The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-10-31
CAMPBELL.
SPEAKS IN CLEVELAND,
UncOnquerable Democracy of
CuyabOga Gives Greeting
To Its Peerless, Fearless and
Eloquent Champion.
A Sick Man, But Still the Fiery
Leader

| Who Has Challenged the Doings OF
the Corrupt Cox Crowd and Put
Them to Rout Before Weeks Labor
on the Stump-A Dishonest General
Assembly.
Cleveland, O., October 25.--The uncon.
querable democracy of Cuyahoga county
gave ringing enthusiastic greeting to
the next governor of Ohio at Music hall
Thursday evening.
Music hall has held many vast audi
ences in the past and the walls of that big
auditorium have time and again resound-
ed with great storms of cheering but
never before has celebration contained so
many such pronounced elements Of sincere
enthusiasm as were characteristic of the
meeting held there last night.
The principal characteristics of the per-
sons making up the audience was the fact
that every mans face was the face of a
man full grown, men from the factories
and workshops and the office. Scattered
through the audience were many ladies,
whose prettily decorated hats formed the
only break in the otherwise uubroken sea
of manly faces. On every hand was the
stars and stripes displayed. Flags covered
the halls, flags had the gallery and bal
cony fronts; there were flags on poles,
flags stuck in hatbands flags on chande-
liers, flags suspended, flags erect flags
everywhere and in every place.
The appearance of the democratic stand
ard bearer was the signal for
TUMULTUos STORM OF CHEERING
and every other kind of applause known
to man. Threats shouted themselves
hoarse, feet stamped ladies and men
clapped their hands Cheer followed
cheer, so closely that they seemed to be
one. The ovation grew and grew in vol
ume until it became one great mass of
noise, which subsidized only to be renewed
with greater intensity, until it finally
ceased because there was no more noise
that could be made, nature was exhausted
and quiet prevailed.
NOT WELL MAN.
Mr.. Campbell, as he rose slowly from
his chair and stepped forward to the
front of the stage, was greeted by another
ovation, the applause being, If that could
be possible, even greater than the first
effort.
Governor Campbe,l's appearance gave
an indication of the strain under which
he has been laboring during the last week
He is not well man. His step was slow
and his voice husky. At first MS he spoke
his voice did not carry to the rear of the
hall, but early In his speech he warmed
up to his subject, and was the same old
fiery war horse who formerly led the dem
ocratic hosts of Ohio on TO victory; there
Is only one Campbell and he was himself
again. His eloquence was as grand as
ever and his logic and argument more
forceful, II that Is possible, than 1t ever
was before
THIEV1NG LEGISLATURE.
Among other things, he said: II have
said some pretty hard things about the
republican party In the legislature. No
one said worse things; II he did, 1t must
have been because he was more eloquent
thar l. have said that they robbed the
people right and left and they do not
deny it, all they deny is that they are an
organized band Of robbers. repeat what
have said on other occasions. Not a bill
was passed or defeated In the last assem-
bly, that money was not used to secure It's
defeat or passage. challenge any mem
ber of tie seventy first general assembly to
prove the contrary" (Applause)
A young man in the audience arose and
asked the speaker the following question:
"Will you tell me the difference be-
tween republican thief and a demo-
cratic thief"
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE.
The ex-goyernor's reply came quickly:
There is no difference. They are both
bad, but 1t was not necessary TO have any
democratic thieves in legislature that
was six-sixths republican thieves. (Pro.
longed applause.) Because l made these
charges / was assailed in my yeracity
from every platform and every stump.
This continued for two or three weeks,
finally becoming quieter and ultimately
ceasing altogether. There was one honest
man on the other side one man who was
honest, and his name was William Mo-
Kinley, governor of this state. He had
the manhood to stand up and say that
was right and II the people do not say the
same and elect me, l am no prophet.