Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-03

Who has been attending series of meetings
Ia South-eastern Ohio, returned home on a brief
visit on Wednesday evening, and left again on
Yesterday toTfill enother series, commencing at
New Philadelphia today.
The Judge is in the finest spirits, and speaks
in the highest terms Of the meetings be has
held, and of the enthusiasm which prevails
among the Democratic masses. lie is the glo-
rious standard bearer Of glorious Democracy.
Mar. Dem. End.
" We arc grsh6ed to learn that the worthy
Democratic candidate is still in the field. He
is certainly the most quiet Democratic stump
eF that ever stirred up the party. Neither the
Ohio Statesman, the Democrat or Dealer have
given his meetings or speeches in Southern
Ohio scarce a passing notice, much less the
usual flourish of superlatives His efforts
have fallen stillbOn, SO far as the leading DEM
ocratie press is concerned, at all events Why
is it,
I There is but one reasonable solution. The
meetings have been failures, and the Demo
cratic press is muzzled by the awkward ante
cedents of their candidate on the Slavery issue
of to-day. His speeches made in Southern
Ohio would not read we'll in Northern. He
must not get on the record. Water has to be
carried on both shoulders, and might be spilled
into the Lake or River. Therefore keep his
speeches out of the papers is the wordi and after
three weeks speech making not a sentence
Judge RanDey has uttered has appeared in the
central or home organs of the GLORIOUS stand
ard bearer of glorious Democracy" Was ev-
er standard bearer so ncgectfulIy treated
From the notices of the meetings held by
Judge Ranney and Gen. Geiger which we have
seen, it is apparent that they have usually been
slim indeed. AT Chilcothe Judge R. failed to
attend, and so few came out to hear those
champions OF Democracy, that Geiger declined
speaking. At Jackson, Judge Ranney made
speech to an audience the STANDARD says of
about fifty to seventy five persons. The Stand
ard also shows up variety of Judge Ranney's
Misrepresentation, amoug which is the follow.
ing striking instance
He stated that he was honestly opposed and
eve had been, to all Intervention of Congress
for or against Slavery in the Territories. 1t is
unpleasant TO be compelled to disbeheve the
plan assertions OF any man; and much more
SO when that man is candidate for the high
office of Governor; but the Judge compes us
TO take this attitude, when he makes the above
assertion, and hi' avowed opinion in ls4s
stands recorded as foIlows-his own language
81 have no doubt of the power of Congress
to erect Territorial Government, and to pro-
vide iortle prohibition of Slavery within the
Territories, and l am IN favor of and would
support such prohibition"
Ho spoke at MeConnesville on the 18th
ult, and the Herald of that town states that
"according to his own candid admission, he
repudiates some Of the chief articles of the
Democratic faith, as it has been authOHtativey
expounded by the Democratic State Convention
Of 1859, the same body to which he owes his
Gubernatorial nomination. This fact could
not have escaped the observation Of those who
heard him speak in this place on the l7ti, inst.
Is it longer marvel why D'mccratic
ioarnas studiOusly avoid all reference to the
Ranney meetings, and even the briefest reports
Of she speeches which provoke "the enthusiasm
which prevails among the Democratic massesl'