The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
STEVEN SONS DEMOCRACY.
PROUD RECORD OF THE PARTxS
NOMINEE FOR TICE-PRESIDENE

His rusiio Isfe = Splendid Example OF .
Patriots Zeal and Wisdom - stessh
Word. Dcuuncintory of the Great Steal
of the Presidency in lsss-Eis Ciear-eus
Analysis OF the Purpose for which the
Electoral Commission Was Formed saa
HIS Earnest Lament Over Its Failure 70
DO Justice Ia - Great Emergency, saa
the Lesson OF Fraud Left - a. In
heritance 10 Those that Are TO Follow
Campaign Liars Begin Their Work ~
Onee. and Gen. Stevenson Responds -
Them with n Knockout blow ut the
Very Start - His Noble Euiogy %
stephen A. Douelas, whe Once Pre-.
dicted High Honors for the TouAs
8taIwart of Bloomington.
BLOOMINGTON. June 25.-Two Republican
emlssaries came to town to-day TO look into the
record OF Adlal L. Stevenson and gather
material for attacks. They met with warm
reception. for wherever they went Repubi-
ems and Democrats assured them that the
record Of Mr. Stevenson was absolutely untm.
peachable: that in his twpnty-ave years OF LIE
in this littlo city. where every man knows OF
the doinga Of every man. there has not been
stain on either his personal or political record.
Washington almost as soon as the nomination
at Chicago was made. The result OF their FIRST
days labor has been to rally to the support OF
Mr.. Stevenson tho whole town and to bring
out many facts in connection with tho mans
life and with his political history which may
furnish mighty material for the Democratic
campaign.
Mr.. stevenson's political career dates back
to 1858. when he FIRST met Stephen A. Douglas.
he was then ~ years old. He was law stu.
dent OF tho time in the office Of the Hon. Robert
T. Williams. That was the year Of the famous
Joint debates between Lincoln and Douglas
Then Lincoln first made national reputation.
Douglas was tho unanimous choice OF the
Democratic party OF the State for Senator. and
Lincoln was the unanim Gus choice OF the Re-
publicans and the Independents. Douglas
came to Bloomington to make speech.
Stevenson was one OF the oomm ittee appointed
by the citizens OF the town to receive him.
That was considered great honor. Douglas
took fancy to him. and advised him to enter
politics. He told him he was pretty young
man. but that some time he might hope to be
President or Vice-President.
FnisT EXPERIENCE ON THE STUMP
Stevenson was level headed and an argumen.
tative speaker. Though not eloquent. he had
way of giving his opponents ballyhoo with
out offending them. Soon after Douglas had
gone. he started out on the stump and made
speeches in many places OF the State Doug
las. It will be remembered. was successful
and went to the Senate
Mr.. Stevensons next active political work
was In the campaign Of 1850. and he made
quite reputation then as clear and logical
speaker. In 1854 the leaders OF the party In
this part OF the State placed him on the cleo
toral ticket for Gen. Mcclellan: again he went
th. Tn that nufrn ha rnsHa
more than 100 speeches in the State Again
in 1868 hs was one Of tho principal speakers
in favor OF the Democratic ticket. In 1872 he
stumped the State for Greeley; In 1875 for Til
den: In 1880 for Hancock. In 1884 he was
ono Of the delegates to tho Democratic
National Convention. and was ons OF q com.
mittee that waited on Grover Cleveland and
Mr.. Hendricks and notified them of their nom.
ination. This was tho first time he met Mr..
Cleveland and 1t was at the State Capitol in
Albany. He was appointed First Assistant
Postm aster- General by Mr. Cleveland on July
Z. 1884. to succeed Malcolm Hay. The duties
Of the office at that time fell on one man. Mr..
Hays health failed under the task. Mr..
Stevenson was asked yesterday how manv Re.
publican Postmasters there were in onios
whom he was appointed Assistant Postmaster
General. He answered:
II am not quite certain. but think there
n
Poetmostar. Goner.l n.ver daca njtated a IA.
nuhIican postm.ster m a,alv hecouaa he 1yaa !.
Rennhlican Int wben n maioritv n, tho namo.
crat. n, apv town mr. district aYnrssead a AZ.
airs that n Democratio postmastsr sbo,,d ha
.nno,n,od IN nIoca y, R.nm,I,oan th.n q.
orica VtbaIr d.airo could ha grotiaad an
eidered 1t my duty as q Democrat to oblige
them. l didn't hunt up places. as tell you.
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when VIM lsft of,cs ,"
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W..tI, ,ton thrnm,h Nv ahsn,,,to $500 ~
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