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THE TRIBUNE
Glorious ohio-A Mighty Host.
Correspondence of The Tribune.
ZASssvILLR, Ohio. 18TH August. l

Glorious OhtO-A mighty Hosts
Correspondence of The Tribune.
EVANSVILLE Ohio. 18TH August. ls4i.
Yesterday was a memorable day in the politi-
cal annals of Muskingum County. From 1000
n 10000 Wings from this and the adjoining
Counties assembled in council The spot selected
for the speakers stand is situated about oncfourth
of mile North of the town. The ground rises
on either hand forming large amphitheatre,
from which the audience could view the speakers
and hear every sentence uttered by Them The
stand was sheltered by large Elm tree, faml-
iarly known as the Old Elm From this place
,be generous hearted HARRISON made his last adj
dress to the People in the memorable contest OF
1910 This was but Il Gay or two before the
Presidential Election And as the Wings again
gathered around the Old Elm Tree to deliberate
on the affairs of the Country, his venerable form
seemed to rise up before them-his warning tones
still seemed ringing in their ears. The spot Sc
lccted was peculiarly appropriate, ana the aSSo-
Citations that cluster around 1t are as hish ana as
holy as those which have rendered the 'Oid IIaf-
Ter Oak famous. Long may that olo Elm
Tree stand long may It's broad. spreading
branches continue to wave May our children,
and our chdren's Children gather under It's pro-
tec,np arms to deliberate, and Qf necessary To
act,
And men unborn trend needless DER our dust
It is idle to attempt TO convey TO you an ace.
onate idea of the various badges and banners and
devices of the different delegations or OF the deep
enthusiasm that ac,uated the mighty mass
There was not so great display OF what our OPP
nonents call coonery mot so much Of the log
cabin soirt as was manifested in lS40-but what
was far better, every one seemed determined t"
hold fast 10 the faith and carry It out. The TACT
IS the strange issues presented to the American
Penplc by the Loco Foco party have aroused and
startled public opinion. Men begin to feel that
our cherished institutions are in danger. lhel
feel that crisis has arrived that the issue is,
whether we are to move along in the Republican
track of Jefferson and Madison, under which We
have enjoyed unexnnped prosperity, or whether
In, bones nf our SONS tn whten a tWeig"
plain. to enrich horoe of greedy speculnlnrs al
home On tins question: the iron tyranny OF
Parry Cannot keep our opponents togelher.-
Whist The more patriotic OF them come out ho'c.
" aud abandon the ranks. offers ny their sul'en
looks att st The hal, f4ln, Of lhe issue orced up
on them ny the Southern Nulliier.
Like many preacher before ME, FIND that
am wandering from NY text. About 10 o'clock
in,o PROCESSION, bnt it proved Intellectual. The
most that the Marshal could do WAS To start off
band, bhind which his mighty army with baa
ners followed in tumuItuous confusion. Arrlvcn
at the stand, the assembly was addressed by MoR
pgcM BARLEY, (our next Governor,) and THoM
AS EWING The speech Of the former, plain auo
practical, without any rhetorical fiourlshes, was
well received. Mr. Ewing, better known here
as the odd Salt Boiler, next took the stand, and
for two hours proceeded to eviscerate the Texas
conspiracy, and in mastery manner to expose
the iniquity Of its inception and the frghtlul con-
sequences of its contamination. | would that
the Arch.Nullifer of Carolina had been present,
under whose auspices this atrocious plot was
Matched in order that the audience might have
realized in their full force the truth ofthe lines:
1.-The flesh will quyer where the pincers ,ear
The blood will follow where the knife /. driven"
After Mr. E. had concluded, the aud ence ad.
ourned for dinner. Tables were spread the entire
length of the Market House, and nearly every
Wing house was thrown open for the reception #
the public. Bv this means the vast asscmblage
was not only led, but well fed.
On the assembling of the Convention in the
afternoon, BrLLAMv SroRER of Cincinnati, q sol.
der VINO mas ll!lerlp leilCefeu clilcent service IN
the cause, took the stand, and for an hour and a
half exhibited to the audience the deformities of
Loco Focoism. Next followed ToM CoRwIN.-
Have you ever seen or heard Tom If not let
me tell YOU he is glorious fellow, and in all the
qualities of stump speaker stands side by side
with our great Captain in his pnimiest days We
Western boys think that there's nobody like Tom
always saving and excepting Old Hail. and you
need not be surprised il, one of these days, we
stick him up for pretty high office. Tom was
in first rate trim, and for hours held the immense
multitude captive to his will. They had been
listening TO speecht for five hours, with an Aug
ust sun pouring down hot upon them--yet there
they stood, without exhibiting any symptoms Of
lassitudc without noting the lapse OF time, catch.
ing every word the speaker uttered and willing
to depart only when the spell of the Enchanter
had ceased to operate.
Thus passed the 18th of August.
A word as to our prospects, and close. Ohio
is perfectly safe for Clay. Whether the majority
be as large as Harrison received in 1910 depends
on the Abolition vote. | have assurances that
the more rational Whig Aboliuonlsts on the Re.
serve will 90 for Clay, whilst the Van Buren, por-
ton will 90 for Birncy. The leaders of the Abo.
htlon party anticipate large accession of votes
from that quarter SO much the better for us. IT,
however, the Abolitionsts, for the sake of an ah-
s,ract principle, adhere To their candidate. our
majority will DO in the region of l2,0d0 but if
they act with us, we shall swell it 10 10000.
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The Spirit OF Tennessee.
Private Correspondence.
NV AAKKET, Tea August O. 1914