The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-07

bestowed. This is no ordinary campaign. iho
task confronting us is not one OF mere routine.
The duties devolving on every voter, irrespective
of party, are unmistakable and one OF the most
obvious of these duties is to rebuke these who
have defed the unwritten law which DEGREES
that no man may three times aspire TO the
highest executive office In State or Nation.
The father of his country scorned to accept a
third term; the great soidier @ OF @ npPomah,o;S +;
repugnant to the instincts OF the people who see
therein an attempt to pcrpetuate ill.usedpower,
vet in the face OF honored usage and public sem
iiment the Strangers into whose greedy nav
the Republicans of Ohio has disappeared, have
the audacity to demand third successive term
for the most imperous and prohigate admins
tration ever inflicted upon us
Two years ago the chairman OF our state
convention promulgated Q great put unappre-
ciated truth when he said that the executive
department OF our State government had Tor
| nearly two years past been administered TO pro-
mote the personal ambition and politeal Tor
tunes of those in control. Unluckily the peo-
pie did not at the time realize the selfish char
acter of the State administration. II had not
then been sufficiently odlous TO arouse the
universal Indignation which now prevails and
| IL was permitted to continue its career OF
| tyranny and eNtravagance. the seltseeklng
| politicians who composed IL became blinded
| by success Cities were seized and given over
TO the baleful sway of incompetent boards:
which became with their thousands %, oI
| Governor No qualification weighs so heav-
| lily for appointment thereon rs that OF sub
| serviency to him. In these unhappy municipal
| tiles the public moneys are expended without
The consent and participation OF the people and
against their interests and desires. 80
| gross are the outrages perpetrated by the
| Governors henchmen and their followers
| that the leading Republican Congressman from
the greatest city of the State felt moved lately
| by very shame to declare that 5,OUO voters rep
resentng the worst element in politics In thls
| city practically dictated to the G0OOO who be
| lieved in clean and wholesome methods. Ihe
dearest rights OF the people have been wrcsted
| from them to uphold and strengthen adespotism
such as had never been dreamed oil IN TINS and
| OF liberty All this has been remorselessly done
| by one who, before he was elected TO the
| Governorship. proclaimed from the State House
steps that "if there was any thing sacred to the
| American people IL was local self-government
| The Democratic party has ever opposed cen
| tralzation in whatever shape 1t came; but the
unprecedented powers which have been con
| solidated in the hands of the Governor even
| against the protest of the best element OF his
| own party, and his nagrant abuse OF those
powers may well alarm; not the Democracy
ment; and we call upon every citizen who favors
home rule to join us in stamping out executive
usurpation.
| The disordered ambition which prompts the
| Governor OF Ohio to grasp absolute control In
| the cities does not stop even there. He mas gone
| farther and has prostituted the charitable insti
tutons OF the State to partisan uses and has i'm,
paired their efficiency to gratify personal
malice. Pure and able men connected with
| their management, although hlgh In the coun-
| sells of his own party, have been ruthlessly
| stricken down whenever they refused TO betray
| their trusts at the behest OF their master and
| to increase his overgrown power by trafilcking
| in the misfortunes of humanity. What then is
| to be done, my fellow countrymen-and again
| appeal to you regardless OF party-what is to be
done with this dangerous autocraty 1t may not
| be that the people OF Ohio will fail to dethrone
him.
| first duty which confronts us is to discuss
| and educate the people upon the reform OF the
tariff This being the cnief issue in federal
| politics, and our present struggle in ohio being
| the preliminary skirmish to the general battle
| Of '92, it is proper that we define our position
and keep alive the agitation We are accus-
| toned to boast that our country excels the world
in natural resources, in agricultural and mineral
| wealth and in advantageous location. we re-
| joice in a vast area Of unoccupied lands, which
| offer cheap homes to all. We claim TO be the
| freest and the most intelligent, inventive, IN
dustrious and enterprising people on Garth
| To these combined causes do we truth
fully ascribe our phenomenal increase
| in prosperity, wealth and greatness. We do not
accept the dogma that these glorious results are
| due to an eNorhitant tariff or the custom house
| been the predominatng factor OF national
| growth. On the contrary we deem the tarin as
| II now exists to be burdensome, crudely con-
structed and inequitably adjusted. bearing light
| ly on the rich and heavily on the poor. We con-
| cur with the late Republican convention OF Iowa
in its declaration that the, protective syss;,
| TEN fosters trusts and trade conspiracies.
