The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-21
TIE DEMOCRACY
In State Convention
"A Good Ticket and a
Sound Platform.

L
The Democratic State Convention
which assembled 1t Columbus on tn,
18th inst, was unusually large, and it
proceedings throughout were charac
tsrized by harmony and good feeling
The Convention was called to order
at IL o'clock BY John G. Thompsop
Chairman Of the State Central Com
mites, who announced the following
temporary ofRcers: Chairman, j. Ed
win Spser, Cincinnati; Secretary, w
J., Gleason, Cleveland; Assistants
Thomas Wstzlsr, Lancaster; George
Aaul, 6andusky.
Upon assuming the chair, Mr.. Speel
addressed the Convention % follows
GENTLEAEN OF THE CoNvRNTIoN:-
The Democracy Of Ohio are once more
gathered together to pay their annual
vows. We are net to add one more
leaf to the perennial laurel. We are
assembled TO thank God and take cour-
age, like Paul at the Three Taverns
We have not finished the course, but
We have fought the good fight, aud we
have kept the faith. Though years in
the wilderness, the true Democracy,
like the children of Israel, finds water
in the rocks and mama on the ground.
In it, exalted mission 10 lift the lowly,
Democracy In defeat 10 . conqueror.
When Socrates, the sublime, barefoot.
cd Democrat proclaimed the doctrine
that the King ives no greater than his
subject, Athens gave him hemlock
but the doctrine lived. When, to in
timidste the people. Lord Russell. .
modern Democrat, was drawn In an
open coach through the streets Of Lon
don to the place Of his execution, the
multitude, We are told, imagined they
saw Liberty aud Virtue sitting By his
side. When Sir Harry Vane, another
Democrat, was dragged up Tower Hill
to be beheaded, Q ksen.eysd English.
man said, You never sat ON 90 glori-
ous Q scat" Democracy In chains msy
be victor; but now the Ohio De-
mocracy, In the hour Of pride and
hope, should abate NO. effort, should
emit ne vigilance, to make our great
cause triumphant In victory.
The election upon which we are en-
teriug 10 State election-a. local elec-
tion for local officers. It would lily
become me even to. suggest to the con.
vention Whatits action should be upon
any subject springipg up before it.
Current events invite its attention to
several important topics. ~
Whether or not, - the humAnities
are non-partisan, the management Of
tho charitable institutions of the State
should be free from partisan changes
or appointments whether or not the
legislative sessions OF the General As
sembly should be permanently short.
ened; whether or not the late Repub-
lican Legislature was we'll behaved !;
whether or not Ohio should vote In
November with the other States, that
voters may not be led into tempta.
ton; whether or net taxation should
be Iower and moro equitably distrib-
ated whether or not convict labor
should be allowed to impoverish hon
est labor, making the criminal, during
punishment, % before, the destroyer
OF honest men whether or not the
merit system is better than the spoils
system in the civil service Of the coun.
try; whether or not the Intimidation
OF voters by capitalists and employees
of men is hostile to the spirit Of free
institutions and peril to the Repub-
lie; whether or not the farmers of
Ohio have An equal chance before the
law and the fact-to these questions,
or to some others pertinent to the State
election, tho convention, doubt not,
will address itself with wisdom and
patrIotism.
Gentlemen, thank you for your
and will show my gratitude
by OBTAINING you no longer from the
business of the convention.
The speech was greeted with fre.
qusnt and enthusisstic applause.
Mr.. J. w. Newman, Of Scioto, NOV
ed that all resol0tions Be referred to
the Committee on Resolutions, with
out debate. It was carried.
The Committees on RESOLUTIONS,
Organisation, Credentials,
the members Of the State Central Com.
mittee and the Vice Presidents Of the
being called for, the chair.
man of each delegation announced the
various names, several of whom were
saluted with cheers and applause.
The convention then took q recess
till two o'clock in tho afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
Upop the feassembling of the con-
vention, the Committee ON Organize.
ton, Rules and Order of Rpsinese,
,ubmitted the following permanent
a4 .l
: President-Thomas e. Powell, of
Delaware County hfo7i Oh.
Secretary-W.T T. Alberson, Of Ash
land County.
Assistant Secretaries s-Thomas j.
Cogan, Of Hamilton County; DR.. r.
5. Williams, of Stark County; Thos. |
Of Fairfield County; w. s. |
Cooper, of Meigs County, Major +.
8. DOdd, Of Lucas County; ID, w.
Thomas, Of Adams County.
The report was adopted unanimous
ly.
A. committee OF three, consisting OF
Messrs. Bloom, Of Richlapd Sensy,
Of Seneca, and Winslow, of Cuyahoga,
WAS appointed to wait ON Gen. Pow \
ell, acquaint him of his election, and
escort him to his seat.
When Mr.. Powell was introduced
be was greeted with storm of ap-
plause. He addressed the convention
- fellows: .e
GENERAL PewEtL's SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN OF TIE OoHyEHTIoH -
Il 10 with feelings Of the deepest ebli. |
cation that I thank yen for tho honor |
ust conferred on me. In return / |
,romise to detain you only to copgrat-
alate yep pp0p the ausPicieus manner
IN which YOU are ahopf to enter upon
he old struggle. We are about to
,ntsr upon the cid fight. II 10 one In
which We haye sometinss been de-
often defeated. but never