Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-24

oRa ana Il. Is. Eshelman of Wayne.
Twentyfirst-Robert Blee and Thos.
Axworthy of Cuyahoga.
/ THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
met and oeganized by eIecting Hon.
James A. Norton Of Tiffin chairman;
Hon. George w. Sharp or Holmes, vice
chairman, and John F. Wall of Cuya-
hOga, secretary. The committee will
possibly name the executive committee
tomorrow. 1t is understood that Hon.
Emil Kiesewetter Of franklin, well
known as the candidate for auditor of
state in the last campaign, will be made
chairman. The new committee elected
to-day is as follows:
First-Mike Mullen of Hamilton.
Second-M. Devanney of Hamilton.
Third-Louis H. Poock of MOntgOm-
cry.
Fourth-F. B. Campf of Auglaze.
Fifth--HOn. J. A. Norton Of Seneca.
Sixth-L. l.. Orwig of Henry.
Seventh-Warnor Opes of Warren.
Eighth-Joseph Warvell of Madison.
Ninth-A. p. Meeker of Delaware.
Tenth-A. V. Bauman of Sandusky.
Eleventh-G. Davis of Jackson.
Fwelfth-Frank Harper of Ross.
Thirteenth-E. J. Dowdall of Frank
lin.
Fourteenth-D. +. Taylor of Ashland.
Fifteenth--.Ioseph H. Hamilton of
Monroe.
Sixteenth-G. w. Sharp of Holmes.
Seventeenth. w. Findlay of
Noble.
Eighteenth. G. Deidrick of Colum-
biana.
Nineteenth-F. J. Lamb of Trumbull.
Twentieth-John Van Nostran of
Wayne.
Twentyfirst-F. ]. Wall of Cuyahoga.
GENERAL HUNTS SPEECH
Gen. Hunt was introduced and was received
with cheers. He spoke as follows: "Gentle.
men of the conventional am profoundly
grateful for the friendly recognition, and
from heart often deeply touched by the
democracy of Ohio, thank you cordially for
this renewed expression of confidence. One
hundred years ago the first settlement of
the State was made at Marietta under the
ordinance of 1887. The provisions of that
great instrument impressed themselves in
these northwestern States and gave direction
to the civilization that has characterized the
imperial territory, religion, morality and the
means of education, the privileges of the
writ, the obligation of contracts first
embodied in written organic law were cardi-
nal features in that historic document, it can
truthfully be said that the Democratic party.
in the whole period of its control in Ohio,
the first-born under the ordinance, has en-
forced these principles by appropriate Iegis-
lation. The centennial of the State has in
deed been crowned with triumph of liberty
and law to which the party has contributed
by wise and judicious enactments, its policy
has found expression in the legislation which
established and fostered the magnificent sys
tenn of common schools, which guarantees to
every citizen the enjoyment of religious
privileges according to the dictates of
conscience, which gathers to its embrace the
poor. the oppressed, the outcast and the
wretched, which protects women and child
rem in factories and workshops from pro
longed and unpaid toll, which follows the
miner as he delves in the mines and watches
over him in the darkness and danger of his
employment, which provides ministry and
education and comfort for the unfortunate of
want and gives hope and confidence and op-
portunity to the degraded and dying, it con-
tributes by its very spirit to the advancement
of common humanity, with charity as broad
as human life, with liberation as universal as
ignorance, and the infrmities of men, and
with mutual forgiveness as omnipotent as
the shadows of human life, it has secured life
and liberty and prosperity, it has encircled
home with the strong defense of authority
and has taught as the highest political obliga-
tlon, the safe rule of political action: there
must be obedience to law until freedom of
discussion shall change the policy of admin
lstratlon' There are demagogues enough
who can raise a storm, but who cannot con-
troll the elements of popular disorder. The
only security for free people is by investing
the law with supreme majesty. 1t is true
that 1t has not always been in the ascendency,
but it would willingly welcome an everlast-
ing minority rather than an everlasting ma
jority, purchased by the sacrifice of its tradi-
tions and its principles We have gathered
here to-day, however, in noble and higher
sense as members of the Democratic party of
the country, whose teachings are so benefcent
in their character and so patriotic in their
application that they extend to every home
and hamlet in this broad land.
The feuds of civil war happily die away more
speedily than feuds of foreign strife. Mutual
intercourse brings the friendship of mutual
forgetfulness; the flags of hundred battle
fields are cherished, not as symbols of tri-
1mphs, but as memorials of heroic valor.
The Democratic party declares for reconcilia- |
lion and pacitication among once estranged |
and has sublime confidence in |
self government. 1t can triumphantly be SAID |
hat the administration of Grover Cleveland |
las accomplished more in restoration of |
and good will among those who |
should be friends and brethren than all the |
political agencies combined since the civil |
var. The solemn duties of the hour can be
accepted with heroic courage by a party
,road enough to comprehend the whole coun-
ry emancipation and enfranchisement. Se
,urity of political equality of all men before
he law must be recognized and enforced.
Local government is the very basis of
rood government. As to that end free bal
OF must and shall be maintained in every
,art of the United States A fair count must
ollow free ballot and that page of Ameri-
AN history notbe repeated, by which, upon
he false count of the electoral vote of two
states, the will of the people was defeated,
lor should the country be less emphatic in
he assertion of American nationality and
ollow the citizens in every part of the hab-
table globe with the strong arm of govern
mental protection. In this way alone can
here be secured the respect of foreign pow
RS and encouragement given to people
truggling for nationality and individual
reedom. The inspiration of liberty belongs
0 every heart that beats to be free. The
carts of the American people must always
eat high at the recital of brave deeds and
eroic sacrifice, whether the recital be of the
eneration which fought the war of the rev.
luton, of 1912, or the Mexican war, or the
eneration which fought the war of the
nion. The first consul sleeps under the
ONE of the Invalides and in the grandest