The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-01-08

men. our n1tiOnal teacuerS. VINO ca y
teach them patriotism, virtue, all that In
reedful to became a.usefui citizen or a true
statesman If they learn it not from our fore-
fathers, Washington, Jefferson, Jackson
The Ohio DsnocracJ-.William II.
| EoHen.
SIR. Chairman, Fellow Citizens,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
ITpon this day, the day we
celebrate in honor of the hero of
the battle of New Orleans, the
great leader of the Democratic
party and advocate of true Dem.
ocratic principles, your humble
servant has been selected to re-
sp0nd to the toast just read in
your hearimg-''The Ohio Democ-
racy." Ifeel bonored, Mr.. Chair
man, that this duty has been as
signed to me, for feeling that Nd
one, be he scholar of high col
legiate standing, or statesman
profound, can do the subject JUS
tice in all its rami6cations. there
fore, no disappointment can come
OF my response thereto.
Statistical history says that a
Territorial Government of the
United States northwest of the
Ohio river,was established in the
year 1857; this included the now
great State of Ohio.
The first Constitution separat-
ing Ohio as State from the bal
ance of the northwest territory,
was ratified by Convention as
semb'ed Nov. 20 1902, thereby
launching this infant State upon
the political sea Of the grandest
Republic that ever had power
upon earth.
We have no definite statistics
at hand OF the number of votes
cast in the gubernaiorial contest
of 1902, but history tells us that
one Charles w. Byrd, a Demo
crat of Hamilton county, was
elected Governor of Ohio.
The political lines in the early
history of the State do not seem
to have been drawn very decid-
edly, the minds of tie first set
tiers being more particularly d.
rected toward inviting immigra-
tion to the vast and fertile will
derness. We therefore pass over
a portion of this history. as time
will not permit to elucidate.
In the year 1928. when the
second term Of James Monroe.
the last of the illustrious line Of
Presidents. whose claims to that
eminent station dated back to the
Revolution, was about tn expire.
the fall election OF the same year
brought on another Presidential
contest. The West brought for
ward Henry Clay, one of the
most popular orators and emf
nent statesmen Of the day. Gen.
jackson. who had earned a splen-
did military Ieputation.was nom-
mated in the Southwest. w. II.
Crawford was selected by the
portion of the confeder-
acy, and John Quincy Adams by
the eastern and .:0rthern portion.
This history has only 10 do with
the Democratic party i'll so far as
the glorions old Jacksonian De-
mOcracy is concerned.
The selection of a President by
the people at this election failed,
and was thrown into Congress to
be settled by the States.
jackson had received 80 cleo
toral votes, Adams 81, Crawford
Il and Clay 81; but when the
ballot was taken by States and
the votes counted, it was pro-
claimed that Adams had received
13 votes, jackson Z votes, and
4 votes-they being the
three candidates receiving the
highest electoral vote. cOnse-
qneniiy were the only nes voted
Tor by States. The election OF
Adams for the Presidency over
Jackson. the latter having re-
ceived Is more electoral votes
than the former was so palpable
and looked so much like bargain
and sale that the country was
to say the least of it.
The claim was that Clay tai
sold out the Adams faction for
Be.that as it may.
Yet in one week after the jnau
auration of j. q. Adams as Pres
ident, Clay accepted the positio
Of Secretary of State under hi,
administration.
Jackson accepted the situation
quietly abiding his time, whic,
was sure to come, for the indig-
nation of the voting popu latioa
Of the United States at having tn.
will of the majority set aside.
could not be misunderstood;
at the expiration OF
Adams term and the next Pres
dential election in 1928, Jacksol
was elected, and reelected il
1892. Thus became Gen. Andrew
Jackson the Hero of Democracy
IN the United States of America.
Meanwhile the Democrats o..
Ohio were treading steadily tn.
course marked out by the illus
;rious Hero of New Orleans, keep
ng I'M the front as a Democratic
State, with now and then a de-
eat arising from ltcal dissentions
Up to the year 1856. In this
rear, Salmon p. Chase was nomi-
rated and elected by a combina.
ion of the remnant of the old
inc Whig party. Abolitionism,
md every other ism known to
he land. The birth of the new
,orn infant, which was christen-
d the "Republican Party"
THUS rght was overthrown by
night, only to appear again after
aving passed the frey ordeal,
over the combined
nemy. with the same Jacksonian
principles. the same cognomen,
Democracy the same love of
light and of country. shoulder TO
had this Spartan band
toOd-often and often defeated,
ct never conquered.
Although Ohio lost TO the De-
,ocracy the October and NOvem-
er electiont of 1884. vet we stand
, day band of brothers over
10000 strong, legal, lawful,
lamnopaffo vOfos