New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-09
THURMAN STRICKEN AGAIN.
HE COULD SPEAK ONLY FEW MINUTES An
NEWARK.
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY IN THE Bl"
AUDIENCE-HE ACCEPTS THE oBELIsK" AS
ANEW NAME. BUT AsCRIBEs IT TO THE
WRONG sOURcE-AN OUTLINE OF

WRONG sOURcE-AN OUTLINE OF
WHAT HE SAID.
Tho reception to the Old Roman In the Bcllovfbo
Avenue Rink Newark. last night, success as far
crowds and fireworks concerned but Nr.
Thurman again unable to finish his speech. ana
tho terrible risk which the managers OF tho Democratic
campaign arc ncurring In making this feeble old man
votecatching show was demonstrated second time.
Tho rink is capable OF holding about 5000 people
comfortably, but at least 900 packed within ~
walls an hour before the speaking began. Mr. Thur
mot at the Chestnutst station at TAO
o'clock, by tho committee representing the State AZ
sociation of Democratic Clubs. Then there was
parade through the citys principal streets to tho rink.
adding much to the old mans fatigue. At o'clock
General Kearny and Mr.. Thurman entered the hall
arm-in-arm. Mr.. Thurman wore heavy overcoat aud
talked feebly. he was greeted with much applause
and when introduced by General Kearny he went
to the front of tho platform. 1t was Eve minutes
before he tried to speak and In the meantime tho
bands played At first 1t was impossible to hear
Mr.. Thurman dozen feet away from the platform.
In fact, II isn't probable that 500 persons In tho
audience heard him at all Tho arrangements for tho
reporters werc cxecrable and the Republican papers
wore entirely ignored
Mr. Thurman began his speech by alluding TO the
by which be had been known. Il was bap-
tized Allen c. Thurman he said. "My Democratic
brethren have called me the 'Od Roman and my
Republican opponents rldicule me 'Old Bandanna'
Now l have received a new baptism The New-York
Tribune has chrstened an 'obelisk' accept
the baptism. The obclsk is ancient, stable and has
stood for ages and will stand for ages moro 1t Is
covered with inscriptions commemorative of the dead.
and trust TO stand firm and stable-although they
call me weak old man-and the time when the
Republican party is buried out Of sight with the duss
of ages piled top Of it,"
Mr. Thurman Is mistaken in saying that The Trb
une" first called him "Obclsk" 1t was The
World" which referred to him In this for the frs:
time, and The Tribune simply commented this fact
Does Mr.. Thurman road The Tribune and not Tho
wordrf
He then alluded to his sickness in New-York, but
he WAS willing to speak in New-JeTcy. al would
Like to trace the history OF the Democratic
party hs said and tell what It has achieved, and
would like to give tho history Of the old thirteen
colonies, which achieved this country's independence
throug . handful of men. Now the Republic extends
from ocean to ocean, and holds the most intelligent
mon on the face OF the earth. The Democratic party
has always upheld Government Of the people, for
the people and by the people"
Here Mr.. Thurman hcsitated and swayed from side
to sde but recovered himself and spoke again in
eulogy OF the Democratic party which be said could
never die while liberty existed He then spoke upon
the tariff saying that alarmists were trying to raise
tho cry of free ade, and they must have poor
opinion Of the peoples Intelligence II they expected
to succeed 1t was absurd TO call the Mills blu
free trade measure. There was an immense
surplus in the Treasury, which was kept there
by excessive duties on imports All taxes on I'M
ported articles, he said, were paid by the consumer
by this time Mr.. Thurman obi ged to stop speak
Ing His features became pinched and livid. ahd be
plainly suffering great pain.
"what a shame1 shouted several In the audience,
to trot that poor. weak, old around for show ~
Governor Green then spoke for ten minutes on the
tariff and surplus, and finally Mr. Thurman was again
brought forward. His voice so low as to be IN
audible twenty feet away. re spoke for not over
three mnutes when he was again Obliged to stop, and
was taken to the railroad station In a carriage
stockton and Others.
1t was said by those who had Mr. Thurman In
charge that his illness was simply return Of the
trouble which he had in New York. and was not az
all serious. He seemed TO be as we'll when be left
the building to be driven the railroad station as
he was when the meeting began.