Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-07-21

m0cracy IN 0eteat Is cOnQueTeT. NDen
Socrates, the sublime, barefooted Demo-
crat, proclaimed the doctrine that the
King was no greater than his subject,
Athens gave him hemlock, but the doc
trine lived. When to intimidate the peo-
pie, Lord Russell, a modern Democrat,
was drawn in an open coach through the
streets of London to the place of his exc
cution, the multitude, we are told. imag-
ined they saw Liberty and Virtue sitting
by his side. When Sir Harry Vane,
another Democrat, was dragged up Tow
er Hill to be beheaded, a keen-eyed Eng
lishman said, "You never sat on so glori-
GUS a seat" Democracy in chains may
be a victor;but now the Ohio Democracy,
in the hour of pride and hope should
abate no effort, should omit no vigilance,
to make our great cause triumph in vic
tory.
The election upon which we are enter
ing is q State election-a local election
for local officers. 1t would ill become me
even to suggest to the Convention what
its action should be upon any subject
springing up before it. Current events
invite its attention to several important
topics.
Whether or not, as the humanities are
non partisan, the management of the
charitable institutions of the State should
be free from partisan changes or appoint
ments; whether or not the legislative ses-
sions of the General Assembly should be
permanently shortened; whether or not
the late Republican Legislature was well
behaved; whether OF not Ohio should
vote in November with the other States,
| Al 1I1%b bol la1 tN far q tinn .
whether or not taxation should be lower
and more equitably distributed; whether
or not convict labor should be allowed to
impoverish honest labor, making the
criminal, during punishment as before,
the destroyer of honest men; whether or
not the merit system is better than the
spoils system i'll the civil service OF the
country; whether or not the intimidation
of voters by capitalists and employees of
men is hostile to the spirit of free insti-
tuition and peril to the Republic.
| Whether or not the farmers of Ohio have
an equal chance before the law and the
| fact-to these questions, or to some of
these and to some others pertinent to this
State election, the Convention, doubt
not, will address itself with wisdom and
patriotism.
Gentlemen, I thank you for your cour-
tesy, and will show my gratitude by de-
tanning you no longer from the business
of the Convention.
Mr.. James w. Newman, of Scloto,
moved that all resolutions be submitted
to the Committee on Resolutions without
debate. Carried.
The call cf the districts was then com
menced for the various Committees, with
the following results:
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
1, EG Hewitt, Hamilton.
2. JV Parker, Hamilton.
8. w Denver, Clinton.
4.CN Vallandigham, Montgomery.
5. Geo w Andrews, Auglaize.
6. FIJI Hurd, Lucas.
7. Ulrich Sloan, Highland.
s. HIT Niles, Champaign.
8. French Fl Thornhill, Union.
10. w E Haines, Sandusky.
II. Leo Ebert, Lawrence.
12. Allen 0 Myers, franklin.
13. Hon G. Atherton, Licking.
IA. Hon NJ May, Richland.
IS. Gen A Warner, Washington.
16. James Moore, Harrison.
II. John H Clark, Mahoning.
IS. w Fl Pixley. Summit.
10. Henry Apthorp, Ashtabula.
20. J W Heisly, Cuyahoga.
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
1. Philip Turpin. Hamilton.
2. Jerome D Greed. Hamilton.
i 8. o 7 Canning, Fayette.
4. G NJ Anderson. Darke.
s. F Lentzy, Putnam.
6. Godfrey Jeager, Ottawa.
7. Fl W Leedom, Adams.
s. DR. B B Leonard, Logan.
8. D Flanagan, Delaware.
10. S J Siddall, Hancock.
, II. Charles Rose, Hooking.
10. J G Hoffman. Perry.
.13. Major H Matthews, Tuscarawas
IA. Sullivan, Holmes.
Is. j B Drake, Monroe.
is. Patrick Cunningham, Jefferson.
II. A McGregor, Stark.
Is. L P Ohliger, Wayne.
= 10. F Wilcox, Portage.
20. A J Sanford, Cuyahoga.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
1. j A Rule, Hamilton.
, 2. w t Bishop, Hamilton.
t 8. FL w Bishop, Butler.
t 4. John G Doren, Montgomery.
5. Elmer White, Defiance.
6. F A Baldwin, Wood.
l Z. G P Tyler, Brown.
, s. Isaac G Petrey, Madison.
8. Clark Irvine, Knox.
0 10. J W Rixford, Huron.
. II. F A Nash, Gallia.
e 12. J G Thompson, Franklin.
: 13. j 7 Irvine, Muskingum.
IA. John W Bull. Ashland.
Is. Gen w Ell R West, Monroe.
: 16. VIM N Coffland, Belmont.
9 II. J A Murchland, Columbiana.
' IS. DL Wadsworth, Lorain.
t 10. E E Nash, Geauga.
30. j Ii Farley, Cuyahoga.
4 COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
/. Edwin Sweeny. Hamilton.
: 2. Mic Klemann, Hamilton.
: 8. W F Rondebush. Clermont.
= 4. w Campbell, Preble.
5. A D Marsh, Mercer.
- 6. VIM Meeks, Fulton.
> 7. Alex Wenner, Pike.
s. w R Thompson, Miami.
:. 0. D A Christian, Marion.
y TO- Basil B Meek Sandusky.
II. G. p Ward, Vinton.
10. A r Van Cleaf, Pickway.
e IS. Fl B Keffer, Tuscarawas.
/ IA. j w Gibson, Wyandot.
q 15. DR.. P H Kelly, Washington.
/ 16. J P Mehaffey, Guernsey.
|. II. WI Hamilton, Columbiana.
e 18. J A Hamilton, Wayne.
!, 10. G d Wallace, Lake.
o 20. J F Web, Cuyahoga.
9 Upon conclusion of the call, Hon.