The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-25

has provided new and better forms OF govern.
ment, In conformity TO popular desire, for sew.
eral Of the largo oities. 1t has devoted time
and care to tho perfection OF law
securing secrecy to the ballot, thereby
assuring an unbiased and uubought
verdict OF tho people ut the polls.
This essential reform was frustrated at the first
session Of the general assembly by the unani.
nous vote OF the senators belonging 10 polit-
teal party which recently gathered in conven-
tion at Columbus and prated, with hollow
mockery, OF free ballot and fair count. Tho
democratic party has done more TO advance the
cause OF higher education by its legislation for
the Ohio State university and approprla-
tions for the other universities than
had been accomplished in all the
long history OF the state, and It has also been
mindful OF general education by enaoting =
salutary law for the cheapening of school
books to the children OF the poor. II had the
courage to attack tho fee system whereby pub.
lie officials were excessively compensated and
has substituted system OF Just and reason.
able salaries. 1t has especially looked
after tho welfare of agriculture, which
has been continuously imposed upon by repub.
lican congresses. Sixty thousand dollars were
appropriated in one item to provide farmers
with results OF agricultural experiments, and in
their interest laws were passed with respect to
oleomargarine and other products The great
laboring class which hopelessly appealed to the
republican party, has not been forgotten,
neither has the institution OF labor day, import
antlaws for the protection of railroad employees
and the establishment Of free employmen,
agencies will show.
The democratic party has done what lay in
Its power to rectify our inequitable tax laws,
and to provide for their improvement through
an amendment to the constitution. 1t has de-
creased taxation more than $500, 900 per year by
the repeal Of the sinking fund law. 1t found
a In hn tpnn ~
than 100000. which was subsequently
slightly decreased by us Tho timely
receipts from the federal government of the
direct tax refunder was all that prevented the
startling spectacle of an empty treasury, a dl-
rect legacy from tho former administration. 1t
has been charged that our appropriations
have exceeded those OF our predecessors.
Without stopping for detailed explanation,
merely stating that we have not exceeded
our income, let us inquire which of the new ap-
preparations have exceeded those of our prede-
cessors. without stopping for detailed expla.
nation, merely stating that we have not ex.
ceeded our income. Let the republicans oi
Ohio who have not gone mad on protection
come over this year and start with us upon the
backward march toward the tariff OF Washing
ton, or better yet enroll themselves under q
banner inscribed with those burning words oi
Garfield
Let the well.meaning men who train under
the names of the Farmers Alliance" or of the
peoples Party and who seek to remedy real
grievances brought about by republican legis
lation remember no third party can succeed
but that with us and as part OF us they can
help to swell the joyous hosanna that will peal
to heaven from the taX-burdened people of the
entire country when the glad tidings So forth
next November that we are yet in possession
of the old republican citadel, now the demo
cratic Buckeye state
fo,,k rot, a..
ed for lieutenant governor by acclamation.
The name Of Thomas e. Peckinpaugh was
presented for auditor of state and he was nom
mated by acclamation.
Nominations for attorney general being called
for, Gen. Americus Vespucio Rice ambled tc
the front of the stage and asked that John p
Bailey, of Putnam, that great Gibraltar OF de-
mocracy, be placed on the ticket for this Office
Tom Farrell, named Thos. II. Dobson, the
"Silver.tongued orator of the Lancaster bar"
Farrell informed the convention that God
loved Dobson," and IL the convention wanted
to be on the right side OF the Almighty it had
better indorse Dobson.
r. d. Marshall, of Montgomery, in very
witty speech that was well received, nomi
mated Senator M. 7. Corcoran Of Hamilton
comfy.
John L. Vance, of Gallipolis, named James
M. McGillivay, of Vinton county.
l.. G. Cole, of Wood, presented John W. Ca
nary, of that county
This ended the list and the ballot was taken
resulting: Bailey 2Oi, Dobson 80, Corcoran 203Is
McGillivay So, and Canary 1861
There being no choice n second ballot was
ordered and was taken, after the names of Nc
Gillivay and Dobson had been Withdrawn. Sill
no choice the result, as announced by Acting
Secretary Hnll being 273h for Bailey, 23l fol
Corcoran and 170gs for Canary.
The third ballot resulted: Bailey $50 Cor
coran 21S, Canary 26.
Bailey lacked one vote of the nomination
and, after some squabbling about the rules, q
fourth ballot resulted in the nomination of Mr.
Bailey, the nome of Mr.. Canary having been
Withdrawn before the call OF the roll was com.
pleted, Mr.. Cogan withdrawing Corcoran.
Under the calf for nomination of candidates
for state treasurer Hon. Michael D. Harter, of
Mansfield. presented the name OF @. f. Acler.
man, of that city and John Wagner of Gosh.
octon, was named, but by the time his own
county had been reached his friends abandon
him to his fate, and Ackerman was nominated
by acclamation.
r. B. Bowler submitted for supreme court
judge, Gustavus H. Wald, OF Cincinnati and
the nomination was seconded by the Cuyahoga
delegation and was made by acclamation.
Prof. Charles G. Miller of Sandusky, was
made the candidate of school commissioner by
like vote
Mr. Mcnamara, OF Portage, was in like man.
ner made the nominee for member OF the state
board OF public works.
John L. Vance presented for dairy ana food
commissioner the name of A. j. Trumho, OF
Lawrence. Other candidates named were: Ed
Bethel, OF Muskingum, and Charles Coocn, OF
Butler. Before dozen counties had been call
ed these gentlemen were withdrawn, and Trum.
bo was nominated by acclamation.
This ended the business for which the
convention had assembled. Its work. was
completed in six hours and q half. Before
adjourning n resolution was offered thanking
the people OF Cleveland irrespective OF party,
for courtesy extended; one requesting the cen.
tral committee to call future conventions AT a
time that would not conflict with harvest was
ignored.
A motion was made to adjourn to meet at the
polls in November, but substitute TO give
three cheers for Cleveland met with more favor
and the cheers were given, though several very
healthy yells went up for Hill.
-Disraeli was deeply attached to his
wife, but some of his most cynical say
ings had reference to marriage in gem
eral. Coming away from a marriage
on one occasion, he said: "This is d
dismal business; it always depresses
me, After funeral / am cheerful.
feel that one has got rid of some
one" Disraeli held the theory that no
man was regular in his attendance in
the house of commons until he was
married.
Uncle Silas-Could you show me
one of those critters they call men
about town? City Nephew-That gen
tleman in the dress suit, crush hat and
spats is well known man about town,
uncle. Uncle Silas-Him? BY thunder:
I've been lodging him all day; picked
him out for one of them bronOho steer