Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-06-30
AN ELOQUENT ADDRESS.
". II. Wallace Seconds the NOmi-
nation of Grover Cleveland
One of the Best Speech
es Made ut the Ma.
tiOnaI Democratic
Convention.
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
When Mr.. w. H. Wallace of
Kansas City responded to the call
of the Chicago convention to second
the nomination Grover Cleveland in
the name of the commonwealth OF
Missouri, it was 1 o'clock in the
morning and the convention was
important. But the eloquent Mis-
sourian, although he cut his speech
short, held the assembly with more
than Observation-Disclosures while he
spoke in part as follows for the state
of Missouri and the great tariff reform
champion:
Men come and men go; parties
and governments rise and fall; the
very stars leap from their sockets in
the skies and rush to ruin in the
trackless void; the sun is ottentimes
eclipsed and once, we are told, it
stood still; but the Democratic ma
jority of the grand old state of Mis-
souri, goes on forever. Applause
No man nor devil can alright it, no
defeat can conquer it, nc sophistry
can change it, ne money a buy it.
CGreat applause.l
1t is as fixed and respondent in
the political heavens as Venus; as
warlike as Mars; as resistless as
Jupiter. Roll what wave will,
whether it be knownothingism or
prohibition, or Farmers Alliance or
Republican,, it dashes against Glib
raltar and< gathers seafoam for
its victory when it reaches the Mis-
souri, line.
As the beautiful poetry of Homer
was handed down among the Greeks
from generation to generation by
constant rehearsal in the solemn
presence of the household gods, or
martial song dancing on silvery
water from the lip of Grecian beau
ty, so among III people the simple
traditions of the early fathers of the
republic have been handed down
around the Christian fireside from
parent to child until Democracy
with them has become the inspira-
ton, the poetry, the martial music
Of their lives. [Applause.l
Say whatever else you may about
US; let Republicans scheme and
plan, until their heads are gray; let
the battle rage until filthy Mann
mon has expended his last dollar
and red plumed Lucifer has shouted
himself hoarse urging on his fiery
troops, never does the Democratic
fay go down on Missouri soil. AS
the old guard followed Napoleon, as
the legions of Caesar followed the
uplifted eagles, so with the Demo
cracy follow the standard bearer of
this convention whoever he may be.
We have served you so long and SO
faithfully that you have become &C
customed to count us politically
even before we hatch, and my heart
is trembling now fearing that not be-
Ing among the doubtful ones you do
not care to hear from us.
I wish you knew us better; come
and visit US; come all at once
delegates, audience ,Tammany braves
and all. Laughter and applause.
Come! l invite you as the disciples
went forth into the world, without
script. Twenty thousand hospitable
homes will receive you and bed and
hoard shall be as tree as the song of
the whip-poor-will hat screnades
you by night, or of the lark and the
inockingbird that wake you when
golden curled aurora comes forth
scattering the skies with flowers.
Gentlemen of the convention, |
have but one message from magnif-
cent Missouri, where stalwart DEM
ocrats have but one choice for the
Presidency of the United States.
Let the. storms of faction and ieal-
ousy play about them as they viii;
let the lightnings leap and the
thunders roll and the waves dash
and the ship rock, the needle of
their souls points to but. one man.
lis the prairie sunfower turns its
face to the king of day as he mounts
the eastern sky and receiving from
him his light and warmth follows
him with steadfast gaze until he
falls asleep upon his golden coach,
so the great heart Of the Demo-
eracy OF my state with admiring
love and chiidlike confidence fol-
lows Grover Cleveland. [Applause
and cheers.l
It is said of Mr.. Cleveland that
lbs views as to silver do not suit
many Of the people of the west.
This I viii admit Is in part true but
lIhas ne desire now is 70 roll away