St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-08
AT TRURMAN's HOME.
Enthusiastic Neighbors Call the
Old Roman Out---He Thanks
Them in "a Hearty Speech.

night in honor of the nomination OF
Judge Thurman for vice presi-
dent Preceded by the Fourteenth
regiment band, the club pa
raded the streets and then
marched to the west front of the capitol,
where a display of fireworks was given.
Judge W. j. Gilmore made brief
speech, euogistic of Thurman, after
which the club and band proceeded to
the Union depot to receive the ;: j..
Randall club, of Philadelphia, which
arrived at 10 o'clock from st. Louis.
A procession was formed which
Thurman, at the corner of Washington
avenue and Rich streets. There was
liberal display of pyrotechnics along the
line of march. When the procession ar
rived at the Thurman residence Judge
Allan e. Thurman,I his son: Allan w.
Thurman. his wife and other members
of the family and friends were found
seated Oh the veranda. Capt. HOFFMAN,
of the Samuel J. Randall club, was in
trOduced to Mr.. Thurman by President
John j. Lenty. of the Thurman club,
and introduced each member of the
Philadelphia club in turn to Mr.. Thur
man, Judge Thurman then spoke as
follows:
''My Friends and Fellow Citizens: l
sincerely thank you for this manifesto
ton of Your good will and esteem. 1t
has been well said, find how man is
thought of by his neighbors and
you can form a correct Judg,-
ment of that mans character and
worth. If | may Judge from this ms
demonstration, as well as from all the
acts of kindness that | have received
from the gOodly people of Columbus
for more than a third of century,
may indulge the hope that | stand well
in the affections of my neighbOrs.
And when in addition to that
l have every reason to believe
from the attendance here tonight
of that splendid body of men, the Ran
dali club, of Philadelphia, that | stand
well i'll that grand old state which used
Democratic arch, and which L
hope will ere long become that
Keystone again, then | have more
than ever reason to congratulate myself
and believe that l stand well with my
fellow men. My friends, | should be
the most iHsensible and cold-bloOded
man in the world if |
DID not FEEL GRATEFUL
for the kindness you have manifested
toward me Tonight; yes, | may
say that YOU have manifested toward
:.
know about that quite. L say kindness
was it Kindness? l was living in my
own quiet home, with my good old wife
and my children and grandchildren and
friends around me, wishing for nothing
in this world but peace and
quiet, when you and others like
you force me once more into
the political arena. Whether that was
kind or not time will tell; whether it.
Iii, will ri lie
close. But one thing need not wait
for time to disclose, and that
is that l owe you the deep
est and profoundest gratitude from
the very bottom of my heart.
Now, my friends, you will not-(cough-
ing), l 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
will get fire and birthstone quick
enough without getting it now;
many years yet judge."l You will not
expect me to make political speech to-
night. When the two parties shall
have been fully marshaled in the field;
when the issues, as the lawyers call
them, shall have been distinctly de-
clared, when all the candidates have
their
HARNESS ON AND AXE READY
for the tilt then it will be right for me
to bear my humble part in the affray.
Then L give you my word that | shall
be heard from according to my feeble
abilities. | think there Is life
enough in me yet. | think
that there is still in this
old head some remnants of brains, to
enable me to tell the people why it is
that all my life long have been a Dem
ocrat, and mean to die one. And [
think l shall be able to give
should be Democrats from now until
they are laid in the grave. Cheers.
My friends, it is not my purpose to say
any harsh things of our political oppo-
nents, That never has been my style of
speaking. Even when L was a
very young man, l 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 civil tongue in
my head. always recognized the
right OF every man to 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
fall from my lips in respect to him, and
so now i'll the contests that happened in
our party, it never has been my habit to
quarrel with those who did not think
JUST AS L THOUGHT.
/ have been before your convention
at st. Louis without my will, against my
will as candidate for great office. L
was warmly, nObly, generously sup
ported in that convention. l was also
warmly and earnestly opposed. To
wards those who opposed me.
have nothing in the
world but feelings of kindness.
1t was their right, if they thought some
other man was better-a better man to
be nominated, if they thought it was
more polite or advisable, however well
somebody else, it was their right to
think SO. They were sent to
exercise their Judgment, and God
knows they have created not
q single ruilie INN bosom nor the least
symptom of i'll will towards them. 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 democracy and of free govern
ment, and. therefore, wish to say to you
all, for il is time | was concluding these
remarks. II | do not conclude them
soon our friend from Pennsylvania will
scarcely find time to reach the depot Ill
time for the train. l must therefore
bring what ] have to say to q close, and
tits this: That SO 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 schoolcd and in which l
believe. Now, my friends, should be
playing the part of Hamlet" with
Hamlet left off if l did not say another
thing that l am going to say,
and which l have reserved upon
The teAclinr of tie Now TeSta-