The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-10-02

ished." That is the second charge against your
candidate, whom you have heard lauded SO
highly in the last few minutes. am going to
show this fellow up that is going to run for the
office on the Democratic ticket. Here is an
other photograph of your humble servant: IF
Mr. Campbell should be elected Governor, and
with him the Democratic Legislature, the safe
guards of the bailot-boX will be wiped
out and the Cincinnati and Columbus
forgeries become resources for the Demo
cratic party in the future.
Then he pays me compliment. This roll out
unctuously. 1.-THE candor of Mr.. Campbell in
admitting that he is in favor Of the destruction
of the Election Boards and the Registration
laws is to be commended, but the people of the
State would exhibit rank idocy if they placed
themselves again in the hands of the criminal
ruling classes" And one more testimonial.
Because see they are taking shorthand notes
of this speech, and want few copies for my
children. [Laughter.l Some of them can not
read yet, and will save copies for them until
they get big enough--that is
IF ELECTIONS ARE NOT ABOLISHED
Before they grow up. speaking of the Regis
tration law, they say Mr.. Campbell, if he had
resided here, would have been compelled to reg
lister, and that, according to his Batavia
speech, would have been a hardship for
him. The Democratic registration system
was available for repeater5, and hat system
reconcied tho party to it." There are one or
two more quotations. only want to give you
the genuine sentiments of Halstead himself.
Here are half q dozen positive, distinct charges
that the Democratic candidate for Governor
has declared himself against registration and in
favor of abolishing Election Boards. always
knew that Murat Halstead was what in the
olden days they called common scold." I have
read his seedlings of every public man in
every party that has existed since was old
enough to read. He did not spare Lincoln,
Grant, Chase, Sumner, Garfield, Logan or
Blaine, and feel honored when he scolds me.
am not often in such good company. Two
hundred years ago they used to take common
scold out to the river. They only had scolds of
the other sex-the ladies will pardon my
blushes-they took them to the river in those
days and put them on duckng- STOOL and gave
them good ducking. l don't object to being
scolded by Mr.. Halstead, but I object to any
man who edits a newspaper and who holds his
head up in the community, and who has read
my speeches in his own paper-and there is not
one word in my speeches, and will leave it to
his own reporter of them,
TO JUSTIFY THE CHARGES
He has made. l do object when man of
that character descends from the place of a
common scold to that of common liar IAp-
plause.
Now one word more and I am through with
that branch of my subject. The Governor OF
Ohio few nights ago made a speech in Music
Hall in which he said it was impossible for
him to understand my position on the election
laws. am not res ponsible for that. Laughter
l will make the people of Ohio understand
my position, and that is all that 1 care for.
Applause But he said further that he was
afraid that, in order to understand me, it would
become necessary for us both to speak from the
same platform. My reply to this is that, while
1 don't know whether make him under
stand me or not, or make his organ tell the truth
about me or not, at any time and any place in
the city of Cincinnati that he desires to speak
from the same platform with me he can be ac-
commodated. [Loug cheering and great ap-
plause1 There is just one condition l wish to
make He said in Xenia that he was the light
ming express [laughterl, and that l was a COM
mon freight train. [Laughter.l The only
thing ask is this: That when he invites me to
meet him he will schedule the time that the
freight train can get into the depot as soon as
THE LIGHTNING EXPRESS.
lone OF the audience, And you eau bet the