Year: 1877

The Democratic Party OF Ohio. sitting sol
emnIy IN convention at Columbus on Wednes-
dav, making nominations anu passing resolu-
tons when the whole country was congulsed
with ,he labor strikes, amt nobody cared the
toss OF a copper what the Ohio Democrats did
or thought or resolved, was upon the whole an
amusing spectacle. They went through the
motions with as much complacency as though
somebody was Interested in the proceedings,
apl thew did possess some sort of importance.
As a matter OF fact they had no interest for
anybody except as they furnish the entertain
mcmt of fair burlesqIe to relieve the
minds of people who have been wrought
lid to a high pitch OF excitement by the pro-
gress of what seemed a great tragedy After
nominating for Governor ! wealthy grocoT OF
Cincinnati whose claims were based upon
his wealth and willingness to diihurse, and
whose merit is the doubtful one of having no
pu5lic record except that he was TIE Know
Nothing candidate for Mayor of Cincinnati in
1884, they adopted a platform renewing their
hedges of devotion 10 the Union and the Con-
stitutlon, and stating in the largest and ioOsest
manner possible the political principles III which
thcv choose TO L AXE people think they believe


They consider the Inauguration of President


Jayes an cncroachment on popular rights,
and wish it distinctly to be understood that
"a repetition Of the fraud Will not be toll
erated;r but they congratulate the country
upop the Constitutional and pacific policy his
administration has inaugurated. They then
proceed to wreste with The labor question.
They find no difficulty in discovering the
causes of what they are pleased to call - the
~. .I,,.t g "a. tt.,.
"and the pauperizing of labor These caiam-
tiles are described rs "the irresistible fruits
"of the vicious laws enacted by the Republi-
"can party which is somewhat general
and not altogether careful statement Then
! they "denounco as an outrage upon the nights
"of the people the Act demonetizing silver,
pronounce the greenback currency the best
paper money We have ever had, and de-
clare against any further contraction.
These things with some furtherun important dec
la.atlons regarding local political issues, make
I'D tie body OF doctrine with which the T. Democrats
of Ohio go to the people Do we need 20 say
Iiat it seems utterly inadequate To the oc-
casioni Here is u great party that claims TO
have carried Presidential election, and TO
have been defrauded out of it, preparing for
tI,e first state election after the Inauguration
of a new Administration, and Dragging itself
that it goes to the people wi,h supreme conf
dence that they will take a populaf verdict
against that Administration, and what do they
do7 Nothing in the world but resolve plati-
titudes, and nominate a ticket that actually
seems like bullesque.


1t is impossible to read the report of the pro-
ceedings without being impressed with the in
sincerity and hollowness of the whole perform
ance These people have really no complain
to make against the Republican party OF the
present Administration, except that they hold
the offices which Democrats coyet They
charge the destruction Of industry and the pau
perization of labor upon their opponents, not
because they believe the accusation may be
| just but only from the force of habit. They
are accustomed to charging upon the opposi-
ton party the responsibility for whatever hap
! pens wrong, from arrangement of trade to