Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15
THE WORLD OF POLITICS.
THURMAN TALKS TO THE RETURN
ING PILGRIMS.
He is just as Young a. He Ever was-rhe
Old Man Says 1t is Good Ticket-tx-
travagant Praise of Cleveland
Dorsey Out In Denial.

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headed by a band and the Jackson club, the
delegation marched from the depot to the
residence of Judge Thurman where Hon.
| T. Powell spoke briefly of the work of the
| delegation at st. Louis. He then intro
duced Judge Thurman and after three
cheers for Cleveland and Thurman and
the red bandanna, Judge Thurman spoke
as follows 81 understand that many of
the good people say aud no doubt think
| Il do not deny the justice of their thoughts)
that l am too old laughter to run for
vice president renewed laughter and Il
voice We'll see about that.l The people
who say so and who doubtless think so,
do not understand the effect upon an old
democrat of such kindness as | have re-
ceived at your hands and at the hsnds of
the rest of the democracy of the
| United States Cheers Why, | feel
about 10 years younger at least,
| | should not be surprised if | should make
such fool of myself between now and the
| second Tuesday or the first Tuesday or
whatever Tuesday it, is in October
November | mean-that | should be
prancing around making speeches like a
young man just ont of his teens. Laugh
| ter and applause
But now gentlemen let me be serious a
| little. You know, gentlemen, of the Ohio
| delegation, that when you were kind
| enough to call on me before you went to
st. Louis l told you, and God knows it
| was the honest truth that did not want
| the nomination that what | wanted was
peace and quiet, but that 1t was impossi-
| BILE for me to say that | would not refuse
the nomination, for that would make me
| a candidate at once, and therefore sur
rounded with these difficulties, | could
| conceive of no other way no other solu-
| ton than to place myself in your hands,
and did SO freely, honestly, fairy and
| Loyalty, trusting that you would take
of the democratic party. Cheers
| Now, gentlemen, do not undertake to
speak for the party and say whether
you have done wisely or not, but
! do speak for myself and say that you
have done fairly and honorably and up
rightly by me, and that as long as | live
shall always bear toward you grateful
heart and pleasant recollection. [Ap-
| plause. Gentlemen, | thank you tor
your efforts; | thank you for what you
have done, and whether | shall be success
| full or not, there Is one thing of which |
cannot be depraved, and that is the gratifi-
| cation of knowing that | have the good
will of the people of my State, and not
| only of the people of Ohio but of the peo-
pie, think, of the United States. Jap
plause
There scarcely ever happened in the his
tory of this world a subimer spectacle
than the denomination of Grover Cleve-
land by the unanimous voice of the con
vention. The people of the United States
| love brave man and Cleveland is a brave
man; they love an honest man and God
| Knows he is an honest man !; they love a
man of good sound judgment and do not
know any man of sounder judgment than
his; they love man who stands up for
the people, who stands up for principle
aud does not fear to take the consequence,
tnt, 10, Irl 4
Gentlemen, it will be an honor to every
man of that st. Louis convention as long
as he lives that he was there to cast his
vote for the worthy president of the
United States, Now, | thank you, and
will bid you good night. Great applause. !
Humans Talk to the Newspaper Boys.
The special train of the Washington and
New York newspaper correspondents re-
turning from the st. Louis convention
stopped at Columbus and were escorted
through the principal streets to the resi-.
dence of Judge Thurman, where they
were Hospitality received by the judge and
family.
Judge Thurman said ; "The only time
| ever had any conversation with Henry
Ward Beecher was in his church in Brook
Ign after he had preached a sermon.
WIS TAKEN up anu Introduced 10 MIN.
was then in the Senate. well, )" said he,
"you are pretty good looking man for q
democrat" and so taking look at you,
can say that you are all pretty good look
ing men for newspaper men.
| don't see that you are armed with
less dare say you will do all that Is right
and required of you. All | have
got to say, after thanking you for the
honor done me by this call, Is that II you
want to do me a real service 1t will be to
just write a speech for me, and put it l.!
rs coming from me, aud be sure to put in
here and There great applause" Laugh
ter, Also speak well OF my ''stal wdrt
health, say that you don't know any mar
except Mr.. Sullivan OF Boston that Can
bear comparison with me in that respect
Do all this up in your best style, you know
great compliment to the old man, as they
, call him, and oblige me immensely.
thank you. gentlemen, once more for tn,
honor you have done me by this call ant
hope you will have pleasant ride home.
A Demonstration at Columbus, o., in Hi
Honor-"Was it a Kindness"
COLUMBUS, o., June S.-The Thurman
club got mp demonstration in honor o
g Mr.. Thurman. Escorting the S. j. Ran
8 dali club of Philadelphia, which arrived
=, from st. Louis, they marched to Mr.
: Thurman's house. The visitors were in
/ troduced, and then Mr.. Thurman made
$ speech, thanking all for their good will
e "If may Judge from this demonstration,
n he said, "as well as from all the acts .
a kindness that have received from goodl,
d people of Columbus, for more than a thirt
+ of a century, may indulge the hope tina
, | stand well in the affections of my neigh
bors lGreat applause And when, il
r addition to that, | have reason to believ
l. from the attendance here to night of tina
+ splendid body of men, the Randall club o
n Philadelphia lcheersl, that | stand well il
l that grand OLD State, which used to b.
n called the keystone of the democratic arcl
e renewed cheeringl, and which hope will
ere long become that Keystone again
If then l have more than ever reason
It to congratulate myself and be
n lieve that | stand well with m
a fellowmen. My friends, ! should b.
y the most insensble and cold blooded ma
g, in the world if | did not feel grateful TO
: the kindness you have manifested towar
IS me tonight; yes, and may say that yol
n | hava manifpstaI toward me- hpfnra n