Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-15
GOV. cAMPBELL.s REMARKS.
Words Used in Accepting the denomination
for Goyeruor

CLEVELAND, ONO, July Ia-Gov Campbell,
in accepting the nomination this afternoon,
made the following speech to the convention:
While gratefully accepting second nomina-
ton from the democratic party of Ohio my
thoughts naturally revert to the record
and achievements Of that party since
the memorable Dayton convention. Vic
torious in the ensuing election, the
Ohio democracy has legislated for the
STATE and administered its affairs for eigh-
teen months In that short period it has
dangerous Capitalization which had made
the once OF governor menace to
the liberties of the people. 1t
has restored to seventeen cities the control of
their elections. 1t has provided new and bet
Ter forms OF government, in conformity TO pop
ular desire, for several of the larger
Cities 1t has devoted time and care to
the perfection OF a law securing the secrecy of
the ballot, thereby assuring Wibiased and
unbought verdict of the people at tho polls
This essential reform was frustrated at the first
| session OF the general assembly by the
unanimous vote of the senators belonging to a
political party which recently gathered in con-
sention at Columbus and prated, with hollow
mockery, OF a free ballot and a fair count
The democratic party has done more to adj
vahce the cause of higher education by its
legislation for the Ohio State University
| and appropriations for the other univer-
sities than had been accomplished in all
| the long history of the state and it has also
been mindful of general education by enacting
assaIutary law for the cheapening of school
books to the children of the poor. 1t
| had the courage to attack the odious fee
system whereby public officials were excess
| lively compensated and has substituted sys-
TEN OF Just and reasonable salaries. 1t has es-
pecially looked after the welfare of agriculture.
which has been continuously imposed upon
| py republican Congresses. Sixty thousand
vide farmers with the results of agricultural
experiments and in their interest laws
passed with respect to oleomargarine and
other products. The great laboring class,
whlch hopelessly appealed to the republican
party, has not been forgotten, either. the in
stitution Of Labor day." important laws for
| the protection of railroad employees and the es-
adjustment of free employment agencies will
| show.
The democratic party has done what lay in
laws and to provide for their improve
ment through an amendment to the
Constitution. 1t has decreased taxation
| more than s5o0.0G0 per year by the repeal of
the sinking fund levy. 1t found a deficiency
| III the treasury Of more than 900. 900, which
was subsequently slightly decreased by US.
The timely receipt from the federal govern
| ment OF the direct tax refunded was all that
| prevented the startling spectacle of
empty treasury. a direct legacy from
| charged that our appropriations have exceeded
| those Of our predecessors. Without stopping
| for detailed explanation. merely stated that
| have not exceeded income: let inquire
which OF the new appropriations our enemies
would curtail. / have already named the ex-
| penditures in behalf of agriculture and educa-
| ton. Do they attack these? The largest new
items OF our appropriations was the sum of
S20O,0OO for the soldiers and sailors orphans
home. Do they deny the propricty of this?
n " q int tha hnl .lnsp Nho,a
OF men who had given all for their country
| were dying at a rate which shockedand alarmed
| the public. The administration of that
| institution had been one of the most personal
and partisan in the state. High-minded trus-
| tees had been stricken by the executive be-
| cause they did not prefer his interests to those
| Of their dead comrades children.
10 restore the health and save the lives of
| these orphans we were glad to make unprece-
denied appropriations and if there be one spot
| in Ohio where a citizen of the state will feel
a mingled joy and pride it is there
in the midst of the 500 happy and healthy chill
| dren for whom democratic administration
| has freely expended its money. We have built
some new and roomy cottages at the Soldiers
and Sailors Home. Do our republican
brethren begrudSe tho old veterans this addi-
| tional comfort We have made large appro-
priations for completing the new reformatory
| in the hope of retaining young convicts be-
| fore age and bad associations have hardened
1
can party criticise the expenditure of money
| for the prevention OF crime? We have pro-
vded for an epieptic asylum and have added TO
! the capacity OF the insane asylum and to other
benevolent and penal institutions. We are
| proud of them all. Their management is eco
| nomical. kind, firm and efficient. We invite
| from the taxpayers and the humanitarian
searching investigation and thoughtful COM
parison.
OHIO ELECTIONS.
The electors of Ohio have other reasons for
voting with us this year besides such as solely
| affect this state. The battle before us
| is essentially national one. Not only is
| this true because the result must seri-
| ously affect next years federal elections but
| also because the republicans of Ohio have I'M
| reservedly identified themselves with every
phase of the Ubiquitous legislation accomplished
or attempted by the Fifty-first Congress.
In their platform they have reaffrmed
| their adherence TO the infamous force bill
| the republican lost cause-a measure so OBJ
| viouslv designed to destroy free elections that
| republican Senators. unwilling to violate their
consciences and their oaths, refused to infiict il
| upon the country. The republican party
| of Ohio appears as the defender of that arbi-
| trary disregard of minority rights which dis
| graced the last House of Representatives. 1t
| upholds the fraudulent unseating of lawfully
elected members, the steal of Montana by the
| Senate, and all the other high-handed outrages
which that party has sought to perpetuate
its power against the wishes of the peo-
pie 1t represents the reckless extrava-
gance and astounding profiigacy which
have dissipated the splendid democrat resurp-
lus forced the extension of national bonds and
compelled an Ohio secretary Of treasury to
resort to tricks of bookkeeping and subterfuges
unworthy of his Office in order to conceal a
| deficit and deceive the people.
Pre-eminently also does the republican leader
in Ohio, whose high character and conspicuous
career but emphasize his advocacy of bad
legislation) stand for that pernicious
tariff measure which was rejected at
the polls last year by the people of the entire
| country; measure identified with his name,
saturated with his ideas and wrought by his
hands; a measure designed, as has been well
said. in the interest ''Of monopoly, by
monopoly for monopoly" a measure which is
| bringing about the worst of all contradictions
| the Capitalization of wealth with its debasing
and destructive results, measure which has
| already In many cases made less work
and lower wages for productive labor: meas
| ure which has forced the farmer of Ohio to sell
his wool in some instances as low as 20 cents e
pound. and that, too, in q market where
he pays more dearly for hundreds of
necessary articles which are but insufficiently
sweetened with the humbug of bounty produced
sugar; measure which forces from the labor of
the country f14,0O0,OO0 each year for
| the benefit of prospective tin mines,