Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-09-17

make appointments, tnAn y repuullcan
committee for which the constitution
makes no special provision, IN my iudg-
ment. But one fact must be renhem-
bered. the President was never in
Washington but once or twice before
he came there to take the oath OF office
as President. He was comparative
stranger to the public men Of the
country outside of the great State Of
New York. He began his admins
tration by the formation Of 9 Demo-
crat cabinet. Then followed other
important changes in the chiefs Of
divisions and in the diplomatic service.
Out Of l04 Internal Revenue Collectors
in the United States, eighty Of them
are Democrats. In this district you
have nearly q hundred fourth class
postmasters, three presidential post
masters out of seven, and one Of the
other four is soldiers widow whose
husband died in the army. Ihave
not requested her removal and shall
not. Every day for several weeks
past over hundred Democratic post
masters have been appointed. The
good work will go on; you all know it
requires time and patience to read tons
of papers, petitions and letters of re-
commentator. .@ l'ii ..i u
This has been done as rapidly as it
was prudent and possible to do 30.
Again, for several weeks after the 4th
of March the President and his cabinet
were daily beset with crowds of eager
Democrats whose curiosity, more than
desire for Office, to see and shake
the hand Of Democrat in the White
House, and in the departments, occu-
pied all their time, SO that not a mo-
ment of daylight was left to the public
1t had been "a years since a Demo
cratic President had occupied the
White House. Every Democrat who
went to Washington wanted to see
the President, and he had to crafty
their Joyous desire, or be seemingly
guilty of discourtesy. Being a plain
Democrat, coming as he did from the
middle walks of life, and rising as he
did by his own unaided energies, from
obscurity to the highest place in the
land like all our great men, from the
Declaration of Independence to the
present day,-he never for moment
neglected to pay proper respect--to
rich and poor alike. He was never
once dazed by the high place he fills,
bu. had kindly greeting for all.
More than q whole month of pre-
cious time was consumed in this way,
and ] think rightly and properly con-
sumed, too, for it enabled the Presi-
dent and his cabinet to see and con-
verse with the people, from every state
in the Union, who had elevated him to
power, learn their wants and views on
public questions, with which the Ad-
ministration has to deal. oi2 sti -
Now my friends, the good old Dem.
ocratic wagon is moving smoothly and
quietly on. / see no cause of COM
plant and if do, I hope to put my
shoulder against the wheel and help
it roll, smoothly if possible, and rough
ly if need be, over every Republican
stone which gets in its broad highway
But I have said enough about the
National administration. l3fy IA
Every Democratic State Convention
held this year has endorsed the Presi-
dent. .o!5a G4a All qis..J 4u4g ~
Our own Empire State of the West,
Ohio, has spoken in no uncertain
sound, while glorious old Democratic
Kentucky has thundered her approval
by sixty-slx thousand Democratic ma
jority. F Fa"" +" 'g'l o'. ~
., r.,.g STATE AFFAIRS. , y
The Democratic State convention
last week, with singular unanimity
and the utmost harmony re.nominat
ed Governor Hoadly, and all his as
sociates on the state ticket two years
ago. 1t was one of the largest and
most enthusiastic State conventions
that ever assembled in Ohio. The
platform is a model Of brevity and
plainness of speech. Io .aim he'd, Z
There is nothing uncertain in it. II
indorses the Federal and State Ad-
ministrations, and the sixty-sixth
General Assembly. tya d5s,..r
It favors the license of the liquor
traffic, in other words it favors the
taxation of the traffic in intoxicating
liquors, by Constitutional methods,
and not in violation OF the Constitu.
ton. hope to discuss for a few
moments, these propositions i begin
with the last first. | am in favor of q
well regulated and graded license law,
because I believe it is right and pro-
per and just to all classes, and all in
terests in our great State. ggFe.a
| We have in our State about three
and q half millions Of population
They come from all countries and al
ciimes. They do not all think alike
It is, in my opinion, impossible te
make them all eat, drink and sleeE
alike. BY our organic law each one
is guaranteed the right to choose his
own sect and creed, for religious wor
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