Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-06-03
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
OHIO CONTINGENT MEET
AND SEND A CHILL
ALONG THE GOLD BUG
SPINE.
Standing for the Principles of
the Party Which Was Hon
Ored by Lincoln, Grant,
Blaine and Others.

COLUMBUS, May ,2S.-(Special. y
The great silver wave swept in upon
Columbus yesterday in such force as
to send alarm into the hearts of the
gold bug followers of Hanna-McKin-
ley. Republican papers and their
subsidized press association have
been misrepresenting the meeting
and sending out false reports to the
effect that the movement was of no
magnitude, but any person who saw
the 300 or 400 sturdy Republicans,
whose heads had grown gray in the
service OF the party and many of
whom mad left a leg or an arm on the
battle fields under Grant, Sheridan
and Sherman, could not but see the
force OF the mighty sentiment for sill
yer, whose wave crest is just now
sweeping across the entire country.
Judge Brown, of Wauseon, in accepting
the position of temporary chairman, an
nounced himself as an old-fashioned Re-
publican. He said that he was in favor of
protection. but did not approve of the pro-
posed tariff legislation of to-day. A loud
burst of applause greeted Judge Browns
| fervcnt expression of thankfulness for the
stand taken by Senator Foraker on the
Cuban question.
The declaration of principles was read by
Mr.. ]. j. Cushing, of Cincinnati, as follows
1--WE, Republicans of the State of Ohio,
loyal to the cause of bimetallism, in State
conference assembled at Columbus on the
9th day of May, 1897, do declare:
| 1--WE stand for and honor the principles oil
the Republican party as taught and practic
ed by Lincoln, Grant and Blaine and de-
nounce the surrender thereof at st. Louis
whereby it was attempted to prostitute the
party of human rights by making it party
of property rights subservent to, dependen
upon and controlled by the money changers
of the world.
"We believe there can be no revival of in
dustrial prosperity while the people are i'm
poverished by constantly declining values
which condition was brought about by thu
vicious, wicked and secret demonetizatioI
of silver.
"We therefore demand the immediate re-
monetization Of silver at the present lega
ratio of l6 to without waiting for the ait
or consent of any other nation. While this
paramount issue is before the people W.
pledge ourselves by our political action tt
work for the consummation thereof"
The resolutions were greeted with round
after round of applause, and no gathering
of men ever showed more heartfelt interes
| III tne cause tney advocated tnan tnOse as
sembled in this convention.
The state central committee organized b!
electing J. J. Cushing, of CINCINNATI chair
man; G.. J. Remington, of Kenton, secretary
and j. M. Morgan, of Dayton, treasurer
The headquarters of the committee will b,
5S Blymer building Cincinnati.
The following members of the state cen
tyal committee were named, the vacancies
to be filled at the later date:
First district, j. j. Cushing; second, M
A. Neff. Oincinnati; third. j. H. Morgan
Dayton; fourth, R. @. Eastman, Lima
seventh. j. J. Harper, Washington @. II.
eight, G. j. Remington, Kenton: twelfth
Joy Winters, Columbus; thirteenth. @. T
Colville; fifteenth, Thomas Walsh; eigh
teenth, Judge Grant, Akron; nineteenth, @
Perrick; twenty first, A. F. May.