The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-14
EWING AND PENDLETON.
THEIR SPEECHES AT CINCIN-
tNATJ's BIG CONVENTION ON
THURSDAY.
The Pending Political Issues Powerfully
Stated.


Hon. George H Pendleton presided over the
Democratic County Convention at Cincinnati on
Thursday last We make this extract from his
speech in taking the chair
Under the pretext Of preserving order at the
polls peace which has never been threatened
1t has used the army to destroy freedom of elec
tons.
Under the pretext of protecting National voters
at National elections which a Republican su.
preme Court has said do not exist, It has ap
pointed more than ten thousand officers, and
paid them more than $4,000 to secure the sue.
cess Of the Republican ticket
Under the pretext Of driving treason from the
jury box, 1t has banished lmpaihallty and intel.
llgence and made mockery Of justice.
An army Of soldiers to keep the peace at the
polls An army OF Oficers to electoneer at the
polls Packed juIies to convict men arrested
without warrant on q suspicion OF intention
wrongfully to vote This is the Republican pro-
gram. This Is the issue which confronts you
/, Need argue this issue7 Monarchial Great Brit
ain has not for two hundred years permitted an
armed soldier to approach the polls. More than
a hundred years ago troops were used to quell
riot at the Westminster election and the auth or.
tiles ordering them were brought to the bar Of
the Commons and there on their bended knees
received the censure of that august tribunal
Great Britain will not permit an officer appoint
ed by the Ministry to take part in conducting an
! election Of member of Parliament.
When we state the argument on the highest
grounds Of philosophy and experience; when we
read the lesson Of all history; when we demon.
strate the utter unconstitutiOnality Of such me-
thOds, we are met with the insane gibherish Of
Confederate Brlgadiers of starving the Govern.
mentl OF secession reVivedl Of State rights lead
ing again to war
demagogues who would inhame every evil pas
sion, would rekindle the Animosities and distrust
OF civil war II only thereby they may retain the
power which is slipping from their grasp.
hope no man will be deceived by them. The
men who make them do mot deceive themselves
They could not look each other In the face with.
out laughing The danger lies in the other quar-.
ter
And side by side with this transcendant ques-
ton are the great financial issues-the fan re
monetization and free unlimited coinage Of sill.
yer, thus leading the van Of the great nations
which now retrace their erring steps, the issue
| Of all money by the Government the lifting of
| the burden fIom the bowed shoulders of labor;
| the solution OF the pressing problem Of curTen-
cy for the exchange Of domestic industries
which snail bear true relation TO the currency
OF foreign exchanges, and not be subject TO huctu.
ations Of volume caused BY the vlcissitudes Of
other nations.
Specie payments are resumed" they tell M.
| II by this they mean an equalization In value Of
| paper and coin--an unsatisfactory incomplete
| uncertain equalization, caused by hoMding paper
and placing obstacles In the way Of It's presenta-
ton, and selling bondB-I admit II. am glad Of
| 1t. hope 1t may not be disturbed. would do
nothing 70 impair 1t. would not have the terri
Bile suffering OF ten years utterly without result
would not have the sacrifcih offering utterly
In vain, But can never forget that, most I'M
1 Fflv YROnOftflu hon haa
attained by the martyrdom Of the enterprise and
energy and business and labor Of the land; Of the
/ young and vigorous and audaclous manhood as
piring to be rich; Of the patient drudging old
age, content 10 live and by the apOthesis Of fixed
| capital and accumulated wealth,
nave just returned from the East The whole
country watches our contest. The Democrats
look with intense interest and anxiety on our
| struggle. They pray for our success. Their
hearts and hopes and warmest wishes are with
| us. They know our courage and energy and
| fidelity. They believe we Will use with wisdom
success which We will win with brave effort
They ioresee IN our victory still greater victory
| hereafter.
