Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-28
POLITICAL.
Ohio Democratic State Convention.
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Another State Recorded for Greeley.

CLEVELAND, o., June 27.-The Demo
cratic State Convention assembled at the
Rink this morning at 10 o'clock, and was
called to order by Chas. N. Allen. Chairman
of the State Central Committee. About
| 5000 people were present, the Greeley hat
being marked feature of the gathering.
On motion, Col. o. J. Dodd of Hamil-
ton county, was chosen temporary chair
man. Upon taking the platform Col. Dodd
made a short speech, in which be said that
they had met to-day to inaugurate new
era in the political history of the State and
country. He believed that the platform
adopted by the Cincinnati Convention with
the clear exposition as given in the letter Of
acceptance of Horace Greeley, gives COM
parties can stand.
The secretaries and different committees
were then announced and the convention
adjourned to P. NJ.
The convention re-assembled, and at half
past two was called to order. The building
was filed by delegates and spectators, there
being between four and five thousand peo-
pie present.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
tion reported for president Hon. Hugh j.
Jewett, of Columbus.
Scathing Review of RadicaIIsm.
When the permanent president appeared
he was received with enthusiastic applause.
On being introduced Mr.. Jewett said:
Gentlemen: You are convened by au-
thOrity of the organized representatives of
the party of the State to nominate candi-
dates to be voted for the various State Off
ces at the October election. 1t also be-
comes your duty to select representatives to
represent you in the National Convention,
to convene in Baltimore on the 9th Of July
next. This country, this government and
all its interests have for about twelve years
past been in the hands, subject to the con-
troll and direction of the Republican party.
Not only the Federal Government, but with
a few exceptions, the State Governments
have been in the hands of that party. We
have witnessed during the period of that
administration, the exercise of power by
that party, constant and persistent effort
on the part of those in authority 10 ab-
sorb the rights, the power and
the privileges of the State and of the peo-
| pie. We have witnessed from day TO day
an effort on the part of those in power to
eXalt the military authorities subordinate
thereto. (Applause.) We have witnessed
the party in power from year to year, the
| Presidents himself, exercising or attempting
| to exercise the war-making power of the
government, and that without having, the
consent of the Congress of the United
States. We could not close our eyes to the
! fact that in every department of govern
ment, from the most exalted person to the
most humble, corruption stalked abroad.
| To find an honest man in public service
was the exception to be commented upon,
rather than the rule to be Congratulated
with. We have found these things to exist,
my countrymen, and the Democratic party
/ from time 10 time, from month to month,
| and from year to year, have
admonished the people that that
grand fabric of the government formed and
erected by the fathers, Iwas endangered by
these constant entertainments upon 1t.
! (Cheers.) And we have admOnished the
people from time to time that it needed
their intervention, regardless of party, their
| intervention not as Democrats nor as Re-
| publicans, but as men who claim the
| highest and more excellent name Of Ameri-
| cans (aplause) to rally to the battlefield and
save the government f ON these damages
and these depredations. My fellow Demo
Gratis we have failed. / have seen many OF
YOU in convention for the last thirty years
| have frequently met with you. We have
consulted together. But l can say for one
whatever the future may be, in the Demo
c~atic party of Ohio viii be found more O
the noble and patriotic element upon which
all governments must rest that can be
found upon any section of Gods foot
stool. TCheers. But, sir, we have failed
Others, again, who have not heretofore CO
operated with US have been led to witness
the same dangers that We have witnessed
Not through us, but from the admOni
tions they have received from their Owl
ranks, they have been led to realize that th'
admonitions and teachings of the Democrat
ic party have not been for nOught. Tht
consequence is that men, patriotic men
within the ranks of the Republican party
have raised their voices as we have raise(
ours, against these encroachments upon tn
rights of the States, against this assuming o
authority by the administration, agains
their frauds and corruptions, against thi
subordination of all our public interests Il
, the private gain of the few. Feeling this
experiencing this, they have called for hol
intheir own party. Because Of their caltini
that bolt, the vengeance of their party OF
ganization has been invoked by them, an
a separation has taken place. They hav
! organized, and they come now to you
! nv fellow Democrats, with OutstTetch
ed arms, and ask you TO unit
with them, not for party, but to
e1untrv. (Cheers). Not for success to-da
that you or | OF they may enjoy the benefit
of office, but that this grand Union may b
preserved. (Cheers.) They will ask yo
/ to unite with them that corruption may b
, swept from the high places in the land
(Cheers). They ask you to unite you
, force with theirs, that the hand of the OF
pressor may be withdrawn from the homes
sons Of the South. (Cheers. Cries c
good). They ask you to throw in you
. | votes with them, that honesty may agai
reign in the places of the government, an
+ the people enjoy the benefits of an homes
o administration of its interest. The questiO
! with you, fellow Democrats IS this: YO
are assembled here to-day in behalf Of I'll
great Democratic party Of Ohio to c0unse
together, to advise together, an
to indicate to them the policy whiC
they as voters are to support in this emei
rency. Now it does not become me,
the place to which you have assigned M
d to indicate what that advice on your pa
. should be, but It does become me to as
u your careful consideration of this question
81 1t becomes me to beg of you to bear
u mind that the duties devolVing upon 20
are great, that the responsibility is not Of
" trivial character. In looking over this va
:, audience, both Of delegates and people,
u feel there is an anxious waiting in the put
= lie heart to know what the result Of Ol
! deliberations to-day will be, and l can sa
= to you, from my knowledge
:, the party which you are here called upc
Il . TO represent, from my connections vii
= that party, that the masses of that party il
d , dulge in no visionary ideas of success of Il
u government or party organizations, that Il
. masses of that party have their eyes UpC
the government with all the persisten,
&c that the needle bears upon the pole, al
they expect at your hands verdict in
10 vor of that government, regardless of me
IS party exigency or party emergency. thar
you, gentlemen, for the honor you ha
shown me. [Applause.l
- Greetings from Illinois.
N The President read the following te
ca gram from the Illinois Democratic Sta
n | Convention:
n "The Democrats of Illinois greet the D
y mocracy of Ohio, and instruct her delegat
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