Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-11-14
JOIIihcations the Order of the Day.

The largest political demonstration ever
seen in Cincinnati took place on Saturday
night, when its citizens met to jollify over the
Democratic victory. These meetings are be-
ing held all over the State, Columbus choos-
ing Friday night Of this week, when an i'm
mense demonstration will be had. Ex-Pres-
ident Cleveland isexpected TO be present. Mr..
Campbell delivered the following speech at
Cincinnati:
Ny FELLOW CTrIzENs-In politics, as in
everything else, one ought to keep his prom
ises. just one week ago about this hour in
the evening promised few people who had
gathered here, for some purpose, that would
reappear in week and assist them to cele-
brate the coming victory, and like a good
Democrat, who would not tell a lie If he
could, / am here. Generous applause.1 /
knew then that we would have a victory on
Tuesday. / did not know how big it would
be, but thought it would be big enough. 1t
seems that under the inspiration of the occa-
sion the people of Hamilton county made it a
little bigger than we anticipated. But find
no fault with them for this. am perfectly
willing it should keep on growing, as it has
done ever since the election. The only OBJ
lection that can possibly raise is this: That
have always lived in the biggest Democrat
ic county in Ohio and now if wish to main
tain that proud position l will have to move
out of Butler county into Hamilton county.
Yells. have no doubt that would do so
were it not for the fact that / have Just en-
gagged two years. residence in Franklin
county. More yells.
| When the chairman was speaking friend
of mine, whose mind was running in the
same chanDel with my own, wrote these words
upon slip of paper and passed them to me
from the rear portion of the stage. will
| read 1t to you. 1t Ia full commentary on
the speech which preceded mine. 1t is this:
HE Is stealing all your thunder" l consid-
er myself to be somewhat the victim of mis-
placed confidence. l had imagined that it
would be good joke to tell the audience that
the Commercial Gazette was charging the
ItmeS-Star that the latter's assault on the
Germans of Cincinnati was the cause of de-
feat, and thought it would be still better
joke to relate how the Tinles-Star was charg-
ing upon the Commercial Gazette that its lit
tie mistake about the ballot box had done the
business. Now. proposed to give you rea-
son of paper not published in Cincinnati.
While the papers here were quarreling about
the responsibility of the delinquencies of the
campaign, the Dayton Journal, has settled it
for US. 1t says:
1T is disagreeable to report that number
of 'coons' in Dayton sold their votes, and it
was done openly" So when our esteemed
colored friend votes the Democratic ticket he
becomes "coon." He may furnish the Re-
publican strength in the union, and there is
not State (since Iowa has gone Democratic)
that has not within its borders enough color
ed men to keep the Republicans in power.
When they come to us they are ''coons" who
have sold out openly for "stuff." The Repub-
can party. in my judgment, is making mis-
take in thus stlgmatizing the colored people.
[Cheers.l
But let them come. The Democratic party
is big enough for everybody, and it looks as
though everybody was coming into it soon.
Applause AS somebody phrased it during
the campaign.
THE CAMPBELLs ARE COMING"
And bringing everything else with them.
That brings thought. Some of the dispatch
es sent to the Democratic committee betray
a depth of feeling of interest in our success
in other parts of the country, and are not only
congratulatory, but portend victory in 1892
such as we have not had since the war. From
the South one is like this:
You may keep the rebel flags. The Union
is good enough for u.s." Prolonged cheers.
Another from the same section reads:
Take the bloody shirt, wash it clean and
dry it on Mason and Dixon's line."'
Such sentiments show US that the paltry Of
fees which we won last Tuesday are nothing
to the victory in the great future the Ohio
Democracy can give an account off it is true
to itself during the next two years. APP
plause. The victory is to rejoice over, but
with it comes power, and with power comes
responsibility; with responsibility comes
duty, and with duty every thing that the
Democracy had pledged itself to accomplish.
Here lies power, and with wise legislation,
judicious management and that Democratic
honesty that in by-gone days made Democra.
cy word for honesty itself, the Ohio Democ-
racy can occupy higher place than any
other in the union. Cheers.
What are we to do with the victory? tits
not plaything. We have had many victor
les at intervals during the past 16 years. This
time we have won victory by attacking the
we have won victory by attacking fraud,
corruption, oppression and usurpation. Ap-
plause. Victory will be fruitless and boot
less if we be guilty of the same crimes against
the people. The chairman of this meeting
wisely descended to details, and said what
we will and what we will not do. To begin
with, the Democracy has gained year after
year in Cincinnati since the enactment of the
registration law. Prolonged cheers.
1t is the same in Columbus, where election
laws were passed under the plea that Demo-
cratic frauds had been committed. Cheers.
What have we to fear from honest elections?
Give US secret ballot and an honest count,
such as was had in Cincinnati few weeks
since, when Republican strongholds there
went Democratic for the first time since the
war.
When did Democrat ever assault the cleo
tion law? The only man who did so was my
self laughter and you know l was well re-
warded for the abuse Ireceived on that score.
Laughter. Let US do away with the subject
once for all. If there is anything that will
guarantee secret vote and preserve the
PUBITY OF THE BALLOT
the Democratic party is for it. Tremendous
applause. don't expect to have vote in
the next legislature, but am voicing the SEN
timents of the Democrats who will. A word
about other boards. Whoever assaulted the
police board in Cincinnati? Nobody else
ever heard of it being assaulted except in
certain extracts from the Commercial Gazette,
which it was my painful duty to read here
a week ago. There were not SO many here
then. Some were attending the side show
that has since closed. Laughter. Only
Laughter. But those who were absent
missed the only attacks ever made upon that
board by man whom l will not mention,
but upon whom l wasted much time in the
last six weeks. Shouts of "Halsteadv'1
Another word about one of the other boards.
My little pet clap of thunder, the one raised
myself, was stolen when it was said that the
board of public affairs in Hamilton will go.
Cheers. 1t will go higher and fall harder
than any board in the State. Applause. AS
far as the board of public rffairs in this city
is concerned cannot say what action the
next Legislative body will take, Voice, "fire
'em."] Prolonged laughter One of the
numerous gentlemen in this audience who