The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-06-10

T6auS tuuS. ~ Wds puHCtuet'u ny IOuul
after round OF cheers, and the Conven
tion went fairly wild in its delight over
the stirring utterances Of the gallant
General:
GENERAL sTEEDMAN's sPHECH.
Genersi St.edman having thus heen ir-
ttoduced, came forward t, the front Of
the stage, and, a'tcr the uproarious burst
OF applause with which the announce
ment Of his name was received had
subsidized somewhat. spoke as follows:
Democrats Of Ohio in Convention assembled:
! beg leave, through you, t. tender to
your commit e my M st grateful ac-
acknowledgements for the distinguish
ed honor conferred upon me by presi-
ding temporarily over your deliberations.
II is an honor of which any citizen OF
Ohio might feel proud; and l beg t.,
assure you that esteem it the highest
compliment ever received in my life.
! { Applause. since this Convention, the
la-eeet that has -asAemhlsd in tho State
since the war, is attracting the at,ert on
OF the entire people of THE country, and
the pat and lovers oflibertv through
out the land are looking with TIE deep
est solic itude upon the action which you
shall take here t lay, upon the momen-
t US issue forced upon TIE country by
the attitude Of the Republican part.
Had the Conscript F theirs supposed,
when t,ey we're framing this Govern
ment. that it would ever st,emIt to use
the bayonet t, overawe and irt'midate
the people and control their elections,
the Const tut,on Ut the United States
would net have been adopt-d. ILung
and continued applause.
Our revolutionary fathers were impel-
led t, the step which they took when
they separated from the mother govern
ment on account Of the use of the bay
ontt, to do the very thing with them
which the Republican party has been do
ing since the war, and is determined t.
continue dong in this country, ZAP
plause.
This Issue is forced upon US, and We
are determined t, met t. Our oppo-
met ts in this State have endorsed it, and
present to us the gauge OF battle. To
deceive the people as to the real, living
issue before them in the coming cam
tpaign, they have avowed their de,ermi-
nstion. to reopen all the issues Of the
war, and swing the ssbloody shirt" again
In the faces of the people. They have
decided upon that. Well, the Democra-
cy OF Ohio can we'll afford t, meet thai
issue with the Republican party
! TCheers.1 The base ISLANDERS which they
have heaped upon the heroic Democrats
who were sleeping In soldiers graves
and whose bones are bleaching on the
bs tile fields Of tie war of the rebellion,
Is to be repeat d IN this campaign. And
they have nominrt.d their ticket With
reference to the conducting Of the cam
paisn upon that plank. They nigh,
have done bett,r than to nominate Char
lev Foster t., lead them in such o cam
1paign. ICheers and Taught +. O'
course have nothing say here to-day,
personally. against Mr.. Foster or Mr.
Hickenloeper, or any other gentleman
on the r publican ticket, as gentlemen
/ deal only with them politically.
According totle published biography
of this gentleman, Mr.. Foster, was
twenty eight years old in 1861, when the
war broke out. He had then ju't reached
1.-THE zenith OF his young manhood, and ht
was sterling, roval patriot, but he ~as
not loval enough 1, SHOULDER musket
or gird on a sword laughter and ap
plause and 60 to the front to fight the
battle of his country. He stayed 81
home. like great many of those loya
patrie t., and made money out of tha
people and soldiers. TCheers.
The Republican party have presistet
In this claim that it is only loyal polite
al organizl ltion in the country, D, I'll al
most every man who belongs to it reaIl.
, believes thst be is patriot and here
Great laughter.
They dlunt the bloody shit in ou
, faces. Why, l tell you, gent emen, tha
with one or two exec, tions, there wa
nota General in command Of an army
or a brigade but what was Democrat
When was ordered from: the battlefield
at Chickamauga to report to Washing
t,n, the great and good Abraham Lin
coin placed his hand upon my shoulde
, and said: II am proud Of you as sol
, dier from the Democratic ranks, and t1r
! ming to the Hon. Jas. NJ. Ashley, who
! is living in Ohio tL-lay, and who viii
verify my statement he said, "What
, would become OF the country Mr.. Ash
ley without the aid of the brave 6gl tiut
Democrats ?" We would be ruined
J country to day. l'llt'll you gentlemen
their patty is made up OF the symps