The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-07-24
Rayenna. Ohio. July s2d, 1924.

BEN BUTLER and John Kelley are
still tongue-tied.
BILL CHANDLER has broken Off his
correspondence with Hendricks.
FAILURES among bankers and busi-
ness men are very numerous these
days.
THE Republican State Convention
of Kansas declared in favor of prohi-
bitiOn.
1T IL asserted that the Independent
revolt will draw off not less than a
hundred thousand Republican votes
from Blaine In New York alone.
THE Republicans of the Nineteenth
Congressional District have called
their convention TO meet at City Hall,
In Warren, on Thursday, August IA.
THERE is one piece of land that the
Republicans can't make over to the
mOnopolists-Clev That is to
be reserved as the heritage of the peo-
pie.
THE tariff is question to be settled
In the congressional districts. There
is, therefore, nothing practical in dec
larations concerning it in national
platforms.
Don PIATT, of Mac-o- cheek, is out
for Glavalanh and uaodr;aiya ua a1
dressed an enthusiastic Democratic
ratification meeting at West Libelt,
last Thursday evening.
THE New York Herald, Times, and
Harper's Weekly, all support Cleve-
land and Hendricks. Blaine organs
have suddenly discovered that these
papers have no influence whattv yer.
THE New York Sun says: Not to
protect American industry, which is
already protected, and which is not
threatened but to protect the Treasury
of the United States, which the Re-
publicans have not protected at all, is
the only ISSUE"
THE Cleveland Leader is making q
bold stroke for the Irish Catholic vote,
and for time to come will cease its
vile and bitter attacks upon that class
of citizens. But Irish Democrats can
not be won by its hOneyed words to
nest with the old Know Nothing
crowd.
NOTwITHsTA NDING Bill Chambers
fierce attack upon Hendricks for Civ
ing q reason why "the books must b'
Overhauled, !" the fact still remains tina
$63, ,OCO were stolen from his (Chand
ler's) department during his and hi
predecessors administration of th'
same.
Hon. THOMAS A.HENDRICKS strucl
the keynote of the campaign when n
said "The books must be Overhauled.
Fraud aud robbery have had such
sway for the past twenty years that al
overhauling of the books is all imper
ative necessity. A change Of admin
istration is the only way to rout tn
thieves.
THURMAN is setting an exampl
worthy of imitation by every Demo
crat In the Union. Those who expect
ed to See him show signs of sorehead
edness are much disappointed. II
has dOnned the Democratic armor an
is ready to do battle i'm the cause of tn
people, and is vindicating his title I
"the nOblest Roman of them ALL"
THE Republicans of Ashtabula Co
in convention on the l4th inst. selecte
twenty -One delegates to the distric
convention to be held at Youngstow
August 18th, favorable to the nOmins
tIOn of Judge Woodbury. of that coun
ty, for District Judge. He is Il man c
clear mind. of upright character. an
ranks as among the ablest Commo
Pleas Judges of the State.
ONE serious objection the Republ
cans have to Governor Cleveland
that when he was Sheriff he hange
two men. But then, as We understan
the matter, the men had beeh duly in
dIcted, tried and sentenced accordin
to law. Our Republican friends ma
be opposed to capital punishment, bu
then for Sheriff to refuse to obey th
orders of the court is hardly h poil
or manner to commence the reform.