Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-30
JUDGE c. H. NORRIS
Defines His Position on the Great
Financial Question.


After the nomination of Hon. G. II. (
Norris for Circuit Judge, by the
Democratic Judicial convention at
Lima, a committee was appointed by
the chair to advise the Judge of its
action and to invite him to appear be-
fore the convention.
The appearance of the nominee up
on the stage was the signal for long
applause, which plainly evinced the
enthusiasm with which his nomina-
ton was received by the whole con
vention.
Judge Norris, in few well chosen
words, thanked theiconvention for the
great honor conferred upon him as
the Democratic candidate for Circuit
Judge of the greatest judicial circuit
in Ohio.
He then spoke few moments
upon the political questions of the day
and although not attempting to make
a political speech, his remarks con-
cerning the money question We're so
cleer, so explicit and so earnestly
spoken as to elicit round after round
of applause.
The Judges remarks, so far as they
related to the politicalissues, were as
follows:
Let no man go out of this conven
ton with forebodings of disaster
awaiting us at the coming election.
The people are awake to the con-
dition of the country, and to the
cause of that condition. They do
not believe and will not subscribe to
the doctrine proclaimed at st. Louis,
that the present financial policy OF
this government, which the Republl-
can leaders proudly claim to be the
policy of that party, can be, or ought
to be maintained.
The voter will not be confused
and hustled into line this fall by the
clash of cymbal and the blare OF
trumpets; he will not suffer his atten-
ton to be distracted from the true is
ue by talk about tariff and protection
to American industry.
The frightful images of calamity
and panic which will be conjured up
by our friends the enemy, in order to
scare the timid back into the traces,
will have no terror for people who
by the class legislation of the past
twenty-five years, have been brought
down into the valley of the shadow
of financial death and ruin, in q
country which has reached a condi-
ton that no change can make worse.
Politicians many argue, but 1t Is
too late for argument; orators may
appeal and protest, but it is too late
for protest and appeal; theorists may
presume to educate, but with peo-
pie who have graduated in the school
of adversely, it is too late for tuition
and catechism.
1t is no longer doubt. it is no long
er conjectures, it is no longer uncer-
tainty with our people; it is expert
ence.
When financial system and poll
cy of legislation exists, and is sought
to be fastened on the country, in the
shadow and protection and atmos-
phere of which crafty and far seeing
men who compose and constitute
that beneficient power if properly
controlled colossal and heart
less and dangerous power if uncon-
trolled-the words money changers -
can bankrupt the national treasury,
can shake the national credit, can
oppress and pauperize the producers
of wealth, and can build up CONNER
cial fabrics in this country almost
stronger than the government and
stronger than the people, a condition
has been reached which not only des-
troys the prosperity, but menaces
the liberty of the citizen, and puts in
jeopardy the peace and salty of the
state.
To the fact that this condition does
exist in this country, the people are
no longer blind. Men who conceive
themselves to be greater than their
party may give cold allegience, Others
mayrefuse to support the platformand
the ticket, but for every such, doz-
en- handlers of the ballot will step in
to the ranks, every one OF whom will
be self constituted committeeman
and worker; for this is a campaign of
the people. Like the storming of
Missionary Ridge the rank lead, the
leaders follow the ranks.
And | am confident that the men
nominated at Chicago, and the right
eous principle announced at Chicago,
that in order to maintain the parity
not only between gold and silver, but
in order to maintain the parity be-
tween money and other species of
property, silver should and must be
restored to it's constitutional place as
one of the money metals, will carry
the country in November, and will
place this people with commercial in
tergerity on the high road to speedy
and sure prosperity.