Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-09
THURMAN'S THANKS.
The '0ld Roman" Addresses the Ohio
Delegation.
He Scratches Grover Cleveland's Back
In Fine Style.

COLUMBUS, June 8.
| The Bryer train carrying the Ohio dele.
CATION on its return home from St Louis, ar
rived At 4.30. Headed by band and the
jackson club the delegation marched from
the depot to the residence of Judge Thur
man, where Hon. T Powell spoke of the
work of the delegation at St. Louis, and
then introduced Judge Thurman. After
three cheers for Cleveland and Thurman and
the red bandana, Judge Thurman spoke as
fvllows:
II understand that many gsod people say,
and no doubt think, do not deny the JUS
tice of their thoughts, that l am too old.
(laughter) to run for Vice President. Re
newed laughter and q voice We'll see about
that.") Those people who say so and who
doubtless think SO, do not understand the
effect upon an old democrat of such kind
ness as l have received at yonr hands aud
At the hands of the rest of the democracy
of the U. s. (Cheers.) Why! feel about
10 years younger At the least
calculation. daughter and renewed cheers.
A voice, Il galnsay twenty.") Well think
it will be twenty before twenty days have
passed. (kenewed laughter.) Last night
stood here to speak to my fellow citizens.
who came out to greet me, and upon my
word, expecting to speak about five minutes.
| lind spoke twenty minutes in full voice
and with immense fervor and vigOr. (Con-
timed laughter and applause Aud l should
fool of myself between now and the second
Tuesday or the first Tuesday, or Whatever
Tuesday it is in October, Daughter and vol.
ces, "November,") November mean, that
should be prancing around making speeches
like young man just out of his teens.
(kenewed laughter and spplsuse.) But
now, gentlemen, let me be serious 4 little.
You know, gentlemen of the Ohio del.ga-
tion that when you were kind enough to
call on me, before you went to St. Louis, |
told you. and God knows it was the honest
truth, that l didn't want the nomination;
that what wanted was peace and quiet, but
that it Was impossible for me to say would
not refuse the nomination, for that would
make me a candidate at once, and, therefore,
surrounded with these difficulties, could
conceive of no other way, no other solution
than to place myself in your hands, aud l
did So freely, honestly. fairly, loyalty, trust
ing that you would take care of my honor as
we'll rs the interests of the democratic party.
(Cheers) Now, gentlemen, do not under
,ake to speak for the party and say whether
. GU have don, wisely or not, but do speak
Tor m, self and say that you have done fairly
and honorably and uprlghtly by me-, and that
as long as live shall always bear towards
you grateful heat and n pleasant recollec-
ten. (Applause.) @Gentlemen, 1 thank you
tor your efforts; l thank you for
what you have done, and whether |
shall be successful OF not there is one thing
of which cannot be deprived and
that is the g,at tication 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, 1 think,
of the United States. Continued applause
Now, gentlemen, do not think l ought to
say anything more for fear as my friend
Lowenstain would soy would paralyze you.
Great Iaughter) do not want to do that.
1 hope that every man of you, since you
have put me Oh the ticket, will go to work
aud work for TIE ticket. But have another
word to say before stop and that is, there
scarcely ever happened in the history of this
world a sublimer spectacle than the renomi-
nation of Grover Cleveland by the unani-
nous voice of the convention. tGreat ap-
plause.) And now say that you did wise
thing in that, patriotic thing. The people
OF the United States love brave man,
and Cleveland is brave man; they
love an honest man and God
knows he is an honest man they love man
of gOoe, sound, judgment and don't know
any man of sounder judgment than his they
love a man who stands up for the people,
who stands up for principle and does not
fear to take the consequence, and such a
man is Grover Cleveland. Gentlemen, it
will be an honor to every man of that St.
Louis convention as long as he lives, that he
was there to cast his vote for this worthy
President of the United States.
Now thank you and will bid you good
night. Great applause.