The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-09-09

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reclamation.
The Chairman then announced that
JudgeT. J. Kinney, of Ashland would
speak III Kent on next Saturday eve-
ming, and invited these present to at
tend. Sis. ..,.t..,.u5 .....t
Daniel Bogue,. Esq, announced a
/ Democratic POle-raising in ROOtstown,
on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Church announced Pole-rais-
ing at Palmyra, Monday afternoon at
A O'clock, and extended carte blanche
invitation. .4. tl $50 sl.,
The Convention then adjourned with
three rousing cheers for Hancock and
English and the whole ticket.
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HIRAM.
CORRESPONDENCE
The fall term of college commenced
the 2Sth of August, with an attend
| ance of 100 students, and promise of
several more.
Rev. MIR. Atwater is acting Presi-
dent at this time, MFR. Hinsdale having
resigned for the purpose of engaging in
the campaign. His field is Indiana,
and his work is to be done i'm the circle
of the Disciple Church, which it is
claimed is quite numerous i'm that state.
Mr.. Hinsdlae read his essay to a
small audience i'm this place last Fri
day evening. His great effort was to
falsify the Democratic party regarding
what he termed five. test questions.
LIST, The Democrats were in favor of
slavery. End, They opposed the war.
3rd, They opposed. negro suffrage. 4th,
They opposed the amendments to the
constitution. 5th, They opposed re-
sumption of specie payments" I can
not, however, say that he misrepre-
sented the Democracy on one PROPOSE
ton; that is negro suffrage. He falsi-
fled history in saying that all. five of
his test questions were now universal
ly admitted to be right and just. The
Democracy never opposed resumption,
for specie basis for our currency ever
has been acardinal tenet of the party.
1t was forced resumption, the party, or
a portion of it. opposed. He then
slung the bloody shirt with vigor and
fervor enough to tear the filthy thing
to shreds, but alas he failed to say
anything original, or even to dress up
any of the worn out terrorisms of his
party SO as to disguise them from even
the unthinking mind.
Another old and exploded idea he
dwelt upon at length that is, that all
the intelligence, religion, culture and
honor is concentrated in opposition to
the Democracy. That nonsense has
been preached a great many years by
men of Mr.. flinsdale's calling. Our
constitution was made by Democrats
all of our most benificent statutes were
framed by Democrats, our most emil
nent jurists are and were Democrats.
The constitution of our State was
made by Democrats. Our common
school system is the work of Demo-
cratic brain. Democrats made our
government and administered it for
nearly three-quarters of century, and
it was then the best government on
the globe.
There may be a question as to what
intelligence is. If there is person
who believes that Mr.. Aaron, . great
many years ago, stuck dry hazel stick
in the ground and in twelve hours it
-leaved and blossomed and bore ripe
fruit, the great majority of the Amer
ican people would rather trust in the
i;pfaII;ropoa of Tho,oos TofF.,r,o,, x,,bo
disbelieved such a yarn-in govern
mental matters, at least-than the per.
son who believes. There are persons |
who think themselves very intelligent |
and belong to the party "of all intel |
Iigence," who believe that if you |
scrape hemlock bark upwards it will
vomit the patient, and if you scrape it |
downwards it will physic him. But
in governmental matters great ma
jOrity Of people would rather trust to |
the ignorance of Andrew jackson,
who was too ignorant to believe such |
stuff. Mr.. Hinsdale may possess in
telligence to dOmineer over timid girls |
and modest young men. He may be
intelligent enough to write religious
tract, that has few readers and less
purchasers, but politically he is as ig
norant as a plantation Republican. He
may be versed in the dead languages,
and understand Biblical literature,
solve problems in the higher mathe-
matics, &c, but when he advised his
friend Garfield to vote for the salary
grab, an unlettered Democrat would
have given better advice. We predict
that Mr.. Hinsdale's essay will not
overwhelm the Democracy.
The hickory poles are getting nu-
merous in our town, and what is more
gratifying, they are being erected by
the rising generation. The last one
was put up by Eleazer Loomis's boys,
Monday. 1t stands go feet above the
ground. t.,y ...,,,
DEATH OF Mrs. NORTON.
Our people were very much surpris-
ed on learning the death of Mrs. Thuel |
Norton, aged II years, week ago last
Sunday, at her daughters, Mrs. Col
lins, in Garrettsville. 1t is but a few
weeks ago her husband was killed by |
d runaway. She then went to reside
with her daughter, Mrs. Hopkins,
where she apparently very much inn
proved her physical condition. She
then went to Mr.. Collins, intending a
brief residence there, and SO on, until
she had made the circuit of all her
children in this vicinity
The memorial services were held at
this place last Sunday, Prof. A. e. Pier
son officiating.
Mrs. NOrtOn's maiden name was
Harrington ,and she was born in Litch-
field, Conn.,, in 1903, and came to this
township when quite Young. She was