Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-02

astic reception was given. Mayor Bruct
delivered an address of welcome on be
half of the city. and Mr.. Booth spoke OF
behalf of the local clubs. As Judge
Thurman rose to speak the applause was
enthusiastic. Judge Thurman said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: To say that l an
profoundly grateful to my friends from
indianapolis for the visit they have
made me to-day, and for these marks o
esteem and affection that you have dis
played, is but poorly to express what
feel in my heart. I cannot begin the
few remarks shall make without allud
ing to that grand man whose name one
OF your clubs bears-Thomas A. Hen
bricks. For many years he was an i'm.
portant figure in American politics, and
took marked part. knew him init
mately. and when four years ago | had
the honor and privilege of speaking with
him again and again in your State, and
also in Ohio, 1 never heard him
make a speech that did not in
crease my admiration for the
power of his intellect and the patriotism
and courage of the man. Now, my
friends, you indianapolis people saved
the Democratic cause four years ago.
Your vote was necessary to the election
of Cleveland and Hendricks, and you
gave it by good round majority, and
now it is in your power once more to
save the Democratic party by voting for
Cleveland again. l am quite sure that
there is not Democrat within the sound
of my voice who regrets that he voted
for Cleveland in 1884. I never met a
Democrat that did so yet. 1t may
be that there is a straggler here
and there, but l think you can count
them on the fingers of one hand, and
there are for such ten to one who have
come to us from the Republican party.
can hardly think how man who voted
for Grover Cleveland in 1884 can have
the face to look into fellow Democrats
face and say, 81 won't vote for him." l
do say that there is much that ought to
be reformed in our laws and in our sys-
tenn, but it is not the fault OF Grover
Cleveland that reforms have not been
made. He has urged them, he has
pleaded with Congress, he has said to
the people again and again that such and
such things ought not to be, and that
others ought to be, and no sensible man
can say that his recommendations have
not been made by wisdom and knowl-
edge and patriotism; and now that man,
with whom l am acquainted well, l say
to you, my young friends and all my
friends, young and old, is one of the
most sensible, level-headed, honest men
ever knew. He is now before you as
candidate and l firmly believe he will be
elected. 1 firmly believe that the Amer
ican people have too much appreciation
of the honor, bravery and courage of the
President to lay him aside after the
honor and courage and bravery and in
telligence that he has exhib-
tied in the Presidential chair.
When 1 come to your State
1 will talk to you about the tariff or fish
cries, or anything else that you want me
to talk about. You won't find me avoid
ing any question whatever that is fairly
proposed. God knows that I would
rather be at home with my dear old wife
than in any Office in the world, but l
have been chosen by the Democratic
party TO help fight this campaign, and l
mean to do it to the best of my ability.
At the conclusion of the speech making
Judge Thurman took position in front
of the platform and was personally pre-
sented to each of the visitors. The bal
ance of the day was spent in looking
about the city, and at IL O'Clock tonight
the delegation left on their return trip.