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

SPEECH or JUDGE RANNEY.
Gentle men of The Convention:
u return you(my most heartfelt
thanks for the very unexpected honor
you have conferred upon me. l can
lay no claim to- either experience or
ability in the discharge OF the duties
of the chair, but would be uncandid
if L did not say have no fears Of be-
in. able to preside with such a body
OF delegates as this.
One hundred years ago at this hour,
our fathers were engaged at Bunker
Hill in a dcathly conflict with one OF
the most powerful kingdoms Of the
earth. They were few, aud poOrand
scattering. They fought this great
pows--not tor aggrandizement, or
wealth, OF personal ends but to estab-
lisli certain great principles--equallty
of men before the law, and the right
te worship God according to the die
tateso OF conscience. Applause.l On
the altar OF the public good they laid
aside every prejudice--Presbyterian
Massachusetts, Catholic Maryland and
Episcopal Virginia. Hancock, WASH
in.ton and others differed, but laid
aside their differences, and uniied for
the public good. 1t was such sacri-
HCbS tHdI tuC CVHhiOb SuNNSsS'
The fathers appealed to the God OF
battle and the good sense of the pco-
pie. -.s t...,l-s. .sf.
The great principle OF the fathers
was the enlightenment of men. They
were resolved that the rising genera
ton should be educated. On that
| foundation was laid our school system
The Iaoncy raised for school purposes
e hn Snarn6 af hn S!ata to hn
applied to these purposes and these
alone. No sect or party shall have
control OF any part of it. Cheers and
applause.l More than twenty years
| ago [ was called to bear an unimport-
ant part i'll framing the fundamental
law OF this State. We put in the
Constitution. that this school fund
| should be forever, undivisibie. To
hear US charged in the newspapers
with numbering our own offspring,
surprises me and makes me feel indig-
nant. Who framed and adopted the
Constitution?A This very Democratic
party. You all understand that the
Republican cry is only the beginning
| OF another crusade on religion. Il Will
not be diverted a moment from the
main purpose BY this collateral cry. 1t
! is TO the abuses OF this Federal Gov
,ernment-its senemies-you are to
look. -..f,.5 ..,.. .....,, ...--s. -,-s.-
And now. my fellew citizens, with
these principles distinctly before us,
flel NE say that after the" adoption OF
1.-THE Federal CONSTITUTION lit became
necessary, in the Judgment OF the
great men of that time, to form the
| Democratic party to protect the great
principles announced in the firing oil
cannon at Bunker Hill, the Declaration
of Independence, and the Constita-
ton. 1t is for US to see that all men
nave equal rights before the law, to see
that the proceeds of every mans labor
shall 90 TO his own benefit, to see that
the Union of States is preserved ap-
plause1 and to see that the great do
main shall never be invaded I ad-
wise all men to 90 back TO the purer
aud better days of the Republic, to
le men who guided the Republic for
,e first half century of its existence.
You re the representatives and sue
cesseis of the great men who have
gone before. This is a proud dis
tinction. You have not Identified
yourselves with all cphemeral party
your party defends all that makes lite
dear. Let us resolve to conduct the
country back to those gr. 81 principles.
For more than half q. century the
Democratic party guided the destinies
of this country. During all that time
no mau, however distant, had occasion
to say that our government did not
protect him in his just rights. The
existing administration has trampled
oD nearly every principle that our
fathers held dear. They have invaded
person and property. - soldier was
| put at the head of the Governments
man who seemed to have no idea be-
tw cen the rule of the camp and the
rule of the people. He took office to
aggrandize himself and party, and fos-
ter the interests of mere classes and in
diyiduals. In his letter he intimated
very strongly that he had saved the
country, and that he had not yet made
enough money. He exhibited an in
ciinatiou not to give up the Presiden-
iial office until he was provided with
Il place as lucrative as that whicn he
abandoned when he took the EXecu-
tive chair.
Under Republican administration,
our commerce is gone; the difference
| betW cen currency aud coin is becom
! ing greater; monopoly interests arc
fostered domain large enough for a
great empire has been given away ;
and the army of the United States has
been used 10 back up the carpet-bag
gers. ......
The Executive has applied to Con-
gross for carte blanche to- take the
power OF any State and run ir himself,
with his carpet-baggers. The Repub-
lican party has approved Grants ad-
ministration.
Judge Ranncy closed by sxhorting
the Democracy to go to the main pur-
pese : to do as the fathers did to re-
construct the great edlice that corrup-
tionists had swept away. ....
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The comrittee on State Central
Committee reported the following.
which was elected:
William J: O'Neii, Hamilton John
A Shank, Hamilton; Isaac Blaze, FAY
cite; l.. Gould, Preble; William d.
Hill, Defiauce; Il. j. Denman, Will
iams; George T.Tyler, Brown: James
Tay tor, Champaign, g.. NJ Kenton.
Uaion; Joseph GutZwiler. Hancock !;
Robert E. Reese, Hooking: a. L.
Walling, Pickaway; j. j. Robinson,
'ruscarawas BENZ. Nelson, Ashland !:
r. w. Jones, Athens !; George H. Ohm
stead, Belmont; John G. Warwick,
Stark ID. II. Paige. Jr.. Summit; r.
X. Paige, Lake; David p. Foster, Guy
ahosa.
The Committee on Resolutions not
being ready to report, the rules were
suspended to proceed with the nomi-
nations. Hon. l.. L. Neal, of Ross. i'm
a short and appropriate speech, pre-
sented the name ofAllsn forGovernor,
which was received with tremendous
applause, and melton by Hon. John
G.Thompson that the rules be suspend
,el and the nomination made by ris-
ing vote, which was agreed to. and at