Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-08-15
Lights the Path Of Democratic
Victory This Year.
HISTORY ABOUTTOREPEAT
ITSELF IN OHIO POLL
TICS THIS YEAR.
Marvellous Record of Grand Trd-
umphs By the People.
Tremendous Vitality of Democracy
As Displayed in Ohio.

the contest divided and torn asunder with
out apparent prospect of coming together
with the tiger.
Nearly one half the Republicans are fully
convinced that the success of the ticket put
into the 6eld by George B. Cox, through the
aid of the lobbyist Foraker and the
BARREL OF BUSHNELL
means the retirement from the field of both
state and national politics of Wm. McKin.
ley, the idol of the party, for president in
1886. At least a third of the party has about
decided that victory this year at such a
cost would not be worth the sacrifice and
they are preparing to put down at once and
for all time the vindictive and insolyent dy-
nasty of "boss" saloon-keeper aided by al
Ex-Governor whose career as lobbyist has
disgraced the good name aud fame of the
illustrious men who have sat in the executive
chair of this state. The elaquers and het l.
ers of these two encouraged by the "barrel'
of a millionaire have been fond of telling
the people through the news papers that the
Democratic party of Ohio is dead. They are
simply whistling to keep up their courage
while passing through graveyard into this
open tombprepared every six years for them
by the gallant and unflagging Democracy of
this great state. History has demonstrated d
that in this state when the Democracy enter
into exciting rivalries to see who shall attend
the state conventions as delegates they in
varibly carry the election. The mere fact of
double delegations from several counties
carries with it but single significance and
that is an over plus of Democratic enthusi-
asm which seldom
FAILS TO SWAMP
all opposition at the polls. When three
thousand Democrats in a single county turn
ont to choose delegates from single county
as was the case in that Gibraltar of Democ-
racy, gallant old Butler, it was no indication
rigor mortis as the Republicans would have
everybody including themselves believe.
When week or two later two thousand
more Democrats gather together and fight
for the honor of attending State Conven-
tion as delegates as was witnessed in Spring.
field nobody is willing to say they see any
signs of decay and dissolution there. In
the rockribbed stronghold of Montgomery
which sent the lamented Vallandigham to
congress where he won immortal fame the
Democracy came forth by hundreds stirred
up their profoundest depths and intent on
the triumph of the eternal principals of a
Jefferson and jackson.
In that other Democratic county of Frank
lin which had Medary, Cox, Converse
and an Allen G. Thurman, 5000 Democrats
went to the polls to see that good men and
true represented the party in nominating
convention. But week ago the Democracy
of Hamilton county dug a deep and wide
trench and buried therein all their animosi-
ties and factional disputes of the past and
selected as delegates men who pledged them
selves to harmony and the best interest of
the party. And so it has been all over the
state where there was generous rivalry for
the honor of assisting in the framing of
Democratic principles and nominating men
whom the sign of the times indicate will be
elected. The spirit of
PARTY SUCCESS
first has taken hold of the party everywhere
from the lake to the river and if the tide of
enthusiasm and confidence born of Republi-
can dissention and Republican maladminis
tration keeps rising each day to the election
it will sweep the
SALARY GRABBERs
! from the political map. If there be Demo-
crat with tainting heart let him look upon
the past and know that history repeats it.
self. When the famous campaign of 1867
opened it was forlorn hope and Republi-
cans laughed to scorn the professions of De-
mocratic success. In those days Vallandig-
ham and Thurman Pendeeton and Ward and
a lot of others started out and stemmed the
yellow and indelent tide. A Republican
majority of $4,000 the year before was re-
duced to one of less than 5000 and Allen G.
Thurman was sent to the U. s. Senate. In
1872 Republican tidal wave swept over the
country and Democracy was submerged
Wise and loyal leaders that winter met in
Columbus to disband and organize a new
party. The proposition was defeated and
grand
OLD WILLIAM ALLEN
was nominated for governor. Within nine
months he rode down and trampled upon
that seemingly lmpregnable majority piled
up the year before and sat in the state house
as governor of the people and with him sal
G. Thurman in the Senate. That great vic.
tory was followed by another year later
and in three years more the party whose
funeral had been annually preached for fif.
tsen years by Republican orators rose uI