The Osceola times., 1888-07-21
"Age May Der His Brow B.
Flung, But His Heart, His
Heart is Ever Young"

| In responce to repeated calls, sen
ator John w. Daniel, of Virginia
stepped forward and said: "The oil,
and the young Democracy of the Ok
Dominion speak here and now, an,
will join the great acclaim of tn,
American people when they shall
speak again in November next TO
Allen G. Thurman. Fifty years ag,
and more there went beyond the AL
leghany, from the good old town O
Lynchburg from which / haiD, ,
preacher of the gospel, who carried
with him his wife, his boy, his Bible
and his household goods. He settled
in the young commonwealth of Ohio
The boy became the father of the
man by his force of character and rose
to the high places ofhis peoples con.
fdence and love. They made him
their representative in congress; they
clothed him with the chief Justice.
ship of their court; they made him
governor of their State; they sent him
as a senator of the United States.
lie was a statesman of the country,
of wide and world. wide renown; in
the church of Israel teacher and a
leader of men.
Gle measured to the depth OF ev.
cry cxigency and rose to the height
of every occasion until he became
the beacon of the peoples hope and
the center Of the States desire.
Cheers In an age of corruption
he was an exempli fcation of purity;
in an age of extravaganza he was
the sentinel of economy; in an age
of sectionalism he knew only his
country; in an age of hate he was the
incarnation of fraternity; in an age
scandal the salt of his good name
never lost its SAVIOR. Cheers. The
revolving years that have circled
around his head have each of them
lett in its track new ring of glory.
Cheers. Can / not say in the Ian
guage of the poet, sage may DER
his brow be flung, but his heart, his
heart is ever young? Cheers Old
indced, but not too old to receive
the tardy honor of people to whom
he has been faithful, or to rcquite
them with renowned and faithful
service.
"Why not nominate him now, my
countrymen, and by acclaimation!
Loud Cheers. He stands before
you the living embodiment of Dem
ocra,ic virtues. He stands before
you the illustrated epitome OF Dem
ocratlc history. He stands before
you the champion Of Democratic
principles. lie stands before you
the rightful heir OF Democratic hon
ors. Cheers. lie exhibits the gran
deur of the American patriot. He
is the highest type of the American.
He is the fitting companion of Gro.
yer Cleveland Cheers to receive by
his side the mantle of Thomas A.
Hendricks of Indiana, cheers and
the people of the whole country will
be 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
companion of Grover Cleveland,
welding the sccpter of that happy
home, the White House, and that
dauntless brave patriot himself, guild
ing with firm and ultrembling hand
the dcstinies Of this great nation,
cheer and cries of Time" and 'Go
on!'l One minute! in the name OF
the people Of Virginia, upon whose
soil he was born, cheers and in the
name of the people of Ohio, hi:
adopted homc-in the name of the
Democracy Of this great nation, in
corruptiblc, unterrifed and uncon-
querable, | fling this banner to the
breeze, waving bandanna hand
kerchief,1 the symbol of his name
loud cheers. 1t is an emblem
which like the cap of liberty, equal
ity and fraternity, needs OILY to be
seen to carry its message. 1t goes
to the field to-day with the benedic
tons of the wise and the good, side
by side with the flag Of never-dy
ing star. Like it, it will be the en-
blem of Democracy triumphant, OF
land redeemed, of nation reunited.
!