The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-09
FURTHER RETURNS FROM ARKANSAS.
IMMENSE DEMOCRATIC MEETING
AT COLUMBUS,
Addressed by Senator Thurman and Generals
Morgan and Hooker.

Addressed by Senator Thurman and Generals
Morgan and Hooker
Columbus, o., Sept 3-The Democrotlc meeting
tonight was complete success AS the State
Fair was over, the Democrats could expect scarce
ly any accession to their numbers from visitors,
as was the case at the Republican gathering on
Tuesday. The State house Square was filed BY a
mass of people so dense that 1t was impossible to
hear the voice Of the most powerful speaker so as
to catch his speech on the outskirts, There were
two brass bands and number Of drum corps to
furnish music. The Hancock and English Clubs
turned out for the first time In this campaign, and
in uniform, making a close procession that
stretched from the State.house, In the center 0l
the city, to the Court house, on the SOUTH
The meeting was called to order by E. L, Hin
man, Chairman of the Democratic County Com
mittee, who introduced Senator Thurman as the
President OF the meeting, The Senator spoke but
prolonged cheers. The following is the full ex'
tent of his speech:
SPEECH OF SENATOR THURMAN.
Fellow. Citizens: My first duty is to return my
thanks to your Committee for the honor Of being
allowed the honor TO preside over this great meet
ing, II is, however, no part Of my function to.
night to make speech as there are three speak.
ers who will address you, and it would be neither
proper nor polite to occupy time which has been
allotted to them. Stil must make d few brief
remarks relative to the some hat singular sight
which will be presented to your vision this even.
ing.
Tonight you will be permitted to listen to three
Brigadier. Generals, two Of whom were In the
Union army, while one Of them General Hooker
of Mississippi-was in the Confederate army, but
who, at the end of the war; recognized that seces.
sion was put down forever, and .One who deter.
mined thencefOrward to forever support the stars
and stripes, and who has always since been a
true Union man. This sight Is an index Of what
will prevail all over the Union when Winfield
Hancock is elected President; and that Ia one OF
the greatest reasons for the election Of that great
man to the Presidency
One OF the greatest dangers that has ever hap.
pened to our land was the question Of sectional.
ism. Washington referred to 1t in a famous ad.
dress. For fifteen years the Republicans have
pointed to the Solid South, and said, Behold sec.
ii tiInalism" when in fact 1t was the Repu ulican
leaders who by their words and acts, made the
South solid. They feel that II they can make a
solid South they can by this means make a solid
North and so perpetuate their power indefinitely.
This has made many of the Northern men fairly
hate the South. But this year this sectionallsm
is 10 be rebuked by the grace Of God and the elec
ton Of General Hancock. When this great and
good man takes his seat-and he will lake 1t If
eleCted-Tgreat cheers then you will see the exit
OF the bloody shirt, aud obedience to the COnsti.
sutton. Then you will see one Of the greatest Ma
tions that ever lived united as one people, as
brothers. If General Garfield should be elected,
it will be by the votes of the North, and he will
ofnecessity, be the representative Of but one sec
tiOn OF our country; but HancoCks votes will
come from the North South, East and West and
he will take his place as President Of the whole,
and not less than half OF our people, Again
thank you sincerely.
After the conclusion of Senator Thurman's re-
marks General George ", Morgan spok at length
and very effectively, retaining the closest atten
ton Of his audience and eliCting requent and
hearty applause. General Morgan was followed
by General Hooker, Of Mississippi who made a
splendid review of the bloody shirt charges Of
the Republican speakers, and pretty effeetually
exploded them. General Robert Mitchell, Of
Kansas closed the meeting In a short speech
The crowd remained patiently to hear him
through, and many Of them did not leave till IL
O'Clock, the time when Mitchell stopped. Gen.
Hooker goes from here to Millersburg where he
will speak at night