The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-13
SENATOR DANIELS SPEECH.
HE SECONDS THE NOMINATION OF
THE OLD ROMAN,

A special telegram to the Balti-
more Sun from ST. Louis says:
In response 10 repeated calls, Sem
ator John W. Daniel, of Virginia.
stepped forward and SAID: "The old
and the young Democracy of the Old
Dominion speak here and now, and
will join the great acclaim of the
American people when they shall
speak again IN November next for
Allan G. Thurman. Fifty years
ago and more there went beyond the
Allegheny, from the good old town
of Lynchburg, from which / haii). a
preacher of the Gospel, who carried
with him lis wife, his boy,
his Bible and his household
goods. He settled in the splendid
young Commonwealth of Ohio. The
boy became the father of the man by
his force of character and rose to the
high places of his peoples confidence
and love. They made him their rep
resentatiye in Congress /; they clothed
him with the ermine Of the CHIEF JUS
ticeship of their court; they made
him Governor Of their State; they
sent him as a Senator Of the United
States. He was statesman of the
country, of wide and worldwide re q.
nown; in the church OF Israel a
teacher and leader of men. He
measured to the depth of every ext
gency and rose to the height of every
occasion until he became the beacon
of the peoples hope and the centre
Of the States desire. ICheers In
an age of corruption he was an ex-
emplifcati0n ofpurity; in sn age Of
extravaganza be was the sentinel q
economy; 10 an age Of sectiOnalism
he knew only his country; in an age
of bate he was the incarnation of fra
ternity /; in an age of scandal the salt
Of his good name never lost its SAVIOR.
CCheers. They say indeed that the
| grand old man is old. There is nc
hair that glistens on the patriarch:
brow that did not grow white in
Democratic service. Cheers. The
revolving years that have eircled
around his head have each Of them
left in its track a new ring Of glory.
| [Cheers1. Can | not say of him in
the Language Of the poet, cage may
Ger his brow be flung, but his heart,
his heart is ever yOungT' rCheers1.
Old indeed, but not too old to re-
ceiye the tardy hoaOr of people to
whom he has been faithful or to re
quite them with renewed and faithful
service. Why not dominate him
now, my countrJmeu, aud by accla-
ton? Loud CheersJ He stands
before YOU the illustrated epItome OF
Democratic history. lie stands be.
fore you the faithful champion o
Democratic principles, lie stands
before you the righiful heir Of Dem.
orrasic h ,nors. [Cheers1, lie e..
hibits the grandeur Of the American
patriot. He is the highest type o.
| the American. lie is the fitting com.
panion of Grover Cleveland cheers
| to receive by his side the mantle o.
Thomas A. Hendricks. Of IndisRa
lrchears1, and the people Of this Who'll,
country viii be as glad at heart when
they shall see the grand old Roman
take in hand the gayel of the Senate
as they are to-day 10 see that other
that fair companion ofGrover Cleye
land, welding the scPptre Of tha
happy home, the White House, an,
that dauntless, brave patriot himself
guiding with the firm and untremb
| ling hand the deslinies Of this grea
nation. fCheers and cries u "Timel
and Go ont One minuisl in II
name Of the people Of vi.aiuia. up
whose soil he was born, che. ri
The name ef The Re PIE Of 0liO, !
adopted home I'm the name Oft
Democracy Of this graf nation, i
corruptible, unterrifed and uneo
querable, ding this banner to d
urceze, waiyiDg q bandan
handkerchief, the symbol
: bis name. Loud ehcers1. II
emblem which, like the cay Of Il
erty, equality, and fraternity. nee
Il only TO be seen to carry Us messal
= Il goes 10 the field to-day with
benediction Of the wise and 60
side by side with the flag Of d new
DYING star. Like it, Il will be {
smbltm Of Democracy triumpha
O. Of q land redeemed, Of q nation
unstod