toward me 10 night yes, and | may say
night, and yet do not know alb, that quite
| say Kindness was 1t kindness: was living
in my quiet home with my good Old vile
and my children and grandchildren and friends
around me, wishing tor nothing in this world
but peace and quiet when you and others like
YOU forced me once more into the political arena
Whether this was kind or not, time Will tell
Whether il was well advised not. time will
disclose. But one thing need not wait tor time
to disclose, and that is That owe you the deep
est and protoundest gratitude from the very
bottom ofmy heart. Great applause.
Now my friends, you will nOt-tcOughing)
| 90, 50 much OF that fire and birthstone down
my throat that can hardly talk, and that is not
very fair for il what some Of my enemies say Of
me | will get fire and birthstone quick enough,
without getting it pow laughter aud a voice ::
"a good many wears yet, Judge You will
not expect me to make a political speech to-
night. When all the parties shall have been
fully marshalled in the field, wien the issues,
as the lawyers call them, shall have been dis
,inctly declared, when all the candidates have
their harness on and are ready for the tilt, then
it will be right for me 10 bear my humble part
in the ARRAY. Cheers Then l give You my
word that shall be heard from according to my
feeble abilities
think there is still in this old head some rem
nants of brains, laughter and applause to ena-
Bile me to tell the people why it is that All my life
long have been Democrat and mean 10 die
ono fApnlausp I And | think | shall he able
TO give them some reasons why they should be
Democrats from now until they are laid in Their
graves. [Cheers.
ALWAYS TOLERANT.
| My friends, it is not my purpose to say any
| harsh thing of our political opponents That
| has never been my style OF speaking even when
| | was a young man. | might say not man
| all for the first stump speech L ever made | was
| nothing but boy Even then | always
| deavored to keep civil tongue in my head. /
| ALWAYS recognized the right of every man to do
his own thinking, and if he would only think
| honestly, and be as tolerant of me as i was 10
| him, no harsh words should fall from my lips in
respec, to him, and, so now, in the contests that
| happened in our own party, it never has been
| my habit to quarrel with those who did not
| think Just as l thought.
| | have been before your Convention At ST.
| Louis, without my will! and against my viii. as
| q candidate for the great office. Chtcring |
was warmly, noby and generously supported in
| that convention. | was also warmly and earn
| esly opposed Towards those who opposed me,
| have nothing in the world but feelings OF kind
| ness 1t was their right if they thought some
| other man was the better man 10 be nominated,
if they thought il was more polite or advisable,
| however well they might think OF me. to nomi-
| nate somebody else, it their right to think
So They were sent there TO exercise iheiI judg-
ment, and God knows they have created not ii
single rutf1e in my bosom, nor the least symptom
of i'll will towards them. [Applausc]
| No, my friends, | am here To advocate the
right OF every free American citizen to think tor
| himself / believe in il, and always have be
lieved in it as the very essence OF Democracy
| and of free government, and, therefore, wish to
! say TO you all that so long as God gives me
strength 10 speak to my fellow mrn, 50 long shall
| | talk TO them the good honest Democracy in
which was schooed, and in which believe.
PROUD OF HIS RUNNING NATE.
| tell you, my friends, that the ST Louis Con
| vention did a thing itself that should immor-
| talize it, Ii did one which OF ITSELF should com
| mand the esteem, and respect and gratitude OF
| the American people 1t did one thing which
| set a magnificent example for all time to come
to the American people, and indeed, to all other
| people who have anything to do in the choice OF
rulers, and that thing was 10 re nominate Grover
Cleveland by the unanimous voice of the Con
vention. [Cheering.] Now, my friends, when
speak of Grover Cleveland do not speak of a
stranger to me. / never saw him until he was
inaugura:ed President of the United States, but
have seen him many times since, talked with
him much, consulted with him much and although
have not seen him for months past know
that man, l think, and think know him well.
and II there is brave, honest, upright, courage
Gus, patriotic man on the face OF Gods earth.
Grover Cleveland is such man. lGreat ap-
plause.