Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-09
The ADDRESS.

Judge Thurman rendered = Grand Ogs-
tiOn.
NEWARK, N. j., September S-Judge
Thurman and party arrived here to-day,
and were rendered grand ovation.
Not less than $4,000 people, all told,
thronged to hear the distinguished
guest, who was in his best form and
made strong address. When introduced,
Judge Thurman spoke substantially as
follows:
Mr. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CTTI-
8ENs:-Lsst Thursday evening stood in
the presence OF the largest audience ever
saw before in New York. had gone there in
pursuance OF their invitation to deliver
an sddCess to them and | was received
with kind and a warm and a hearty vel
come, which l shall never forget as long as
/ live.
There never was q man more anxious to
repay such welcome in a becoming manner
than WAS, and | stood up on the stage,
hoping that might he able to say some
thing that would be worthy Of their con-
sideration, but | was suddenly stricken
down with illness, an illness 10 which every
msu living il subject, aud which would
unman any person although he were Her
cules himself, and IN illness to which Hebs,
the Goddess of Health, or Sampson, the
symbol of manhood and strength, might
have been subject. | was consequently
unable to speak and was compelled to re-
tire from the stand and to go hHm5 10 bed.
WASTED SYMPATHY
Next morning some of my iIIeudS of the
Republican press we're pleased ~ symps-
thizs with me in veyy tender sud touch
ing manner. They rated and bersssd the
Democratic committee for travelling
poor, decrepid old man arouHd the United
States to make speeches when be ought TO
have been at home in bis comfortable bed,
huddled up and taken care of by his dear
old wife Laughter and applause. Gen
tlemen will say that if any of You have
read those touching editorials tears must
have come into your eyes, for certainly II
there WAS a picture OF an ill-used old man
they depicted it.
But il was reserved for one Of them this
morning to cap the climax by giving me
new baptism.
When I WAS born, was duly baptized
into the Christian faith by the name OF
Allen G.. Thurman. Many years after
wards, SOME enthusiastic Democratic
friends of mine gave me new baptism
and styled me ths "0ld. Roman" But
my Republican friend of the New York
Press would improve on that name and
this morning gives baptism as THE Egyp-
tiau Obelisk"
"Wsll, my friends, accept the baptism.
have seen in the Place de La Concorde
in Paris. Loud cheers and Interruptions.
| have seeu in the Place de Ia Concorde IN
Paris an Egyptian obelisk said to be more
than 1000 years old, with inscriptions
upon Il which showed the state Of civiliza-
tion of the world at 3 time when Egypt
contained nearly all the civilization that
there was in il. / have seen III the
Central Park in New York another obelisk
| did not know how old, but old
enough for any purpose that you can make
of it. And now have to say TO my Re-
publican friends, who have given me this
new baptism, that, il can only live as
long IS one of these obelisks l shall GER
tainly live to see all the enemies OF De-
mOcracy
BURIED BENEATH CENTURIES OF DUST.
Now, there are q few subjects upon
which / might address you tonight There
are some in my heart that would like to
speak to you about. / should like to
speak to you of the history Of this
great Democratic party, to which L
have belonged from my youth up.
would like to speak to you of that party
founded by Thomas Jefferson, and consol-
idated and maintained by Andrew Jack
son, and whose interest and welfare have
been so much promoted by Grover Cleye-
land. | would like to remind you that
there is not one acre of land now within
the limits of the United States, beyond
the original thirteen colonies, that was not
obtained by Democratic administration,
that was not sustained by the Democratic
party. would like to show to you, or
rather to recall to your recollection, the
fact that whenever the contest has bsen
betwsen the rights Of the people
and those who would control their
rights, the Democratic party has
stood by tine people un1inching, deter
mined not to be moved. would like to
recall TO yonr memory such facts as these:
That the removal Of the property qualit
cation and the religious test, and all that
impsired the free choice of the people to
vote, was the result of legislation insugu-
rated by the Democratic party. l would
like to call your attention To the fset that
when the spirit of Kuow-Nothingism arose
in this land and threatened 70 disfranchise
every foreign born citizen and to put down
all the people of particular church, the
Democracy came to the rescue Of their
liberty and religion, and said this thing
shall not be-
DKMoCRACY's RECORD
I vould like remind you that in the good
old days of Democratic sscendsncy We hsd
an economic government, economically ad-
ministered; that the expenses of Gen.
,Jackson's administration for instance In
the course of q year did not exceed one
fourth of the expenses that have been en-
tailed on this country one year since the
close OF the rebellion. would like to
further state 10 you that this Democratic
party Is q party that has never LAIN down
TO die; that il is naturally the party Of free
institutions, and that just a. long as free
dom exists in Americs the Dsmscrati,
party will exist. Great applause. j
There Is no way Of destroying IL except by
despotism, and as long as 1t exists, des-