The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-15

FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 10, 1878.
THE ONO DEMOCRATs.

The democratic party as tney Call
themselves, of Ohio have assembled, been
ddressed resolved, nominated, cheered,
diourned and gone home. Although, as
We are told by admiring participants and
all the counties in the state
we're represented, and "some by very large
scarcely ripple has been
Produced on the political sea thereby.
William Allen was made the standard bear
II of the party, name, in Ohio, suggestive
Of simon pure democracy, unalloyed win
and of something similar to that |
democracy which, in Pennsylvania, con
linued to vote for Andrew jackson, for |
President, years after his death We could
understand and, somewhat, sympathize
with those old Pennsylvania democrats in
taking. election after election, this course.
To be sure, it displayed something OF IL
norance and a neglect to keep pace with
our countrys history, but they knew that
Andrew jackson was the embodiment OF
all that was good, and honest. and incor-
ruptble, and patriotic in democratic poli-
tics. They knew this and they were not
certain any other individual could so rep
resent their political principlcs-so far AS
they, intelligently had any-ond were not,
therefore, disposed to believe any such out
rageous wing lie as that General Jackson
was not candidate, and afterwards, that
he was dead We had one such democrat
in Rutland. although his standing candi-
date was another man and for rather
a smaller office. Our older residents Will
readily recall Jonathan G, Throll one OF
our purcst and best citizens and of om
most intelligent farmers. lie was demo-
crat of the strctest sort, and in the days
when the members of that party, in this
town. could be counted on ones fingers, he
was bold and outspoken in his views. and
waa the inevitable candidate Of his party
for town representative. No person need
have been ashamed to vote for such man.
Int we had one votcr-hc was good cob
bier. too-that was fearful his democracy
would not be recognized unless he voted
for his long time candidate and therefore,
continued to cast his ballot for him years
after his decease.
We have been led somewhat astray by
these "reminiscences, but.they were sug-
gested by the nomination of William Allen,
by the democracy of Ohio, as their candi-
date for Governor. Forty years ago. the
people were not very much in the habit OF
electing d" young men" to important politi-
cal positions. THE atrocious. crime OF
being Young man" could not with truth,
any more than with courage and de-
ccncy" be thrown into the teeth of many
of ourpublic men, yet, at that time. this
same William Allen had arrived at sucl
he was sent to Congress and, subs equently
served term of the United States Senate
During his entire term of service, in boil
branches of Congress, he was known as
bitter, unrelenting, uncompromising. pro
scriptivc partisan, and, quarter of Il cen
fury ago, was quietly shelved and retired
to private life, in the enjoyment of which
he has since remained, unheard of and I'm
known so far as the general public is con
cerncd. We are told that gray hairs nrc
crown of honor and that old age is honor
able, and so they arc. But when men
with hoary locks and of venerable years
are selected for public position, some re
gard should be had for their peculiar quail
fications for the specific duty they eXpec
TO he called upon to discharge. TIL
trouble with Governor Allen is not s.
much his age and his abilities, as that h
has remained in stdtu q,tO, while the coun
try, the world and the age has been maxim
long and rapid strides in advance. He VIII
was the most fitted to guide, lead or gov
ern quarter of century ago, nigh
wreck the ship of state if placed in com
mand, or at the helm, to-day. But Ale
is the standard bearer of Ohio's dwindle
democracy, selected, as he mOdestly says
because he may be of "service in promot
ing the success of the great democracy
upon whose success, and upOn Mdt dlOnt
rests the prosperity, liberty, and happnes
of the American people"
We should certainly despair of the re
public, if "the prosperity, liberty, an
happiness of the American people" reste
alone" upon the " success of the grea
democracy We are not a prophet or til
son of prophet, but we venture to predic
that the success of the democratic party, a
such, never will be witnessed. Why
these very men who nominated Allen, an
10 whom he is writing, in the extraC
quoted, acknowledge make the STATE
ment their campaign battle cry-that tn
party "dies but never surrenders." Aft6
this acknowledgement, which may he tru
in iact-namely that the democratic part
didn't surrender, because there was ne
enough left of them to surrender, but die
in due course of nature-we should mo.
certainly come to the conclusion that Ill
problem of the capacity of people fc
self government was solved in the wron
way, If =" the prosperity, liberty, an
happiness of the American people" d,
pended alone upon the success of the d.
mocratic party. The resolutions of Il
convention are about what might ha,
been expected, being, in the main, ma
of generaities. They condemn, of cour,
as all conventions of every name and nj
ture, that NEEDLE with politics, Wilt
Credit Mobilier, back salary bill, subsidie
etc, etc., and they, also, declare for fir,
trade, and, naturally, bid for the suppo
and votes of the farmers, labor reforme
and all others, who have real or fancie
grievances to be redressed at the prop,
time and in the proper way. There Is n,
much danger, however, that they will el
tice these men to their support, as the sens
BILE men, connected with these movement
ran but see that their support is alol
wanted, not that they care about fosterin