Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-01
RepablIcan pemon.tratIon In Cineinnati.

Republican Demonstration in Cincinnati.
There was very significant republican
demonstration in Cincinnati Thursday even
new club house of the Young Mems Blaine
club, al 62 west Eighth street. The process
sion was composed As follows: The club it
self, five hundred strong. in two divisions,
each headed by a band; carriage containing
Senator Sherman. Governor Foraker and
/ Ex-Governor NoyeS; a second with Lieuten-
ant Governor RObt. F. Kennedy. Mayor
Smith and Hon. Ben Butterworth, and a
third with Hon. Dan RYAN. Hon. II. 5.
Bundy and General ChaS, +. Brown. Then
came the Garfield clubs of Columbus and
Dayton; the Lincoln club. of this city: Tn
ion Veteran club. and Sixteenth ward re
publican club, making an aggregate of 800
men.
The first speaker on the programme was
Senator John Sherman. who complimented
! General Robinson, secretary of state, candi-
date for reelection, aS man who started
from the humbleSt beginning of life, work
! learning the printers trade, and step by step
| by his own labor advancing himself in the
race Of life until he was chosen 10 represent
| his people in congress, was elected secretary
of state at the head of the ticket, and is
now again renominated for reelection.
Governor Foraker was also compimented
/ by the senator. and his utterance was Ell
/ Enthusiastically cheered. The significant pol
| tion Of the speech is the following:
| say to my democratic friends whom al
w'ys treat politely As my equals. that while We
Will submit 10 many things, We never will sub
nit TO be robbed Of our heayen-born rights by
! a set Of ScOundrelS who will use the criminal
classes in order to deprive us Of our equal
! right Of suffrage That is the notice We intend
/ Ia serve upon them. Now this is "A bad place
] for democrats to practice these methods.
! These gentlemen pointing To the reporters J
with their ready pens. who catch points AS
! they fly and put them in the form OF snakes
! upon paper. which appear in plain print to
1 morrow, perhaps they will say TO the demo
Gratis OF Ohio. all the democrats Of ONO, that
while we give them equal and fair rightswhile
we will respect their rights. and hang a repub-
| lIcan who commits a fraud aga nSt their rights.
We intend to have our way. And now We want
| t. know whether they intend to condOne and
apologize for the tOrgeries and all the other
crimes that have been committed here in Gin
cinnati against your rights as republican citi
ZenS
II they do. have that confidence in human
nature, that cor fidrncr in the integrity of
man, that confidence even in our democratic
Ieilow-c tiZenS. To beiIeye that thousands
among them will Scorn IL do this dirty work
aud scOrn TO approve that " which In their hearts
they condemn and utterly hate
And now, my counfrymen, wish also 10 say
10 you that We are 10 encourage in our minds
the feeling Of contempt and hatred for any
man who violates the duty and the right of an
elector. man may rob you Of your property.
but you can acquire more: man may cheat
you, but you VIII try 10 avoid being cheated
again; man may murder, but that IL not so
great a crime as 10 rob people OF their right of
Tree suffrage.
of ohio that there can De no longer free suf-
trsge and fair chance t. have their vote
counted. then We will be At war with each 9th
er. ana civil strife will take the place of the
peaceful and orderly settlement of our disputes
by the elective franchise.
The senator alluded TO our republican
candidate for congress As follows:
Our democratic friends do not like King Bob
because he knocked out the four fraudulent
senators from Hamilton county. But ! wish
he had knocked out all the frauds that are in
ChristeRdom, and that would be a pretty big
Job, especially in the democratic party. l say
TO you, my cnuntrymen. while | would respect
the democratic party. that If you are repuh-
lican- and would participate directly or lndi-
rectly in anything that would interfere with
the right OF a democrat TO vote, would hate
you Just AS much as would a copperhead, be
cause our institutions are founded upon the
liberty and right Of every citizen TO an equal
voice in the government Of his country, and il
that il interfered with then We will have some
King Bob, and some far worse man than King
Bob, 20 rule over US.
Governor Foraker followed, and his re-
marks were wed received.
Good speeches were also made by Gen
eral Kennedy. Hon. Benjamin ButterwOrth,
General Brown. just renCminated for CON
gress: Hon. Amor Smith, jr., mayer of
Cincinnati. and others.