Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-07-08

name he acquired by this quality, but
it was something descriptive of brazen
vocal powers. Mr.. Pugh proposes also
the theme for Mr.. Aliens below:
''Taxes! taxesl! taxes!ll No end
of them; no mitigation; no standing
even where we stood at the time Of the
last visit of the tax-gatherer. On such
topic, as upon the Infamous New
England tariff by which our industry
is ground into the dust, such voice as
that of William Allen would shake Ohio
from her center to her circumference.
Can "such voice as that of William
Allen" even though it would shake
Ohio from her center to her circumfer-
ence," take off our taxes? Can it do
more than to tell US how they came?
And will that help the chances of the
Democratic party? We knew little of
taxes until the Democratic party tried
to split the nation. Taxes are the cost
of the luxury of Democratic party.
If Mr.. Aliens terrible voice touches
upon this subject, he must rend the
rocks with denunciations of the crimes
of the Democratic party. And what a
text will the late Democratic Legisla-
ture furnish him?-the most extrava-
giant Legislature we ever had. And as
for the tariff, will Mr.. Allen propose to
retrieve the Democratic fortunes by
taking the taxes off from imports and
putting them on property?
Mr.. Allen is to resurrect the 'rem-
nant of the Old Jackson Guard Demo-
crats," who, like Mr.. Pugh, ''in feeble
health, and fainting almost to despair,
would feel like taking off their coats
and making one more effort" How
do the Democratic doctors disagreed
One set declare that nothing but the
introduction of new blood can raise it,
and they prescribe the front seats to
new recruits; the other declare that
nothing but wind which can reani-
mate the dry bones of the old Jackson
Guard can retrieve the Democratic for
tunes. Mr.. Pugh says Sin time of
so much doubt and misgiving the De-
mocracy of Ohio need a leader whom
they have tried and ever found faith
full" the Enquirer says they want a
slippery man who can deceive both
parties; and that in its own character
it is of no use for the Democracy to try
to win.
The proposition comes with exceed
ing grace from Mr.. Pugh. Who should
be the leader of the party in adversely?
He who claims its highest honors in
prosperity. When the Democratic
party was at the top of its fortunes,
Mr.. Pugh did not scruple to contend
with this tried and faithful leader
for its highest honor and reward. Now,
when it is in adversely, and is filled
with doubt and misgiving, and when
to become leader is to be chief victim
in the sacrifice, Mr.. Pugh proposes
that the party shall go back to Mr..
Allen, "a leader whom they have
tried and ever found faithful" If Mr..
Allen be human, we may guess that
this magnanimity will cost nothing.
And most particularly would it be
magnanimous tribute to this ancient,
tried and true leader of the Democracy,
to bring him into convention and there
beat him with Gen. Cary, who We'd with
Parson Brownlow in calling the De-
mocracy hard names, and in declaim-
ing severe penalties against them. And
yet We should like to see Mr.. Allen on
the stump as the Democratic candidate,
and to hear the sound of the wind that
is to re-people the Vale ofJehoshaphat.
Gin. Gazette.