The Iola register., 1891-07-24
THE OHIO DEMOCRACY.
THEY RENOMINATE GOV. JAMES e.
CAMPBELL, AND ACCEPT THE TAR
IFF GAUNrLEr THROWN DOWN BY
THE REPUBLfCANs-rHE CINCIN :
matt DELEaArIoN PROTEST BUT
ARE ovERRULED.
The Work of the Convention.

Cleveland on the 18th inst. From the
first arrival Of advance delegates it was
q foregone conclusion that Governor
Campbell would be renominated, with a
plenty of votes to spare, but upon the
arrival of the Hamilton county delega.
ton from Cincinnati II was nothing
daunte6 and each member OF it proceeded
to make himself committee of one 10
defeat the denomination of the govern
or. This Cincinnati opposition created
considerable confusion but accom-
plished nothing as will be seen by the
result.
The convention was called to order
by Chairman Norton of the state Gen.
tral committee, with stirring address.
Among other things he said:
'Sons of democracy, what contrast
you present to that gathering of the
peoples oppressors that convened in
the states capitol but short month
ago. Here the mechanic. the artisan,
the true tiller OF the soil, the business
man and the honored professions fresh
from the people meet to confer and ex-
ercise each for himself his Independent
judgment, guided by reason, devoid of
passion, jealousy and revenge. There,
were the autOmatOns, mounted, wired
and operated by the cunning hand OF
the political juggler who was seeking
only his own personal aggrandizement
and the humiliation of his political as
ociates. You meet to consider the
peoples interests. They met unmind-
full OF them. You meet to speak the
honest words of hope, truth and So
berness TO the toiling thousands. They
met wearing an emblazoned American
lie upon British tinplate. You meet
ce1ye, through fraud and ruin. Your
Of happiness and prosperity; theirs,
that Of shame, dishOnor and devasta-
tion. In almost every state of the
union from the fair far east to the
grand great west, the people had but
lately placed the seal OF condemnation
and the stamp of dishonor upon the
Mckinley bill. Yet, with the thunder
ous protests of the people still ringing
in their ears, they met to do homage to
and to elevate the author of that bill
To-day we meet to demand that the
wrongs the people have suffered for
more than quarter of century shall be
righted and not perpetuated; that the
clutch of the prOtectiOnist freebooter
shall be loosened from the throat of the
nation; that the foot OF the oppressor
shall be removed from the necks of the
laboriug millions and that in free
country under free flag the people
shall be free from the despoliation of
their homes and the impoverishment of
their children by law that is no more
to be honored than the levy OF the BAN
dit and buccaneers. They met, as they
say, to emphasize and couragcously
defend the principle of protection" :"
that principle that for twenty-five years
and more has beep undermining the
life foundations of our government; the
principle that, applied by them has al
most nullified the good vouchsafed to
the people by an all wise and benefcent
Creator; q principle that has made the
rich and fertile acres of our husband
men almost as worthless as the sand
desert OF Sahara; a principle that has
closed the markets of the world to the
most productive and busy country of
the earth; principle that has central
lied the wealth of the nation until it
rests in the vaults of the arrogant
monopollsts who to-day fix the price of
all our necessities; q principle that is
antagonistic to the interests Of the mil
lions, beneficial only to the few: prin-
ciple opposed to reason, justice, inteli-
gence, education and christian decency.
''They say that the author of this law
that is the acme of this principle is a
good man kind, generous and gentle,
l believe that it Is so. More than that,
ho is my friend. would to God that
his measure, his law, were so good and
and gentle and kind as he.
But, alas, it Is not so. Mckinley may
be as the dove. or even as the bird OF
but this law is as the hawk, |
the vulture and the coyote. They say
Mckinley is an honest man; grant |
that he is, and all honor to him for be- |
ing 30, but this measure is a burglar |
without heart and without mercy, who |
rObs alike the helpless child, the strong |
man and the defenseless woman
He closed with an eulogy OF Allen G.. /
Thurman, and introduced his son, Al |
Ian w. Thurman, as temporary chair
man.
Mr.. Thurman in assuming the chair,
addressed. the convention, arraigning
the republican party on its high tar
III policy.
Ex- Congressman Frank LIE Bond, of
Mercer county, was chosen for perma
nent chairman. He thanked the COM
mittee for tie honor.
Major Armstrong, OF Cleveland,
moved that the convention adopt the
picture OF victorious rooster as a de-
vice to designate the democratic ticket,
y, Ill l1k la,,- s,s,, |
the selection of some device.
81 think, said Major Armstrong. that
his convention should adopt as an en-
olem OF the democratic party OF Ohio,
IN old gamecock rooster. The repub-
leans will recognize that as our symbol
md every man who ever voted the dem
,cratic ticket can put his mark under
he rooster" The suggestion struck
he convention favOrably and was
adopted.
Chairman Finly of the committee on
presented the majority re-
,ort endorsing Governor Campbells ad-
approving the acts of the
asst general assembly, opposing class leg
station. Favoring revenue tariff and
accepting the issue presented by the
of Major Mckinley, favor
ng a graduated income tax. De-
louncing the demonetation of silver
q 1873 BY the party then in power.
the fifty-first
congress for its "billion-dollar" ex-
rayagance. Congratulsting the peo-
lie on the defeat Of the force bill. Op-
osing sumptusry laws. Favoring more
intimate relations with Canada Favor ,
1g liberal and just pensions to deserv- :
ng and disabled soldiers and sailors :
nd their widows and orphans, and CEN I
uring the persecution of the Jews by :
he Russian government. .
Frank German, of Cincinnati, sub
lifted minority report as follows: