National Republican., 1880-02-25
an VINO VERITAs."

IN VINO NEklIAS."
At the Bourbon serenade at Willard's the !
other evening in honor of the Cincinnati |
Democratic delegation, there was some
speech-making and some very loose talk, as
might have been expected after the excite
ment of the day. OF course, upon such an
occasion, when men are called upon i'm
pulsively to address crowd, they do not
present themselves with calm Judgment and
closely.bridled tongues but are very liable
to slop over little, so to speak. They let
loose their vivid imaginations and zeal
ously give wing to their fancies in words
which in their calmer moments they would
wrap in napkin aud lay carefully away,
to be used only in private and confidential
conversations. The occasion to which we
refer was little in advance Of the
season. 1t was trihe too windy
for February. 1t was more like the
breezy ides of March, when the air first
breaks from its steady blow of winter into
the gusty puffs of spring breezes, gets up
miniature whirlwinds and fills the eyes
with dust, sticks and unpleasant PARTICLES
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in what was said, but there were frequent
eddies of Bourbon nonsense to offend the
calm mind and clear intellect, and mar the
occasion.
Chairman ICKINNEY, of the Ohio State
Democratic Committee, blew like the March
wind, and performed most ridiculous gyra-
tions in his forms of speech. He evidently
clings to the hallucination that TILDEN was
elected four years ago, and under that
obliquity of vision was prompted to pledge
Ohio as Democratic State in this contest,
and to give the assurance that if the Dem
"ocratic candidate nominated gets q ma
"jority of the electoral votes, as the Demo-
cratic candidate did four years ago, Ohio
will furnish $4,000 0able-bodied Democrats
" to see that he is inaugurated." That con-
tract may be regarded as closed, but Ohio
will not be taxed for this levy Of Bourbon
fools, any moro than it was for its quota of
WATTERsoN's 100000 unarmed lambs.
They were all in the imagination, as will be
those of Mr.. McKINEEY's increased levy.
They will not be needed, as the result will
not repeat the history of 1876 and II. The
100000 Democrats of Ohio will quietly re-
main on their farms and in their stores and
workshops, and read of the peaceful in
auguration of Republican President.
MCKINNEY was followed by JOHN G..
THOMPSON, who evidenced more level-head-
edness than any of his fellow democrats.
He did not swash around or throw dust,
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His chief aim appeared to be TO convince
the multitude that there was no signi6-
canoe relating to candidates in taking the
convention to Cincinnati The inference
therefore, is that it was influenced by con-
siderations Of economy relating to the
transportation of Ohio delegates and the
sale of Kentucky Bourbon straight on
the border of that stalwart Bourbon State
He promised the State of Ohio aud q
Democratic President to the Democracy
and in that he piled his vocation faithfully
though he knows in his heart that there
will be no Democratic majority in Ohio,
aud no Democratic President elected next
fall. 1t warmed the Democratic heart to be
hattered by such assurances, and was only
a harmless fight of lively fancy.
Judge ToMAN was another lighted candle
to ilumne the Bourbon occasion. He said
" Give to us, fellow-citizens, the cheer (Bour-
"bon straight) and encouragement that we
give TO you, and you shall have beyond n
doubt, not 1s4 but 1s5 electoral votes next
year, and that one disputed vote will not
" be given to a fraud" This playful re-
mark is an emanution from the high school
of Ohio politeuess. Ohio politicians ilatteI
each other with such pet names as fraud .
Sonny" aud the like, and it does not seem
to be at all disagreeable to their respective
E tastes. Hence Others have no cause OF
complaint at these Ohio eccentricties
There will now be a few months lull il
political matters, until the two parties
shall have made their nominations-wlic
f we predict will be GRANT and TnDEY-
and then the ball will open in earnest