Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-05-05
4 HuuR Divided. etc.

Republican papers are doing con-
siderable bowling about the peace and
harmony that bubbled all over the
state convention last week. The Cleve-
land World, one Of the rankest re-
publican papers in the state, is not
wanting In these eulogistic reports,
but still II gets of the following with
the same breath. II will be remem-
bered that the j. Brown referred to is
prominent republican and an ardent
admirer OF the administration, as his
snap indicates. He has probably de-
livered 10000 little jerSy, twisted up
speeches in behalf of republicanism in
which he always began with the
moss-back expression "I have come to
serve notice on the democratic party,
etc." The World says:
The one and only self-adjustable. back
action, stamped-in-the- bottle, copyrighted
trade mark Jim Brown, postmaster of Tole-
do, was present at the convention.
There was so much else 10 write about on
Wednesday and Thursday that we we're not
able to do Jim Brown, p. NJ, justice until
now.
This is the same Jim Brown, who was rot
then p. NJ but simply plain Jim of Toledo,
who in. the national republican convention
of 1888 mounted table and made the Oh
servation in loud voice that any man in
the Ohio delegation who did not vote for
John Sherman first, last and all the time
better prepare to he sent home on ice.
This speech which, if Jim had been an
anarchist, would have been considered in
denly terminated by Gov. Foraker, the leader
of the Ohio delegation, unceremoniously
puseing him from the table.
Was Jim drunk at the time he made this
incendiary remark?
Oh, no, Jim doesen't drink. He was in
his normal condition.
Well, jim with his title of P. NJ, presum-
ably obtained through his great Chicago
utterance, was in attendance at the Cleve-
land convention in all his glory. He was
this year full of similar great notions of
what the Ohio delegation to Minneapolis
ought to do.
In conference of leaders on Wednesday
evening. after the probabilities and posi-
6llltles of things had been gone over pretty
fully, Jim Brown, p. M, arose and made
the disinterested proposition that the Ohio
delegation should and must be instructed to
support Benjamin Harrison first, last and
all the time. If the time comes when every
body else has deserted Harrison the Ohio
delegation should still be leading the for
lorn hope. If it is perfectly clear that Gov.
Mckinley or any other Ohio man can be
nominated the Ohio delegation should not,
according to Jim Brown, P. NJ, recognize
that fact but should continue to vote for
Harrison and only after other states have
nominated the Ohio man come to his sup
port.
When this climax was reached in the
spec ch OF Mr.. Brown, z. NJ, several persons
who were present almost fell out of their
chairs exclaiming as they they did so "Oh,
gracious" of something more expressive.
But Jim Brown, p. NJ, was undismayed
and as Gov. Foraker was not present to push
him over he continued to the end.
AS we consider this and other utterances
of the Toledo postmaster we are led to
exclaim with the poets
Oh, Jim, our Jim, oh Jim, P. NJ,
What should we do without ye;
Stick to your office, boom terra,
And damned be they who rout ye.