The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-10-26
GRAND QUALIFICATION,
The Democrats at Columbus
Honor their Victory.
Speeches by Ex-senator Thurman, Senator
PendletOn. ]. W. Newman, Gen. Dur
bin Ward, Judge Geddes, Fallet,
Jordan lie FeVre, Warner,
wilkins, Murray Con-
verse, &c.

From actual observation we can speak
| OF the grand demonstration at COlum-
bus on Friday night of last week. The
celebration in honor of our great victory
was success In all respects. In fact,
1t was good to be there. All parts of
the State was we'll represented while all
Columbus seemed to be out. The ar
rangementS were perfect and good order
prevailed. John G. Thompson, Clark
Irvine, Judge Menser, the local commit
tee, and all others who took hand de-
serve credit.
THE PROCESSION.
1t was after o'clock tonight wheb
the procession started from the State
House, on its line Of March. 1t was an
old time Democratic tOTch-light process
sion, and the sidewalks were blocked
with people to witness it. Many of the
buildings along High street were bril-
| l1antly illuminated. The State House
| yard was ablaze with fireworks, blue
| and red lights flashed forth from many
points; and for three miles the street
was a moving mass of flaming torches
The bands played their Hveliest airs, and
the people everywhere cheered Justify
as the procession passed.
There were about three thousand per-
sons in Inns. Some Of the banners
CduS6u COnblueThDl0 m6TTlm0lI. among
them were the following:
"FOster--The war Is over; calico is
cheap"
"Dlck Smiths morality is too utterly
too, too"
"HOrr will make cheese"
"Keifer saved his head; his face was
badly scratched"
"Dick Smiths motto: Every man his
own bottle holder"
'We thank the Republicans who helped
u.s.
Returning to the public square, the
procession disbanded and the people
proceeded to the State House grounds.
OPENING THE MEETING.
Clark Irvine, Chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee, opened
called on to preside. The following per-
sons acted as Vice Presidents: W. j.
Gilmore, M. A. Daugherty, Jacob Rein
hard, E. S. Hinman, w. j. Clark, Thomas
DundOn, John M. Pugh, ]. II. Outhwaite,
N. j. Booth, and MessTs. Conrad Born,
George HOster, r. B. Montgomery, j. d.
Sullivan, j. d. Poston, John j. Joyce,
Charles Stevens, G. II. Collins.
CHEERFUL TELEGRAMs.
Mr.. Irvine then read the following
kilograms:
CLEVELAND, o., October 20.
JOHN G.. THOMPSON:
Ill health prevents me from attending
the jollificatiOn meeting. My thoughts
are with you tonight. Tell our friends,
while rejoicing, not to forget that as yet
only one of the Republican intrench-
ments has been taken, and that we must
retain the future aid of the Democratic
reinfOTcements by wisdom, prudence,
liberation, and by strict adherence to
the principles of personal liberty and
sound political economy. We shall have
no real progress in our political affairs
until we take the last bullwarks of the
Republican party-the "White House."
JACOB MUELLER.
AKRON, o., October 20, 1882.
Hon. j. G. Thompson, Chairman Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, COlum-
bus, o.
My DEAR SIR:-I have delayed an
swering your kind invitation until this
late date, hoping l would be able to join
you and others at your jollification this
evening. Business engagements will
prevent my being there. We have achiev
ed a great victory in this State, and
grand and final battle of "a; in our re-
jOicing we must not forget to thank the
thousands of independent Republicans
that so nObly stood by us in this cam
paign. Believe me, yours cordially,
DAVID r. PAIGE.
THURMAN'S SPEECH.
Hon. Allen G. Thurman, on taking the
chair as President of the occasion, said:
FELLOW CITIZENS:-In every country
in which free institutions have existed
in any considerable degree, it has been
customary for the winning party in a
political battle to celebrate its victory,
and in our country it may be truly said
that such celebrations have become an
established usage. And 1t is quite
natural that it should be so, for they are
an expression of feelings that will seek
utterance, and when they are in and or
derby and becoming manner, they are
no cause Of Offense to any candid and
reasonable citizen. l am very sure we
have assembled here tonight in a proper
spirit, and l most earnestly hope that
our proceedings may be such as to COM
mand the respect of all right minded
Abraham Lincoln, with good will to-
wards all, and therefore with malice to-
wards none.
We offer no insult to any mans feel
ings, we indulge in no vulgar or insOl-
ent triumph over any political Oppo-
nent. If as we belisve. the result of our
late election will tend to a reform in our
uOf6I uuloub. Obhb6 anu II 6uoIdl, duu Will
powerfully aid the efforts of patriots
everywhere in the Republic to stay the
tide of corruption in elections that
threatens an overthrow of the very
foundations of our system of govern
ment, then our political opponents will
in time discover that they have as much
cause as we have to rejoice over our VIC
tory. Indeed, this event is emphatical-
ly victory of the people, achieved by
the solid vote of the Democratic party
and the votes of thousands of liberal
Republicans, who had independence
enough to cast off the shackles of party
in order to rescue our common country
from existing misrule, and the dangers
of narrow minded tyranny and perse-
cutiOn.
There is mach discussion going on as
to the causes of our victory, and the
opinions expressed are various and con-
flicting. II any one asks me what, in
my opinion, was the .ause, have to re-
ply: mot one causs out many" shall |
not attempt 70 en- crate them tonight,
for Il is not my 80, nor within my