| The Republicans are anxious too. They know
tkey cannot wave the bloody shirt In the faces OF
| Ewing and Rice They know that two-thtrds nf
the Greenback party will vote for Ewing and
| Rice. They affect to console themselves with the
belief that Greenback men In that party will not
vote for Reemelin, and hard money men will not
vote for Ewing i 1s
told him they were mistaken-I told them the
Democratic party TO man was q unit now; that
every Democrat would vote the ticket because
every Democrat loved hi country; that Ohio De
rnocracy was az all embracing as Ohio patriotism
that IN the presence 0f these vital questions ev.
| cry Democrat in Ohio believes that the welfare
| Of the country aud the success OF the Democratic
party stand Iogetber-Aye, gentlemen, they will
stand together forever. a.
while stands the Coliseum, R,me shall stand /;
WhA,t falls iha s.n1Anatnn Poo,.. he Sal
And when Rome falls, the world" l'N
GEN. TON EwIEtS SPEECH. q
During the proceedings Of the convention, Gen.
Ewing wAs Introduced and enthusiastically re-
| ceivsd. We make this telling e1Irsc. Ir0m his
| speech: '. uH n
The elections OF last fall showed that large
majority Of the people In all thsgTeat Northern
states who had for fourteen yean past trustt
and confded In the Republican party, were a!
least awakened 10 the TACT tllAt that party has
long ginCs ceased 10 be the party Of the people.
[Applause.l Parties OF proud ACME yemen 10, like
heroes very ofIen use their glory as tbs cover OF
foul misdeedS. TReueWld Gpplause.l Too often
the gratitude that bpFingH from the heart Of the
massss for every noble and patriotic act 10 made
bot The stepping Rt0ne 70 oppression and tyranny.
The Republican party conducted this Govern
nent through the war, when two millions Of the
Democratic ana Republican youth Of the North
fought for and saved the Union. [Loud Gp.
plause But bince then II has 90 used the graft.
tude Of the people for ils service, and has 90 stir
red up and peEpetuated the passions OF the war
- 10 Continue itself In power while all Ito ener.
glen and all It's measures were directed to fortfy.
ing itself against the very people who put It in
| Ika 49, L..
resulted In changing very largely that condition
of comparative equality that characterized our
people before the war. II has resulted ii mass.
ing business Of all kindA--meEchand Use, manufac.
tures, transportation, banktng--in the hands Of
the very few and the very rich, breaking down
the fortunes OF men OF email industries, destroy.
ing their business and making them, instead OF
independent buhness men, the mere hired selfs
OF the very rich, who have gathered TO them.
selves the business Of the country. [ApplauBe.I
And with business thus concentrated with the
control Of the money in the hands Of the very
few, represented BY over two thousand National
Banks,each one Of the autocrau Of the communi-
" in which 1t iourisheSi and with one hundred
thousand veteran JAnizaries In o1ice they feel a.
II they were about ready 70 hold power aEainst
the win Of the people [Applausel But the
sptes stand untouched, or comparatively 1o-ths
staies 70 whom our forefGthep IN framing the
Constitution reserved the vast raass Of the poWeES
Of the GoVernment-and those States are the nur.
series, the training ground, the AbodeS Of men
devoted to popular liberty [ApplAuse.l We
hear now the dcctrine preached unknown ana
unheSrd Of heretofore in America, that there e
no such thing as State rights The Republican
candidate for Lieutenant Governor characterized
the cheers that went up at q Democratic m Getting,
composed very largely Of soldiers, In Zanesville,
where was pleading for the reserved rights Of
the States as the rebel yell, A man dare no lon
ger, In the face OF these double extra patriots,
stand up for that very form OF Royernment for
which the best blood ofthe North was shed. Ap-
plausa ii,i isn.rA % .yrartl
Gentlemen,oI Iepudiate and spnrn this new.
tangled loyRlty--[ Applause aud cries OF GOOD |
goodl'l Az Union soldier proud OF my service
and unwilling 70 surrender one jot Of little Of the
Just results OF the war, denOunce this effort n
imnnir Tho rnAatHad rlnhm and lliAnrlian NJ iha