Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-10
THE ADDRESS.

Judge Thurman rendered Grand Osa
ton.
NEWARK, N. j., September S-Judgs
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 CITI-
zENs:-Last 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 address to them and | was received
with kind and a warm and hearty vel
come, which shall never forget as long as
/ live.
There never was man more anxious to
repay such welcome in becoming manner
than / was, and ! stood up on the stage,
hoping that might be able to say some
thing that would be worthy of their con-
siderstion, but | was suddenly stricken
down with illness, an illness to which every
man living is subject, and which would
unman any persor although be were Her
cules himself, and 40 illness to which hebe,
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 90 home TO bed.
WASTED SYMPATHY.
Next morning some of my friends of the
Republican press were pleased to sympa-
thize with me in a very tender and touch
ing manner. They rated and berated the
Democratic committee for travelling
Door, decrepid old man around the United
States to make speeches when be ought to
have been at home in his comfortable bed,
huddled up aud taken care of by his dear
old wife. Laughter and applause Cen
tlemen / will say that if any of You have
read those touching editorials tears must
have come into your eyes, for certainly If
there was q picture of an ill-used old man
they depicted it.
Bot it was reserved for one Of them this
morning to cap the climax by giving me
new baptism.
When 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
aud styled ME the "UId -nomau." Dut
nv Republican friend of the New YORK
Press would improve on that name and
this morning gives Baptism as 1.-The Egyp-
tian Obelisk."
"Well, my friends, / accept the baptism,
have seen in the Place de La COncorde
in Paris. Loud cheers and Interruptions. J
I have seen in the Place de La Concorde in
Paris an Egyptian obelisk said to be more
than 1900 years old, with inscriptions
upon it which showed the state Of civiliza-
ton of the world at time when Egypt
contained nearly sill the civilization that
there was in it. / have seen in the
Central Park in New York another obelisk
| did not know how old, but old
enough for any purpose that You can make
of il. And now ] have to say to my he
publican friends, who have given me this
new baptism, that, il ! can only live a.
long as one of these obelisks | shall Ger
tainly live to see all the enemies of De-
mocraoy
BURIED BENEATH CENTURIES OF DUST.
Now, there are a few subjects upon
which might address you tonight. There
are some in my heart that would like to
speak to you about. should like u
speak to you of the history of thi,
great Democratic party, to which
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 hav'
been so much promoted by Grover Cleve
land. would like to remind you tina
there ia not one acre of land now within
the limits of the United States, beyond
the original thirteen colonies, that was no
obtained by a Democratic administration
that was not sustained by the Democratic
party. / would like TO show to you, o
rather to recall TO your recollection, III
fact that whenever the contest has beef
between the rights of the peopl
and those who would control tbei
rights, the Democratic party ha
stood by the people unflinching, deter
mined not to he moved. would like 4
recall to your memory such facts as these
That the removal Of the property qualiti
cation and the religious test, and all tina
Unmarried the free choice of the people T.
vote, was the result of legislation insugu
rated by the Democratic party. / woulC
like to call your attention to the fact tina
when the spirit of Known othingism aros
7 in this land and threatened to disfrsnehis
every foreign born citixsn and to pat dow
all the people of 3 particular church, tn
; Democracy came to the rescue of thel
, liberty and religion, and said this thin
shall not be.
DEMoCRACY's RECORD
| would like remind you that in the goo
old DAYS of Democratic ascendancy we ha
= an economic government, economically az
! miristered; that the Expenses Of Ger
, Jackscn's administration for instance i
the course of year did not exceed ONT
. fourth of the expenses that have been Ell
tailed on this country one year since tn
close of the rebellion. would like
& further state 10 you thst this Democrat
!. party is . party that has never lain dow
' to die; that it is naturally the party OF fri
institutions, and that just as long as fire.
dom exists in America the Democrat
!. psrty will exist. [Great applause
There is no way of destroying it except b
despotism, and as long as it exists, de
potism is impossible in this land, for tn
party will not endure 1t.
n "Now, my friends, passing from the
general observations, allow me to come
some of the issues that are most sharp
marked in this campaign, for l have
y doubt you want to hear about that. Ar
first of all, because il ia most discussed al
attracts public attention tbs most, let y
= say something to you upon u
tariff question, so-called. Our opp
n nents are endesvoripg to alar
the whole country by the cry Of free trad
They are saying that the Mills bill as
called the tariff bill introduced by M