New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-08
positions. The following sketch of his remarks
gives some of tho nnints he naade.

gives some OF the points he made:
Ohio understands the Presidential game so well that
she has no, only arranged It herself within her own Dor
ders but she has studied the quality and tho peculiarly
OF Presidential lightning to put somebody wherever
II Is likely to strike. Laughter IL Is the popularity
Of NewYok that she is the conquered city the
world She has been SUCCESSFULLY conquered by the
English by the Yankees by the GermanS by the Irish
But still she thought her business was secure but when
she turned TO look for the money the Standard OIL OF
Ohio had It all daughter) and In business law politics
ana journalism Ohio has captured NewYork; but then
New-York reveres Ohio. (Laughter) Ohio has always
oeeh devoted 70 high order Of politics She could not
have FUN shet chief justices justices In the Supreme Court
ana Presidents OF the United States In such abundance
except Tor the quality Of her and the character OF ner
politics hppIause) The great political leaders Of
ONO on all sides and in all parties have always been
easily the leaders OF their party the party thought
and sentiment Of the hour Senator shermans fight for
honest currency and Gareds magnificent struggle for
honest credit and for the purity Of the Government in
every department Of policy and finance will long be re-
emoered as period when II required courage consistency
and ability to stand against the errors Of the day.
(Cheers) Among the Democratic leaders of the Nation
there is no who has stood up his convictions and
compelled his party to follow him because he knew he
was right-snd they found he right
so well as the old Roman Allan G. Thurman, and that
elegant gentleman, accomplished scholar and diplomat
George H. Pendleton. who fought the Democratic party
the reversal Of the OLD Jaeksonan motto. that TO the
victor belongs the spoils and the failure Of this most
benehcent reform due that combination Of good
intenuCns and rural peficIce illustrated by Presi
dent Cleveland except the comes from Ohio which
always falls victim 70 the wes Of the Hungry joe
OF politics daughter and applause)
We have had eight years OF continuous centennials;
and none Of thom more significant than that celebration
going on to-day in Marietta, Ohio (Cheers) It is more
than local celebration. II is International cele-
brauon of the kind which affects the globe,
because Affects and has the destiny the human
race (Cheers) II every the hundred people who
landed at Marietta hundred years ago to-day could be
aenf and thana
could be attached to each all That the
year he or she represented in what Ohio what
she has accomplished and what she s that and that
woman would stand out cOnpcuousy In each one Of the
hundred OF the century immortal centurons OF
the United States. (Cheers.)
The next speaker was General Swayne. lie was
greeted with loud cheers and his speech was
listened to with marked attention and abundantly
applauded. This is part Of what he said
suppose IL would be safe TO assume that 100 years
ago tonight our ancestors were not dining at Delmonco
and were not listening to Chauncey Depew (Laughter)
Mr. Reid has been good enough suggest that 1
not much Of lawyer because 1 was something OF
soldier, and that had not been great deal Of sol
der because had been something Of lawyer Uaugh-
teri Nevertheless propose to say something Of the
influence Of Ohio both in the results of the and as
to her impress upon the organic law Of the land In
1888 revolutionary encamped New
burg In this State half fed half clothed. waiting be
dlsbanded They addressed Congress petition ask
Ohio might be set apart in accordance with
previous provision OF law, and I'm their
plan OF settlement they declared that In
tho Constitution Of the new State there should
be a total exclusion OF slavery Cheers. Out OF this
plan the resolutions OF 1887 which provided that
within that territory from which many States were
erected neither slavery nor involuntary serTtude except
punishment for crime, should ever exist (Cheers)
For long years Indiana laid siege TO Congress- asking
that that might repealed John Randolph, OF
n u0h enrod
the repeal The free OF Ohio resulted and word
for word that clause written in the Constitution also
OF Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin In 1920
Congress OF the United States put the same clause
into the Missouri Compromise.
In 1854 Congress repealed that clause as far as 1t
applied the Territories and that repeal brought on
the Civil War. But the Ave States, made free by the
legends Of Ohio, (grest cheerins) put into the war
for the Union million OF men (cheers)'
who marched and fought and gave victory the Union
Immense applause) No words OF mine can be appro'
pirate When we contemplate the glory OF the state
which shed such inestimate blessings upon all genera
lions Of men, Let US pray God that peace may be "lthn
her walls and prosperity in all her homes tIhree cheers
and tiger greeted the Of General swaynes speech
A WARM GREETING FOR MR. DANA
Charles A. Dana was the next speaker, and
received that warm greeting which he always gets
from a New-York audience. lie said among other
things:
We who are fortunate as to have been born in
Ohio feel tonight that praisng what belongs to
Us, too (Applause) The gories OF Ohio belong Just
much to the Of NewYork aud Massachusetts, and
Of South Carolina as to the Of Ohio (Appause.)
Ohio is great commonwealth; how admirable is her stu
alton How great Is the intelligence and the industry
and above all tho virtue OF her people! There she
stands I'm the valley Of that beautiful river the centre OF
the continent all belonging to the Union as yet but
destined belong it, that the Stars and stripes
planted in Ohio Will be in the tropics and in the
Arctic regions (Appause.) The observations that we
have heard here tonight am obliged to say nave been
her political In their tendency, and also rather Re
publican. daughter and cries OF Ohio Is Republican ~
Wen. when we are in power, we oil try to stay
there and when in power try 10 get the other
party out but there be no party in this country at
is patriotic party that while In Ohio you possess
extraordinary crop of Republican great men, men VINO
emnenty fitted be the candidates OF that party for
President and while you have my friend, Mr. Depew
has said planted great number OF them In other States
they ready take the place those at home
fail you can't lose anything by stretching out now and
then fratenal hands and adopting an out
slider and have observed that you have
a pretty warm side for friend Chauncey, and
1 say you are right in it. Great applause) TIC Is
one OF those men OF whom we all as Americans nave
right be proud For my part would rather that
Republican should be elected President next year but II
there going any at all don't know Of any ono
that would rather II should be than Chauncey Depew'
Great applause and eheers.)
1t was Ex-Governor IIOadly's turn next, and
that he acquitted himself to the satisfaction Oh
everybody was attcsted by the applause ne re-
ceived The following is q summary OF what he
said:
here without the expectation OF speaking Twenty
four hours hoped for even greater pleasure hah
that o; dining here tonight for expected to be tomght
the sacred soil OF Ohio. When came, 1t was 10 listen
him who the title given him tho other day oy
the Republicans Vermont the Wizard OF the North I'M
less, indeed Madame Diss Debar may prove her better
itIa fgatnn Nau XarEfa
whom although we have had some past differences OF opn-
Ion, both he believe TO be the best Mayor IN te
country. l ask the Mayor many things ana he
Is not here enlighten am told by my distinguishes
friend who, when last saw him. was DemocFa' VI '"o
Democrats while l Republican, must SPEAK 70
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stair bansers but the architect can never place poJec
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