The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-10-14

Correspondence. .
Another beautiful Hancock pole
adorns our Public Square. On the
top of the pole is o large hand which
supports large rooster, which signifies
Hancock" The pole was raised or
Monday afternoon, the 4th inst. The
same evening Messrs. Geo. r. 9WOoll
and Jos. Davis spoke on the political
questions of the day. The speeches
ments aud fine comparisons were
1 made. The meeting, like those pre-
viously held here, was largely attend
ed. The renowned correspondent of
the Rep-Dem. was present and we pre-
sumo an erroneous account of the
meeting will be carefully reported to
that journal. The amount of enthusi-
asm manifested at our meetings is
great, and we are confident of success.
d. L. Rockwell, Esq, of Ravenna,
is to speak here this iMonday) eve
ming. We are informed that Mr.. Rock
we'll is a forcible speaker, and we have
no doubt q large audience will greet
him. -ts
The Republican meetings in this
place have been entirely on the small
order, and little or no interest is man
ifested. Even when Judge Taylor
was here the attendance was SO small
that the Judge said he intended to
make no speech, but did finally CD
sent to speak. We have no doubt the
speakers who have been here are great
ly ashamed of the email amount of
enthusiasm expressed by our Republi-
cans.
Mr.. A. J. Williams, of this place,
and his brother Martin, of Warren,
are about to start in the hardware bus
iness in Akron. We understand they
have already purchased their goods.
Mr.. B. b. Davis, Of this place, is
keeping select school at North jack
son. We understand he has q very
large school, IL .4suIu..L,
Messrs. G.. r. Woolf and w. w.
Stevens, of this place, visited the Ex-
position at Cincinnati last week. They
report an enjoyable time. -. n e..
Mr.. Calvin Burnett, of this place,
has move to Akron. Mr.. Burnett has
been engaged in the coal business near
Akron, and, we understand, has made |
some very lucrative bargains. m
Some wretched sneak of the Repub-
lican party displayed his principles
evening, the Goth ult., by cut
ting the rope on the Hancock pole. I'll
such q detestable trick is of any bene- |
fit to the Republican party, we fail to |
see it, and we think whoever the per-
son was that did the job has brought !
disgrace upon the party to which he
belongs. '.', sss'2
The Republicans of this place were
on Saturday evening, the |
9th inst, by John Porter, of Mantua,
and r. s. Webb, of Garrettsville. AL
though the crowd in town Saturday
night was large, the attendance at the |
was small. The Hall did not |
present such an appearance as it did |
when Democratic speeches were being
made. We cannot but notice one re-
mark made by Mr.. Webb. He said |
that when Horace Greeley was nomi-
mated for the Presidency in 1872 that
about the hardest thing he ever did in
his life was not to vote for him. He
said he took the New York Tribune,
and read it more than he did his Bible.
He said he believed in the Tribune.
Now, Mr.. Webb, you have given your
self away badly. You say you read
the Tribune and believed in it. Then
you certainly must believe what the
Tribune said of James A. Garfield in
1873. And you, Mr.. Webb, how you
pictured Garfield's honesty to Palmyra
and still you believe in the
Tribune. Such arguments in an en-
lightened community are without
the least particle of foundation, and
shows that the hesspeakerTis not in full
accord with his party. EitfH
u u1 G3lIk KENILweRTH. |