The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-06-24

he cars for your homes. However
much I might be disposed TO speak
With regard to public affairs-and l
lodge nothing (applause), l should be
TO postpone it to some time
lot far removed, when there will be
owe feast, at which there will be three
guests-reasen, intellect and love OF
liberty. For the present, 1 can emily
say, as you all know. that by common
consent of the entire UniOn-Demo-
cratic and Republlcan-the October
election iii Ohio is conceded to be, on
all hands, an era in the history of this
country which will be long remember
ed. LII the democratic party succeeds,
il will guarantee public liberty for
another century; if it fails. farewell fe
all the cherished hopes OF our ancestors.
The big battle-to sum it up in one
words Getw cen the baliOt-boX and
baysnet. We know the issue. We
know the head of the Federal Govern
ment has permitted the legislative
body OF a sovereign State to be turn
ed out, and another set of fellows to
be put in Applause We know,
gentlemen, that the Senate of the Uni
ted States, originally constituted as an
especial protector of the rights OF the
States, at the last session thanked the
President tor substituting the baycnet
for the ballot in Louisiana. They
needn't talk about Grant. He is the
least criminal of them all. He prob
ably did not understand the deep po-
litical consequences OF that act, but the
Senate did. They have adopted, as a
party proposition, whether the bayo-
net or ballot shall give law. They
can't dodge it.
The recent assemblagc called a Re-
publican Convention-sood, honest
creatures, but soft in the upper story
undertook TO go between extremes.
They said Grant was good mana
holy and righteous man-and that his
administration was all any body could
desire but they didn't intend to elect
him for third term. They can't get
rid of the rogueries that have pervad-
ed the Government from the head to
the tail, when they s0lsmnly indorse
the doings of Grants administration.
His congress was as rotten as the as
si.nation houses. They stole right
and left, and stealing became neccs-
sary passport to good society. The
Republican Convention indorsed all
this, and above all Endorsed the bayo-
net policy, They knew the Preside eIt
had violated the laws of the Republic
and the rights OF the State.
The deep trouble in this country is
in the secret desire i'll favor of future
stronger Government. That's what
they mean. Thousands who breathe
not syllable, are secretly alarmed at
the expression of the people through
the ballot-box The Senate Of the
United States, as it did through the
war, was the first to disregard the
rights of the States, and treat them as
mere counties and corporations. No
act of theirs was possible with men
who wanted State rights to exist.
The Democracy have the same thing
to do that in 1900 Jefferson taught
them to do. We are all unchanged
party. The other parties have chang
ed their names, but the Democratic
party has nothing to make it ashamed
fits name. Here we are, like the law
of nature, stern and inf1exible, on the
principle OF right and justice to ali
lAcn.
understand some people in Ohio
have turned around to find something
by which they may revive their for
tunes. Would you suppose men steep
ed in plunder, woald try to find sup
port in religion? They are pretty set
of fellows to talk about religion
Laughter. They are like the bandit.
of Italy who rob and murder under
the cloak of religion; they seek to
make one set of christians hate auoth-
er set. They set up bagatells, and
to array religious clements against
each other. They will fail. The peo-
pie feel that politics is one thing-re-
ligion another; to vote is one duty,
the duty of the citizen-so pray is an
other, the duty of tho christian. We
are not going to blend these things.
lot-box by Introducing matter foreign
to plitics. We unfurl flag that COW
ers all.
ment the Democratic party was in no
way alarmed at the landing Of an Irish
man Or ~Dutchman. 1t was not q
Democratic Congress, or a Democratic
Supreme Court, tnat authorized the
President TO pick up any person he
wishes to and send him back Oh sus-
picien. II was not the Democrats
who instituted gags.
We beat them ali to smash in 1900,
and now-perhaps L ought not to sa,
Il for fear it may confirm a suspicion
that L am little old. Laughter. |
3 1t promised to outliye the Repub-
lican party, and l have almost done
Thar now. So late as 1 was in Con
eress | vstca for little bill to relieve
Matthew Lyons, an old Democratic
euitor, OF the fine imposed on him by
the Federal Courts. We thought the
old fellow had paid too much for ex-
pressing his opinion in newspaper.
and paid him back.
The Governor concluded his speech
by declaring that nine-tenlhs OF the
people were going 10 vote for the
Democrats this fall; by relating a
friendly passage between himself and
Governor Noyes on this subject; and
that the Democrats would carry the
State, aud by so doing in all probabili-
ty perpetuate liberty in this country
Or another hundred years. His final
prediction was that I'VE will live hap
py, die happy, ana go to heaven in o
body" Applause.
GENERAL CARY's SPEECH.
General Cary made his appearance
speaking, Judge Haag moved to make
his nomination for Lieutenant Cover
nor unanimous. Hon. S. +. Hunt
made his appearance immediately aft
er this, and claimed the privilege of
to make the nomination unan-
imous. The motion prevailed with
anu General Cary pro-
ceeded to speak, substantially as fol-
lows:
At this late hour in the afternoon,
when you have so much to do, it
would be improper for me to do more
than acknowledge The compliment of
being placed on the ticket, over such
distinguished C. m )etor as my friend
Mr.. Hunt. l intsnd to show my graf
itude by doing my whole duty in this
canvass by CARRYING the standard of