The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-12-14
Candidate for United States Senator
From Ohio.

Candidate for United States Senate
From Ohio.
; Mr.. Thomas is Democratic war-horse
Born in Maryland, well educated at college
resident of Springfield, Ohio, for thirty
FIVE years.
He is an old-line, solid, lifelong Demo
crat-a Democrat when it tried mems char
acter to be one.
He believes inithe people--he advocates
the Jeffersonian principles.
He has been Tariff Reformer since
1868, advocating reduction of Tariff
Taxes, to relieve the people.
He is farmer business man, and Q
manufacturer of farm machinery. He has
thus, for many years. been in close and
constant contact with the laboring men
farmers, and the people. generally, and
knows their wants, and how to relieve
Senator.
He is plain man of the people, modest
to fault, and never an Office seeker.
He has always been greatly interested in
politics, and close student, keeping him
self well posted on all public, political and
economic questions.
He is an exceptionally we'll informed
man, logical thinker, and excellent
speaker, most convincing talker, and he
will be abundanty able to cope with any
republican in the senate. In fact, when
he takes position on a question, he is
always 80 fortified with facts, figures and
arguments to support his views that he
cannot be beaten.
He is incorruptibly honest
He is his own man, and could not be
controlled by any monopoly or corporation,
no matter how great or powerful.
His life has been pure and straight.
He has no enemies except political.
He is a resident of Ohio, with oil his in
terests in Ohio. Largely through his
efforts Clark county's majority Of 2,301 for
Foraker in 1887 was reduced to 953 in
1889, and on the strength of his candidacy
for the Senate the Democratic candidate
for Representative came within 400 votes
of an election this year. This shows his
His election as q representative Tariff
Reformer would keep the party united and
harmonious.
He was very active and aggressive in the
last campaign, and had considerable to do
with the election of q Democratic Cover
nor and Legislature, completely outgen-
eraling Chas. Foster.
His election would be highly satisfactory
to the people, credit to the party, an
honor to the State.
He is honest and capable-he fills the
Jetfersonian requirements.
He does not claim to be learned in the |
law, but is familiar with the business in
terests of the country, and is prepared to
defend them.
His election is specially proper now,
when, as Grover Cleveland says, more |
business men are needed in Congress. He |
would carry forward, just at the right time,
the live and urgent question of Tariff |
Reform, OF which he is an an eloquent and |
convincing exponent.
Those who know him beet, love him
best, and appreciate his great abilities the
most.
He is what is called "well-to-do," fnan-
cially, the result of hard, persistent, and
long continued labors in his legitimate
business
He is liberal contributor to all benevo-
lent, religious and charitable objects in
s Springheld-He built the City Hospital.
He has always fought monopolies, spec
ulation. combines, trusts, railroad wreck
ing, and never made dollar in any of
these ways.
His relations with his employees have
always been harmonlous-never had
strike-so that now, the labor organiza-
lions are endorsing his candidacy, knowing
him to be their true friend
He ran for Congress in 1868, in q Dis
rict 5000 Republican, and his opponent
was counted in by only l05 majority.
He has held many local official positions,
Councilman, Water Works Trustee, Tax
&c.
He WAS delegate to the National con-
1ention in 1883, and strongly urged the
nomination of Cleveland and Thurman.
The Senatorship is the first request, he
'ver made of his party.
If elected he goes to Washington to
york for the people, the party, the State
md the country. ,
A man is known by his friends, and the
haracter of his support can be judged
'hen we remember that among his strong j
Importers are the Hon. l.. T. Neal, Of
,hillieothe, Hon. M. D. Harter. of Mans
eld, Hon. Virgil P. Kline, of Cleveland,
nd others all over Ohio just like them.
Mr.. Thomas is a married man, having O
,ost estimable wife and four children.
He is conducting q manly, honorable
anyass for the Senatorship, on his merits,
nd would not have it in any other way.
He is now in the lead, and has an ex-