The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-07
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TRE OPENING.
THE STATE CENTRAL, CoAfpfIae
TEE AT CLEvELASDs

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Central ce.i 4a lle4 AZ eight
O'Clock Els l6IP the new Court
House. whine o'clock be-
fore the baslhasa ol 81 conference was
fully ubdsf way "a I Ehat'hour Hon
John GsEhOmp son called the meeting to
order and announced that as the dis.
tricts were called, any representatives
present might feel themselves entitled to
speak.
TIE. Cunningham Of Lima, was the
frat speaker, and his remarks were to
the effect that the Democratic party
could not hope for success unless there
was more effective local organization,
He did not believe in men perambulat-
ing the State to the neglect of their own
localities. He thought Allen county
would poll 80 per cent. of the National
vote for Ewing, and that his majority
would be fully 1900.
TIL. Hartshorn said the campaign in
Cincinnati was not fully begun, although
hard aud close fight was anticipated. /.
The organization was not completed, but
would be shortly.
REEMELIN TO THE FRONT.
Mr.. Charles Reemelin, candidate for
State Auditor, came next. He said:
"I came here to hear suggestions from
Others rather than to make any myself,
but when was sitting here yesterday
and this morning was reminded of
the remark Of son of Quaker, who al
ways said that The first thing his father
told him when they went out anywhere
to do anything, "John, thee had better
drop thy beaver and go to work ?" And
I think that Quaker would give you the
same advice if he was here, that you bet
ter doff your beavers and 60 to work
for can say to you from practical obser-
walton that the Republicans are beating
YOU all to nothing on organization. They
are we'll organized and are efecting fur.
ther organization rapidly, and although
organization cannot do everything, vet
it can do great deal, and they will get
ahead of you. There is disagreeable
part in electioneering or political work,
and that is the direct application to the
voters. Everything is in your subdivi5.
ion. You have got to subdivide down to
minutest detail to reach everybody.
have had charge of Reform school, and
I know that the secret of its success is
that its head reaches down to every boy
in that institution, and unless you reach
down to the men you cannot do any.
thing. l had been in politics for long
time and done little of this work, and
l can say to you that tits not only true of
the Democratic party, but of the Repub.
licau party, that behind all the intense
excitement that exists in the papers
there is an actual real Indifference
among the masses. 1t is so, there is no
use talking, and repeat that 1t is Just as
much 30 with the Republicans as with
the Democrats. The people of the Unit
ed States as rule are utterly confused
in politics. remember the time when
the biggest statesman in the land could
90 down to the commonest Democrat
and talk with him across the fence. and
he could not advance an argument that
would not be answered. In other words
the Democratic party was educated up,
and there was complete anxiety all the
time in favor of the Democratic party
But at this time it is different. There is
not public question upon which the
public mind is enlightened. 1t is con.
fused, first, as to the prinCip pie; second
ly, as to the proper means. Coming
back, then, to the point, you have got to
the most disagreeable part of the work,
and that is to get clear of this indiffer.
ence The Republican party is doing it,
and cay that you have got to it; and
you can do it only by subdiyiding the
State. This hard work does not cost
great deal of money, but takes an i'm
mense amount of work to accomplish it.
was asked, | suppose, by fifty people,
whether the Democratic party had done
anything to spread German documents
I could not answer them; I don't know
whether anything has been done l
spoke to some about it as to how they
could deliver them, and they say they
could be furnished at S5 thousand in
documents, and translate them besides.
Now, [ do not know cheaper way to
reach the people than by some such ar
rangement as that. If you men 90 out
and leave papers like that in English or
German tits just as good in one language
as another. Very little money will do a
great deal Of good in that way, and l am
satisfied unless that is done you will be
deceived in the result, and the whole of
this thing is exactly as Napoleon said in
a battle. When he was whipped at one
place in the morning he said there was
time enough to fight another battle be-
fore the day closed and to win it. And
when the message had been dispatched
that the battle then fought had been
won by the Eeastern army, he went TO
work and whipped them afterWard about
s o'clock. As this matter stands the or
Ranization the organization is with the
Republican party as to direct application
to Che voters The Republican party has
up hill work so have we, but they have
more uphill work than we have. This
confusion was worse with them than it
is With US. This actual lethargy that ex-
ists upon their mind is worse with them,
for there is no Republican but under
stands that this fight means Sherman,
and they don't want Sherman. They
know perfectly we'll that the success Of
Foster means simply that Sherman shall
be President, and they don't want him
We,fud the same difficulty in a similar
shape. With US is the question, if Mr..
Ewing is elected, the Presidential chair
is open for Ohio next year. l was aston.
ished yesterday to read in German Re-
publican paper here an article regarding
men that spoke the other night on hard
money, whatever you please to call it--
The writer said that nothing has been
done to establish 3 proper currency in
the United States, that all there is to be
done is still to be done. I would not |
want better electioneering document
among the German hard money Dsmo.
Gratis than TO spread that all over the
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