The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-08-13

yTbe Opera House was hand,
somely decorated with flags, while.
a band of music enlivened the oc-
c%asion. In calling the Convention
to order, Mr.. THOMPSON said: ,
GENTLEMEN 1t becomes my
pleasure as Chairman Of the State
Democratic Executive Committee
to call the representatives of the
Democratic party and liberal mind
ed men Of the State to order in
Convention assembled to put in
nomination a ticket to be supported
blythe people Of Ohio, and in order.
to proceed at once to- business. 4.
will state that the Executive Com
mittee have recommended the Hon
SAMUEL r. HUNT, of Hamilton
county, as temporary Chairman of.
this Convention. ICheers. The
question is ohragreeing to the trees
ommendation, OF, the Executive,
Committee. !,
The recommendation was ahani-
mously agreed to Mr. Hunt, upon.
taking the Chair spoke as follows;
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION;
l appreciate THE distinguished'tom-
pliment ofhaving been callad Upon
to pres de oyer the deliberations
Of this body. 1t is d. recognition
which assures me of THE generous.
Ohio.
2! We haues assembled to,day,ls d,
Convention with n constituency. In,
every county, in every township, iif,
every schoblfdistrict, in this great
State, there are hearts that beat in
sympathy with the work OF this
hour GEApplaase. p AZ party Isl
not arcreation; it is a growth. 1t
is not of to-day but Of yesterday
and ltoIm9fro@. It musbI have a
belief lcreedyarpuposs, ardesti,
ny. 1t must arise in the necessi,1
ltiesi6 of the time There must be.
great grievance to be re1|
dressed Qr a great principle to be
festablfSlYeG. M0L AnfJsoH f~I
le The Democratic partgis'theout-
growth Of that feeling of insecurity
whitT the 6fd F6deral party inspir-l
edIYheuit mapifestedo6 tendency
for q centralized Government, and]
whan it sympathizcd more with
power thaTwitht the people. sWithd
it the National question of unity is
based upon the internal question
of liberty. With: It'll Statehood is
civilfreedom and Capitalization is
political despotism. 1t maintains
thatthe State can onlytbe preserved
in, the integrity of its own separate
existence by a strict construction
of the powers Of the General Gov
eminent, by the exercise of an en-
lightened patriotism, and BY the
cuItivation'6f.an enlarged spirit of
nationality. 1t c~herishes the faith
of the fathers, and teaches fidelity
to the Union, fidelity to Ethen Con
stitution, fidelity to the rights of
the States ~[applause, fidelity tol
the rights Of the citizen. Itinsists
that the only way to maintain the
Government is through the State
the only way to preserve the State
is through the citizen-the only
way to protect the citizen IL
through equity and justice to all
men. Applause In the State
it is the party of people against
tpower-m the Unionit is the party
of local self government9 against
consolidation. Its teachings are.
so broad in their application-so
benitlcent in their influence-so
comprehensive of their patriotism
that they embrace the whole copn2.
try. Applause, .zsr OH FOL
With every English jurist1and
statesman from the first year of the
reign of Edward III, when the P ar
lament of England reversed the
attainder Of the Earl of Lancaster
because he could have been tried
by thelpeers of the realm, tlhasl
contended for the rights OF tile
citizen against arbitrary arrests ~
1t stood forth in the full glory of
its manhood when the supreme fri
bunap of the land indicatedrits) POI
sition by declaring that when the
Courts are, open, it is,a time Of
peace in ljhdgment2 and Iino 1Eaiw.A
[Applagse.l These principles have,
not outliyed, their usefulness. They.
were born for the Whole life Of the
Nati6n-fer the whole dayof1 lib
erty. They will maintain their yigor
and power so long as the States
have free governments and the
Union shall be a free Republic
Theyo VIII perish only with the
Constitution itself. Applause. I'D
1t has been well said that, for
more than two generations Of men
thjs,partN largely ruled tile States
and Nation, and, brayely and, hon
estly met every great question of
prineipleaeda policy without once
changing its name or striking its
color. Applause. tits the truth
] of history thatkwheh) it3no 1onget
retained. power the. calamity of civil
war came upon the country, and
the scandalof Credit rMobilier and,
corrupt and iniqpitous Legislation
dishonored the halls OF Congress.
1t now demands, ihithe name of all
the people, o, thorough reform in
Governmental affairs. It now de!
mands peace and order and stabilii
ty of Government in allparts of the
lands, and adopts for its policy the
teachings of history andphilosophy.
by believing with Edmund Burke
that Dtnxv;dnuna haa XaowaaI yaxyal