| Both of the great political parties conccde that
| the federal government is collecting revenues
| largely in excess of its necessities. Both have
| repeatedly promised to dispose of this surplus
| by reducing taxation. The Democratici party
attempted to do this in good faith and
| through ltS representatives III IOLBTesS
| passed n tariff reduction measure which
| sought to tighten everybody's burden by repeal
ing the entire duties upon salt, lumber, tin
plate and wool, and by reducing the duties upon
woolen goods, sugar iron, etc. When its bill
| went to the Republican Senators for their action
they repudiated it and called IL u free trade
measure" although its average of duty was ten
per cent. higher than the war tarin OF 1869. They
| passed substitute which increased the duties
of wooden goods, tin plate and other necessities,
but lessened the revenues OF the country by
taking the taxes of cigars, tobacco and alcohol.
They denied the people cheaper homes, looa
and clothing. The difference in the measures
| constitutes the practical difference between
the parties. We believe in a tariff restricted
| 10 the needs OF the government, yet so ad,
| full compensation to labor encourage pro-
| tective Industries and destroy monopolies.
We intend upon our return to power to
revise the tariff in that spirit. We shall
do nothing rash We shall not destroy but
reform. When we consider that the Re
publican manufacturers OF New England are
clamoring for free iron and coal, that the elect
rical convention calls for free copper, while
other interests here and there join us in the de-
mand for free raw material, and when we OBJ
serve that the most ultra protectionists are
advocating an abrogation of duties upon articles
| which have been consolidated into trusts, IL
looks as If, In the advancing sentiments OF the
country the Democratic party was not only
right but also certain of success
We are also called upon to rebuke the hypoc-
risy OF the Republican party in IT'S dealings
| with the soldiers to whose vaor and patriotism
| we owe an ineXtnguishable debt OF gratitude.
That party Is the only one which, AT my IlIle
since 1861, has had simultaneous control OF all
| branches of the federal government. Conse-
quently If the nation has in any way or nj any
time been derect in duty to its defenders the
responsibility lies with the republican party.
| II that party ever really desired TO pass serv-
ice pension law, as pretended by It's present
| State platform. IL has had countless opportuni-
| ties to do So The Democratic party has done
nobly by the soldiers, although it Is true that
the late Democratic Commissioner of Pensions
did not begin his oticial career by increasing the
pension OF the overpaid subordinates in his en-
| ploy, nor hunt up rich and influential Senators
and others for the purpose OF adding to their
store of wealth.
As we view the condition of the political world
| we see much to encourage and nothing to dis
| hearten We lind the labor element, which has
| organized strongly for itself, coming naturally
| and properly to us Toward the Democratic
| party every man who tolls for bread turns MS
face with JOY. We also find the colored Repuo-
| lican beginning to groan under the lash OF the
| taskmaster who drives him to the polls and
| then refuses him participation in the rewards.
| We see in the so'called grand old party, di-
| vided, demoralized faction'ridden foe torn
| by internal strifes and rebel.ing against its
bosses. To this half,hcarted and disorgan'
| lied host VIC present an unbroken front.
| There are discussions, no chickering's, no
| murmurngs. Every man is eager for the fray
| and animated by consuming desire TO win
back the power eorruptly wrung from US year
ago. AS l look into your earnest faces see
| that which we already breathe in the air and
feel tingling in our blood-the assurance OF GER
tain and glorious victory"
Atthe conclusion of Mr.. Campbell's speech
Mr.. Neal was called for and responded in an
eloquent speech, pledging his hearty support
to the ticket.
Mr. Kline was then called out and made d
magnificent speech. He assured the con
vention there would be no sulkers in Cuya
hoga County. He said he was just as joyful