The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-06-19


I thiuk it fortunate for the American
people that the occasion Of the election
in October gives to an intelligent peo.
pie such q large measure of control
in the decision of great political Ques-
tions. 1t is conservative State-con-
servative, because it IL becoming in q
people having noble Institutions te
preserve them against wantOn, fgn0-,
rant or reckless Innovations. 1t is an
enterprising people. The very intef-
ligence of the people lights the path OF
progress 1t is brave people, and is
not to be put down by the sneers of
the sefvile and the hired press. to sub.
NIT to robbery by laws designed mere
ly to "trip the; property of the many
and confer it upon. the few. While
intensely jealous to preserve all the
results OF the war, that people have
too much dignity Of character to lsuf-
fer the issue of the war to be- made
mere political capital by any. party;
and they haye too much patriotism
and enlightened self!interest to con-
sent that eectional strife shalt be pro-
tracted ten years after all. the settle
ments of tho war have been. accepted
and acq uiesced in everywhere through.
out th6 country. They demand that
this settlement haying been secepted,
prosperityaand concord shall Eeturn
hand in hand; and, above all, Ohio,
the first-born of the struggles Of our
Revolutionary sires, will never submit
to surrender to any party the. liberties
that " ere meant for rmankindoE Cheers]
"But it is not Ohio's, battle. we are
TO have in October, no more than II
was Carolina's At Cowpens, or New
Jerseys at Trenton. Nor is the bat.
tie of one political organizations against
another for mere possession OF power
and the spoils Of Office. It issa battle
OF the whole American people to pre-
serve aud perpetuate the fupdameptat
principles of the country, Gcheefs] fair
iuries, free ballots and exemption from
the tyranny and spoliation of class
legislation. In that struggle, fellOsw-
citizens, we ask the BY inpathy and sup
port o all men who are lovers of true
Democracy. 81 Ii is to be atremendous
fight. The Republican party, intrench-
ed in power, backed by over two
thousand national banks, sustained by
all the plunderers and leeches that
have fastened themselves. upon the
government for eighteen years past,
wiu go into the contest with every ap-
pliance of power possible, the farther
to subvert the whole people. They
know If they loose Ohio this year they
will loose the Presidential campaign
next year. as Napoleon fonght for his
country preceding the day Of Water
loo, and with the same result. They
will lose it; and the battle that takes
place in 1880 will be the last great
struggle that political party will fight
under its present regime, Cheers. .
1--WE will win the fight, and there
by lead the way to victory next year.
We will bring back our general gov
ernment to it's, true. order. We will
give to the people of this. country a
system OF currency issued only by the
peopleAthat is, through their govern
nent--anda will bring back 10 this
ceuntryy which is the boon prize, the
spirit of fraternity and. c9ncord bes
tween our lately warning sections,
which wifi last long after the memo-
ries Of our unhappy war shall have
been sunk in oblivions Thanking YOU,
Mr.. Chairman and fellow. citizens,
again for your kind attention here to-
night, l will bid you farewell and re.