The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-06-26
Hon. John Nc. Sweeney.

This gentleman was Chairman OF the
Democratic Sta'e Convention and opened
the ball with the following remarks:
Fellow DEMoCRATs-For the unso-
licited and the unexpected honor of be-.
ing called upon to preside for awhile
over your deliberations, permit me to
return nv heartfelt thanks Applause. |
Wholly unused, a. am, to The admip-
istration Of parliamentary law. nv life
having been cast away from cffice, ]
plead nv total ignorance in any manner
Of skill in the administration OF parlia-
mentary rules, but throw myself upon
hat same kindness and generosity and
forhesrance and good viii that placed
me here, to aid me In the discharge OF
nv du'ies. Applause
| congratulate the Democracy OF Uhio
on this vast assembly now present. l.;
means something Seldom in the his
tory of the party, and have been here
to see, has there assembled at your capi.
tai so grand an. assemblage of the lead
ing and representative mon, and the men
who cast the vote,. as | see assembled
on this occasion. Yon are from all over
the state. from the Qleen City on the
south, circling around and onward up
into the great northwest, where We
do ~n in our region so often watch and
wait and listen, and are 80 seldom dis
appointed in hearing the grand old
mocralic thunder rumhling in the
heavens in that region lapplauae up
here to the regenerated. disenthralled.
grand old Cuyahnea. Great applause
Great faces flushed with triumph from
the city OF beauty, that sits like a gem
OF waves on E les blue sea tgreat ap-
plause and then come along to the
wheat belt, where the undersigned and
others reside augh,er where they
raise wheat and Democrats with back
hone in them laughter, and along
through the mines, and workshops, come
to US TO-DAY to make it our gala day, and,
as 10 the spirit of the Democratic gen.
tleman, determined to hurrah fol the
victorious candidate, and buckle on the
armor for his election when the hattie
comes. To achieve success We have
but to bathe anew the grand old party
in the spirit OF the fathers, IN the spirit
of the immortal Jefferson and jackson,
10 that spirit which is constantly strug-
Cling for popular right and the enlarge
ment OF popular freedom, and the con-
linual enlargement In the, restriction OF
governmental interference with any form
OF personal liberty. Applause.
And now, fellow-citizens, that same
party of the fathers of Which | have
been speaking. which when making our
present her answers in the
spirit OF philanthropy, in the affirmative
on that great question. When that que'-
tioh is asked by the down-trodden of
yourselves in that sense. our brothers
report the Democratic party which goes
forth in sympathy across the OCEAN and
maintains sympathy With the oppressed
wherever tyrant reigns, whether bleed
ing beneath the Rnssias and green island
of the sea, where. under quick trials, as
cends the scafiold and steps of to glory.
Wherever oppression raises its head rod,
the Democratic party presses hard
against it in sympathy.
We are going to nominate the ticket
to-day that is to be elected. We are
going through no shan performances.
The victory this fall will be the forerun-
ner of what is to come We will en-
deavor to transfer from Republican rule
10 the Democratic.
We-are SO determined, that In the
printing of our Dsmocra'icllexicons we
will have no such word as fail.
Now, fellow citizens, l will not detail i
you longer. The signs Of the times are
propilious Victory is in the air. We
want to follow up what We dli last year,
with little addition. Let u. be deter
mined and vote for prohibition OF the
Republican party In Ohio. Cheers
II anybody asks what are the sign> OF
the night, there is no nigh! on the misty
mountain tops.