The morning news., 1888-10-16
THURMAN HAS THE CALL
BLAINE's BOOM TO BE ECLIPSED
BY THE OLD ROMAN.


BY THE OLD ROMAN.
Forty Thous and People Turn Out to
Greet Him at shelbyvine-Many
Uniformed Marching Clubs Act as
His Escort-Enthusiasm All Along
his Trains Route through the State.
SHELBYvILLE, IND. Oct. l5.--Ten cars,
with Col Brice's private car, carrying
Judge Thurman and party, LETT Cincinnati
on the "Big Four" railroad at $50 O'Clock
this morning for the democratic barbecue
at Shelbyville. The extra cass on the train
were occupied by 200 members OK the Duck
worth club, $50 of the Thurman club OF
Cincinnati, 80 more from theThurman club
of Columbus, all nicely uniformed, besides
a large number who did not 60 in delega-
tions. Judge Thurman was taken to the
depot by the Cincinnati escort committee
and the crowd there gave him hearty send
off as he walked into his car. The first car
of the train was literally covered with ban
ners and bandanas while the enthusiastic
democrats were one and all provided with
bandanas aad lungs.
MEN WHO WILL VOTE FOR HIM.
AS the train pulled slowly through the
yards, the railro ID men cheered heartily,
while many an engine whistle kept timc
with lively footing, an Ohio and Mississippi
engineer taking the premium by attempting
a tune. Outside the city the people stood
beside the track and waved and
cheered as the train sped by.
The Cincinnati escort, in special
charge of the judge consisted of DIR. j. w.
Prendergast and 0. s. Cosgrave, while the
judges immediate party consisted of him
self, his son Allan w. Thurman, DR. Fred
W. Schwarz and Squire Matt Martin of
Columbus, Chairman Townsend and the
press representatives
At Greensburg several hundred people
were in waiting impatiently calling for
Judge Thurman. whose appearance at the
rear platform was greeted with leers.
THE NEXT VICE PRESIDE IT."
James B. Townsend, chairman Of the
Ohio state committee, introduced the
judge as "the next vice president" and
Judge Thurman told the crowds 'If you
democrats of Indiana do your duty. and
give us this state, that may turn ont to be. "
The train started with the last weia, aud
the crowd gave the judge parting cheer.
REPEATED ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Other towns gave hearty cheers, and
Shelbyville stirred the air with a tremen-
dous cheer, the crowd being away up in the
thousands The day was gloomy and driz-
zling, but that seemed to have little effect
on the spirits of the people that crowded
through the mud to see judge Thur
man as he was driven up town, es-
corted by the local and visiting clubs.
Judge Thurman was driven to the homo of
John Beggs, where he reviewed tf'l peSAde.
The visiting clubs were from ali this part
of the state and formed procession over a
mile long. Bandanas were carried by all
and banners, on which party notices and
campaign issues were tersely stated in the
same way, while wagons with young ladies
and girls and laboring exhibits added to the
variety of the procession. Bandana para
soils were carried by several ladies to protect
them somewhat from the drizzling rain,
and made handsome appearance as well.
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
At the fair grounds three stands had been
erected, from all of which prominent
speakers held forth, among them being
Senator Voorhees,, Gen. Black, Gov. Gray
and others.
Conservative estimates as to the size of
the crowd placed it at from $4,000 to 40, 900
persons. Among other things Judge
Thurman said there never was
president who took his seat
under as trying circumstances as
President Cleveland did on March 4, 1885.
The Democratic party had been out of
power for nearly quarter Of a century.
OF course there were many democrats who
thought that when we got democratic ad-
ministration, every democrat in the land
ought to have good office. OF
course there were others who wanted
no Office. but had their own
peculiar notious as to how the government
should be conducted; and to meet and
satisfy the wishes of the peOple-those who
elected him President of the United States
that man, Cleveland, had the hardest
task that was ever encountered by Presi-
dent. And now, has he performed that
task?
ANSWERED BY THE PEOPLE.
The peoples answer to that question is
found in the fact that after three years and
a half of his administration the democratic
convention at st. Louis renominated him
by unanimous vote. That nomination
has been ratified by the democracy of the
whole country from Maine to Mexico with
the same accord and unanimity. Now, my
friends, let me tell you that no second-rate
man was ever renominatedvf for the presiden
cy Of the United States by aunanimous vote /;
and the fact that President Cleveland has
80 conducted himself that his administra-
tion has been 80 cleanly. 50 upright. so hon
est, so patriotic that the whole Democratic
party from one end Of the republic to the
other said, "Let us give him another term,
he has done we'll with the honors that have
been conferred upon him once. Let us
take him again for we know he
will do well in another term" [Great ap-
plause] Let me say once more, no dishon-
est man; no second-rate man; nobody
but great man; nobody but an
upright, Industrious courageous man
ever yet was honored ia this
way, and, therefore, the answer to
what is said against President Cleveland is:
Behold, the American people have spoken
rupted by fits of coughing, SO he cut his
speech short after brief reference to the
tariff issue.