The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-18
TTLER'S SPEECH.
The Defeated Candidate Accepts the
situation Handsomely.

The Defeated Candidate Accepts the
situation Handsomely.
Major J. Hoge Tyler, when introduced
spoke as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the Con-
ventiOn:
My Cost remark is that II seems to me
n Democratic convention. especially when
II assemblies here in Richmond, In the
hot month Of August, is the stubbornest
thing / ever saw-it won't take good
thing when IT can get II for nothing.
In the next place, ! will remark that
this thing is getting rather monotonous.
General Nye once said that THE gem
crafty of mankind, in general, are dis
posed TO exercise oppression on the gen
crafty OF mankind in general" Some
body caught him up at this point and
said: "You had better stop, General; II
seems 10 me you are coming out at the
same hole you went In at" This is the
case with me- / have about come out
at the same hole / went in AT. and in the
language Of the immortal T. w, Will
somebody tell me Where am / att"
Well, the only way that can account for
this state Of affairs Is on the hypothesis,
as Brother Baxter once said, The other
man must have gotten the most votes.
again escorted before a Democratic con-
vention under these embarrassing circum-
stances? To indorse your nominee, you
say. Well, yes; | will do that. | would
indorse your nominee even II It had been
myself Indorsing the nominee Is not
such a hard thing 10 do; II is saying so
when you don't want 10.
This thing OF indorsing a man all OF
a sudden, that you have been trying 10
down with all your might is, as i have
before remarked, the refinement OF cru
city. But here goes II. II nobody else VIII
indorse him. I reckon | will have 20 DO
Il. / am ready TO give him my indorse-
ment, but tell you would rather give
him anything else. I would rather give
him the Asiatic cholera, or the hydro
phobla, or the brain fever, and l believe
II | had had little while longer TO run
after him, I would have given him all
these and many other diseases. l had
him so badly scared / am afraid have
disqualified him for the duties Of the
high office to which you have nominated
him, and / believe you had better re-
consider and nominate me yet A man
was once being whipped by order OF q
court-martial, and all during the whipping
he was I'm the greatest glee, and laughed
as II his sides would split. on being
asked what he was laughing so for he
said: ut was because he was playing
such a joke on them, they were whip
ping the wrong man" ! think you have
beaten the wrong man.
Indorse your nominee. Why yes. OF
course | will do that. II seems to me
l can't we'll help myself. Between him
and me, there has never been. as far
as | know, one ripple OF personal un-
pleasantness. II ne will excuse the ex-
preston he is a very good fellow. The
truth is IL took very good fellow to
beat me, and believe II there had been
a few more good fellows In this conven-
ton he wouldn't have done IL. 1t is the
ones in here that are not good fellows
that l have cause OF complaint against
/ hope that they will go of and say
their prayers and repent OF the evil OF
their ways.
But / reckon had better come right
down to this thing OF indorsing. or some
body might think am sore-headed Well,
may be sore-headed. but am not a
kicker. In the language Of one whom
We might all delight to initiate. II am
Democrat" Yes, from the top Of my
head 20 the sole Of my feet, all the
way around, all the way through. all
the way up, and all the way down, am
a Democrat, and I'm obedience 20 the man
dates Of my party I bow. and give 10
your nominee my hearty Endorsement.
Let us go from this hall united band
OF brothers. bound together in one com
mon cause. and fight as OF yore for the
triumph OF the principles OF our grand
old Democratic party. and for Virginia
and Virginians.
1.-The knightliest OF the knightly race
Who since the days OF old.
Have kept the lamp Of chivalry
Alight in hearts OF gold"
To my friends on this floor and through
out the State. who like brothers IN the
flesh have stood by me from the begin
ming, with a faithful loyal and unselfsh
devotion such as binds my heart TO them
with hooks OF steel, say God bless you,
and help me ever TO cherish In fondest
memory your noble proof OF love and con-
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