St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-18
OF HUMAN STRENGTH.
The Old Roman Manages to
Keep Up With the Pro-
ceSSion.
Thurman Puts His Lungs to
Good Use at Fort
Wayne.
Hoosier Hosts Electrified by
the Utterances Of the
Buckeye Statesman.
He Whom the Republicans
Term Deerepit Is the
Picture of Health.
Snecinl to the Globe

Special to the Globe.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 17.-EaTly
in the morning excursion trains began
arriving on the various railroads, and
at noon. when the procession in honor
of Allen G. Thurman began to move,
probably $4,000 strangers were in the
city. The procession, which was re-
viewed by Judge Thurman from the
balcony of the Wayne house, was al
most an hour in passing, and was made
up of campaign clubs from all over
Northern Indiana. As at other points
where the Old Roman has spoken IN
this state. the Frances Cleveland clubs,
composed of girls formed an attractive
feature and one, which the veteran
highly appreciated. Judge Thurman
remained on the balcony until the end
of the procession had passed, and then,
entering carriage. was driven to Ham
iltOn's fields, whittier the crowd had
preceded him. His appearance upon
the platform was greeted with pro-
longed cheers, which continued until,
without being introduced, he advanced
to the front of stand and spoke briefly.
Having finished his speech Judge Thur
man was about TO take his seat when
there were loud cries from the rear and
from the sides of the platform of 1--WE
want to see yOu." The Judge accord
ingly bowed on either side of the stand.
and expressed his regrets that the tax
on his voice prevented his making any
further remarks. On the west side of
the platform he was presented by gen
tleman with
GOLD-HEADED HICKORY CANE.
He was then escorted to his carriage
and was driven back to the hotel to rest
before the evening meeting.
Judge Thurman spoke for over an
hour tonight in the Princess rink. Its
seating capacity of 5000 was more than
taxed, notwithstanding the counter
attractions of a torchllght parade that
in numbers exceeded that of the morn
ing, and meeting addressed by Sena-
tor Voorhees, and Gov. Gray at the
opera house. The Old Roman spoke
with extraordinary vigor and earnest
ness, making his voice ring up in the
Tafters, but at frequent intervals he was
interrupted by severe coughing spells,
one of which in particular lasted for two
minutes. He said My friends, ladies and
gentlemen: | am here tonight to speak
to you in the plainest language | can
possibly use. | shall not scatter any
flowers of rhetoric before you. You
will not find in what-I have to say any
spread eagles whatever, flying either
high or low. am here, God helping
me to do so, to speak to you the plain.
common truth to the best of my knOWl-
edge and belief. | am here to give you
such reasons as seem right in my sight
why you should re-elect Grover CleYe-
land president of the United States.
Applause. And for the first of these
reasons, | have to say that for three
years and half, and a little more, he
has administered the government of this
country with such ability, such integ-
rity, such courage, such patriotism, that
he is entitled to the
GOOD WILL AND CONFIDENCE
of the American people. Applause. !
And in the second place, have to say
that he stands upon a platform that
c0mmendS Itself to the consideration
and approval of every wise and think
ing man. [Cheers.] You have heard of
the surplus revenue in the treasury of
the United States. You have heard how
only a month ago. or little more. there
were S133, 100000 of money that have
been drawn from the pockets of the peO-
pie and were locked up in the vaults of
the treasury department. not one dollar
of which was needed for the legitimate
wants of the government; and although
that surplus has been somewhat re-
duced since then by the purchase of
bonds and otherwise. yet it now amounts
to seventy or eighty million of dollars
lying lhere perfectly idle, taken out
of the channels of commerce, taken
out of the wants, the necessities and the
uses of the people. Now, there is not
a man of reflection in all this audience
but knows that is grievous wrong.
There is not a man here but knows that
while it is duty to contribute out of his
means such sum as may be necessary
on his paIt to maintain and carry on the
government, when the government
takes from him more money than it has
any necessity for it does him wrong
wrong that he ought not TO forgive.
TCheers. Well, thea, that wrong was
going on, it was increasing until, really
if it had not been StOpped-it would not
have been stopped If that brave man
Cleveland had not compelled congress
to consider it Lcheers no one can
fOreSee what would have been the cOndi-
ton of this country in a short time; for,
my friends, if that money which the
people need in their business, if that
money with which the business of the
country must be carried on, with which
your manufactures must be worked,
with which your crops must be cultivated
and gathered and taken to market, if
that currency is simply
BURIED IN THE VAULTS
in the treasury department it is a reali-
ZatiOn of what we are told in Scripture
of the foolish man VINO buried his talent
in the earth instead of making it useful.
TApplause.l Now, Cleveland stands on
a platform which condemns sucn a
policy as that. The Democratic party
stands on a platform that says: "DO
not take from the people more money
than the government needs. Do
not bury the money wrested from
the people by power and which
can do good either to them or the
governments" and how shall this be
done? Why. there are several Ways in
which this surplus can be reduced.
Gen. Harrison thinks it can be best re-
duced, if | understand his position
and if misrepresent it l shall be ready
to apolOgiZe-that the way to reduce it
is to buy the outstanding bonds Of the
government which are already at
premium of 2S or % per cent. Why,
gentlemen. think of that for moment.
Who would be benefited by that? Who
cedure like that? If were disposed to
create
FEELING ON YOUR PART.
feeling of antagOnism to men who hold
| those bonds, might have a little piece
of history to refer to that would stir
your blood. You remember very well
that the $50 bonds were purchased with
greenbacks when greenbacks were
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