Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-18
And Tens of Thousands Hear
Words of Wisdom
FROM THE OLD ROMANS LIPS.
Fort Wayne Goes Wild With Enthu'
siasm.
4 GRAND TORCHLIGHT PARADE
And Meeting, Which Surpassed Anything o
the Kind Yet Held in Indiana--Ihur-
man Talks Without Break
or Quavsr.

Fort WAYNE, IND, Oc'ober IL
The day of the big barbecue dawr ed clear
and bright, and early this morning the
crowd began to appear on the streets.
Fort wsyne's forty thousand people were
early reinforced by the inhabitants Of the
county, while the morning trains brought
hundreds and thousands from neighboring
tows. Many came as individusls bat
many others were organized, prepared for
the parade of the day.
Judge Thurman arose at nine o'clock
after q quiet and refreshing slsep. Soon
after breas fast his door was thrown op N
to the multitudes, and thousands svailed
themselves cf the opportunity TO take him
b. the hand Besides the Judge, promin-
ent visitors and citizens in carrisges, the
procession IN luded veteran 20 diers. ra,l.
road meo, visiting clubs, Fort Way Ne
Democratic orgau'zat ons, citizens on foot,
hunters and sfO-tlng clubs, batchers.
aoats and wagons. The p ocess'on formed
at noon, aud after m srching through the
streets, which were nsd with people, went
to the Hamilton ields, in the soatheIn
part of the city, where three speaking
stands had bsen erected for the occasionr
THEBANDANNA PARADE
Pfominans all aloug tbs line Of the pro-
csssion was the bsn1ana which brilliant
appesrarc CO to tie parade. Gov. Gray,
! Senator Voorhees, and eN Senator Melon
aid stood with Judge Thurman on the
1 L L l. ,-iau-pA ha ,Narada
which took thirty five minutes to pass.
When the carriages, reached ths speakers
stand at . o'clock 10000 people were on
the grounds, while several thousand more
were soon addei to the au Hence. As the
| sight of Judge Thurman, the crowd
cheered heartily, and du ing bis remarks
they applsudtd GENEROUSLY.
f j Haven, Of F. Wayne, on behslfo OF
NJ. B. Masters, who has voted the Demo
cIa.ic ticket for ifty years, presented the
Judge with hickory cane, which had been
cut and suitably engraved by Mr.. Masters.
In response, Judge Thurman slid:
Thanks. This take tobe a h:ckory-i'
looks very much like it, aud it looks "a
il, should that end Of ID fall on tie head
of Republican, if he was mean msp,
be wrud be mighty apt to go down Ap-
plause This response was made after his
regular speech, which was brief, ard was
| folio we'd by short talks to this people en-
the other side of the stand, who had bern
uusbe to zee and hsar him as they
wished. He was in good voice, and
seemed to have suffered no exhaustion
from the severe hauc csdaking ordeal
through which he passed this morning.
THOUsASDS-IN LINE.
Afternoon trains brought greater crowds
into the city, Van Vert county, Ohio,
seadiug one Thousand of her Democrats,
while Others came fton all sections. From
Cleveland cane the Tilden Club, whose
plug-hat' e1 members numbered 500
isis Iudisna's banner Democratic county
and the occasion was one long to be re-
membered. ,
The torch-liZht procession came first and
WIS reviewed from the hotel balcony, after
which the Judge was driven through the
crowded, cheering stree to the rink.
JuTgs Thurman spoke with ease, In q
stIooy, clear voice tor forty-eight minutes,
and Was distinctly heard in all parts OF
the rink. Judge Thurman opened by say
il y he would not indulge in any flowers oil
rh, tlrjc but speak the plain, honest truth
60 ths best of his knowledge and belief as
70 tie reaso us why the people should re-
.lsct Grover Cleveland President OF the
United States.
A GRAND ADDRESS.
He said: ,
For three and one half years and little
more, he has administered the government
of this country with such ability, interesf,
courage and patriotism that he Is entitled
to tie good will and Co2fidercs OF toe
Am:rcan people. In the second place ne
stands upon q platform that comuends
itself to the consideration and approval OF
every wise and thinking man. Applause:
You have head how only about montn
ago there were Sl33 OO0, 900 of money III
the treasury Of the Unit ID S'a'e3 that M
been drawn from the pockets OF the pto'
ple, not one single dollar OF whlcn
wa, needsd FIR the legitimate wants ol
the government. That surplus has ben
reiuced somewhat since tte1 by the pnr'
, chase OF bonds and Otherwise, yet 1t no"
amounts TO seventy or eighty millicns OF
dollars, lying there idle, taS'n out OF the
channels of c>mmerce, out OF the wsnis,
necessities and uses Of the p opIe. Ineit
: ia not a man Cf reflection but krows that
that is q grisvious wrorg. Tn is not q
msn here but kuows, tnat while 1t 10 hls
: 6uty to contribute out Of his means such
r sam As may be necessary on bis part to
msiutain and carry on the government,
when the government takes from him more
: uooey than il has any necessity for, Vt .oe'
him a wrong that hs ought not to torg VI
Cleveland stands on platform that con
demns such policy a. that. The Demo
cratic platform says: Don't tike from the
people II ore moIey than the government
> need. Now what is the remedy?
/ HARRISON sCoRCHED.
There are several ways in which the sur
. plus can be reduced. G4n. ii Trlsof
thinks il can be best reducei, If under
stand his position, aad if misrepresen'
him shall be really to sp,lcgizs, by buy
ing the outstanding bonds OF the
government. which are ut
V premium of % OF 90 per cent
: Think of it a moment. Who would b'
: beasfitted hY that? You remember very
9 well that what is csl!ed the $50 hoodI
i were purchased with gTespbsIks, whsI
!. rreenbacks were worth on 2 so or TO or o
most 20 cents on tie dollar in coin. Yo'
remembe; that these bonds were converts n
into those 4 per cents, and yon recollec
perfectly we'll that the first act OF Cpnsts
d under General Crafts admin 8 ras!oa VS.
+ to make those to1ds, which were psysbl
i, according to thsir face, or endorse
a ueut in grsenblcks psys6le in cniD
4 and you know that the effsc
of that was 10 send them mp 80 or 40 pc
cent in value and you know that now tie.
are worth % per cent premium, wbic'
makts profit TO those who originally pal
Ia chsssd than o; 80 per cent. You kno,
that, and yet tire theory q
'r the Republican candidate for th
Is Presidency is ttai your none
D. should be txkan iron yoor pocket
e. withcuf necessity, these boz d. not bsir
due until 1s9l-and poured cut with tn
immense premium into tia pockets Of tn
ae bpdhtli cf tie coaDtry
9. Jadg, Thurman than discuss d the tari
25 questiap, and made q strorg . gument fs
l-.SrSk;c,, of unneeaaaarv dnklea