The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-02

Strong Solid Arguments,
INSTEAD OF PASSION AND RANT.
Although no thunder of the old cam
non wakened the echoes Saturday eve
ming, Senator Thurman, the grand hero
of the Senate Chamber was greeted
with a perfect ovation Saturday eve.
ming. There was no necessity for q
brass band to stir up the people.
Long before the hour of meeting Main
street was lined with anxious faces
waiting to catch a glimpse of the man.
Odd Fellows Hall was thronged long
before the time appointed, and from
that time on hundreds we're turned
away unable TO procure admission.
AS the Senator progressed in his
speech the audience grew wildly en-
thusiastic and at times broke forth in-
to almost irrepressible enthusiasm.
At 80 o'clock Mr.. j. T. 1ryine as
cended the rostrum and moved that
Msjor O'Neil assume the chair. This
was carried and the Major advanced
to the front and introduced Senator
Thurman in the following appropri-
ate words: sp,. 4.sa-
Fellow, Citizens: In Introducing to
you our distinguished Senator, shall
not refer to the grand record he has
made in, the Senate of the United
States, That record ,is familiar to eve-
ry one. I shall content myself with
presenting, TO yon Hon. Allen 6.
Thurman. bsf,a v
:, Senator Thurman advanced to the
front of the stage and announced that
owing to the condition OF his voice he
would request that the strictest order
be preserved. After the audience had
become quiet the Senator said:
q Fellow Citizens: can say with the
utmost sincerity that it gives me great
pleasure to be with you tonight. I
have known Zanesville 20 long, there
are 90 many recollections pleasant and
sad connected with that knowledge, /
have had 30 many friends in your
midst, some of whom arc gone never
to return, and I have ever received
from the people of Zanesyille and Mus
kingum county SO much politeness
and consideration that it will always
be q pleasure to me to stand before
5sAt the beginning of . political can
yass the question is asked of every
candidate what are the issues. Now,
what are the questions upon which
the great parties are divided and
which the people are called upon to
decide2 1 will show you some Of the
questions but first wish to refer to
another subject not so much of
question as the Republican orators and
would make Of it. The
press and speakers are
Growing over the success, Of resump-
ton. Their argument takes the form
ofthe logician's syllogism. Behold"
say they, "We are on the eve of pros
perity. Resumption brought as there.
We passed the Resumption Act-ergo.
You should support the Republican
party" This merely presents claim
upon our gratitude and refers only to
past acts. They ask your votes, be-
cause the prosperity in this country
therefrom.
Now, gentlemen, 1 call your atten.
ton to this fact, that II they are to re-
ceive such credit for this act of leg
islation they should also be willing to
bear the responsibility attached there
to, and, fellow citizens, if this be true.
1 want you to take look at the bust.
ness. Grave.yards, through which we
have made our dreary march, to look
at the thousands of men sold out of
houses and homes; the hundreds of
millions of debt on our shoulders, the
thousands of men who could not get
work, and all this under Republican
and for. all of which the
Republican party must be held res
ponsible. ,[Applause.]
But let us consider the syllogism. I
believe we are on the eve of prosper
ity. I do not admit that it results from
the causes which the Republicans
claim; l do not believe Mr.. Secretary
Sherman and Mr.. Secretary Schurz
and the rest think that we are on the
eve of prosperity on account of re-
sumption. 1t is most natural that we
should be so. When things are down
wti1e worst, every change must be
for the better Every few years we
have a panic. We had one in 1887
that ( remember; we had one in 1857,
and another in 1873. They were all
succeeded by prosperity. A panic oc-
.cursu when the country wakens up to
the fact that credit and oyerspecula.
ton have reached unnatural bounds.
Then our large Institutions fail. In
surance companies and banks suspend
as did Jay Cooke & Co., in 1873, and
then comes the panic. Everybody
counts mp his debts and finds retrench-
ment necessity. Industry is stop.
I'D, judicial rules commence, the
banks suspend, we are going down
tbs1 rim and 81 taken five 0r eix veara
before this great debt is arranged
either by compromise or bankruptcy,
Business will then revive of its own
volition. - -,
If there had been NO resumption act,
welwouid have done just what has
been done without all the suffering
which It has caused. After the panic
| Of 1873. the natural channel Of trade
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