The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-07-04
DEMOCRATIC STATE CON-
VENTION.
A Good Ticket and a Good
Platform,
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED-THE
DEMOCRACY BOUND TO WIN.

Of Columbus at IL oclock on Wednes
day, June 26th, and was called to or.
der by Hon. John G. Thompson
Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee, who announced Hon. A, T
Walling as temporary Chairman o
the Convention.
Mr.. Walling came forward and up
on assuming the chair, addressed tn,
Convention as follows;
! GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION
To return to you my thanks for tn,
highhonor conferred upon me, through
the medium of your State Contra
Committee, in being called upon te
preside over the temporary organiza'
tion of body representing not only
every county in the State, but great
majority of its vote, wealth, intelli
gence and responsibility, is but fain,
expression of gratitude on the part ol
one who has, in all positions which he
has been called upon to occupy, en-.
deavored to advance the cause of De.
mocracy. To those actions and that
effort attribute that which calls forth
the feelings that may not be express.
ed in words, but trust may find their
full expression in the future, and, il
possible, more vigorous efforts in the
cause we all cherish, and f0r the pro.
motion of which we have assembled
| to-day.
Although it will be more fitly the
province OF the permanent president
who may be appointed to preside
over your deliberations to indicate
the platform and policy of the Demo-
cratic party in the coming contest, yet
the Democracy of the State. on the
auspicious circumstances under which
this, the opening struggle in the Pres
idential campaign in our State, is be-
ing this day inaugurated.
Our opponents at their late conven-
ton at Cincinnati have, through their
| platform and orators, more than ad-
mitted their hopeless and disorganiz-
ed condition. It's temporary chair
man, cropping through the mists and
recollections of a generation back, in
reproducing the terroIs of a rebellion
long since subdued, and waving the
flag of sectional disunion, among 9TH
ers of his yirulent charges against the
Democracy, says the Democratic
House of Representatives refuses to
say there was no intent to disturb the
Presidential title,' while the fourth
resolution of their platform, adopted
on the same day, expresses gratlfca-
ton that Democratic Congress dis.
approves any attack upon the Presi.
dents title. and regards it as favor
able omen. The Republican party al.
ways regards all things that gives
them offices and spoil as favorable
omen.'
Another, their chosen oratorsfor. the
occasion, the young man West, who
attempted to grow up with the peo.
pie of Ohio last year, and was sal
down upon by our Democratic Bish.
op to the tune of 25,O0O,, in describing
the harmonious condition of his par.
ty, used the apt and illustrative Ian.
guage: Some of US are for Paul, some
for .Silas, and some for Cesar, but
mighty few for Christ
The first three of his propositions ]
accept upon his testimony. The last
is abundantly proven by the Republi.
can party during the ten years last
past. The platform and the speakers
seemed to be overshado o we'd by great
and oyerpowering spectre, the O'Con.
nor.'
In times past the mention of the
name of a great and good man now
passed away, Clement L. Vallanding-
ham, was sufficient to arouse the anx-
ious fears of the Republicans of the
State. Now the name of a not great
man, but one trying to follow the
ways of q better life, is sufficient to
throw State Republican Convention
into spasms. By most singular ia.
tuity, however, they utterly neglect to
mention in that connection the long
line of Christian Republican states
men, headed by Wells, McLin, And
erson, Cowgirl and Cassanave, who
now enjoy the nations grace aud
bounty as reward for their success
full efforts in the fraud that makes an
accidonfol Proci1ont
Our future is full of hope. The on.
ward march of the people, who have
long since determined that Republi-
can misrule shall be replaced by the
wisdom and craftsmanship of the par
ty born with the Constitution of the
country, and it's defenders in all times
of need, will not be checked until it
attains its full fruitiOn in 1880 by re-
placing in the Presidential chair one
of its favored statesmen; and the De-
mocracy of Ohio, as well as of the ma
ton, will see to it that neither Return.
ing Boards nor partisan Judges un.
der the name of Electoral Commits
sion shall be allowed to defeat their
1
! just verdict.
True to its pledges to the people the
| popular branch of Congress has sue.
cecded, despite the opposition of a
hostile Senate and Secretary of the
Treasury, in stopping the contraction
of the currency that was so rapidly
drifting the country 10 irremediable
bankruptcy and ruin. 1t has restor.
ed the silver dollar Of the fathers, and
declared most emphatically that the
| grecnback is the favored currency oil
the people, and is to be preferred to
the issues of the National Banks OF
other monied monOpolics.
We have another warrant of sue.
cess in the wise and prudent action Ol