The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-07-11
THE OHIO CANVASS.
Grand Ratification Meeting at
Hamilton on Saturday.
Judge HOadIy Greeted In an Enthusiastic
Manner, and Responds In a Rlng-
Ing Speech.

HAMILTON, July 7.-Hon. George HOad-
ly, the Democratic nominee for Cover
nor, arrived at Hamilton at half-past six
o'clock last evening from Toledo, where
he had been In attondaIce at the meet
ing Of the State Central and Executive
Committees. He was met at the depot
by the leading Democrats Of the eftV.
and band of music, and escorted TO the
residence of Hon.. James Il. Campbell,
where he was entertained till the time
appointed for the meeting In Court House
Square. - 1UE
At six O'Clock a driving rain storm set
in, and it looked as though the enthus-
iasm prevailing must be dampened.
The clouds broke In half an hour, and
there was hope Of good weather again
but as the crowd began to gather 7, lit
tie before eight o'clock, the rain broke
out afresh, with promise of q steady
fall. 1t was announced that the meet.
ing would be organized In the new Ger
man Society Hall, several squares dist
ant, and considerable distance away
from the main thOrOughfares. The tide
Immediately set in toward the hall
which was speedily filled to its capacity
Of 200 people or thereabOuts.
The attendance was very large, con-
sidertng the exigency which compelled
the change of place, and the audience
manifested serious interest In what
was to take place. Signs of enthusiasm
were manifested at an early stage of the
proceedings and the applause during
the evening amply confirmed the ex-
pectatiOns.
When Judge HOadly was introduced he
was greeted with great acclaim. The
prOverb1al earneStnesS and party loyalty
of the Democrats of Butler count ty came
to the front in splendid style. The meet
ing at once took shape as fine opening
Of the campaign. The annexed extracts
are from his speech:
HOW THE TWO PARTIES TREATi THEIR
RASCALS,
u Let us trace, for moment, the differ
ences between the parties as illustrated
by the way in which they treat crimi-
nails. There nave been four greaticrimi-
nal, public. political prosecutions in our
country since the war. The first was the
trial for the Impeachment Of Andrew
johnson, which every man now recOg-
nizes as having been mere persecution
The second was the trial of BabeOck,
Mcdonald, Joyce and Avery, the corrupt
tools Of the whisky ring which grew up
and was fed into power during the ad-
ministratiOn of Ulysses s. Grant, by the
direct completely Of the Republican gov
eminent. That prosecution came to
naught. BabcOek was acquitted and the
others were pardOned. That is the re-
cord of that infamous conspiracy against
the treasury of the United States. The
other of those great political prOsecu-
tons has just this moment came to
naught. The Secretary of the Republi-
can National Executive Committee,
Stephen w. Dorsey, in partnership with
the Assistant Postmaster General, FObs
the Treasury Of the United States, and
after two Intellectual trials, on the first
of which the jury all but convicted, has
at last been acquitted and Telegated to
serve his base masters once more at an
other election in Indiana, as he has sery-
ed at the last. Applause.
My friends, another political pTOsecu-
ton remains to be described, not inau-
gurated for the Republicans, and there
fore not unsuccessful. In the city of
New York there was banded together a
ring under the leadership of Tweed to
rob the people of that city. We're they
detectedR They we're. We're they prose-
cuted2 They were. We're they eOnvictedp ?
They were. Was Tweed sent to the peni-
tentiaryp He was. Did he serve out his
years thereP He did. Did he die there
convicted felOn, convicted by the Demo
cracy, for treason morally against the
State and his party? He did. Who sent
him to prisOnp Samuel j. Tilden and
the Democracy of New York. Applause.
Who cut out and eradicated the cancer
from our party and restored the party
to health and purity? Samuel j. .-Tilden
and the Democracy of New York. The
Republicans hate to prosecute their
thieves. The Democrats strangle theirs. |
WHAT TRE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
SHOULD BE.
You know have some knowledge of |
the Republican party, at least they say |
have. have been there, so the CONNER
,lal says. SO IwrOte out my idea of what |
me first plank Of the Republican plat
iOrm should be, provided 1t was written |
Dy truthful historian, one who was |
not engaged in rOugeing the beauty, but |
actually engaged in washing her face: |
Resolved, The Republicans of Ohio 4
and 1t might as we'll be of the natiOn1 /
adopt the following declaration Of prin-
;iples:
81. That the Republican party, In fos-
ering and encouraging the most gig
lntic cOrruptiOns known in modern |
lines, In perVerting to base, selfish uses |
he agencies of Government which the /
)eople intend for the general welfare,
n the theft of the President and Vice |
President, remaining not only unpun-
shed, but actually rewarded with the
polls Of office conferred by the benefi-
'iaries OF fraud on 1t on the perpetra-
Ors; establishment and maintenance of |
he Whisky Ring" the conversion of its
,rOfits to Republican party uses, and
he acquittal from punishment Of its
in the waste of public funds |
n the Star Route" frailds by high Off
'ials of the Administration of the Re-
publican machine; the use of the mon
'ys so stolen to corrupt elections, and |
he escape of the conspiratOrs from pun
in marked contrast with the |
,ondign punishment with which the
Democratic party, led by Samuel j. Til |
len, visited the New York city ring
hieves, Tweed, Sweeny, Connolly and
ienet; the use of the civil service of the
Government through Jay Hubbellism
md other like agencies to corrupt the
,allot box; in the destruction of the
american navy, whereby the glory won
N every sea for the national flag by the
'attles of two wars, by Hull and Decatur
md Bainbridge and Stewart, who con-
Iuered the navy of England, and by
farragut and Porter and FOote during
he rebellion has been converted into |
hame by RObesOn and Chandlt r; In the
of our mercantile marine,
O that the high seas are hardlv tnuehai