Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-15


but one man to nominate who would SWEEP
the country like a tidal wave, there was 8
mighty response of "Gray," and for somt
moments the orator was unable to proceed
Piggott, of Con necticue, seconded the nom
nation of Allen G. Thurman. When In
diana was called Senator VOORHEES, put Isaa{
P. Gray in nomination and Albert II. Cox
of Georgia, seconded the nomination
When Colorado was called Mr. Patterson
addressed the convention, stating that hi
had been selected to present the name Of
Pension Commissioner Black for the vice
presidency, but he read a letter from Gen.
Black, withdrawing in favor of Thurman.
Ex-senator George Raines of New York
Governor Green, of New Jersey; Gen. Thomai
Powell, of Ohio; Thompson, of Tennessee
F. W. Dawson, of South Carolina; j. w
Throckmorton, of Texas, and Senator Dan
iel, of Virginia, seconded the nomination q
Thurman. E. E. Little, of Kentucky, SEQ
ondad the nomination Of Gray.
SPEECH OF SENATOR JOHN W. DANIEL OF vIR-
GINA sEcoNDING THE NOMINATION
OF THURMAN.
Virginia being called Senaor Daniel went
to the platform, and was given cordial
reception. He said:
The old and young Democracy of the
Old Dominion speak here and now, and
will join the great acclaim of the American
people when they shall speak again IN
November next for Allen q. Thurman.
Fifty years ago and more there went beyond
the Alleghanies from the good town of
Lynchburg, from which I hail, preacher
of the Gospel, who carried with him his
wife, his boy, his Bible, and his household
goods. He settled in the splendid young
of no
the father of the man. The man by force
of his character rose to high places in his
peoples confidence and love. They made
him their representative in Congress. They
clothed him with the ermine of chief JUS
ticeship of their court. They made him
Governor of their State. They sent him as
O senator to the United States Congress.
He was statesman of the country, of wide
and worldwide renown and a leader of
men. And further, there were difficult
conditions to be confronted and difficult
theories to be expounded. He measured
to the depth of every exigency and rose to
the height of every occasion, until he be
came a beacon of the peoples hope and
the centre of the States desire. [Cheers.
Eulogy has fallen from the lips of every
speaker in this convention who has traced
the history of Democratic achievement or
enunciated the platform Of its principles.
Do you rejoice that the public lands have
been rescued from plunderers and that
corporate obligations are being enforced?
You remember that he was ever diligent to
avert wrong and to suggest remedy. Do
you rejoice that the wave of Chinese lnva-
sion has been averted from the Pacific
coast? We remember that he was among
the first to sound the note of warning.
loud cheers Do you denounce that
GROWING infamy of 1876 by which Tilden
and Hendricks were stripped of their great
Office? You have but re-echoed the mighty
protest which came from him, and which
will live as long as history. Did the elo-
quent young Democrat of Colorado send to
the chairman of this convention silver
gavel to enunciate his rulings? Then I
propose that when Thurman shall have
become the presiding officer of the Senate
that California shall send him gold gaYel
lloud cheers, and that Colorado shall send
him silver one; for did he not always
maintain the two metals of the constitu-
ton at their par, and did you not always
hear from him the ring of right? Have
you bethought yourselves of the dark days
of the Democracy, and how that thoughtful
heart rejoiced when, in the beautiful pic
ture drawn by the wonderful orator of
New York, he portrayed sixty millions of
prosperous and happy freemen? Yes, and
from years gone by listen and hear the
voice of one crying in the Wilderness who
said. MAKE the way straight that this good
deed might be accomplished"
In an age of corruption he was an exem-
plifcation of purity; in an age of extrava-
gance he was the sentinel of economy, in
an age of sectionalism he knew only his
country; in the age of hate he was the in
carnation of fraternity, and in the age of
scandal salt his good name never lost its
SAVIOR. Cheers The revolving years
that have circled around his head have
each of them left in its track new ring
of glory. Cheers. Can I not say of him
in the language of the poet
"Age may DER his brow be flung.
But his heart, his heart is ever young"
[Cheers.l
Old indeed, but not too old to receive
the tardy honor of the people to whom he
has been faithful, or to requite them with
renewed faithful service. Why not nomi-
nate him now, my countrymen, and by &C.
clamation. Loud cheers. He stands
before you the living embodiment of Dem
ocratic virtues. He stands before you the
illustrated epitome of Democratic history.
He stands before you the faithful champi-
on of Democratic principles He stands
before you the rightful heir of Democratic
heroes. lCheers He exhibits the gran
deur of the American citizen. He is the
highest type of the American citizen. He
is the fitting companion of Grover Cleve-
land cheers to receive by his side the
mantle of Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indi-
ana cheers], and the people of the whole
country will be as glad at heart when they
shall see the grand old Roman take in
hand the gavel of the Senate, as they are
to-day to see that other, that fair compan-
ion of Grover Cleveland, welding the scep-
tire of that happy home at the While House
and the dauntless, brave patriot himself
guiding with firm and untrembling hand
the destinies of this great nation. Cheers
and cries of 'Time" and $50 On"
IN THE NAME OF VIRGINIA.
One minute. In the name of the people
of Virginia, upon whose soil he was born
[cheersl; in the name of the people of Ohio
his adopted home; in the name of the De-
mocracy of this great nation, incoIrupti-
BILE, unterrlfed, and uncomfortable, 1 fling
this banner to the breeze waving ban
dana handkerchief, the symbol of his /
name. Loud cheers 1t is an emblem |
which, like the cap of liberty, equality,
and fraternity, needs only to be seen to |
carry its message 1t goes to the field to-
day with the benedictions of the wise and |
good, side by side with the flag of never
dying State. Like it, it will be the en-
blem of the Democracy triumphant, of |
land redeemed, of nation reunited, and |
of a people reconciled. The strong arms |
of the Democratic party will carry them |
high in the contests and the warm hearts |
of the American people will deliver them.
and on the Fourth of next March Grover |
Cleveland will be again your President |
and old Allen G. Thurman will be stand |
ing by his side. [Great applause
baIloElng began at IA o'clock. The name |
o. Thurman, Gray and Black were called bI |
tie clerk. Blacks was called because Pat |