The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-27
JUDGE THURMAN.

He Appears at Lims, o., and Addresses .
Democratic Audience.
LIMA, o., Oct. 26-Judee Thurman and
Speaker Carlisle were the central figures in the
party that occupied Col. c. S Brice's private car
ss IL pulled out Of Cincinnati at 7:45 o'clock this
morning in the rain. Small crowds greeted the
train at Miamisbure, Hamilton, Dayton and
Tippecanoe. At Troy about three hu ndred peo-
pie cheered the Judge. Mr.. Kerr, chairman OF
the Miami county Democratic committee. intro
duced Judge Thupmsn as the next Vice-presi-
dent of the United States Judge Thurman
said:
Ny friends, you have word to say about
that If you will all do your duty and vote ss you
ought 20 do. then indeed will be the next vice.
president, because Intend to live up TO the In.
aueuration. (Lauehser and cheers 1know it
10 said that have one foot in the grave re-
newsd laughter, but after ten weeks on the
stump. never failing TO keep an appointment II
il pretty good proof that have two feet on
earth. More laughter and applause. My
friends, am very glad to see You to-day. L
thank you for this kindly welcome. would
like to make You q speech II L had
a chance, but before could say ten sentences
this machine am on would move of Iherri-
mentl This is the most unsatisfactory stump
1 ever spoke on have tried thirty times, YES,
fifty times. In the last ten weeks TO make
eOoecnee from THIS stump. anu altnoukn ueNd
been q stump-speaker more years than ! viii
tell, yet when got into the very finest sentence
that could form and was doing my very level
best the peaky thing would run on Win me,
aud 90 10 would to-day II were 70 try 10 speak
to you. So hope you will excuse my speech,
and will accept nv sincerest thanks for this ex-
position of your good will. lApplause.
Speaker Carlisle also spoke briefly.
When Sidney was reached over i've hundred
people were found in waiting. They cheered
~. hx,f noia md lark of inn re
vented speech making. Al Wapakoneta about
four or ave hundred people had eoilsetsd and
called for speech. Some one In the crowd
called out, "aow is tho Old Romsni shook
hands with him twenty years ago. judge
Thurman said: "He is just as tough as hick-
ory kuat' [Great laughter and applause. A
voice "You better looking than you were
thep." More lsughter.l Judge Thurman, We'll,
I don't know but I AN, Merrlmentl,
1 believe 1 grow handsomer as 1 grow
older More merrimentJ / don't know az
the ladies' think so. but the old Democrats do.
TGrsat cheerine.l This is place recollecs
very we'll made speech here in 1867 that
made many votes for us that year."
TIE train then moved on, preventing further
speaking.
The train was crested in this city by q crowd
Of several Thousand. The Judge Was taken &C
once to dinner ct the Lima House After din
ner the Judge was driven to Faurots Music
Hall, where the afternoon meeting was held.
The hall WAS packed and overfowing,
and the crowd gave enthusiastie
greeting TO the speakers OF the
day. Hon. George w. Hull presided. The
Piqua Democratic Glee Club furnished musio ct
the opening ef the meeting. and at the end OF
the regular speeches twenty four handsomely
bsndana a uniformed young ladies from Coldwa-
ter gave similar kind Of q treat Judge Thur
man Was received with storm of applause. He
began his speech With soms1 aat exsended
reference to old acqusintances In rne county,
and then passed to q review OF the action OF Re-
publicans In Congress in relation to the
referred to the latest political sensation, the
West Murchison correspondence, as q new dodge
to destroy Mr.. Cleveland and the Democrats
party In the estimation OF the people. The
speaker continued: 81 am not at ell satisfied
that tAis man called Mr.. Murchison ever wrote
sueh letter, or that the British minister ever
replied 90 is ss Ii 10 pretended. / should say
that this letter Of the so-calied Mr.. Murchison,
bore on its face such evident marks of down
right forgery-shamsless forTery-that might
be st liberty to at once dsnounee 1t as forgery,
and then to say moro about it, Prolonged
applause and che ers.
At the onelusion OF his speech, Mr.. Thur
man introduced Mr.. Carlisle who addressed he
audience briefly, saying he would speak in the
evening. and he thought one speech day was
enough. he confined his remarks to the tariff
issue and criticism of the Murchison letter.
Mr. Thurman left at o'clock on special train
for bis home in Columbus. His remaining APP
pointments are Wheeling, W. Va, Oct. 30.
Newark, o.. Oct, 81, and Nelsonville, o.,
Nov. l.
This evening q monster torch-light procession
was given. after which Speaker Carlisle spoke
10 Music Hall. The hall was packed TO suIocs-
tion.