The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-16
Buclfling the ArmOr ON
Meeting of the State Central Committee
and Prominent Democrats
Yesterday.
OPENING OFTHE CAMPAIGN AGREED
UPON, AND A VIGOROUS FIGHT FOR
VICTORY TO BE MADE,
The Views Of Leading Members Of the Party
Throughout the State Cheering Ad.
vices From Every Quarter.
Harmonious Action of the Wheel
Horses by the Lake Side.
[speclal TO the Enaulrer.l

Especial TO the Enquirer,l
PUT-IN-BAY, o., August 10.-A confer
enCe meeting of prominent members of
the Ohio Democracy and the State Exec
utive committee took place this AFTERNOON
in the dancing.room of the Put,in-Bay
House. The attendance was very large,
there being fully one hundred gentlemen
present. Among them were ]. F. MCKin-
ney, of Miami; Hon. John McSweeney and
John Zimmerman, of Wooster; Henry B,
Payne, W. Otis, Judge Spalding, Jabez W.
Fitch and H. H. Hatch, of Cleveland;
General Schofeld, of Marion; General
BrinKerhoff, of Mansfield; r. B. Finley,
of BuCyrus; Judge Kenney, Of Ashland;
VIM. Bell, of Newark; R. ]. Bancroft, of
Batavia; John Townsend, of Greenville;
L. M. Midley, of Lima; Ezra S. Dodds,o
Toledo; James X. Newcomer, of Marion;
P.E. O'Hagan, of sandusky; Frank G..
Davis, of McConnellsville; E. J. Packard
and Colonel Brown,of Youngstown R. D
Rote,of Geneva; Anthony Howells, and
John Warwick, Of Massilon. John G.
Thompson was President and E. B. Esh-
Gilman Secretary,
NJ Tbomnson announced the object tn
M - r. e., 49, ',,' ,.,,S,,ooo ~ .;Do, tho
Ine meeSing ioi Ino PURPOSE u uA's M .no
time and place 1or the beginning OF the
campaign.
Mr.. Mckinney wished the Democracy
to begin the campaign at the earliest pos
sible moment, and make it as aggressive
as possible from the start.
Mr Heislev of Cleveland. Thought the
Democrats hSd bv far the best of fhe sit
nation and esneciaIlv should get their
SNEAKERS into tbe field at the earliest DOS
sIhIe moment in order to make the most
ofthat advantage.
General Brinkerhoff said that he had
not at all times been in harmony with
the Democrats, but the platform adopted
ot Columbus was one on which he and all
Who thonoht like him could stand hon
orally, lie had been raised Democrat
oftbc Martin Van Buren and Silas Wright
school and had never gone astray after
false Gods, The vital questions of this
camnsign were those of the tariffcurren.
cv, taxation and of non-interference by
this National Government in State affairs.
IF these were interpreted in accordance
with the good old Democratic doctrines
Of the fathers, thew would attract thous-
ands to our ranks who have now no real
svmnathv with the Republican party,
tbougb thew have acted with it for years
on account Of peculiar tenets adopted by
the Democrats, II was useless for the
Republicans to steal Democratic doctrines
as thew stole the Presidency, The peo.
nile recollected the record of that party on
the question of subsidies, and would put
no faith in their professions of reform.
He was sure the Democracy would carry
the State this year by glorious maiori-
tv.
Judge Spalding, of Cleveland said that
the platform adopted at Columbus SEEM
ed to give general satisfaction in the par
tv. and throughout the State there was
no dissenting voice against it. He was
ON the Committee that made it, and he
knew that it was conciliatory platform.
He was in favor of the Democrats begin
ming the campaign Immediately, and he
predicted that they would carry the State
by 10000 majority.
Henry B. Payne, of Cleveland, said
that on the whole the platform suited
him, though he might pick some flaw
with it we're he so inclined. The Democra-
CIV did not demand the repeal of the Re-
sumption Act, but they were in favor of
the repeal of the date fixed for that re-
sumption. That will be very prominent
issue in the coming campaign. The Presi-
dent, the Republican party and the Sec
retary of the Treasury are committed to
the enforcement of that act, and they
could not twist or squirm out of that at
titude. They may dodge and explain, as
thew were trying to do, in ambiguousand
mysterious terms, and he would not be
snrprised to hear John Sherman declar-
ING in short time that the resumption
of specie payment on January l, 1879. did
not mean the retirement of greenbaCks,
hnt n did mean the retirement of green
hacks and the contraction of the Curren-
cv and II did mean the financial structure
&nd contraction, it meant ruin, for there
was no sensible business man in the coun-
trv who will not know that the enforce.
msnt ofthat law would be the ruin of the
land We have declared in favor of the
reneal ,Ys,, of that atrocious law; we must
b6Id to that issue ripidlv, and meet them
boidlv on that gron5d, The remonetiza.
49,, % ~ silver is another issue that mus
~ot v,oE be m forCotten or neglected. Gentle.
mW ,nen Who viii consider this question car
na..o .uon 20 No otber conclnsion than that Il