The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-05
HIRAM.


The political cauldron is boiling at a brisk
rate here, in the Republican department. The
immediate cause is the Congressional nomina-
tion. Three of the candidates have adherents
in this place. to-wit: Hitchcock. Taylor and
Northway. while Hinsdalc, bridled and blank =
eted. frets and foams. and paws in the stall /.
ready and waiting to take the course as the
dark horse in the contest; and rumor says hi,
nomination is fixed fact. provided the other
candidates remain firm. Reliable Republicans
inform me that Taylor is losing ground. not
only in Portage. but in Trumbull county, and
that Uncle Peter is gaining However this may
be hao,o not, but certain it is. that Uncle
Peter is making vigorous canvass, and finds
a powerful aid in the Granger organization.
with which he is in full accerd. 80 they say"
To capture the delegates from this township he
was advertised to address the Republicans, at
the Town Hall, last Saturday night. He was
greeted with not hattering audience. and
that his speech captivated the delegates is an
open question That he came near captivating
a Democrat blush to announce as a fact !
He commenced by the announcement that the
Democratic party had been in existence IS
years. Such = statement displayed to every
Democrat present an ignorance totally mex
cusable. but probably no Republican present
had the least idea that the Democratic party
was organized in 1901, and had maintained that
organization ever since The Kansas difficulty
was all recited to an attentive and appreciative
audience. The war was again fought over,
from Fort Sumpter to Appomattox. Slavery
War. Rebellion. Resumption. War Garfield,
Rebels, Slavery, Democracy. Copperheatis.
War. Grant. Garfield. Rebels. Republicans.
War. Garfield. Slavery. Andersonville. were the
topics touched upon, in the order named.
In speaking Of Garfield he was particular to
mention that on 1.-TWO. three four occasions
he had had the honor to render most efficient
aid In his development" and, a consequence
it is presumed. he wished his audience TO un-
derstand. that being An i'm portant factor in the
| architecture Of Garfield's greatness. he was en-
titled TO two delegates from Hiram. lie cxpa-
tiated at length upon the prosperity of the
country. claiming that during the year last
past. under the Frauds administration, we had
raised and exported more wheat than in 1860
Under the last year of Democratic rule; also
last year We raised more corn. more wool. more
| heef. than in 1850. and by Republican practice
the population had Increased more than in $780,
| ~ was during this exposition of Republican
policy that your Democratic friend lost his
balance and came near falling into the Repub-
lican fold. tit was your correspondent for it
was new doctrine that the Republicans had
raised all the grain. and cattle. and-and-in-
of administering the government. Visions of
delicious steaks. and savory leg of mutton.
golden wheat fields. and fields of nodding corn
danced DER his mind In quick succession, and
the argument was irresistible. But in an un-
lucky moment. the speaker said that Providence
had dQnc all this; Providence had stricked the
Eastern Continent with war, famine and pesti-
lencc. and had given us an abundance. that we
might resume. And as he quoted what Demo-
crafts said, il resumption was forced. 1 thought
at another immense crop that was in fact the
result of Republican legislation, a crop that far
exceeds that of any four decades In the history
OF this country-lt was the crop OF business
failures Uncle Peter forgot that. 't =
Foreign nations had not respected us until
the Republican party came into power. As
proof of this the attentions that Grant received
during his tour was referred to. If fEepublieans
will refer 10 the history Of the Government
they will find that Democrats taught England
France, and other nations to respect us.
Uncle Peter forgot to mention the immense
cotton. tobacco and sugar crops that have been
raised since Republican rule has been destroy ed
and which are the bulk of our exports of which
the Republicans boast. Such was Peter Is
speech. a s..i.- s1..r
w. j. Ford was the next speaker, but very
brief. He claimed that the South was endeav-
oring to obtain by the ballot what they lost by
the bullet AMI should they succeed in electing
Hancock, he was ready for separation. He
fought the war all over again, and reminded
his hearers that the South was underestimated
in 1850. They expected to put down the rebel
lion in 80 days, but failed to do it. God found
it necessary to continue the war longer. in or
der to fol- ce the Republicans to abolish slavery.
A new idea had entered his mind of late. 1t
was. that just year before each Presidential
u
settled by the Republicans. In 1850 1t was
slavery In the territories. Since that time some
othor great question had arisen about year
before the election. Now the question was
=. rebel supremacy" 1t did seem to him as !
though he saw the work of Providence In such