The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-06-13

the father of waters. Upon each flowing BAN
ner Is inscribed but solitary name and that
name has been their pillar OF cloud by day and
their pillar of hire by night; that name has been
Grover Cleveland. lCheers.
With mighty shout yes say with mighty
shout, he viii be proclaimed standard
bearer IN the coming conflict. lCheers.l
The people at home who are becoming
rapidly educated, and who can not be much
longer kept in ignorance of the great truths
and principles of which he is the splendid ex-
ponent will ratify that nomination at the polls,
for sure as the ides of November come the
republican party of the United States will have
received its death wound and final overthrow.
lApplause.]
Gentlemen of the convention, in 1884 the
public career of Grover Cleveland was con-
fined to the limits Of the great state which
proudly claims him as her son. To-day, in 1888,
his name and fame and career is only bounded
by the horizon of every civilized country upon
the face of Gods earth loud applauSel; he
was pledged to the people of the United States
IN 1854, by those who knew his courage, his
ability, and his patriotism; and he has re-
deemed that pledge. Thank God no further
pledge is necessary 10 insure the continuance
Of that heroic devotion to duty which has been
exemplified by q matchlesS, unsullied and
splendid administration. Applause. lie has
not only won the applause of his eountrymen
but the plaudits of the civilized world of well
done. thou good and faithful servant"
Fellow democrats hear me for a moment
longer Whence comes the fact that from every
State-frOm Maine TO California and from the
Atlantic TO the Pacific, that there is among the
people composing this convention of over 500
delegates but one name on their lips and but
one name in their hearts? | will tell you why.
Hear me moment. 1t is because he has pur-
sued honest methods; il is because he is the
stern enemy of robbery. of jobbery and
monopoly, [eheers a HOratius at the bridge.
He is such lion in the path of corruption be-
cause he has laid the foundation OF good gov
eminent of honesty and reform so wide and
hot fha aafra fba
eminent OF our country and the permanency of
our institutions and the spread of the true
principles underlying our federal system that
they have found their highest and grandeSt
and best exponent under his matchless leader
ship.
And last. but not least--hear me a moment
longer-it IS because of his bold and his fear
less opposition upon the subject OF the abuses
Of existing tariff. Cheers.l When he found
and now / am nearly through-when he found
that the people of the United States were be-
ing mercilessly robbed and plundered by the
rapacity OF mOnOpol1es under the speciOuS
guise OF protection, and when he found that
the great agricultural industry of the country,
which is the source of all true wealth. was
bound hand and foot like PrometheUs upon the
rock, when the air dark with vultures and
kites which had settled in dey0uring fiOcks up
on its bosom, tearing with their mercileSs beaks
the yitals of this PROSTATE giant it was then
that Grover Cleveland-the matchleSs man
that he is-when he assumed the robes of
power, ut luIlcu ulc Ddtk upUn tue hAduuiel-
Inents and expedients of office, and with a swOop
like a royal eagle, he came to the rescue of the
suffering people. Applausel. L say, gentle
men, rescued, because though the bill now
pending, known as the Mills bill, may be mutt
lated and emasculated, though it may suffer
the fate OF all great reforms in the beginning,
because you know it is said that even the mills
of Gods grind slowly, but they grind awfully
fine. [Cheers.
Grover Cleveland has planted seed which
has taken deep root and as sure as God de-
tends the right the country Will be redeemed
and the people sooner or later disenthralled.
[Cheersl. Mr.. President and gentlemen, in
behalf of the great state of Georgia, repeat
am glad to be able to nOminate-tO second the
nomination of Grover Cleveland as president
of the United States. [Great applause and cries
for Voorhees,.
The Chairman-"Gent we are pro-
ceeding under the order of the convention
itself. The sergeant-at-arms will keep
order in the galleries and anybody making
a noise in the gallery will be excluded
from it if continued. The convention it
self is in order. The secretary will call
the next state"
Mr. Mckenzie of Kentucky-"Mr.
Chairman. | venture to call the attention
of the chair to the fact that the motion
that | submitted was certainly in order
for the reason that moved to suspend
the rules and make the nomination of
Grover Cleveland unanimous.
The Chairman-"The chair rules that
the motion of the gentleman is entirely in
order, but it does not necessarily prevent
somebody else from making a motion"
Laughter.
The secretary then resumed the call of
the roll OF states as follows:
The state of California. No response.
The State of Colorado. Six votes for
Grover Cleveland. The state of Iowa.
No response. The state of Delaware. A
Observation-Disclosures throws six votes for
Grover Cleveland" [Cheers.]
The Chairman-"This is calling the roll
tor the purpose Of ascertaining if any
state desires formally, as New York and
Kentucky have done, to place the gentle
man in nomination"
The state of Florida was called, but there
was no response.
When the state of Illinois was called
Mr.. Morrison said: "Illinois seconds the
nomination of Grover Cleveland"
When the state of Indiana was called
there was cheering and cries OF 'Gray,
Gray"
There was no response to the call for
the state of Iowa.
When the state of Kansas was called the
following communication was read by the
clerk: ''The Kansas democracy seconds
the nomination OF the lIuStflOuS son OF
New York, recognizing in him the Moses
OF democracy and republican institutions,
and greets his denomination with the
plaudit, well done, thou good and faith
ful. servant, enter thou upon your second
term" Great applause
The states of Illinois, Maine and MaSsa-
chusetts were called, but no one respond
ed. When the state OF Michigan was
called Mr.. Stout came up on the platform
and spoke as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
NATIONAL CONvENTION-I am happy TO meet
you here to-day in behalf of the noble state Of
Michigan to second in her behalf the name Of
Grover Cleveland for president. [Applause.]
| recognize the fact that ON the 4th of March
next viii end the first century of this republic
under the constitution. On the 4th of
March next what more fitting beginning Of
the new century than the Inauguration
here to-day the representatives of thirty-eight
states. We point with pride to noble Massa-
chusetts, of which great orator once said,
There she stands, she needs no encomium from
me-" We remember her Adamses and OtiSes.
And we come to the gallant state of New York
which has made here in behalf of its delegation
the nomination. | see here the representatives
of the state Of William Penn. We see here the
representatives of that gallant old mother of
states, Virginia. And the reason why like
old Virginia is, that / am her son, in that she
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