The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-12-18

Candidate for United States Senator
From Ohio.
Mr.. Thomas is a 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
aeter to be one.
He believes in..the people-he advocates
the Jeffersonian principles.
he has been Tariff Reformer since
1868, advocating a reduction of Tariff
Taxes, to relieve the people.
He is farmer, business man, and 9
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
them better than any other candidate for
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 well informed
man, logical thinker, and excellent
speaker, a most convincing talker, and he
will be abu ndantly able to cope with any
republican in the senate. In fact, when
he takes position on a question, he is
always so fortified with facts, figures and
arguments to support his views that he
cannot be beaten.
He is incorruptibly honest
de 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 all 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
personal and political standing at home.
His election as 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 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
Jefersonian 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 best, love him
best and appreciate his great abilities the
most.
He is what is called "wel[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
Springfield-He built the City Hospital
He has always fought monopoles, 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-neTer had a
strike-so that now, the labor organiza-
tions are endorsing his candidacy, knowing
him to be their true friend.
He ran for Congress in 1858, in a Dis
trict 5000 Republican, and his opponent
was counted in by only los majority.
He has held many local official positions,
Councilman, Water Works Trustee, Tax
Commissioner, &c.
He was a delegate to the National con-
vention in 1888, and strongly urged the
nomination of Cleveland and Thurman.
The Senatorship is the first request, he
ever made of his party.
If elected he goes TO Washington to
work for the people, the party, the State
and the country.
A man is known by his friends, and the
character of his support can be judged
when we remember that among his strong
supporters are the Hon. L. T. Neal, of
Chilicothe, Hon. NJ. D. Harter of Mans
field, Hon. Virgil P. Kline, of Cleveland,
and Others all over Ohio just like them.
MIR. Thomas is a married man, having a
most estimable wife and four children.
He is conducting manly, honorable
canvass for the Senatorship, on his merits,
and would not have it in any other way.
He is now in the lead, and has an ex-
cellent chance of being the next Demo
cratic Senator from Ohio.