The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-19
E SPEECH OF noS. A. q. THuRMIy,yN. THEIuRiM,Iy,yN
At the conclusion of Mr.. Sayler's
speech Judge Thurman, being called

There are, my fellow-citlZens, 4
NUMBER of speakers here tonight
I from abroad, and whom you have new
ell heard. As citizen of Columbus
1 owe them the courtesy to occupy
very little of your time so as to at,
ford them ample opportunity to ad-
| dress YOU i'll manner befitting the Oc-
casion shall, therefore speak to you
only few minutes. My voice is IA
miliar to you all, and if you want to
/ hear it again, you shall do so to your
hearts content, after / get back from
a little trip, required by previous
engagement, and by regard for my
health, and that of my family; | will
/ be back among you i'll time to do nay
! full share of the Iabors of the cam
paign.
Fellow Citizens, your State Com
mittee have, in my Judgment, done
not merely a good, but a great work
to-day. -. sru taftGa s6T afaA
They have nominated as the head of
your ticket a-statesman, scholar, a
man of large experience, of unsullied
honor, and one who is every inch
gentleman. They have nominated
him not because he sought the office,
but because the Office sought him.
And here letme say what you all know
that the name of George IL. Pendleton
! will excite, not only in Ohio, but
throughout this whole Republic an
enthusiasm equal to what ally name
in the land could excite, and most
sincerely do believe he will be elect
ed. You would have succeeded at the
election two years ago, had you be-
! lieyed success was, possible. 1t was
j your want of faith that defeated you
then, but no such incredulity will de-
j feat YOU noWa You feel that if sue
4 cess is a possibility y,iyour patriotic ef-
forts will make tia reality. All the
signs are auspicious, l think. | can't
be mistaken in saying that the country
4 is not satisfied with its Radical rri-
lers; that even those who placed them
in power are Disappointed in, the Ad-
nlinistration that is not what we; .ex-
4 pected it to be, and what. the welfare
of the country requires it to be. Look
at the late elections, whether the re-
l,sults in Virginia and Tennessee can
properly be called Democratic tri-
umphs or not l think it can hardly be
truthfully denied that they and the
4 fKentucky elections are the ahandwii-
ical leaders: y on have been weighed
4 in the balance and found wanting.
4 Y our rule in this land is at an end"
4 Go to work, then, my friends, with
q hopeful hearts and industrious zeal,
and success will be your reward
= What a spectacle is presented here to-
night! Our opponents expected us to
: be wholly demoralized by Gen. Rose
4 crans' q declination.l Let this days
work, tthis great meeting,I assem-
bled at an hours notice, be our an
swer. We would q am sure that 1
cou1d) have supported Rosecrans with
my whole heart, forGI knew him to be
an honest and able man, and / believe
, him to be good Democrat. a But for
!, reasons entirely. sufficient; reasons
honorable to him, and honorable to
the Democratic party, he has declined
denomination, and already his place
Z is filled by the potent name offPen-
dleton, and the party is on its march
to victory. But ii. is time for me to
stop and once more bidding you to be
of good cheer, / bid you good night.
REMARKS OF HON j. F. M'K1NNEY.s
Hon. j., Frank Mckinney was next
called for, introduced and, made a
very lforcible and logical speech, He
f spoke of the great, strength of; the
!, Democratic party aud its proud his
tory; its achievements, in tho past and
its. prospects in the future. He dis
: cussed the proposed Fifteenth Consti-
7 tutional Amendment, and the fques-
, tion, that grew out of it-negro suf-
frage. o He appealed to the laboring
/ men to vote for, the Democratic can
+ dates, who are opposed to- these out
RACES. !, The Radical tariff which. en-
: riches New, England at the expense of
. Western labor, was, handsomely vep-
4 tilated and anathematized Pendleton
f and greenbacks, the rallying cry OF
+ the. Democracy, We've strongly d in
dorsed and eulogized. bgg .rHgs :.
/. Mr.. McKinney:'s speech was a very
L effective one. egneHl'ai hgod eai s.u
9 SPEECH OF COL. j. NJ. .CoNNELL! yEC
e Colonel John NJ Conneli was then
called for. Judge Thurman, by per
= mission, introduced him, and in do
: ing so, paid him a very high compli.
/ nent as alawyer and public maii.-
q His great success as lawyer at the
:. bar of Lancaster, made up of such
: men as Thomas Ewing, Henry Stan:
e bury, Hooking Hunter, and such as
: these, was sufficient commendation
i ! to entitle hint to the position Of AT.
!. torney General, all office he will
t worthily fill after the 1st Of next Jan!
Q uary. 'tA''~ -l5'A 4' '''' ''A] 7'' -
s Colonel Connell came forward and
8 congratulated that immense assem-,
blage before him on the work of to,
Il day, the nomination of Hon. George
: H. Pendleton, who will be the next
Il Governor Of Ohio. He was the very
U man for the times tho man to lead us
: to victory. We shall carry the State
overwhelmingly, said the Colonel
y The last good wheat crop the we haG
J the Democracy carried the State
> The wheat crop is better this veal
II than it was in 1862, and of course IVA
. shall carry, the State, by much, larger
y majority than it had then.
y The Colonel then pronounced all Ell
y oquent eulogy on General Roseerans
O. He lcontrasted him, who was poor blu
" severely honest, with Grant, the grea
;, public mendicant, who has grown i'm
Is Is mehsely wealthy. +, He then passed to
70 the discussion of the acts and meas
10 10 ures Of the Radical party, and to /;
u ~ portrayal of the Democratic prospect
i in the coming election. He preaictee
y glorious victory for Pendleton ant
T. T. the Democracy IN Qctoher, .-',r
lie SPEECH OF HON. D.. ], oALLEN. .yp4u
IS Mr.. Callen being called for, cam,
~ forward, and said he only appeared t.
I'd mipgle his voice with the multitud
ut assembled to rejoice that the dawn 0
le deliyeFanceifor the itoiling masses wa
te clearly discernible in, the politica
ot horizon: had the, honor of castins
1T a majority OF my county in the Stat
1T Convention for the Nomination o
G. that gallant soldier and true patriot