The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03

Hoosiers Call on Judge Thurman.
COLUMBUS. o.. Sept la delegation Of
ABOUT 400 strong. consisting Of members Of the
Hendricks, Cleveland and Thurman, and Saw
makers clubs. of indianapolis, called on Judge
Thurman this afternoon. There were also in
the party a number Of railroad mon from that
city. They arrived at half past 3 o'clock by .
special train Of eight cara The delegation was
the jackson Club, a local Democratic organiza-
ton. They marched to the vicin-
Ity or judge Thurmanis Office. Mr.. Thurman
has been suffering severely for several days from
neuralgia In the face, and for this reason the
delegation was not received at his residence. in
the east part OF the city, owing 20 the danger
attending an effort on his part to speak in the
open air. A hall capable Of accommodating sew
en- or eight hundred people Was secured. on
High street. for the reception. Judge Thurman,
accompanied by II. j. Booth, in q carriage, came
TO the hall. and as they entered . warm and en-
enthusiastic reception was given. Mayor Bruck
Delivered an address of welcome on benalf OF
the city, and III. j. Booth spoke on
behalf Of the local clubs. A. ". Conduitr,
president of the Hendricks Club. read an ad-
drees highly complimentary to Judge Thurman,
and assured him that Indiana, heretofore
counted among the doubtful States, would cast
fifteen electoral votes for the Democratic ticket.
Judge Thurmsns face was tied up with . heavy
handkerchief, and as he removed it and rose to
speak the applause was enthusiastic. Judge
Thurman said:
uV. SOdlrmh0-lO Say tD6b i am PROFOUNDLY
grateful to my friends from Indiana for the visit
they have made me to-day. and for these marks
of esteem and objection that you have displayed,
10 but poorly to express what feel in my heart.
l am profoundly grateful to you, and l have
some reason to be grateful to Indiana. Some
OF the best friends / ever had in my life were
citizens of your State. To go over the list o.
them would be to occupy time that could not DO
spared for that purpose, yet l cannot even
begin the few remarks. shall make
Arn Grand
man whose name one of your clubs bears, Thomas
A. Hendricks. Applause. For many years,
when he was IN important figure In American
politics and took q marked part. l knew him in
honor and privilege of speaking with him again
and again in your State, and also in Ohio, I
never heard him make q speech that did not 10
crease my admiration for the power of his intel
lect and the patriotism and courage OF the man.
lApplsusel My friends, / have one thing, how
ever to regret today among the pleasures that
l feel at your presence. For four or
five days ! have been suffering
dreadfully from an attack OF neuralgia In the
face, and have had sometimes three and some
times four radical high protection teeth aching
as II they intended to take off my head. Laugh
ter. But l hope I shall convert them to sound
doctrine before long, At least. Though my face
is still swollen it is going down by degrees, and,
until health shall one more be in my head a. it
will be in the politics Of the country. Laugh
ter and applausel. Now, my friends; you Iudi-
ana people saved the Democratic
cause four years ago. Q vOt:
Cleveland and Hendricks, and you eavs it BY a
good round majority. and now it is In your
power once more to save tho Democratic
party by voting for Cleveland again. APP
plausel. sm quite sure that there il not a
Democrat within sound Of my voice who regrets
that he voted for Grover Cleveland IA 1854. l
never met q Democrat that did so yet. 1t may
be that there is q %strageler here and taere, but
! think you can count them on the fingers OF
who have como to Us from the Republican
party. IApplausel. / can hardly think
how q man who voted for Grover Cleveland
in 1884 can have the face to look into . fellow
Democrats face and say. i wont vote for him
now Applause
81 do say that there is much that ought to be
reformed in our laws and our system, but it is
ret the fault of Grover Cleveland that the re-
forms have not been made. He has urged them;
he has pleaded with Congress; he has said to
the people again and again that such and such
things ought not to be, and that others ought
not to be. and that he has said again and
again. and no sensible man can say that his
recommendations have not been made by wis
dom. and knowledge, AID patriotism; and now
that man, with whom I am acquainted well, l
say to you my young friends, and all my friends,
young and old, is one Of the most sensible, level
beaded, honest men, l ever knew. Applause.
ne ID now OetOre you, b CdpuiuaIo, huo 4 urully
believe that he will be elected. fApplause l
firmly believe that the American people have too
much sense, too much appreciation OF
the honor. bravery and courage in
that President to lay him aside after
the honor, and courage. and bravery and intslli-
gence that he has exhibited in the presidential
chair. Nov, my friends. l wish l could speak to
you longer, but this rascally protective tooth of
mine is beginning to be rebellieus, and / think !
will have to stop: therefore, l must say to you
thai you must wait until I como to your State,
and, God willing, l will be there lapplausel, and
then I will talk to you about the tariff
and the fisheries, or anything else that
you want me to talk about (applaussl,
and I wont be mealy-mouthed about il.
You won't find me avoiding any question what
ever that is fairly proposed. Applause God
knows that 1 would rather he 1t home with my
dear old wife than in any Office in the world,
but / have been chosen by the Democratic party
to help fight this campaign, and l mean to do it
to the best of my ability, and l hope to do 1t
with success" Applause.
At the conclusion OF the sp~eech-making. Judge
Thurman took . position in front of the plat
form and was personally presented to each of
the visitors. The balance of the day was spent
in looking about the city, and at IL o'clock to-
night the delegation left on their return trip.
The Late Kaiser's Piety.
Copyright. 1888, by the New York Associated Press.
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