Huntsville gazette., 1888-06-09


harmless upon his leonine front and setl lee
back iyito calinness by TIL. force of his logic
and We power OF his oratory; ripe scholar
his T4lSqIisitions upon constitut io1al law arr
n3 sterpieces of reasoning and eloquence
! cp allenging the admiration of even his polit
| fal opponents.
l '.Four years sine the California delega
i tion put forward Mr. Thurman as their can
didate for the presidency, and the interven-
ing years have but augmented their rever
ence and affection for him. The patrSot OF
Columbus cannot be allowed to wither in re
| tirenlent
His fame is not his alone; it is the proud
heritage OF the American people. His name
may be most flttingly coupled with that of
! our honored president, Grover Cleveland.
| Clevelapd and Thurman will be ticket alb
| solutoly resistless 1t will sweep the country
! with mighty rush, tidal wave of ap-
| provaL Against it all opposition will be
! fruitless. The approval of Cleveland's ad-
1ninisUration during the past four years, and
| endorsement of his actions, the simplicity
] yet remarkable ability with which he has
administered his great trust under the most
| trying circumstances, coupled with the all
! prevailing affection felt for the philosopher
| of Columbus, will make Cleveland and Thur
| man a war-cry to alright the political
| enemy.
Indiana honors Governor Gray by sup
| porting him for this nomination; Illinois is
/
Mr.. Dickinson, Wisconsin for Mr. Villas
good men and true each and all of them; :;
and, were 1t not for the self sacrificing pa
triotism of Mr.. Thurman in response to the
almost unanimous wish of the party to per-
NIT his name to come before you, it were
difficult indeed to choose between such meri-
torl0uS and able gentlemen. They are each
the favOrlte sons of their respective states,
but when Allen e. Thurman, the favorite
son OF each and every state in this Union, in
answer TO the universal demand for his ac-
ceptance, consents to leave the peace and
tranquility of his tireside and again serve his
grateful countrymen, SO prominent, so colos
sal Is his political and mental figure in the
pdUlic eye that all others must, of necessity,
share In its lmmenSlty
Let no mistake be made at this time
Mistakes are crimes. If you but do your
duty, If you but give the people what they
expect, what they demand, the contest of
parties, instead of just commencing, will be
practically ended; for the great electoral
and popular majorities, WHICH Cleveland and
Thurman will surely receive at the polls,
Will be a revelation even TO ourselves As
representatives of the Democracy of the ma
ton we have duty to perform. We must
nominate the man the people have already
nominated. We have but to endorse the
popular verdict; no less will be accepted at
your hands.
Let no consideration of personal friend
ship or clamor of locality influence your
action. Personal friendship can not be re-
paid by nomination where a great party's
interest and future are at stake. No trifilng
with great concerns of state should be toler-
ated; no expressions of local pride can be ad-
mitted to influence action. When tho
sovereign people speak they must be obeyed
Broad ground must be taken. The man of
the nation, not the man of the state must be
nominated
Nominate Allen G. Thurman Nominate
him by acclamation Let it not be said that
one single Democrat in all this great Union
fails i'll this testimonial to the greatest
American of his day, the noblest breathing
man upon American soil, fit consort in the
temple of fame of those patriots of the past
the founders of our institutions, whose
Sacred dust lies calmly sleeping beneath the
sods of Mt. Vernon, Monticello and Hermit
age awaiting the dedication OF our National
pantheon"
The roll-call was again proceeded with
Colorado reached, Col. Thomas NJ Patter-
son took the platform to nominate Gen.
Black. The speech was spoken in excellent
form and with magnificent delivery and be-
fore the man from the mines had gone far he
completely won the Sympathies of the audi
ence, which gave him the heartiest applause
that any one had received during the day
Silence prevailed while the speaker read !
letter from Gen. Black asking for the with
drawal of his name on the ground that the |
sentiment of the Democracy was for Thur |
man, and there was loud cheering when the |
signature was reached.
He concluded by leaving the cause of Gen |
Black in their hands without further COM
ment.
The roll call was resumed and a Connecti- |
cut delegate briefly seconded Thurman's !
nomination
Then Indiana was called and "the Tall |
Sycamore of the Wabash" got upon the |
platform and the enthusiasm waxed hot It |
was some time before be could proceed He |
rehearsed the previous political history OF |
Indiana, saying that no Democratic presi- |
dent mad ever before been inaugurated that !
had not received her vote From Monroe to |
Illden and Cleveland she voted for them |
all. This year would be no exception for !
Grover Gle 'eland, and whoever went on the |
ticket with him would be elected with the |
votes of Indiana, OF not at ALL
He knew there were certain influences at !
work TO leave Indiana out of calculation, but /
ne would say to those who were sponsors, |
Tor those influences that whatever tended to |
impair indlana's power to help, would also |
destroy the Democratic ascendency. Here a
'oiOc ohohtcu OleSOi, anu tQe speaker re-
sponded, Yes, take warning from Oregon
before it is too late " The battles they !
waged in Indiana, cont nued Senator Voor-
tees, were not known in other states.
Having attended TO the charges against
tray, Mr.. Voorhees, closed amid generous
applause.
Georgia had been passed in the call, but
the secretary went back, and Albert II.
Cox, who introduced himself as Union man
from Georgia, seconded the nomination of
Governor Gray
The roll call was resumed. Kentucky
reached and Evan E. Settle appeared on be-
half Of the unterrifed Democrats to second
Gray's nomination. He said he drew in
plration for the moment from the conven-
ion that in this city, twelve years ago,
nominated the man who, although rightfully
slected, was defeated by fraud and con-
splracy, and paid tribute to that other In
Llama patriot, who elected four years ago,
nad gone beyond this life They wanted, he
aid, young and vigorous men who could fill
)ut their terms of Office.
Louisiana was called for and there was no