The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-01-18

ell to the right to participate in the government, that
there was at the time of the formation of our national
Government, and still existed party who sought to take
the power from the many and give to the to, to pro-
vide for and protect the rc at the expense Of the poor
it was my duty to oppose them; and Notwithstanding
that party were in the section OF the country where
have spent my life greatly in the ascendant the odds
being ten to one it would have been cowardly in not
to have gone with them. To oppose this party it be-
came necessary to attach myself the Democratic par
ty for they and they a5ne have ever wared against
this politcalcreed find nothing then, in my past life
entitihg to this mark of your confidence and can
only look upon it additional instance of the un
bounded generosity ofhe Democratic party, and as an
additional evidence of the sincerity IF their professions
that all men are born equal"
| Mr.. Presiden; and Gentlemen of the Convention,
thank you, from the bottom of my heart thank YOU
and if steady add unyieldng support Of Democratic
principles as taught by those ilustious men, Jefferson
Jackson and Van Buren, throughout the remainder Of
the days allotted to me on earth, will be deemeda suf
cient return on my part for this mark of your conf
dence, here pledge you in the presence Of high Hea
ven, that you shall hare IL.
Gentlemen, you represent a party whose principles |
are sure to triumph. They showed front in Ohio |
even in the dark days Of 1910, when every thing
sped to PROSTATE them OF nearly 10000 strong They
are conending simply for equal and privileges TO
. ALL They ask only that the laws should protect and
restrain all alike They do not desire anything for
themselves which they are unwilling concede to 9TH
ers Such, in BRIEF are the principles ofthe Democra
tic party and such have been her principles since
they took to themselves that name-a name they have
Ifof oodo 10 Joc
is their love for these principles that induced them 10
insist that the manufacturer shall not be protected at
the expense Of the famer-that the banker shoudno be
exempt from the payment of his debts, while the farmer
compelled pay his hence their insertion Of what's
famliarly called the "prvate responsibility clause in
bank charters and hence their determination to insist up
is that clause 1t is their love for these principles that
m arrays them in opposition to the establishment Of Ma
tional Bank giving to fewthe control OF the currency
e ofhe country and the custody the funds ofthe nation,
and induce them ID urge the re-estabishmen of the In
dependent Treasury law blythe provisions of which the
Id funds of the people are kepby agents Of their own
IN lecting.
1t is their love for these principles too which induce
is them to take the foreigner by the hand and welcome
him to our happy land and invite him to participate in
mongst the democrats.
Can such party with such principles at heart, fail
Ii to triumph To doubt it is doubling the capacity Of
IS man for selfgovernment They cannot fail
But should want further ofour success
in the coming contest have only look to the presen
condition Of our political opponents. BY the death
81 President Harrison they taught the necessity ofrun
ming candidates who dare nake disclosures for the pull
'lS lie eye"
I'd This is all that is necessary to insure their defeat
Had the democracy in 1910 been able to have driver
y them to this the result of that contest would have beef
far different What we then failed to do, however Pre-
c sdent Tyler the man of their own choice has done 70
us and they will now place before public, candidate
'n whose principles too well known to require furthe
disclosures for the public eye" Indeed believe the
lee will have for their candidate for the presidency, man
on said by them to be the very embodment ofwhig primo
it. pies" Be this as it may, if Mr. Clay is their candidat
ge his principles must be theirs for he has shown to tn
world that he is not be palsed by the will of his con
the stituents."
fl We have only then to look to the political principle
of Mr. Clay to learn what measures the whig party wi
adopt if honored with the confidence of the people w
will here find that they are in favor of beralco
" as dead leer-a high tariff for protection, accom-
panied as it always has been with an extravagant ez
penditure of the public money-an assumption OF tn
debts of the Sates to benefit the rich bondholder-a d
tribuon ofhe public domain; and to complete ruiz
the reestablishment ofan United States bank And W
would further find this whig party backed up by Ii
wealth of this nation, and portion of Europes; an
that they would stopnot until these measures were ado
ted
Such, fellow citizens, is the issue between us an
our opponents and such being the ISSUE who can for
moment doubt the result.
Again remember that the ballot box is now protecte
BY law. It cannot now, as in l840 he polluted by Il
touch of the "pipelayer is opened now only to tt
citizens of the districtin which it is kept ~
AndaAeral; this, should any faintheared democrats
doubt our success let point him with pride and plc
sure to the assembage before as at this ncemen seasc
of the year of thousands of freemen who have lett the
homes to testify their attachment to the glorious eau
in which wd are engaged, and surely he can doubt o
" triumph no longer.
D. The following persons were appointed from their r
spective districts to nominate to the Convention, Pres
e Dental electors and delegates to the National Conve
10 ton:
lst District. Oliver Jones,
Jon d Robert Hazetine,
,es Sd Adam Houk,
4th Andrew G.. Mclaughlin,