The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-08-27
MATTERS POLITICAL,

and well. The old ticket
vas renominated by acclamation, and
he addition of the two names for Su-
preme Court Judge was accomplished
speedily and with the utmost good
nature. Gov. Hoadly did not desire
a denomination, but being a loyal
Democrat, he responded to his party's
call, and he will lead that party to a
triumphant victory this fall as sure as
there is God in heaven. Ifthe Dem
ocracy were ever sure of being success
ful they ought to be now. People are
becoming sick of the hypocrisy and
blatant demagOguery of Foraker and
his scattered followers, and I do not
wonder that the Republican commit
tee were seriously considering whether
they should not call new convention
for the purpose of Withdrawing Fora
ker and placing some one else in his
stead.
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Can anyone have any respect for a
man whose position on the tenn perance
question is like Foraker's? He wants
the Prohibiticnists to believe that he
is ProhibitiOnist, and the liquor ele
ment 10 believe that he is in favor of
free whisky, that, in the language OF
his croney, "Bood!o Asa" he is Incl
ther for Dor against prohibition"
Gov. HOadly has come squarely out,
and says he is i'll favor of an amend
uent To the Constitution that will nj
low the passage of stable license law,
aud that he is not in favor of prOhibi
ton. When he says this you know
exactly where he stands and what he
means. Foraker is bidding high for
votes, but when they are counted in
October he will find there will be more
in the box for Hoadly and Honesty
than for Foraker and Hypocrisy.
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Another thing the people are becom
ing tired of, and that is Foraker's
bloody shirt imbecilities, and his at
tenlpts to prOlong sectional hates and
animosities, which statesmen of far
more ability than he have for years
been labOring to Obliterate from the
minds of all our people The attitude
of the late General Grant and Foraker
widely differ. He who but few days
ago the whole country mourned be.
cause he was not, went from this
world to the unknown with happy
resignation because the two sections
which We're once engaged in q deadly
civil war, were becoming more and
more cemented in the friendly rela
lions and National felicity. which the
leader of the forlorn hope in Ohio is
today attempting to make you believe
does not exist. He goes from town
to town insulting the Democracy of
this State by saying that they are re-
sponsible for the rebellion and all its
attendant horrors, and that the Repub-
lican party alone saved us from Ma
tional disgrace. The fact has long
since been established that there were
more Democrats in the Union army
than Republicans, and anyone who
knows anything at all knows that b
majority Of the greatest Union Gener-
ais at the outbreak of the war were
members of that political party which
this same Foraker is today insulting
by his contemplate insinuatiOns. The
sooner such men are retired from the
peoples view the better Hoadley re-
tired him two years ago, aud he can
10 it again.
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The rest of the ticket nominated by
the convention could not have been
bettered. All of he gentlemen named
have been tried befure and have been
found worthy of any trust reposed in
them. Lieutenant Governor War
wick, Judge Charles d. Martin, Hon.
Gibson Atherton, Attorney General
Lawrence, Peter Bradley, and Henry
| Weibie, are of the most excellent mel
of this great State. Judge Martin was
q member of the last Supreme Court
| Commission, and Was the nominee OI
the party for Supreme Judge two ears
ago. Hon. Gibson Athertun is "a resi-
dent of Licking county, a prominent
lawyer and an ex member of Congress.
| The other gentlemen have occupied
the positions for which they are nom
mated for the past term, and everyone
knows they have been capable and
efficient.
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The Republican Slate Central Com
mittee, which met in Columbia the
same day as the Democratic Conven
| ton, decided not to call new Con
ventiOu, but to name a man to be
placed upon the ticket as the nominee
for Supreme Judge for the short term
After great many ballots, the privi
lege of beiug placed upon the ticket
to suffer defeat with Foraker and tht
others, fell to Judge Spear, of Warren
OF all his competitors before the Com
Judge Spear. He is a good lawyer
and has made an uneXceptionally good
Judge. His politics are against him,
however, and will be the cause of his
remaining on the Common Pleas bench
until his term is out. He need not
resign yet. Judge Atherton will fill
out the late Judge Okey's unexpired
| term.
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The Democratic County Convention
for the nomination of candidates for
the county offices, is to be neld next
Saturday. While we are in the minor
ity, and cannot expect 10 elect any OF
our ticket in this county, there should
be full convention, and I believe
there will be. A good ticket should
be nominated, whether it is elected oI
not. There is plenty of excellent tim
ber among the Democracy of old POr-
tage, and it will be brought to the
front next Saturday, and Messrs
Whittlesey, Collins. Post, Smythe and
| DOOlittie will have competitOrs that