The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-07-16

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and concluded by saying that last
fall tie protected classes poured out
money like water, intinidated work
men and strained every nerve to
carry the Mckinley district. In
conclusion he said:
Thanks to our Democratic legis-
lature, they can not again duplicate
this iniquity in Ohio, for that legis-
lature pc ssed an election law under
which fraud and intimidation can
no longer be used to corrupt and
destroy the freedom of the ballot.
Democrats, see that this law is en-
forced in every voting precinct in
the State. See, too, that it is pre-
served in the future, for upon its
maintenance not only does the sue
cess Of your party depend, but the
integrity of your institutions.
1ntrenched monopoly will not
surrender without making a desper-
ate struggle; therefore, l implore
every man in this convention to
work after he leaves here with his
whole soul for our success. Let
no personal differences or feeling
or disappointment in any way de-
ter you, but be diiigent, be active,
alert; organize in every school dis
trict, and above all be courageous;
let there be no lodging upon the
issue; this is no time for the faint
hearted, but a time when honest,
true and brave men should be will
ing to fight with their whole power
, for what they know to be right.
, After considerable wrangling over
contested seats from Cincinnati, the
. report of the committee on resolu-
? tions was presented and discussed.
. There were two reports, majority
and a minority report. The former
i. favoring and the latter opposing
. free coinage of silver. When the
minority report had been read a
discussion was demanded by its sup.
porters, and an effort to choke it of
having failed, Judge German eper-
getically contended that it was not
. the province of a Democratic con
: 2 vention ia take up the. fighting sill
= yer Senators of Colorado and Ne
:. vada. By adopting free coinage
" plank the convention would put tn,
seal of approval upon the issue Of {
. debased coinage by the government
e The Republican party should not b.
le permitted to divert the Democrac,
O. from it's true principles, and thu
is democracy of Ohio could not affor,
P to go into the campaign with view
Ie on tim money question as enumer
al ated in the majority report, Gen
u Finley followed with an argumen
We on the other side. The minority re
y port was rejected by 399 nays t
IL 800 years and the platform as re
y ported by the majority of the CON
aI mittee was then adopted.
y CAMPBELL WAS NOMINATED.
ne When Gov. Campbell entere
us the hall he received an ovation tha
IN completely eclipsed all the previou
o. demonstrations of the day, men an
II women vieing with each other i
en- waving flags, parasols, canes an
hats, meanwhile shouting and chez
US ing until exhausted nature could q
oe no more. Governor Campbe
llu stood smiling until the storm ha
all exhausted itself and then in accep
ing the nomination reviewed tt
M achievements of the Democrat
lly party in Ohio since the memorial
es, Dayton convention, and replied
eo- the charge by the Republicans th'
all the appropriations made for tt
he Democratic administration of Il
it State exceeded those Of the previo'
IS! administration. Presently he sail
an "Does the Republican leader in Oh
by (whose character and conspicuo
ose career but emphasizes his advoca'
ley Of bad legislation) stand for tt
lch pernicious tariff measure which W
My rejected at the polls last year
say the people of the entire countr,
lde a measure which has alrea
be in many cases made less wo
the and lower wages for product
labor; a measure which has fore
gtf the farmer of Ohio to sell his VIZ
Ella in some instances as low as twer
lus- cents a pound, and that too, in