Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-10
THURMAN SPEAKS.
HIS ADDRESS TO A MONSTER MEETING
AT NEWARK, M.
A Half-Hour Speech h-Rebukes Those Who
Called Him "a Feeble Old Man
A Return Of Sickness.

Newark, n. j., gave Judge Allen G.
Thurman grand reception last Satur-
day. At night he addressed upwards OF
seven thousand people who packed the
rink in which the meeting was held.
Thousands who were anxious to hear the
Old Roman were unable to gain admis-
Eion.
When Judge Thurman entered the hall
the applause was deafening, and con-
tinued for five minutes.
When the old man arose. Strengthened
himself, and threw back his chest the
cheers broke out again, and lasted for
some time, Judge Thurman looking
somewhat pale, as from intensity Of feel
ing, but smihngly glancing around.
/ General kearney raped for order, and
! the Old Roman began.
THE SPEECH.
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
and Fellow Citizens, Last Thursday
/ evening | stood in the presence OF the
largest audience that | ever saw before
me in the city of New York. had gone
/ there in pursuance of their invitation to
/ deliver an address to them. ] was re-
| ceived with a kindness, hearty and
warm welcome that | shall never forget
as long as live. Applause.
"Neyer was man more anxious to re-
pay such a welcome in becoming man
ner, and | stood up hoping that / might
be able to say something that would be
worthy Of their consideration. But |
was suddenly stricken down with illness,
/ an illness 10 which every human being is
subject and which would unman any per-
/ son, although it were Hercules himself
| an illness to which Hebe, the goddess OF
health, or Samson, the incarnation OF
manhood and strength, would have been
subjected.
81 was consequently unable to speak,
and was compelled to retire from the
stand and 90 home and 10 bed.
"The next morning some of my
| friends OF the Republican press were
pleased to sympathize with me in a sin
/ gularly candid and touching manner.
| Laughter. They rated and berated the
! Democratic Committee for travelling a
poor. decrepit, broken-down man --
A Voice You are worth a dozen dead
men yet, Judge. Laughter and ap-
plause.
- around the United States to
make speeches when he ought 10 be at
home in his comfortable bed, cuddledup
and taken care Of by his dear old wife.
Laughter and applause.
TOUCHING EDITORIALS.
Gentlemen, dare say if any of you
read those touching editorials the tears
must have come into your eyes, for GER
tainly if there was picture like it those
articles depicted Just the scene. But it
was reserved TO one OF them this morn
ing 10 cap the climax by giving me new
| baptism. When / was an infant | was
duly baptized in the Christian faith by
the name Of Allen q. Thurman. Great
applause Many years afterward some
enthusiastic Democratic friend Of mine
gave me a new baptism and styled me
the Old Roman. Tremendous cheer
ing.
"But my Republican friends of the
New York press have improved on that,
and this morning gave me n third bap-
tism as the Egyptian Obelisk Laugh
ter.
4 voice: "He is all right
"Well, my friends, ] accept the bap-
tism. have SEED in the Place de la
/ Concordc, III Paris, an Egyptian obelisk.
Cheers kept up for some time. My
friends, " said Judge Thurman, raising
his hand, "if you are going to do the
speaking tonight you had better let me
alone. SAID have seen in the
Place DO Ia Concorde, in Paris,
an Egyptian obelisk, which is
said to be more than 1000 years old,
with an inscription upon 1t that showed
the civilization of the world when Egypt
embraced nearly all the civilization there
was. ! have seen in Central Park, New
York, another obelisk-l don't know
how old, but old enough for any purpose
1 can make of it. | say to my kepubli-
can friends who gave me this new bap-
tism that if were to live as long as one
/ of these obelisks it would be a life long
enough to see all the enemies of Demo
craey buried in the dust and centuries Of
dust piled over them. Great cheering.
on SERIOUS BUSINESS.
"Well, my friends. all this troubles
me not. I am on too serious business
to be troubled by quips, however sharp,
| and wittcisms, however pungent. l
come to speak to you, my friends Of
New Jersey, in a serious, sober manner
as an American citizen in year OF great
moment to you and our common country.
| Applause. | came at the request of
| your Central Committee, and willingly,
| for in no part of this whole continent
would | sooner meet my friends than in
this same State Of New Jersey. Ap-
| plause.
"What was done by our forefathers
in the war that achieved our independ-
ence-what was done at Trenton, at
Princeton, and Monmouth are fresh in
my recollection, as they made my youth
ful blood STIR SO to-day in this old obe-
lisk they set the heart in motion.
Laughter and great applause.
81 am glad TO be with you tonight "
applause, "and although
~ am afraid" continued the Old
Roman With Il smile as he noted the APP
plause, "that you are forgetting my new
baptism-you never saw an obelisk have
bandana yet daughter us he took
out his old bandana.
"Ihere are not few subjects on
which / might address you. would
like to speak about the history of this
great Democratic party. to which | have
belonged since my youth OF that party
founded by Thomas Jefferson, consoh-
dated by Andrew Jackson, whose interest
and welfare have been 50 much pro-
NOTED by Grover Cleveland. Immense
applause and waving Of hats, handker-
chiefs. and flags [ would Ike to remind
you that there is not one acre Of land
within the limits Of the United States,
beyond the original thirteen colonies,
that was not obtained by the Democratic
Administration, sustained by the Demo
cratic party. Applause. would like
to remind you that the thirteen colonies
that achieved your independence were a
comp paratively narrow strip along the
Atlantic shore, bounded on the west by
the Allegheny mountains, and now this
republic of ours extends from ocean to
ocean and is one of the largest and most
l n L Il. A.