Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-07-27
TIE STATE CONVENTION.
Organization and Proes sdlnu- Speech o.
lohn s. FoIlett-How the konissilons
We're Made-The Result. ili...1 ii

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OoLunBug O.. july 81. The STATE
confention yesterday was the largest ever
held here hyi the Democrats and the
work done gives universal satisfaction,
1t u admitted by the Republican, that
no -niistakss were made and that the
ticket and platform are both strong, +.
with Hon, j. +. Follett as chairman, and
David Fisher. Secretary On taking the
chair Mr.. Follett said: ~, 81 1f
80. HOS. soHs y. roLLrT's sRKEcn.
Lam sSt here tos,y e origins,s Ds@ogsts key sy
They were rst sounded e TIE ressiis WHOA called
the defenders Of human rights aud personal liberty
rom rest 70 labor, In ACQUIRING and Manipulating IN,
tyranny in any and every form ana seznst hs uapr-
pations OF power, whether assumed - by divine
right or brute force, or the insdiousy approaching
ent crushing power Of monoplies- Democratic Key
gle for human liberty and human prpgress. -,
The Democratic party has ever been the party Of
The Constitution, its fundamental principls. being
that they should DO strictly construed. = s
Influenced By Democratic motives and guided By
Democratic principles, In the hands Of the Demo
the st sixty T years Of he present % century Was sacs
es to lead to unbroken aud continued prosperity.
Capital was protected, labor was amply rewarded,
the rights Of American citizens were respected both
&C home aud abroad, our commodities were carried
In our own ships TO foreign marietta our commerce
was prosperous, labor strikes were unknown, con-
stitutionAl rights were everywhere respected the
people were happy and contented. Now marx the
contrast in the history Of today Stimulated and
tostered by Republican legislation, monopolies
have grown Into gigantic proportions, labor has
been oppressed, and laborers have become restless
AaH
to foreign markets In ships Of other nations, lhbors
taxed TO feed monopolies. Wy
Our commerce has been seriously interfered with,
and the business OF the county disastrousy affected
BY the refusal of the ofcers 81 our principal trunk
lines OF railroads. who themselves receive enormous
salaries, the presidents at least as high as hfty
Thousand dollars per annum, to pay TO the freight
handlers, whose lAbore are onerous and whose time
OF employment is uncertain and dependent uponth
qusntity Of freight to be handled, twenty centsper
hour OF actual service Should those freight hand-
day their compensation would be but 80 per day, or
$500 per year, about hundredth part OF that re-
ceived by the men who refuse TO accede TO their
modest and reasonable demand. Republican policy
seems to be to reduce the labofer to- the LAST
necessity, 30 that on election day the cries OF his
hungry and ragged wife and children may induce
him to sell hia vote for small consideration and by
small salaries and vountar y contributions from
mohopoieB and monopolists, who are anxious for q
continuance OF Republican rule, to raise the means
sy Snss Sa y cam ne q an
leader o scatter % Srosdcass rouah do1btfaI states
the money with which to buy votes and corrupt
voters. This the Republican boss calls shrewd
ah M hnoS
With which 70 labricate te wheels Of ts hepnbiican
machine: 10 what ssad condition art thou brought
a ~ srs I'VE z, we hos hsag
and M the @ whole heart fsintl' "A '''ss -
Touchine ,,por State ,ss,,es Mr. Follett
said All 9oSd citizena no,Ist fpei shame al
the Conduct az the iRenublican Tegisla-
tire last winter . W0nId thas fheir
acts might he Sb,,ried ma Gu;teau was.
within 1risons walla and thaf plaoe of
senulchre iinkpnwn To mortaI man II
;s copsoli,r "a lxnou that thera ara easFls
| 10 stand between s,fch lskisiatIiTes ni,ii.
Ethe peonIe. To the Dersocratici marty
alone can the peonle look for relief and
to Il will the dissatisfied people turn.
But success cannot he achieved without
q desperate strnpole. The Republican
party "a backed Sp by The arerecated
wealth Of monopolies. the orranized force
|of Office holders and the power of the
political boss. IL Democrats would sue
coed they f1iIst inscriba ,inon their han.
ners those principles az liberty. fratern.
ity, and equality that are heirlooms OF
.ne III Democ5a.lc party, pace .nas Dannes
have the reouisite courage and capacity
to be- standard Thea bearers az snch party.
IN such IN = contest and than raIly ,ir,ited.
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infancn of;t NJ tI;s 4 o,,S x,t,o,, ti,a
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and I shouts @ ~ v;ctorv Z 5o vii. nnt nnlv
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