The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-30
OHIO DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL,

OHIO DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL.
u0n Wednesday ofiast week a num.
| r ofleadI6g Demoerats met in Co.
lumbus with The Democratic State
Committee,s for consultation relative
to the Political situation. Alter the
meeting wa organiaed, Thoma. Ew.
ing, George w. Morgan, George H.
Pendleton, Durbin Ward, Acouills
Wiley, r. j. Warner and ID. A. Houk
were appointed a committee on ,reso
lutions. General Ewing, as chairman
read the following resolutions, which
were loudly applauded and sunani.
inously adopted: 3f
4Resolced, That patriotism demands
of every good citizen q spirit of ready
acquiescencei in the reeuit OF the Pres.
ideptial election as fairly ascertained
and we deprecate all partisan feeling
! in the discussion of fact and law on
which that result depends. 0"rfsv
Resolced, That it is due to the peo-
pie, and it is indispensable to the pre-.
lseryation of free government, that the
President shall not be chosen by fraud
or force! We appeal TO the officers
charged with canvassing the vote aud
making the returns to allay public ap.
prehensiOn and suspicion by open and
impartial action. thus commanding the
cordial acquiescence Of the American
people !; but admonished by the past
action of the; present Returnining
Board in. Louisiana that such returns
may be false and 'fraudnlently made,
we demand of the Senate and House
Of Representatives TO exert, III necesss-
ry, the constitutional powers vested in
them jointly. or severally, to the end
| that whoever has been fairly chosen
by the people shall be declared and
inaugurated President of the United
I States. ~ aeadt sssg7,5rR 2 tsra go
ResOlred, That we regard the con.
centration Of regular troops at Wash.
ington by the President, ON the eve of
the assem- bling Of Congress, as an act
calculated 40 throw discredit upon
the disposition OF the paople to obey
the law and submit 10 the result of the
Presidential election as legally ascer-
tained, and to excite unnecessary
alarm as to the stability of tho Repub-
lie, thereby imperiling peace at home
and the public credit abroad. 'i
I ~ Res0lred, That we recommend to
the Democratic Central Committee of
the. fStiie to. correspond and confer
with the other Democratic State. Com
mittees of the country, with view TO
a full understanding OF the facts and
perfect concert of action in maintain
ing the rights of the people in the late
Presidential. election, as determined
by, proper legal authorities. ..,,,. u
~ Able speeches were made, by Hon.
George Il. ,Pendleton, Gen.. Thomas
Ewing, Gen, George w. Morgan, Gen.
JDurbin, Ward, Gen. A. J. Warner,
Gen. Aquilla Wiley and others, which
were; all calm and outspoken in their
utterances, and demands for the rights
of the people, fer fair and honest de-
termination of, the great. question
which is now claiming the earnest at
tention, Of the American people. We
append the, short and telling speech of
General Ewing OH the occasion, which
is the only one our space will permit
US to publish now: .I.,....
General Ewing spoke as follows:
Whoever attributes the profound
anxiety of the people of the United
States to mere party prejudices and
preferences wholly mistakes the situa-
tion. 1t arises from no fear that on
the one hand Hayes or on the other
Tilden may have been fairly chosen
President. nom the contrary, nine
tenths of the American people would
rejoice to-day at the ascertained fair
election of. either Hayes or TildeD.
Their fears arise wholly from the OBJ
vious and prearrahged purpose of cer-
tain wicked leaders of the Republican
party to count Hayes in by fraud and
inaugurate him or continue Grant by
force. This reasonable purpose is, in
effect, openly avowed by many lead
ing papers and men of the administra-
tion parity aae .iuaihsTi Z.-gf #
with q msjority in Florida tor Til
den of over 1000 apparent on the re-.
turns, and in Louisiana of from 1000
to 5000, with no disturbance whstever
at the polls with no published facts
of intimidation or bribery, such as
would affect the result under the laws
and usages governing elections, these
States are claimed for Hayes by the
its press and expo
nent,, with absolute confidence. found
Ell solely OH the known scoundrelisin
of Returning Officers, Applause
Twenty years ago the Pro-slavery
i'm power by fastening slavery on Kan
sas against the will Of the people,
through precisely these methods, OF
:,
frauds, though affecting q feeble Ter
ritory, split the Democratic party and
the administration3 OF
Buchanan; If public opinion revolted
aud overture " all who were responsi-
it deal with the party responsible for
this giant LecomptOnism 1t will
grind it to powder. Applause, We
are not authorized here to speak for
the people of Ohio Of either party, but
we are of the people aud can speak for
ourselves and speaking for myself
say, that whatever be the duties or
powers of the Returning Board Of
or OF the Governor OF Flor
ida, let them be discharged without
molestation under the forms of law,
subject only to such control as may be
excrciseu ny tne OOuFts. III me re-
turning officers shall dare to perpe-
trate fraud upon the nation, let the |
House of Representatives, through |
sent TO the spot,
and thoroughly expose it
[applause1 SO that public opinion,
which is the aggregate Judgment Of i'm
telligent and. fair; men, Shall under
stand and condemn the villainy, and
then if, in the Judgment of the House
it has the power under the CoHstitu-
ton to follow the precedents set by
the Republican party for twelve years
past, and right the wrong by rejecting |
the Electoral votes falsely or fraudu- |
Iently returned, let it then rise to the
height of the occasion and act. Ap
plause. Act not in the spirit of par
Iisan greed or passion, but with the |
dignity and courage becoming the i'm |