Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15
TEE OLD ROMAN SPEAKS.
The Ohio Statesman Says the Action
of the ST. Louis Convention Makes
Him Ten Years Younger.
The Public Need Not be Amazed to
See Him Cutting Up al the Franks
Of Boy in His Teens.
Governor Grey sathfisd with the Rssul
The Cinciunzti Es qcirer Comes to
Time Beautifully.
THURMAN SPEAKS.

COLUMBUS, OHIo, June S-rhe trsin
carrying the Oaio delegation on its return
from 81. Louis arrived here at 4:S0 this
afternoon. Headed By s brnd and the
Jackson clue, the delegation marched
from the Depot to tue residence Ct Judge
Thurman, vyaere Hen. 7. 9. Powell spoke
briefly Of the Work OF the delegation st
St. Louis and then introduced Judge
Thurman. After three cheers for C!eye-
land, Thurman and the red bald.ln,
Judge Thurman space as follows:
81 understand that nspv good people
ssY and, no doubt, think Il DO not deny
the justice CT their thoughts) that l sm
too old Laughter ] TO run Tor Vice Presi-
dent" Renewed laughter
voice, "We'Q see about that.")
"rhose people who say so anu who
doubtless think so do not understood the
effect upon an old Dem9 crzt Of such :
kindness as received at your bsnds hnd
at the hsnds Of the rest OF the Democracy
Of the United SJates. ICheers Why, l
feel about ten yesrs younger At the lesst
calculation" Laughter and renewed
A voice: "l gsinssy twenty"
"Weil, 1 think it viii be twenty before
twenty. Renewed laughter, Last night
L stood nere to spe.k to my fellow clti-
z3us who came to crest me snd, upon mY
word, expecting 10 speak about five miu-
utes hnd spoke twenty minutes IN full
voice and
WITH IMMENSE FERyOR AND YIGOR.
CONTINUED laughter and applause And
/ should not be surprised if l should
make such fool Of myself between now
and the second Tuesday, or the fist
tuesday, OF whatever ruesdsy 1t is, In
October, laughter, and voice Uneven
oern November, l mssp, that l should be
praIclDg around many perches like E
young man just ont OF his
teens. Renewed laughter and applause.
But now, gentlemen, let NE be serious j
little. You know, gent!em N Of the Ohio
delegation, that when you were kind
enough to call on me before you went TO
St. Louis told you, snd CD knows it
WAS the honest trutD, thEt did not want
the uomla stioD, that what l wanted WAS
peace and quiet, but that it was I'M
possible fer me 10 s.y that | would not
refuse nomination that would make NE
3 candidate at once. Therefore, surround
ed with these difficulties l could conceive
Of no other wsv
NO OTHER SOLUTION
than to place myself III your hands, and
did so freely, honestly and loyalIy, apd,
trusting that you would take care Of my
1oror as well as the intere SITS Of the
Democratic party. CCheers. Now, gen
tlemsn, l 60 not Undertake 10 speak FOL
the party and say whether you have
done wisely or not, bat l d,
speak fer myself and say
that you have done t.irly and
honorsbly and uprjgatly by me, and thai
as long as 1--we, shall always bear to-
WARDS you grateful heart and pleasant
recollection. TAppleuse Gentlemen,
thai you for what you nsve done, snc
whether / shall be successful or not,
there is one thing of which 1 cannot b.
deprived, aad that is the qualification q
knowing that have the
GOOD WILL OF THE PEOPLE
Of my state, and not only of the people oi
OHIO, but CT the people, I thirk, OF tbs
Uaited States. [Contirusd spnlause
NV, gentlemen, do, not think l ough-
TO say anything more, for fear, So my
friend Lowepstein would say, that
would psralyze you. LGres.. laughter
l do not want 10 do that.
hope thst every man OF You, since. you
have pu5 NE on the ticket will go 10 work
and work for the ticket.
"But have anotheT word to say before
step, snd that is this: There search Il
ever happened in the history Of this worlc
q suoimer spectacle than the renomlna-
ton of Grover Cleveland by the unani
nous voice OF the convention Great ep,
plause and 1 say you did wise tbirs
in thai, patriotic thing in that. The
people of the Uli.ed States love brav;
nan, and Cleveland is brave man. They
love G man
OF GOOD SOUND JUDGMENT,
and I don't know any man of soundel
Judgment than he is. They love q maj
who stands up for the people, who standt
up for principle and does not feAr 10 take
the conse quences, and such s. msn il
Grover Cleveland. Gentlemen, Il will be
an honor to every man Of that St. Louis
convention SIS long SO he lives that he wa!
there to cast his vote or this WORTH
President of the United States. l THANH
you and will bid you good night" [Grea
applause.