Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-09
THE BUTLER RALLY.
The Opening Of the Democratic
B Campaign In Ohio.
JUDGE HoADIY's FIRST ADDRESS.
The Aucient Citadel Of Ieffersonianism in
the Buckeye State Shaken to Its
Foundation by Saturday .
Nights Opening,

HAMILTON, OHIO, July s.-The Demo
cratic meeting here last night was grand
success. A big crowd. headed by the Apollo
Cornet Band, marched to the railroad depot
10 meet the 6:23 p. NJ. train from Toledo,
upon which Judge Hoadly and other speak
ers arrived. As the train slowed up at
North Hamilton Captain Klein, who was
stationed with artillery on the Miami
River bank, gave the distinguished visitors
a rousing salute, which awoke the echoes
in the neighboring hills. This firing was
continued without intermission until the
special train arrived from Middletown,
when the guns were removed to the hills
west OF the city.
After the usual prelminaries Judge
Hoadly was introduced to the meeting and
spoke as follows:
Hoadly's Address.
MR. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CITIZENS OF
BUTLER COUNTY: 1t is with heart full of
the most profound emotions that l come
here to make my first political speech OF
this campaign in a county which consider
my political home. Applause. My po-
iitical nome not merely because of the
kindness which greeted and attended the
effort to nominate me, and for which /
shall ever be profoundly grateful, but for
the equal kindness with which the friends
of Durbn Ward in this county have come
TO my support. [Applause.l l am here as
the candidate of the old Democracy of
Butler county. LApplause.l The Democ-
racy whose principles, best expounded by
Thomas Jefferson, are as old as the right
OF man 10 freedom among men Lapplausel
q Democracy new in this-that God willing,
and with mis- blessings attending our ef-
forts, we shall newly occupy the offices OF
Ohio great applause so that both new
and Old, old in principle, new and untried
TO office but ready to occupy and try.
[Cries of that's II, and applause. am
here a candidate OF the Democracy of But
Ter cOuAty and OF Ohio.
Mr.. Chairman and gentleman: The re-
publican party which has governed this
nation for
Twenty-Five Years.
nearly, and Ohio with slight exceptions for
a longer period, has placed n nomination
for the office OF governor my friend and
neighbOr, in whom, as my successor after
sn interval of some years in the judicial
office which it was once my pride and
honor to fill, l have q special interest.
They have nominated q most accomplished
I
Ohio, Judge Foraker, and with him asso'
ciated upon the same ticket they have
nominated gentlemen no doubt OF equal
worth end of equal capacity to carry on
| the traditional line OF Republican teach
| ings and Republican government, as it has
| been carried on in Ohio and in the country
| in the past. With the personnel OF the
| Republican ticket have nothing TO do. |
| am ready to be the butt, and the only butt
I in ohio, OF all the
Arrows of MRlignity
! that may be hurled against any one candi-
! date ~ this campaign. Applause. | am
Wiling TO take upon myself, aS your rep
re>ertatiye. every uart that may be hurled,
| Of libel and calUmny agsinst character OF
| opinion, political or religious. Against
! their CandijiteS l have nothing whatever
! to say. They are gentlemen, scholars,
| statesmen, politicians, worthy citizens Of
! Ohio. Ii is with the principles their party
| mIsrepresent that mold high controversy,
/ and not with them. LAppause.l Aad
| when the party meets IL convention and
| appoints a committee on resolutions and
| drafts a platform, il IS generally supposed
| that that party puts into that platform
| the best statement il can make, founded
! on the most enlightened reasons they can
produce, applied 10 its principles or its
| views as applicable TO current ahalrs. SO
! am met at the outset OF this campaign
| with the Republican platform. Here 1T is
| in my hands
| The Republican Statement of Princi-
pies"
and propose, with your kind permission,
20 occupy your time this evening in dis
Cussing this platform. am not here to
make what is called key note speech
indeed | do not know what key note
| - 4 I nnlarsfanH n rightly (Yny
Foster made key note speech last year,
srd the result was his party was defeated
by %, 600 majority, aCdSii there is any one
| ,nlDg | should like to -Seep away from, in
view of that experience, II Is key note
| sree,h. Applause. But am here to try
| q the way of criticism, untriendiy criti'
cism. admit but yet fair Criticism,l hope,
| TO consider this document that is presented
10 the people OF Ohio as containing the
best republican thought Of the day. Now
| let me be gin and read the first Of its plat
:Urm-the first plank in the platform:
..The Republicans OF Ohio.
| in state convention assembled, adopt ;he
following declarations of principle: First,
| That the Republican party, in preserving
the life Of the nation Hold on, was not
| General Ward there? was not General VAN
Geryeer there IN preserving the lie oil the
na,iUn"" They did it, didn't they? Was
not General Ewing there was not General
| Rice there? \ yOice-"And Hancock
| Wss not General Hancock there? lGreat
applause That the Republican party in
| preserving the lie OF the nation ana in
giving freedom and equal rights 10 all, its
| citizens, in the reconstruction OF the
| Union, in UphClding the national honor =
| held it up 50 high il has gone out oi sight.
| In the generous provisions made for those
who have suffered for their country. that
| is, meaning Grant and Hayes, S5O,OOl per
year, ! suppose, back salary grab, &c. Is
| that what is meant in keeping the national
| fsith" That means the trade dollar APP
pluuse and laughter Advancing the
| national credit in the speedy payment OF
| the public debt, in the
Reduction of National Taxation"
| I suppose that is the Scott bill; but that is
national taxation. In the elevation OF
the civil service, that means putting no
| one but Republicans on guard tonight;
IL. Il, nf tha