Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-11-27

Caucus, held at Columbus, on
Friday, November 18th, was the
most satisfactory meeting of the
kind ever held in the State, and
the attendance was large and
composed of the representative
men of the respective organiza-
tions. A general expression of
opinion was INDUCED in, and all
seemed to be pleased with the
result. A number of speeches
were made which were received
with the greatest applause. The
speeches of Senator Thurman,
Democrat, and Hon. Fred. Has
saurek, Liberal Republican, we're
the speeches of the occasion,
and listened to with marked at
tention, from the fact that they
were considered as the views of
the respective organizations. AT
ter the reading of the address of
the committees, Senator Thur
man said that he had listened
with pleasure to the remarks Of
the Chairmen of the two COM
mittees. He commended the
good spirit, calm reason and
sound sense therein manifested
The election next year in Ohio
would turn upon local rather
than National issues. People
after great public excitement al
ways returned to their private
business. Next year they would
leave National issues in abey-
ance and look into their home
affairs. The forthcoming Con-
stitutional Convention was now
the absorbing topic. An elec-
ton for delegates would prob
ably be held in April, and the
Convention would doubtless as
'semble in May. A great number
of questions were about to arise
The liquor question would enter
into the contest. The ultra
temperance people would de-
.mand prohibition, while the other
extreme would demand the ut
most liberty in the liquor traffic
A return to the old license sys-
tenn would probably be the best
solution of this, question. The
God-in- the Constitution people
would be as hard, and the relig-
ious question would have to be
fought out. The subject of COM
mon schools would arise. The
negro would demand, now that
he holds the balance of power
in Ohio, a thorough social recog'
milton. Separate schools fol
whites and blacks would be op,
posed by them, and a mixing o.
the schools would be demanded
This question would be discussed
by the people-by every man Of
true instincts and with true pride
of race. One of the great issues
would be the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution grant
ing municipal corporations the
right to subscribe and tax them
selves in aid of railroads ant
public works. Judge Thurman
opposed this shameful abuse o
power with great force. If sue
cessful it would bankrupt th'
State and place its people in tn
power Of. the monopolists. Ii
addition to this question, that Q
minority representations mos
just principle-would arise. An
other great point would be tina
of providing for the purity 0
elections. The Judge proposed
in this connection, the dividing
of the State into election pre-
cincts of only two hundred voters
so that the votes could be counte'
early, and that the Judges woul
have personal knowledge of ey
cry elector. He also propose
an increase Of residence to fort
OF sixty days, as a means of pre-
venting pipe-laying
Judge Thurman argued thes
points at great length, notwitt
standing his belief in short sci
mons. He concluded by so
emnly assuring bis hearers tbs
General Grant was certain to b
the candidate, of the consolidate
capitalists for a third term. The
! wanted no other Administrative
than the one which he ga,