New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-30
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION MEETING-GREAT En-
TIIUsIAsM DIsPLAYED-sPEEcH BY THE HON.
WILLIAM ALLEN.

WILLIAM ALLEN.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUSE.l
COLUMBUS, Aug. 29.-The Democratic meet
ing tonight, the Opera House. large assem-
blage OF people. The house filed from bottom to
top, and crowds unable TO get inside that seemed
anxious TO see and hear the distinguished standard
bearer of the Ohio Democracy There ladies
in the audience, whose enthusiasm was as unbounded
as that of the voting portion OF the assemblage.
short time before O'Clock, the Hon. William Allen came
IN, accompanied by Senator Thurman the Hon. Hugh j.
Jewet Col George w. Moneypenny, Col. b. Burns, Sem
tor Thompson, Senator Putnam, DR.. Trevitt,
and other distinguished party leaders OF the
Democracy. AS soon as the audience
espied Mr. Allen they began cheering and applauding
and this was continued for time it splendid
ovation The old statesman is in excellent condition,
and looks older than he did when he retired from the
Senate Of the United States in lS49.
The Hon. VIM. Trevitt, oldtme friend Of Aliens,
presided over the meeting. On taking the chair he
made short speech the situation and In eulogy OF
Allen. Senator Putnam OF the Chlcothe District was
introduced and the opening speech when the audi
impatient hear Mr.. Allen. He said that his
apology for speaking at all that ne might dispose
o assaults made upon Allen by Messrs. Morton
and Noyes In their Athens speeches, which the
standard-bearers OF the Democracy would I'M
doubtedy pass by in silence. The speaker
euogized the action of the late Democratic
which ratified all the State by the Democracy.
He quoted from the Athens speeches Of Messrs.
Morton and NOyes and showed where they had garbed
speech delivered by Mr. Allen in 1868, in order TO mis-
represent and asss his war record and position,
and closed with quotation from one
OF Mr.. Aliens speeches In which
he denounced the rebels and the rebellion, and in
sisted that the Union be maintained at the
sacrifice of every and every dollar 1t for this
speech said the speaker, that Secretary Stanton tee
graphed Gov Todd thank Senator Allen on behalf
of the Administration and assuring him that IL was
worth to the Government $4,000 troops.
ALIENS SPEECH.
Mr. Allen spoke next He said there was but one pc.
lca question before the people Of the United States
all other questions subordinate to that one and
merge il. That question is, whether 1t will be pos
sbe for the American people to purge the great prin
cipe OF popular representation from the pollutons
rpm coDtaminaton in the future The principle
OF representation unknown to the governments OF
antiquity they exerted the SOVEREIGN power III mass
every for himself in his own proper person, and
by representation or proxies In that way they de-
execute power and who should be banished
into exile The representative principle began
great middle or business classes In the
States Western aud Southern Europe the intervening
class the hereditary Oarons and the
hereditary serfs OF those baron but did not develop
fully until after our Revolution and the adoption OF the
Constitution Of the United states. The prinei-
pie OF representation Is coeXtenslve with the
sovereignty OF the people; this sovereignty Is re y
strained only by the reason aud patriotism OF the
people, this sovereignty is delegated by the people 10
their representatives throughout all tue ranhcatons OF
our Government ana the ehtlre future NE Oh nOerV
hangs upon the purity OF the representative principle
To show the nature OF representative government the
speaker took the illustration OF the election OF member
Congress the second tuesday OF October the polls
being open from in the morning to N the evening
During these twelve hours all the ballots cast,
the people investing themselves OF their sovereignty,
comforting II upon their and TINS tTemen
dous power placed IN the hands OF one man II that
does wrong the same process can only De repeated
mus ID point OIL laot tne people are sOyeregnS 1 t
hours out Of two years that Is the naked truth laugh
and appause and IN regard to the Executive
Of the United States, they are sovereign only twelve
hours in four years.
for instance you should be SO unfortunate as to elect
man tos four years who would take the oath of office
charge the duties of that Office, and that after
his election unmndful of the duties imposed
the post OF duty Washington City Iapplausel; who
had taken delight in the whis Of his cigar by the
ocean breeze than IN supervising the operations OF the
greatest in the world; who knew full we'll
that financial and sx-gathering corruption was flowing
unhi' md unSestralned; that he was the one man
nth , stood the least chance of being able to
stem ..de OF corruption Suppose this same highly
overlook all known the nation and pick out
few obscure and put them in Cabinet Ministers,
people, and he should job tue whole Executive power to
these four or i've Ministers that never
saying, II must go OFF; here, boys take this and
do the best you cam intrustng them with the appoint
whole Of the public money OF this people had TO
pass and 10 whose hands an Immense proportion of IL
would be found TO stce. lAppause 1t Is not simply
that Congressman were brIDed In the Credit Moblier
business; my God, II you could only lift the curtain
and now many other rOgueries had preceded
the Credit Moblner roguerles, then you would
think applause there were doubtless other rogeries
a. great; that revelation the result OF an
accident-a lawsuit. Oakes Ames was economical even
in mis- rogueries; lLaggh,er He wanted TO put his
applause then when they were about TO leave, having
exhausted all other SSnIee Of supply % GOO
the republicans had majority in both Houses OF Cou-
gress, and had the Republicans opposed 1t not
one Democrat could have got finger in il.
TAis hat Mas e4 reoeiUed up The hour going prts