The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-08

| long become that keystone again, then have
| more than ever reason TO congratulate
myself and believe that ] stand well with my
! feuowman. Ny friends, should be the most
lnSeIlslDle and cold blooded man in the world If
did not feel grateful for the kindness you have
| manifested toward me tonight; yes, and may
| say that you have manifested toward mr before
! Tonight, and yet | do not know about that
/ quite.
WAS IT KINDNESS.
| l say Kindness, was it kindness? l was living
| IN my own quiet home with my good old wife,
| ana my children and grand children and friends
around me, wishing for nothing in this world
| but peace and quiet, when you, and
/ others like you, forced me once
more into the political arena. Whether this
| was klnd or not time will tell Whether it was
| Weu ADVISED or not time will disclose, but one
| thng need not wait for time to disclose and
lhat Is That l owe you the deepest and
potion OF my heart Great applause.
NOW, my frinds, you will not. [COu ching I
got SO much OF that fire and birthstone down my
! throat that can hardly talk, and that is not
very fair for if what some of my enemies say
OF me is true will get fire and birthstone quick
enough without getting it now. Laughter, and
voice; "A good many years yet, Judge
WILL BE HEARD FROM IN THE FALL.
You will not EXPECT me to make political
speech tonight. When the two parties shall
nave been fully marshaled in the fleld-when
the issues as lawyers call them, shall have been
distinctly declared when all the candidates
for the tiltthen it will be right
for me to bear my humble part in that
Tray; lCheers.L Then give you my word |
shall be heard from according TO my feeble
ability think there is still in this old head
some remnants of brains. laughter and
applause.l To enable me TO tell the
Pee Ia9, why why it is that all my
die one appausel, and [ think | shall ne able to
give them some reasons why they should be
democrats from now until they are laid in the
grave. lCheers.l
OPPOSED TO v1TUPERATIoE.
My friends, il is not my purpose TO say any
harsh thing of our political opponents; that
never has been my style of speaking Even
"nen was a very young man, might say not
man at all, for the first stump speech l ever
made | was nothing but a boy, even then |
always endeavOred to keep q civil tongue in my
head. always recognized the right of every
man TO do his own thinking, and if he would
only think honestly and be as tolerant Of me as
was TO him, there should be no harsh words
falling from my lips in respect to him; and so
now IN the contests that happened in our own
party, it never has been my habit to quar-
rel with those who did not think just
as thought. have been before your conven-
ton at st. Louis without my will, against my
viii, as candidate for the great office. Cheer
ingI. | was warmly, nobly, generously sup
ported in that convention. | was also warmly
and earnestly opposed.
NO FEELING OF ANGER.
Toward those who opposed me have nothing
in the world but feelings of kindness 1t was
their right II they thought some other man
was better-a better man to be the nominee, if
they thought was more polite or advisable,
however well they might think of me- to nomi-
nate somebody else, it was their right to think
so. They were sent there to exercise their
judgment, and God knows they have created
not single ruhie in my bosom, nor
least symptoms of i-will toward them ZAP
plause No, my friends, am here to advocate
the right Of every free American citizen to
think for himself. l believe in it. and always
have believed in it as the very essence of democ-
racy and of free government, and, therefore,
| wish to say to you all that
long as God gives me strength to speak to my
fellow men, so long shall talk to them the
good honest democracy in which was schooled
and in which believe / tell you, my friends,
that the st Louis convention did thing itself
that should immortalize it. 1t did one which
OF itself should command the esteem aud re-
| spect and gratitude Of the American people 1t
| did one thing which set magnificent example
| for all time to come to the American people,
| and indeed to all other people who have any
| thing TO do in the choice of rulers,
| and that thing was to renominate
voice of the convention. Cheering.
| Now, my friends, when | speak of Grover Cleve-
| land do not speak of a stranger to me.
| never saw him until after he was inaugurated
| President of the Untod States, but have seen
| him many times since, talked with him much,
| consulted with him much. and although | have
| not seen him for months past, know that man.
| | think, and | think know him well, and if
| there is brave, honest, upright, courageous
| patriotic man on the face of God earth, Grover
Cleveland is such man lGreat applause.l