Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-28
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! Democracy at Columbus, and
placed before Il c I,ccple OF Ohio
for their support and endorses
ment is one that very Democrat
has reason to he proud Of. From
the start it was evident that the
Convent on realized the demands
and necessities of the hour; and
consequently thcy cast aside all
site shows, and refused to cater
to the whims or dictatiGn of men
who profess reform only so far
as it nay serve titrir ends and
prtjudices. They. realized the
fact that. there we're brt two par
ties in the ca1vass-and that the
questions before the people OF
Ohio wcre Corruption or Re
form, ihdoI semeuf of Credit Mo.
bilier Frauds, the late Disgrace
ful "SalnIy Steals" Grant and
Kellogg's usurpation in Louisi-
ar a, and many other evils and
scandals which pervade every
branch of the State and Nation
al Governments. An indorse-
nlent or Reputation of this state
of affairs are tie questions in
this campaign that the people
must decide. And so the De-
mocracy have determined to
make a square fight on these is
sues, and have placed a ticket
ard a platform before the people
that no man, WHO is honest and
opposed to the present corrupt
state of affairs, ear refrse to sup
port. The republican press ac
knowledge that it is The best and
strongest ticket that has been
nominated by the Democracy iii
many years. We take the follow
ing extract from the Ohio STATE
Journal, (the Republican organ
at Columbus.) in which it speaks
in complimentary terms of the
Hon. William Allen, the candi
date for Governor:
1.-The ticket nominated by the
Democracy is certainly strong il
one respect, whatever may be
said OF it in others. 1t will bring
Tout the full Democratic vote
The candidates it presents arc il
the main not only unobjectiona
BILE to their Nv. party, bat pos
. sess positive popularity there
with. This is particularly true o.
the leader Of the ticket, the Hon
William Allen, for whom few
, Democrats in tie State will no.
be ambitious to vote. For near
ly twenty-five years he has had
but little to do with politics, blu.
his ncgations in this respect arc
not altogether weakness. By
keeping aloof from the stirring
public events OF the day, he ha:
also shunnod the contamination
of political struggles. Besides
the veteran Democratic chieftair
! now summoned from his retire
5 ment is by no means destitute o
: q public history. In 1882 he
, was elected to the House of Rep
re~sentatives of the XIII Con
gress, and served one term il
that body. Andrew Jackson wa:
at that time President, and wa
, just entering his famous strug
, gle with the United States bank
out ofwhici grew the most prom
inent political issues of the peri
cd. Among Mr.. Aliens col
leagues in the House were Thos
Corwin, Thomas l.. Ilamer, r.
Lytie, Jeremiah McLesn, JOSEPH
Vance, end Elisha Whittlesey
The Ohio Senators we're Thomas
Ewing and Thomas Morris, anc
among their official associates
were Webster, Wright, Calhoun
Clay, and Benton.
Mr.. Allen was not reelected
, to the House, but during the
winter of 1856 was elected, by
a majority of one vote, to the
United States Senate, XXVtE
Congress. His colleague wat
, Thomas Morris, and among his
associate Senators were Silas
Wright, Calhoun, Clay, Critten.
den, Benton, and Buchanan"