The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-11


applauded to the echo was wholly
without justification, and was simply
the insane raving of a drunken, bloat-
ed lunatic. We had gone to Warren
i'm the legitimate discharge of our trust
for the sole purpose of consulting Mr..
Burchard in matter relating to the
choice of delegates to the National
Convention, and not to interfere with
their Convention or their affairs, nor
was there any such interference on
our part. Neither is it true that there
has been any efforts on our part to sell
out theDemecracy of the 18th District
to the bullionists or anybody else.
Palm pretends 10 know the views of
the Committeeman of the District, and
feels assured that Mr.. Goodman and
ourself don't represent the Democracy
of this county upon this question.
The truth is he knows nothing about
the matter. But if it be true that we
don't represent the Democracy Of POr-
tage and the Committeeman of the
other counties are against ns in this
matter, il don't justify the Record
men in sticking their noses into the
mess. The Committee is amply able
to make its own arrangements, carry
out its own plans and discharge its
own duties and obligations without
any advice, interference or dictatiOn
from The "young and inexperienced
gentleman OF the Record or his abet-
tsrs in their disgraceful efforts TO con-
troll, matters not entrusted 10 their
charge. The Record man is altogether
tOO"young and inexperienced" TO have
been among s'lhose on whose shoul-
ders rested the very organization OF
the Democratic party in this District
during the time that tried mems souls"
and there are those who have the te-
merity TO think that he has neither the
age or experience which qualify him
for the task of supplanting such vet
eran and devoted Democrats as Hon.
Matthew Birchard in the confidence
and esteem of the tried and true men
of the party. The contemplate course
Of the Record men toward us and the
Committee has it's origin in the spirit
of malice occasioned by the refusal OF
the delegates from the several coun-
ties of the District to support Mr..
Jefferson Palm for nomination for Su-
preme Judge, a position for which he
is notoriously without any qualifica-
ton, and for which the delegates
from his own county voted for him
under protest. .-t,.. F.
WHAT we claim Is that to theCODgres-
sional Committee was entrusted the
duty of arranging this matter as they
might deem for the best interests OF
the Democracy of the District; that
while they were engaged in the lcgiti-
mate discharge of their trust, the
Record men, ignoring the Secretary
of theCOmmittcc, in an indecent mau-
ner undertook to Interfere with the
action of the Committee and to set
matters up to subserve their own con-
venience aud interests that without a
single fact OF circumstance to warrant
it they charged members of the Com
mi ttee with an intention to sell out
the party and with acting corrupy
i'm the premises, that they have denied
the Committee the just powers which
belong 10 it, and which have been
heretofore exercised by former COM
mittees in the District and by theCom-
mittees of the party in other Districts
this year, and which are I'm fact Incl
dent to the position, and without
which there is no nse in having such
Committee at all. IL is the Record
clique, hypocritically boasting Of their
desire for the success of the party in
the Districi, but who are doing their
level best TO engender strife, and try
ing to Kill of some of the oldest, tru-
est and most honored men of the par
ty, who are 10 blame in the whole al
fair, There is not Il Committee in the
tolerated such an unprecedented, i'm
prudent and indecent interference
with the trusts and duties committed
TO their charge; and if this thing is 10
be tolerated the Democracy of the 18th
District may as well confer the sole
authority 10 control its affairs upon
jefferson Palm and his little cOterie,
and allow them TO run the machine.