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

The great meeting at Pixies Opera House
last evening was one continued ovation to Hon.
James E. Campbell and tho other orators.
The Democratic candidate was in his happiest
frame of mind, and, barring slight hoarseness
in perfect FORM Thirty-f1ve hundred tariff re-
formers and home-rulers of both sexes crowded
the auditorium and the galleries, and that more
were not present was because they could not
possibly get into the building. They were
packed in the hall like leaden pellets in pouch,
and thousands were turned away unable to gain
admission. The general expression was: why
wasn't Music Hall engaged-why didn't we
have place big enough for a meeting?'
President James, of the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club, of Cincinnati, was President of the
meeting, and introduced the Democratic candi-
date:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: This is certainly
greeting that any man might be proud Of I
feel scarcely able to do justice to you and my.
self, because some nights ago I attempted to
talk to the entire population Of the Miami VAL
ley [laughterl who had gathered in that OLD
Democratic town of Hamilton that Bro. Jordan
just referred to, and Of course I sprained my
voice.
Before had recovered from that we opened
the campaign at Waverly, and talked to some
thing more than the entire population of the
Scioto Valley. More laughter.1 And the con-
sequence is that when came here to the city
of Cincinnati and meet this vast-this magnif
cent-it ought to be for any man an inspiring
to do justice to this great ovation. IA voice:
You are right"
I said that we opened the campaign at Wa
verify: that is a misnomer.
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED ITSELF,
It is campaign that did not wait to be opened,
for since the thousands of Democrats who as
sembled at Dayton went back to their re-
spective localities the doors of this campaign
have been as wide open as they could be.
This is the year when there is something in
the air-some spirit abroad, something moving
the people that we do not have every year, and
it is not necessary to go out in the back woods
and shake the bushes for Democrats. Laughter,
cheers and applausel
And not only is the Democratic party in its
entirety alive but there is another one-a vast
number of Republicans who believe in the time
honcred doctrine of Washington and Jefferson
that two terms are enough in the greatest ex-
ecutiye off1ce-and they coming along with
our process ION, too.
AS sat here on the stage, gazing around, admir-
ing the ladies, of course. [laughter], sizing up,
as it were, the boys, and taking in the situation
generally, my eye fell on. the portrait, hanging
over the upper gallery there indicating the por-
trait of Washington and it occurred to me
that there was something in the farewell ad-
dress of that great man to his countrymeu
that had come trickling down to and instill-
ed into the people of this country radical
ANTITHIRD TERM SENTIMENT
So great and so universal is the feeling as
have found it traversing all parts of this State
that 1t occurred to me the people Of Ohio at
least must have had some additional education
upon this subject, and naturally 1
turned to the press, and remembering
that some years ago one Halstead-a
neighbor of yours-who had not then become
victim of the Senatorial bee laughter and ap-
plausel, was an excellent writer, and a manipu-
lator of the Kings English, procured friend
of mine who had the leisure-for was out in
Z 4ha Iap plr Saff IN Sne fhincrS
H I'd him examine the files of paper pub
lished in tn S city, now deceased or
rred-which in this case is
about the same thing llaughter]
known as the Cincinnati Commercial-he ex-
amined the files of that paper for the single
month of May, 1880, and furnished me with
about three times that much indicating a
bunch of papers he had in his hand1 OF manu-
script editorials advocating the idea of anti
third term. Almost all the editorials
1 left the largest part of the manuscript
at home-I do not intend to inf1ict upon you
now. There is statute that prohibits cruel
and unnecessary punishment, but there are
few sentiments SO appropriate to this day and
generation, so filled with truth in such strong
contrast to what read daily in the hypothena-
ted Commercial Gazette, that I will trespass
upon you to call to your attention few of the
MOST SPARKLING OF THESE GEMS
1 said the month of May, but will let all the
rhetoric slop over and will begin at the back
end, and find one extract on the 1st day Of
June. 1t seems to have been left over on the
last day of May. [Laughter.l 1.-THE time to
nip third-termism is when it is in the bud
More laughter.1 "It is in the bud now" he
says [Renewed laughter] On the 18th of
May: 1--WE have not heard of third-termer
who did not seem resolved to make the worship
of one man furious infatuation." Again:
"The main thing to do this summer" and it is
the same every summer [laughterl, lis to rid
the country forever of the third-term dangers"
Why, can almost forgive the Commercial
Gazette for some very recent lies when read
that magnificent truth. [Cheers and applause.l
Now will slip few pages. [Laughter.l On
the 3d of May, I'VE go further"-he did not
need to go any further, he was far enough then
[renewed laughterl-"and say that not only is
it clear in our judgment that
THE RDTERM PARTY
Should he defeated but they ought to be beaten
[great laughter cheers and applause1, and
must at all hazards, no matter who else are
winners
Then here is something very Halsteadfan
grenewed laughterl en- the 4th Of Mayi "f