The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-10-27

ence. At the sight of Judge Thurman
the crowd cheered heartily, and during
his remarks they applauded generously.
Fred j. Ravens of Fort Wayne, on behalf of
NJ. B. Masters, who has voted the Demo-
cratic tickle for fifty years, pre-
scented the Judge with a hickory
cane, which had been cut and suit
ably engraved by Mr.. Masters. In response
Judge Thurman said: Thanks. This l take
to be a hickory-it looks very much like it,
and it looks as if, should that end of it fall on
the head of a Republican, if he was q mean
man, he would be mighty apt to go down."
[Applause.I
This response was made after his regular
speech, which was brief, and was followed
by short talks to the people on the
other sides of the stand who had
been unable to see and hear him as
they wished. He was in good voice and
seemed to have suffered no exhaustion from
the severe Misunderstanding ordeal through
which he passed this morning.
Il OLD ROMANS ADDRESS.
The president of the day, John H. Bass, in
troduced him. and he spoke as follows:
My FELLOW CITIZENS I have been
speaking a great deal of late, and when
those gentlemen get done over there
referring to some confusion in the audience),
I will speak a little more. Laughter and ap-
plausel but l will not speak until they have
satisfied themselves. l said that l had been
speaking a great deal of late, and 1 have a
| great deal of speaking to do yet, and much of it
| crowded into this week. 1 nave to speak to
morrow at Peru, the next day, or night, at
indianapolis, the next day at Brazil, to say
nothing about divers pleasant little talkee
talkees from the end of tho train as L go
| alonp Iauuhtpr and chpprS
Now, in view of that and of the necessity
of my taking care of my voice, the committee
thought it advisable that on this occasion l
shOuld speak inside the walls of a house,
which, as every speaker knows, is far
easier than it is to speak to a great crowd in
| the open air. They have, therefore, APP
| pointed my meeting for some place. don't
know exactly where it is Several voices
''Pinccss RIM" int the city, where I propose,
to the best of my poor ability, to spread my
self a little tonight. TGreat applause.
In order that 1 may go there and that l
may have any voice at all to speak there, and
especially that I may have some voice to
speak to the noble ga herings of Indiana
Democrats at the other places that l
have mentioned, it is arranged
that l am not to speak from
this stand except to express the immense
1 Is SA~S l. ANSA ~ SNAho hAAo AAAA
and magnificent assemblage and to return
you my sincerest thanks for yonr kindly
welcome. [Applause.l l have been in
Indiana but a few days, but every day
that | have spent here has ~gladdened
my heart. Applause. Il Democrat ali my
lie. it would be impossible for me to see the
zeal, the energy and the patriotism Of the
party here without feeling my heart
swelling with emotion and making me
proudrr than ever of this great
and worthy Democratic State. Enthusiastic
applause. say Democratic State, because,
although l am not a prophet or the son of a
prophet, l am about as good "a guesscr
at political results rs ever you
saw Laughter and chccringl, and when
! am told by your noble Governor
and your noble Senator voorhees, and my Old
friend, Joe McDcuald and divers others OF
the patriarchs AMI saints of Democracy, that
Indiana is safe for Cleveland and Thurman.
| believe il as | believe the Book of Truth.
Applause.
Now, my friends, l must save what voice |
have for that speech at the rink tonight,
where / will try to DO a little better. l thank
you for your sind reception and beg leave to
bid you gOUdDy. Great applausel.
In compliance with a request that Mr..
Thurman would show himself at the other
side of tho stand, he crossed over and said
"II ] were a young man } should be utterly
ruined, because 50 many people want to see
me it would make me think | am good look
ing. [Chcers.l
Passing to another quarter of the stand, he
addressed the crowd facing him there, in
these words: "Wcll, my friends, l can only
make my bow to YOU and express my regret
that l cannot make a speech here this after