Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-09
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AFTER THE BATTLE.
Tie "old Roman" Receives Con-
ordinations lit His Home.
ADDRESSES A MULTITUDE.

political parties stood in front of the
Western Union Office where the bulletins
of the convention were displayed, and
watched with intense eagerness its pro-
cee1in9s. IT was generally believed that
Judge Thurman would be nominated, SO
the news did not create the marked en-
thusiasm that would probably have been
manifested had the result been uncer-
tain, or wholly unexpected When the
announcements was made the crowd gave
vent to its satisfaction by loud cheering,
which continued for some time. Imme-
diateIy the Democrats furnished them
selves with red bandanas and paraded the
streets in squads, cheering and expressing
their joy by various quiet demonstrations.
Al number of business houses decorated
their buildings with handkerchief and
in some places Thurman banners were
flung to the breeze.
MI. Thyrman was advised of the action
of the convention about 3 p. M, by
q reporter. He had arisen earlier than
usual in the day and received q number
of messages from st. Louis through his
son Allen, announcing the certainty OF
his noroination. When first told of his
domination Mr. Thurman expressed
his pleasure and gratitude. He said that
from the first time his name was mem
toned for the second place on the ticket
he did everything to stop it, but it
seemed that ii was impossible to over
come it. An immense ~concourse of peor
pie, and the Randall club, of Pennsylya-
MIA, marched to his residence, to offer
their congratulations, and being called
on for a speech, Judge Thurman said:
my FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS:
4 sincerely thank you for this manifesta-
tion of your good will and esteem. 1t
has been well said, find what a man Is
thought Of by his neighbors and youc can
form a correct Judgment of that mans
character and work. If ] may judge
from this demonstration, as we'll as from
all the acts of kindness that / have re-
ceived from the people of Columbus for
more than q third of o century, / may in
dulge in the hope that | stand well in
the affections OF. my n~eighbors, [great
~applatsel and when, in addition to that,
{ ] have every reason to believe from the
attendance here of thai splendid body Of
men, the Randall club of Philadelphia,
Ieheeringl that / stand well In that
grand old state which used to be called
the keystone of the Democratic arch,
renewed cheerfngl and which l hope ere
long will become that keystone again,
then 4 have more than ever reason to
Congratulate myself and believe that I
stand well with my fellow men. My
friends, / shouid.be the most insensible
and cold-blooded man in the world if |
did not feel grateful Tor the kindness
That you have manifested towards me
to.night-yes, and ] may say that you
have manifested toward mo before to-
night. and yet / do not know about that,
quite. ! was living in my own quiet
home with my good old wife, and chill
dren, and grandchildren and friends
around me ggishing for nattlhsiiaag Ia tsilsi;a
world but peace and quiet, when You
and others like you force me once more
into the political arena. Whether that
was kind OF not time will tell; whether
it Was well advised or not, time will dis
close. But one thing l need not wait for
time to disclose and that is that / owe
you the deepest and profoundest graft
ttde from the very bottsm Of my heart.
tGreat applause Now, my friends, you
will not (ceughing)-I got SO much Of
that fire and birthstone down my throat
that can hardly talk, and that is not
very fair, foi it's what some OF my enc
mics say Of me is true | will get fire and
birthstone quick enough without getting
1t now-[laughter and D voice "a good
many years yet, Judge. II You viii not
expect me to make q political speech to-
night. When the two parties shall have
been fully marshaled in the field; when
the issues, as the lawyers call them,
shall have been distinctly declared; when
all the candidates have their harness on
and are ready for the tilt, then 1t will hei
right for me to bear my humble part In
The fray. [Gheers. Then / give you
my word that / shall be heard from oc-
~casionally to my feeble abilities. / think
there Is life enough in me yet. Zap
plaase,] / think that there is still in
this old head some remnant of brains
laughter and applause1 to enable me to
tell The people why it is that all my life
long I have been a Democrat aud mean
to die enes& rIApplause.] And | think I
SHE'D be able to give them one reason
rfiy they should be Democrats from now
until they are laid in their graves. Zap
plause.J My friends, it is not my pur-
pose to say any harsh thing of our poll
tical opponents. That never has been
ray style of speaking. Even when I was
q very young man, might say not a man
ut %ailfOr the first stump speech / ever
made ] was nothing but a boy-eyen
then + always endeavored to keep & civil
tunguein my head. / always recognized
the right of every man to his own think
and il he would only think honestly
and be ny tolerant of me as / was of him
lisere would be nc harsh words fall from
ni.g lips in respect to him. And. SO now,
IN the contest thai happened in oar
party it has never been my habit to
quarrel with those who did not think
just as | thought. / nave been before
gonr convention at st. Louis without
will, against my will, as a candidate for
u great office. [Cheers. 1 was warmly,
n9bly, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the con-
Yention: ] was also warmly and earn
estly opposed. Toward those who o D
posed me / have nothing in the world
but o feeling of kindness. 1t was their
right, il they thought SOME other man
was better--a better man to be nomin-
inated-if they thought 1t more polite OF
advisable, however well they might
think OF me, TO nominate somebody else.
1t was their right TO think so. They
were sent there to exercise their judg-
ments and God knows they have created
not d single ruffie in my bosom nor the
symptom of i'll will towards them. TAP
plause.l No, my friends, / am here to
advocate the right Of every free Ameri-
can citizen to think for himself. / be.
heye in 1t and always have believed in it
as the very essence of Democracy, and Of
: free government. l wish to say apothel
word to yt,u for it is time / was conclud-
ing these remarks. If I do not conclude
them soon u friends from Pennsyiya-
MIA will scarcely find time to reach the
depot in time for the train. / must,
therefore, bring what I havesto say to a
close, and IL is this: That so long as God
gives me strength to speak to my fellow.
man. so elnnsr shall I talh tn thcm fhe