, 1888-08-21
THE OLD ROMAN.
Judge Thurman on His Way to
Port Huron.
Enthusiastically Greeted All
Along the Line.
His Stirring Speeches on Tariff
Reform.

llls dllCTlOOu Jue special Train bearing
Judge Thurman and his party left Column
bus on its way to Port Huron via this
city. Besides the "Old Roman the
party consisted of Congressman Outh-
waite of Columbus, Allen w. Thurman
and his son Lee, I. 7. Lima of Column
bus, and several newspaper correspond
been feeling well, but he walked erect and
firm.
At Elmwood the train stopped for a
moment. But the first crowd was en-
countered at Powell, and in response to
numerous calls the judge spoke briefly.
The train pulled out as the crowd rave
three cheers for the candidate.
A sign on high pole on the car read:
Free Muslin, and above the words was
a tame coon.
A very enthusiastic crowd was at the
depot at Delaware and the car vas red
with bandanas. As the crowd cheered at
the appearance of Judge Thurman, Hon.
T.. e. Poppleton and the committee
boarded the train and brought the Judge
to the platform where, as soon as the
cheering subsidized, he spoke as follows:
IF Mr., Poppleton had the making of
the new vice president of the United
States have no doubt but | would be the
man. Laughter and applause. But
there are a great many other people who
have a word to say upon that subject. |
can tell this, my friends, that if you want
this old fellow to be your next vice presi-
dent of the United States you must go to
work. Applause and cries of Wen do
it. AS | have so little time ] cannot do
better than to confine myself to a single
idea. You have heard a great deal about
the tariff. That is the great subject upon
which speeches are now made. | have
heard in a long practical experience a
great many attempts to humbugthe people,
but of all the attempts that | have seen or
heard the pretension that high protective
tariff is for the benefit of the laboring man
IS the greatest humbug. Applause.
What is tariff 1t is a taxa tax levied
by the government upon commodities that
the labOring man as well as others use.
1t is a tax that takes hold of everything
from the crown Of your head to the soles
of your feet-taXes your hat, your coat.
yeur vest, your breeches, your boots, your
shoes. That taxes each and every imple-
ment which you use in your mechanical
and agricultural operations, and now to
tell me that to take the laboring man and
tax him from the top of his head to the
soles of his feet and to tax him on every
thing that he uses in his trade and to tax
him heavily is to his benefit, seems to me
nothing but an absurdity." Applause.
Here the speaker was interrupted by
the train hands and he jumped on as the
train pulled out amid enthusiastic cheers.
at all the small stations along the way
men, IN and children waived a greet
ing as the train speed by. At Marion the
working men in their shirt sleeves, farm
ers on horseback, business men, clerks,
women, boys and girls to the number of
over one thousand crowded about the
trainto give an enthusiastic greeting 20 the
Old Roman This is the home of
Benton G. Young, the Democratic candi.
date for secretary of state, and that gen
tleman boarded the train and presented
Judge Thurman to the crowd. The
Judge expressed regret that he had not
time to speak MS he wished. He spoke a
few words in commentator of Mr..
Young and started to say something about
the prospects of this fall, when the train
moved away amid the cheers OF the
crowd.
At Upper Sandusky, in response to calls
from a large and enthusiastic crowd,
Judge Thurman appeared and said in
part:
Under the time Of limitation as to the
stoppage OF the train at any one place you
will not expect me to make a speech on
the great questions hat now agitate the
people of the United States and TIE peo-
pie of Ohio. If | had the time nothing
could give me greater pleasure than to
say something to you upon this much-dls-
cussed question Of the tariff.
Il would like to expose some of the
humbu9s chat are sought to be made use
of-the greatest that | have ever met
with in my life experience in public affairs
when a man tells the laboring man hat
the tariff tax Oor a tariff is nothing but a
tax which taxes him in the price he
pays for everything he wears, from the
crown of his head to the soles of his feet,
is a good thing for him. / answer that it
is an absurdity. Applause. What man
ever got rich by having his hard earnings
taken out OF his pocket by taxation2
and to say that a country could be
made rich by heavily taxing its people is
an absurdity that nobody but a high pro-
tectionist would dare to assert" Re
newed applause.
At this point supper was announced
and the Judge concluded by saving: so,
my friends, all | can do now is to thank
you most heartily for the honor you have
done me in giving me so great a welcome
and thank you and say to you one and all
that am truly sensible of your kindness.
| will bid you goodbye" [Great APP.
plause. h#g ~
At the conclusion of Judge Thurman's
brief speech the party adjourned to the
parlor of the hotel where an excellent
supper had been served.
Shortly after 9 o'clock the train pulled
into Toledo depot. Everything had been
prepared for a good reception in this city
and the people generally invited TO make
the occasion a memorable one. Crowds
came from neighboring towns and villages.
The procession was at once formed and
started up the street. The clubs marched
first and then followed carriages. As
Judge Thurman was driven along the
streets the people who lined the sidewalks
applauded and crowds of admirers kept
close to the carriage.
Driving to the post Office building the
distinguished -iest of the city was escort
ed to the steps for h-hich point the pro-
cesslon was reviewed. An immense crowd