The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-10-26

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6HELBSyrElR Ind. Oct B-Af least
MY thousand people did hono- 70 ths
''Oid Roman" here yesterday. - course.
shelby County Of itself did not fnrnish
this great concoursA They came from
Marion. and vi<o. AID Rash and
johnson and Bartholomew The IIIino II
border sent contingenf- and Kentucky
Also contributed her share from Louis-
Vile and Covinefon- The thurman club
came from Columbus; fhs Duckworths
from Cincinnati. and there were scores
% Indiana campaign clubs from all over
The state There were also : large num-
Der Of Frances Cleveland clubs. COM
posed o. girls. which formed perhaps
the most picturesque feature or the day.
Every man carried . bauisna hnndxer-
chief. and every woman = b2ndana UNI
breliA which latter proved : decided
utility a. IL raired steadily throughout
the morning Toe rain hnd no effect on
the Democrats, however, and when Jud e
Thurman stepped upon the platform N
the fair ground ke saw . vast surgine
crowd In front Of him Judge a. s.
G.essner introduced Judge Thurman.
who spoke ns follows:
M FRIKSDS: before I commence the brief
speech that shall Try 20 make 10 yon to-day
want % make N explanation want 70 say 70
you that hare been compiled 70 decline shnE-
INK hands with my friends whom. 1n1er other
circumstances. IL would have given me great
pleasure % take b. the hani- bat have been
on the stump 20 lonE- and receiving 50 many
delegations that This arm Of rhine Il 30 sore a.
70 make u impossible for me 70 shake hands
with ynu- II would cause ne more suffering
than could bear. and more than any Of you
would wish 20 iniicr upon ne shall speak %
you very briefly. because f-sf there are .
many oiher speakers here whon you desire
% near. that Il would BE- fnexcuxab1e
ID ne 10 monopnltxe your fsme.
am IN anti-rnoncpolist lgrc2f cheerinsl from
principle. and therefore on the stump never
take the time that belonesto o<hermen- Nov
my friends wish 20 say 70 you in the utmost
sincerity that an = h.ppy man today Ian
happy % meet this magnificent audience Of the
unterrined Democracy Of the noble state OF
Indiana I am happy 70 stand n this ecodly
city Of Sheibyville. where my dearly beloved
mend. Thomas A. Hendricks fapplausel. lived
% long and honorably I an happy 70 Sc
around me % many Of yo1r distinguished
friend& AMI especially 20 meet with your noble
Governor. Who y such N honor 70 your State
and the grand cause Of Democracy Jap
plause-l I an thrice happy 20 see AL around
me the signs OF grand victory in this State
victory in Indiana means the election %
Grover Cleveland 70 be the merit President o.
the United states rApplsuse.1
Now. ny friends. -four years a-o fhere the
speaker drew forth his handaaa. which wn<
greeted with pro.onrcd nppI.nsei. four years
aTo had the honor 70 speak Il : number %
meetings in the State OF lnil1nA Vas adr0-
eating the election Of Grover Cleveland 70 be
President Of the United States Well all his
opponents now are the sane rs those who o.
posed him then AMI wherever renf heard %
their gloomy predictions o; what rou1d besa-l
the country in the erelt Of Cleyeiand's eier-
ton Eyerywhere they sad that all rhe mills
would be shat down because they could NOT
lire under the Administrators Of Grover Clere-
ianc- Eserywhsre they talked about rhs pay
menr az the rcoelteht and pen sioninx the rebel
soidicr~ and the Lord only knows What other
evils Their vivid imags1zti0ns conJnred ~
10 frghten the people and pre-
vent ihetr voting for Grover Cierelard
for Presiierr: but the people didn-r believe
them sid predictions and they elected that
grand man 70 The prssidenrizl chair and h
has been President for . little over three years
and half. and what DO we noE hezrs vhr
from these v-ry sane RspublHcan orators ue
hear IL declared that the Cnt-ed stares never
vas rs pros rsr01s ~ Il Il to-day. All heir
predictions 81 ruin 10 the business or the coun-
try. AL their predictions Of the payne NJ OF The
rebel dtbt; all their predictions o: the pension-
Ing OF the rebel soldiers. and that N mills ana
factcriesof the country would shut toxn have
gone Tor notning and have orly 70 ee mention
q 70 De riiculei
Nov my fr4ends there never u.s President
who took his seat under more trying circun-
stance~ than did Cleveland on The an q March,
iS0- The Democratic party had been out %
poser ior nearly quarter O. : century. OF
co1rSE. snrre we're many = mcrrArs vho
'noaEnt snAt Nnen ue gote Demccralc Admin
.ssrs1ion sserf Dcmrrr4t ~ the isnd ougnt 20
nave > Ecol once. ~ cSurse tnere rere others
Nno sAn'ea 70 ONE. pnt Who had Their own
psenn.f op.nio 3 " nov me Governments
sno41n " ccn1nesca- ana 70 meet ana satisfy
me wishes q the peopie: 70 satisfy TIE wishes
oi tno-r sno na1 elected nm ires,1-rt nat
man eieselan1 naa me hardest task rnat was
ever in'rrs,cd toa fresident Anc nox, ho~
nss ne per'ormsa tnnt tss- fcu learn
nappy ana compete answer e thai Question
n M ras' maj alter three ana 2 half years q
~ n1ninstr1tion N vrmoc--rc conveniion
y p Asols rrnon'n1lei AIN ~ . unanimous
so'e- Anu i1At nomination na~ orrn r4rinei ~
We Democracy q fne whole country from
Maine q Mexico Viz tne sa.ne sors q unan-
'mitr- 10 second-r1te man was ever renon-
lnate1 for IA presidency q tne Cnitr1 states
~ unanimous vote trihennnsethar andssy
70 -econa'rasc nan nAs ever nominated Tor the
pFss'arney ~ ne United States he sccond
''me. Inc Tact tnt CAereisnd has 90 condnrt-
u - se'T -. ~ = M nis.rA-.oa L. ben