The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-06-09
Democratic State Convention.

OF Cleveland; Supreme Judge, II. A
Harrison, of London; Comptroller oi
the Treasury, John H. Heaton, Of Bel
mont county, member of the Board ol
Public Works, William Spencer, oi
Licking county.
With the exception of Mr. Harrison,
nobody in this part of the State ever
heard of any of the other nominees.
The following from the Columbus
Journal, shows what kind of "a conven-
tion it was:
TIE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
The reader is referred to our report
for full and impartial record of the
proceedings Of this dull aud dreary Con-
vention.
The truth is, the play is played out,
and Democratic Conventions don't draw
any more. The Convention yesterday
was the smallest State Convention of
either party ever assembled in Ohio
There were desert wastes ofunoccupied
seats fifty and hundred in place, at
short intervals all over the house The
delegates looked lonesome and dispirted
as castaway roosters in a fall rain. If
the meeting had been in Gus Stevenson's
back dining room, it might have been
cosy and sOciable. But the delegates
were scattered over the Opera House
like the field nine in game of base ball.
The solemnity of the occasion was too
much for even the imperturable Baber,
who had once stood without emotion
before the tomb of Washington He
bowed his massive head upon his shoul.
der Of f.mutton hand, and looked pensve.
Ball, separated from the beloved Baber
by an cnyious rod or two Of empty
benches, had no one upon whom he
could lean for advice and comfort
Jeames Hubbcll had 80 many seats in
the parquet to choose from that he could
not make up his mind which one to take,
and after going feebly and irresolutely
up and down from one to the other near
ly all the afternoon, he finally lodged
the question by standing up.
Col. Lew Campbell was chairman.
His practice in the militia enabled him
to put on the same style as if there had
been a million men-just as corporal
of the awkward squad electrifies his
twelve men with an "attcnsHUN!"
which would bring a Corps d Armee
to its feet.
A dissatisfied looking person who
looked as if he might have a bale Of hay
in him, addressed us at the entrance. He
had a rough crab stick in his hand, with
which he crushed an adjacent number
ten brogan, as he brought it down with
too much emphasis. "I'll tell you what
it is, Sir !" he exclaimed, his red face
growing redder, and his long underlip
dropping like that of a bull tiger-"Pll
tell you what it is, the Dimmecratic
party is gitten too many of them damn
cd Old Wings in it, Sir! Why, dam
me, Sir! look at it Blasted If there
isn't a Teller settin' in the Convention
with a pair of kid gloves i"
II the Convention was depressing in
it's effects upon the actors, it was doubly
so to the spectator. We have no espe-
cial sympathy for the Democracy. We
have frequently fancied that the death
of that party would be sight TO be
looked upon with emotion chastened by
resignation. The actual distress which
fell upon us in view of the debility in
the muscular action of the poor old
corpse yesterday, rs those old Wings
touched the wires that galvanized it in
TO motion without life, was entirely un-
expected and unprovided for. AS we
lett the edifce, with the decorous and
solemn step suited TO the occasion, we
we're obliged to hide our emotion be-
meath the shelter Of broad brimmed
Panama.
Men and brethren, If we can't whip
that corpse this fall we had better de-
part out Of the land.
The committee on resolutions got up
q batch of nonsense, which the conven-
ton adopted, as follows:
RESOLUTIONS.
The Democracy of Ohio coming to-
gether in the spirit of devotion to the
doctrines and faith of free representa-
tive government, and relying for success
upon discussion and the intelligence of
the people, deem the present Convcn-
tion a fitting occasion to reassert the
following time honored principles of the
Democratic party.
That the Federal Government is ono
of limited powers derived solely from
the constitution, that the grants Of
power made therein ought to be strict
Iy construed by all the dependents and
agents of the Government, and that it
Is inexpedient and dangerous to exer-
else doubtful powers.
That the constitution Of the United |
States is founded in the fundamental
principle of the entire and absolute
equality of all the States of the Union,
and it is not competent for Congress to
impose upon them any conditions or re-
strictions in respect to their internal
concerns which the Federal COnstitu-
lion has not imposed.
That the liberal principles embodied
by Jefferson in the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and sanctioned by the Consti-