St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-21
ArkanSaW Travellers of DuSky
Hue Pay Their Respects
to Thurman.
The Noble Old Roman Spreads
His Stainless Record Be-
fore Them.
Representative Mills Dishes
Up Tariff Facts to Intel
ligent HoosierS.
Harrison as Usual Finds OPP
portunity to Speak His
Little Piece.

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 2O.-This after
noon Judge Thurman received delega-
ton of colored Democrats who, through
W. ii. FurbuSl, of Arkansas, presented
an address expressing their thankful
ness for favors from the Democratic
party, expressing belief in the division
of the colOred vote as for their best in
terest, and stating a firm belief in the
election of Cleveland and Thurman.
Judge Thurman greeted them warmly
and spoke as follows:
Gentlemen: / am greatly obliged to you for
this call and still more for the kind and just
sentiments that have just been II al mere. L
know very we'll that have been described,
and am still described, as an enemy OF the
colOred people. There never was anything
more unjust in the world. l don't come of a
family that is unjust. When my family came
TO this state my grandfather brought win
him all his properly, which consisted chlehy
of slaves and he set them all free. My father
never owned slave, my mother never owned
slave, never owned slave, and would
not if could. Now, might almost say,
was raised among cOlored people. One OF
the most intimate companions Of my child
hood, and one whom L took care OF I'LL ne
died, was n boy of about my own age, who
had been given to me by my grandfather, not
as II slave, but as playmate and companion
10 take care of me, being cider. II ever one
child loved another. that boy loved me ana
loved him; and never were more sincere
tears shed than l shed over him. But,
WE CANNOT EXPECT JUSTICE
in political campaign. and | have been de-
nounced as an enemy OF the colored race. L
DENY nothing that is true but this charge is
untrue. No man can point to law that
had anything 10 do with the making of, or TO
q decision of mine while on the bench that
was more unjust to the colored people than
IN "a white nninSt in deSCrlntlOn.
and defy any one to show anything TO the
C ontrary. 1t is true that in lS61. before SUI
fTage for your people had been adopted, when
the question was in Ohio and Ohio alone,
whether the word white" should be struck
from the constitution, | together with
large majority voted against striking IL out.
The reasons were plainly stated and honestly
maintained. 1t was not right for Ohio TO
take such action when nearly all the other
states were otherwise. That reason ! urged
against such action, but from the
moment the amendment to the fed
eral constitution was adopted, which
from the moment they became citizens, and
no man can say l ever treated them other
wise than as citizens. LApPlause. No man
can say with truth that l have denied the
equity before the law of the colOred people
! stand, and Grover Cleveland stands, on the
platform of the Democratic party, which
pronounces for equal rights for all without
regard 10 race or color. That platform means
lldL every ldll-NllGlucE DN DIll, DN nat
uraliZalion, or by the amendments to the
constitution a citiZen-is equal to anyone
before the law. lApplause.J White and
black
STAND ON THE SAME FOUNDATION
and all are equal before the law. 1t is q little
over a century since the Declaration of In
dependence was made-ll2 years ago the
declaration was made. Then, over all Chris
tendon, slavery preIalled-eYen IN England
it had not been legally abolished. 1t was
everywhere, in name and in fact. Now there
is no slavery in Christendom unless il is in
Brazil. and there it has lately been also
abolished. Slavery is at an end. What
from the SerfS of Russia. from the serfs in
Germany, from the men who were practi-
cally slaves in France what was it broke the
shackleS; Next TO religion II was the declara-
ton made by our fathers in l716, that all
men are created free and equal That is
what did it. 1t is ideas-it is thOughts-that
govern the world. No more will we have
poor laws while We have good thoughts.
Now, you have studied the platform
of the Democratic party. You have seen
ever done more ample justice to the colOred
people than Grover Cleveland, and, if re-
elected he will continue to do justice TO
them. / know him well. In his intellect, in
his heart, in his soul, he Is
JUST AND UPRIGHT MAN.
When he says anything he means it. and
when he has said il he stands to it. / am
greatly pleased to see that the colOred vote
in public and in private, l have
said everywhere that since suffrage was
conferred Cd the cOlOred people, the Republi-
can managers seek to make political bonds
men of the colored race. When they ceased
TO be labor bondsmen the Republican leaders
intended they should become political bonds
men, and they knew that was impossible in
human nature without bitterness among the
Whltes-it was an impossibility in human ma
ture without a miracle. Thereof ore. l have
said the way to acquire your rights and
10 secure the respect of all is to
cast votes as the white men cast
fore you. If you will look into the matter
you will find that the freedom which you
have enjoyed will be traced to the declara-
ton in which jefferson, the father of Dem
ocracy, wrote the words, free and equal"
All since has come from the ideas in the
Declaration Of Independence. Although
slavery in the South was to be found in
Wing as well as in Democratic states, and it
has been called Democratic institution,
yet the truth is, the principle of jefferson
was undermining ii and II was brought to the
grave. Now, say whatever you may think,
write whatever you may think,
THERE Is LIBERTY FOR ALL.
If any people more than another have rea-
son 10 be thankful for this declaration, il is
those who have been lately set free. don't
underate the men who helped. know well
the unjust claims that have been made. 1
know well that 1t was said IL was not 10 be a
fight for abolition. know that 1t was said
that if the Union could be preserved without
freeing slave they would preserve il on
that condition. know that Mr. Lincoln, a
great and good man, said so, but l
also know that when the idea en-
tered the brain of the radical leaders that bv
emancipating the slave and giving him the
suffrage, the South might be made a solid
radical South, then there was a sudden and
wonderful growth of philanthropy, and the
men who but lately had been willing TO see
slavery indefinitely prolonged became the
earnest advocates of abolition. A word
party interests governed political action
and if il had not been supposed
by the radical leaders that the
political homage of the negro could
be made TO lake the place of the ancient
bondage, you would have heard nothing of
the Republican party having freed the slave.
did not intend TO make a long speech. and
thank you for the call ana your attention
If you will vote as your judgment dictates,
show that you think and form correct judg-
ments by your deeds, by your votes, by your
speeches and by what you write, then you
will enjoy the same consideration as others.
Once more thank YOU
The judge spoke with ease and after
a cordial handShaking the delegation
departed.
THE FATHER OF REFORM.
Representative Mills Talks of the
Tariff to Intelligent HoOsiers.