The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-27
JOHN MoswEEsEY's spEEoH.
Which Capure tho Convention and
brought Out Ringing hoars and
Applause,

Which Captured tho Convention aud
brought Out Ringing hoars aud
Applause.
All was attention when John M
sweeney arose from his sea- among the
delegates To address the convention, He
spoke, In substance, aa follow;
Judge Helsley said, Gentlemen of
the jury" say, "If the Court please"
Tories OF Take the atags."l don't
want any stage, You would hardly OK.
pect one 10 at my age. Brother Cole, OF
Stark county, has nominated our old
friend, Judge Jeffries, Of Wayne. |, OF
course, rise TO second hla nomination.
Applanee,l Ha Ia a man OF legal abll-
Ivy, tried before In judicial positions has
the learning htting him for the place,
the elements that make q popular Judge,
and, above oil, with all hls learning, q
true, sound Democrat, and on the bench,
In these days no TO be despiaed, ag the
Bar will understand, the courtesy OF a
gentleman. 30 much for our man.
don't expect eaeh one OF you shall be-
come acquainted with him on this oc-
cafiOn. You have got % take Wayne
cOnntyB word, and when Wayne county,
In solemn ntiOn-and all cOnVen.
tl0na are solemn up there-when they
say a man Ia worthy OF your support, we
don't permit any Supreme Court 10 say
We are In error.
And now little for the locality.
Judge Helsley made my argument. We
are up, too, where they have got good
spine, where they have put In the late
revised. know those OF the Western
Reserve have come out lately with the
revised Bible. The old text IL consider
ably amended up there But on the aub.
ject OF locality you will not consider II
In bad taste or bad humOr II | point out
10 you where the Judges are. Over here
In Fairfield we worked our charm 30
satisfactorily and putIMariln In the box.
You have got q tlrat rate man aa Auditor
OF State from Franklin county. | had the
pleasure, NJ very uerly convention
two years ago llaughterl, TO announce In
the German language the nomination OF
brother Kiesowetier, 80 much for Frank.
lin, Up In Cuyahoga county you have got
the Attorney General now, TO Il II na what
the law ia-what for do you want ID
again from the Judgep Attorney Gen.
eral Lawrence Will take up the vote of
Wayne county by way OF keeping up the
ayalem.
The incumbents have stood the crItl.
clam Of q sharp aud adverse party
through two years, and they have led us
on TO glorious Victory Every man on
that ticket, then, shall 90 on for u sec.
0nd term. ] have no feeling against
Cuyah0ga, but you must not be too Guy
a'hoglah. Great applause and laugh.
teri Am not responsible for the em.
pha4ls, In this good, kind spirit these
remarks are submitted for your c0nsld.
eratiOn. II In Just for short term; we
don't want 10 stay there long. Juel try
the old backbone u little, A. somebody
has said. We always celebrate the bat.
tle OF New 0rleana, aud we are always
going TO celebrate the battles Of HoadIy
and Cleveland. [Applause Now please
give us thia lLaughter,l 1 beseech you
10 do y 10 that we can 20 40 10 the old
back bone" with our spinal columns
stilfened Helsley says no has got TO
travel no fur TO And q Supreme Court
Judge just you telegraph when you
want q writ OF quo warranto or any
other kind OF whlrllglg [laughterl, and
you will got II. II you don't SOC what
you want call for II.
Fell0w'Citlzene. | can't announce
that the gentleman we name or any
others named here will Il n the place left
vacant by the death OF Judge 0key. |
knew HIN we'll; | loved him. Judge
0key has q place In the history Of Ohio
more enduring than monument of
perlshable brass or cTumbllng granite.
The student that reads the legal litera-
tnre that fell from his pen and enllght
ened the great waters OF Jurisprudence
will bo a mannmen IN him aa enduring
as our jnriaprudence- -0utllying n
mere monument. These are the records
that survive decay, aud In the records OF
that tribunal he has u monument which
will last for oil time, He was an lntellec.
tual Judge, and no was q courageous
Judge Think not that courage IN only
exhibited on the field OF battle, In the
grand and glorious panoply Of war. II
IL exhibited IN those days In the stern
integrity OF the Judge that dares, In the
hot blasts OF opposing factions. TO an
nounce the law ~ he Anda II, and write
II In nnmlsiakable Englieh.
Judge 0key exhibited this courage on
TIE bench, ana though no fell only when
the sun was NJ the mldtlde In hla glorl-
0us aplond0r, he went down amid tho
prayers and tho tears OF those who loved
him we'll. Dropping this little lealet 10
hia memory thanking you for indulg-
Ing me, | am done. lareat applause.