The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-08-26
THE GRAND OLD MAN.


Hon. John McSweeney's Speech at the
Democratic State Convention.
At the Democratic State Convention
In Toledo Wednesday, after the nominee
Cor Secretary of State, Hon. John Nc.
Bride, had finished speaking, the cries
McSweeney were continued and in a
moment that old Democrat was seen
coming to the front, waving his palm
leaf fan depFecatOrily.
Is John McSweeney popular? No need
to ask, for the applause that rent the air
was tremendous and lOng continued.
The good old man wore his spectacie5
dangerously near the end of his nose,
and the long early kinks In his hsir
gave him the appearance Of patriarch
He amused and entertained the cOnVen
tlon with the following charsctisuc re-
marks:
simply arise to suppress the noise.
Laughter | believe that II Robert
Kennedy should be here he would prop.
erly decide that we had q quorum hers
to do business to day, daughter But
have nothing by way Of speech,
sat up last night away into the wee
sma' hours ayant the tWall," and ex.
ceedlng Burns ayant the one, and ayant
the two aud towards the three in digest
ing and analyZing great deal Of eio,
Qu9ut matter sent In for the
platform But you have had one
Mac here lready. Ifsatiate Demo-
Gratis, won't ole Mac suffice? Here
is Mcbride. We'll now, that "macs"
something. And just think Of + e ele.
ments OF success ne has given. BOTn in
Wayne county; just think of thatl And
think furth T; he would not go alone
then, aud they took charge Of him; and
old MOIlie SJaTk-Old MOllie-nurset
him aud the Democrats reached down
into the mines to bring up the miner
boy. Applause SOoty all over and be.
gTimed with honest labor, aud put him
In the front of our ticket. Talk about
your resolutions and platform; there is
the man, and here ia the way Democrats
recognize labor. Look at him. [Ap.
plause.l Talk about sympathy with la
Dor; there Is labOreT; miner who, as
inspector, used to keep the mine clear
below, and with his aid we are going to
clear out the atmosphere above. We
are bound to keep good circulation and
ventilation here.
You don't expect speech on the resO.
IutiOns of '98 and the doctrine of don't
know what. You came here to-day to
listen on solemn duty. came up here
In assert of jOility. did not expect ia
get into the business they put upon me
came here to rove around with the To-
ledo blades. Laughter aud applause.
They always keep them as bright as tht
sclmeter Of Salladin by slashing at eacf
other. And here Is the little busy Bet
that improves each shining hour" And
like to see you up here. My sympathieE
were for you when we voted to BRING
ourselves up here. Although there are
other places that usad to sort of tall
about the "black swamp" but after the
manner OF Mamm0n, l say unto you, and
upon II, the river Of Maumee is better
than all the waters Of Mill creek
Laughter Better than the waters OF
tne eCuyahoga-that hasn't a very good
reputation, according to their papers
now. tell you 1t Is pleasant to be here
on the banks Of the bright Maumee
We are glad to be among you. l like to
be here. We have had q glorious and
pleasant treatment, and the fact Ia we
will sort of extend q sort of Irish invi-
tati0n to ourselves, and we will agree Ia
come again. There has been everything
exceedingly pleasant. II Is Just as Il
should be. After this long, long sleer
under the dssolatiOn Of dark Republf
canism--dark as midnight without one
shining etar-it Is so pleasant to be un
der Democratic rule again. Laughter
and appIause.1
Then | have not paid dollar Of thu
national debt Of the confederacy