Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-16

excellent speech. Judge Comstock is to
address meeting at night. While every
thingipassed off ffsmoothly on the fair ground,
am sorry to say that such was not the case
IN town. 1t was evident, early in the day,
tnat there was an organized movement on
loot TO create a disturbance. A band of
scaliawags and roughs, white and black,
dressed In the "wide awake uniform"
lined the street, and attempted to pull
down the flags and bushes in the wagons as
they passed along, insulting the women by
the vllest and most obscene language. This
was Intended to be kept up, but the crowd
OF Democrats became so great that the
cowardly hounds skunk to their kennels
until most of the people had gone to the
FAIR Grounds, when they again. returned,
and taking advantage OF the wagons re-
turning from the speaking, the most out
rageous proceedings took place-flags were
pulled from the horses and from the
wagons, and the women insulted in the
grossest manner. do not say that the
leading Republicans of Akron had any thing
to DO with getting up this disturbance; but
do say that they did not give that assist
ance to the Mayor and police force which
they should have given, and which, If rem
dered, would have relieved the city from
the deep and damning disgrace of attempt
Ing TO prevent the farmers of the surround
ing Countrywide men who support the
business interests of their town; who take
the products OF their farms there to sell,
and purchase what they need from their
stores-from quietly meeting to hear the
political issues of the day discussed. Can
it be possible that the business men of
Akron expect to enhance the business in
terests of their town, by permitting the
farmers from the surrounding country,
With their wives and dau ynters, to be in.
suited, because they happen to hold polit-
ical views different from the majority of
the citizens of that town? Such bigotry
and unmitigated meanness, venture to say,
cannot be found in any other town on the
Reserve or in the State. Political meetings
are now being held all over the State, but
In no other place has there been any dis
turbance by either Democrats or Republi-
cans; Akron alone has the proud dis
. tinctiou of being the only place where
the Democrats of the country are mot per-
mitted to meet peaceably, without being
subjected to insult. In the city of Cleve-
land, with apopulation more than ten times
that of Akron, last week two of the largest
political meetings of the opposing parties
ever known in that place were held, and yet
there was not the slightest interference OF
the one with the other. 1t is fortunate for
the citizens of Akron that the people who
are In attendance here to-day are peaceable,
law abiding citizens, not disposed to inter-
fere with the political rights of their neigh
bors, or lesson might be taught them
which they would not soon forget. From
the commotion on the streets, as leave for
the depot, to take the 4:30 train north, there
may be some trouble yet. If there is, the
fault lies not with the Democrats. T
q Language is inadequate to portray the
deep rooted scoundrelism of the men who
Kissed on this attack The men who made
it must have been the tool of others, who
lay claim to decency when they have it
not. Our advice is to molest no Radical
gatherings, and under no circumstances
suffer Radicals to molest Democratic meet
ings. .. $685.. ''