Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-08-26


the following, which was received with
great applause:
To the Democratic State Convention Of
Ohio:
At a meeting of the State Central
Committee and other Democrats. held
at Columbus on the 10th day of June,
1885, the undersigned were appointed q
committee to prepare and submit to the
State Convention tribute to the men,
ory of the late General Durbin Ward.
In compliance with this sad duty we
ask your adoption of the following:
GEO. HoADLY,
THos. e. POWELL,
JOHN o. MEL.
WIN. LAWRENCE,
]. G. McKEMEY.
The death OF Durbin Ward has
brought pain and sorrow to the hearts of
all who knew him, and has withdrawn
from the Democratic party the per-
suasive logic of one of its most eloquent
champions. A youth passed under
Whig influence was followed by riged
scrutiny of their value which resulted in
a profound conviction of the unwisdom
Of the policy of the party in which he
has been educated. His ripper years
though taught him the dangers of pow
er, and of the value to liberty of con-
stitutional guarantees. At time when
they were not popular in Ohio, he be-
came convinced of the truth in history
and of the worth in political philosophy
of those doctrines of Constitutional law
and personal freedom of which Thomas
Jefferson was the expositor, of the
necessity for the strict construction of
all delegations of power, and of tenac-
ious adherence to and support of all res
ervations of liberty. He thus became,
in early manhood, Democrat, and
such he remained till death. He never
wearied or relaxed his efforts within the
Democratic party to guide it in wise di-
rections, or before the public to defend
its principles and maintain its just claim
to supremacy.
When patriotism carried him into the
ranks of his country's defenders as a
private soldier, where merit promoted
him to Generals command, he did
not relax in his conviction that war
was logically defensible only as means
of peace; that success in arms could not
change the principles of American lib
erty, enlarge the letter of the constitu-
ton, affect its spirit, or revoke its guar
antees. At the end of the war, he laid
aside the sword he had welded against
secession, to espouse the cause of recon-
ciliation.
Ambitious, conscious of capacity for
high public service, as statesman as
well rs 3 soldier, he naver sought sue
cess by the arts of the damagogue, or
the concealment of his thoughts. He
preferred defeat with integrity to sue
cess by false pretenses.
Sensitive to public opinion and desir-
Gus of public favor beyond most men,
the only method ofgaining it he knew
or ever practiced, was to present with
ali the force of q logical mind in his hest
phrase those truths of political philoso-
ply, which seemed to him of highest
value, and likeliest to create the ideal.
Animated by gratitude for his labors,
by admiration of his great intellectual
powers, of his life of rectitude in
thought and act, and by personal afec-
ton, the Democracy of Ohio sorrow in
his death, and offer to his widow their
respectful tribute of sympathy.
]. B. Townsend. of Lima, made a full
some speech, after which the report of
Powell was adopted and incorporated in
the proceedings of the convention.
The names of candidates was then CALI
ed. Those of Henry Apthorp, VIM.
Bell, B. G. Young and John Mcbride
were presented for Secretary of State.
| Mcbride was nominated on the I'd bal
| lot.
Follet was nominated by acclamation
for Supreme Judge, as was also J. Ell.
Cruikshank for Clerk of the Supreme
Court. l.. r. Brown School Commits
sion, L. w. Ludwig for Member Board
of Public Works.
Senator Dodd offered q resolution ex-
pressing regret at the death of Hon.
John G.. Thompson, late chairman of
the State Central Committee, and that
notice of coincidence be sent to his
widow.
William Armstrong, of Cleveland,
seconded the motion in very eulogis-
tic vein. Carried.
Judge Thoman spoke enthusiastically
on the resolutions. He lauded his
memory in an eloquent manner and
was loudly cheered, and closed by say
| ing he hoped the, resolution would be
heartily endorsed.
The resolution was adopted. The usu-
al vote of thanks was extended, and
there being no further business before
the convention it stood adjourned.