The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-09-04
Speech of Gov. NOyeS
at athens. o., August 23d.

| tile PRONUNCIATION Vi plAL1OILu5s 1@A5o
year, in the presidential contest, both
candidates were selected from the
Republican party, and both subscrib-
ed to declarations OF principals sub
stantially identical. This year the
Democrats have two gubernatorial
candidates of their own, and two
platforms upon which to place them.
The old school Democracy, after seY-
eral departures and much vacillation,
has determined at last to rely upon its
own strength; to define its own posi-
ton to put upon its ticket only the
names of recognized members of its
own organization, and to regard all
interference or dictation on the part
of recent allies as undesirable and I'M
pertinent. This. decision has. only
been reached, however, after persist
ent coquetting In various quarters, and
q serious family disturbance in conse-
quence. The Liberal Republicans
as they are ealled-remembering the
treatment which their leaders receiv-
ed at the hands of Senator Thurman
and other Bourbon magnates in the
Democratic-Lib eral ConyentiO o n,
which assembled at Columbus after
| the presidential election last fall, were
suspicious of new propositions, and
reluctant to enter into an alliance
again with party whose name had
so long been associated in their minds
with disloyalty and corruption. They
declined to meet the democracy in
State convention, and issued call for
themselves, which was and is de-
nounced as presumptuous and insult
ing. 1.-TWO hundred and fifty thous-
and Democrats are not ready TO sell
out to an insignificant squad of disap-
pointed office-seekers, ,"says the ally
Of last year. "Your organization is a
stencil in the nostr;ls of all honest
men, reply the Liberal Republicans /;
tfpoWerless for good, and doomed to
death, unless you abandon your an
eient name and faith, adapt your
selves to the living issues OF to-day,
and forgetting the past, consent TO
march forward to victory, with new
leaders, and under banners which your
old men have never SEEN" An i'm
passible gulf is therefore fixed be-
tween the two, and each must now
pursue its own way and seek its own
fortune as best it can.
But misfortunes rarely come singly
and alone. The alienation of trusted
allies was bad enough, but the DEM
ocracy was destined to be still more
sorely tried. Treason developed it
self in their own camp. Many of the
old leaders, heretofore honored and
eonfided in, regarded as wise in coun-
ell and brave in the field, whose clar-
ion voices had "rallied the boys" in
many a hard fought battle, whose
presence was inspiration, and whose
names were a tower of strength, dis
gusted with long continued and un-
varying defeat, dissatisfied with the
plan of campaign, conscious of many
and oft-repeated mistakes, ashamed
of the past and hopeless for the future
under the old name and management,
marched out of the Dem Ocratic camp,
keeping step to unaccustomed music,
with their eyes fixed on banners bear
ing strange devices. They have bivou-
aced by themselves, and are inviting
recruits from the old army, and de-
serters from the Republican ranks.
| How powerful this organization may
hereafter prove to be, it is impossible
now TO tell. There are many reasons
why Democrats should join it; there
are none at all why Republicans
should give it. countenance. They
are satisfied with their own organiza-
ton, and propose to remain with it.
If the time shall ever come when
the Republican party shall be "power-
less for good, - as Pugh, Cunningham
and Caldwell, Collins and Ewing say
the Democracy now is, or so far adj
yanced toward decay as to be "spoil-
ed - as GrOesbeck says the Democratic
party is, then we may be ready to
ioin some new departure. But the
Republican party of Ohio stands to-
day upon the history of its achieve
ments for the last seventeen years,
upon its unchanged position, upon
the honesty of its purpose and the JUS
tice of its cause. 1t is united, well or
ganized, and hopeful; conscious of its
strength-and carrying with it the
sprestige of continued and almost un.
/ interrupted victory. Practically the
fight this fall is between this powerful
organization and its old enemy, the
democracy, long dlsheartened by de-
Ifeat, despondent on account of prom
ises broken and hope deferred, divid-
ed in sentiment as to the best means
of securing future success, and weak.
ened by the departure of the young
and progressive Democracy, who
conscious of the objectionable mis-
takes which were committed by the
leaders of the party during the war
and which have been repeated since
would gladly escape from the memory
and Odium of the past, to seek theil
fortunes under new name, and sur
rounded by new associations, ThC
. 3Oth of July and the 9th of Angus
conventions should be regarded as
representing the two wings of tht
Democratic party in Ohio; for al
though few influential and reputa'
bic Republicans, for whom / enter
tain high respect, took part in the
3Oth of July convention, yet it wa.
controlled by theDemocratic element
and the name of a lifelong DemOcra
was placed at the head of the ticket
The great body of the Liberal Repub
lican party will vote the Republican
ticket no doubt, for the reason that i
will he evident as the campaign pro
crosses, that the choice is between tha
Darty and the reactionary and unre
I generate Democracy. II the new
4 party shalt succeed in teaching tn
] old Democracy that its only remain
i ing mission is to die and be buriet
i.ouf of sight, it will merit the gratitud,
] of mankind. If there be such thin.
i as maintaining self-respect for stead
fastness of purpose and consistency il
wrong doing, our chief opponent
are this year getting back to a com
Portable condition of mind. For sew
eral years they have occupied mos
uncertain, and as it seems, unsatisfac
tory position. 1t is hard for any par
ty to admit, in a formal platform tina
it was wrong and only wrong, Will
Its opponents were Continually righ.
all through an eventful and importan
crisis in the country's history. Ye
this the Democracy undertook to do
very ungracefully, to be sure-in tn
Vallandigham departure after tn
war. Last year it went further, ant
not only adopted the platform Of it
enemies, but accepted as its nomine
for the highest Office in the gift of tn
people, its most relentless and bitter
est reviler, man who never in hi
long and eventual life uttered on
word of sympathy with. any of Tn
distinctive doctrines of the Democrat
ic party, unless in advocating tn
right of secession. This year the
have, az all events, returned 10 thel
first love, and have nominated tick
ct, the Democracy of which no ma
will question. In their convention
not messenger, clerk or a candi
n date was tolerated who had ever bee
tinetured with Republicanism. Tn
ticket is true blse. desire to say c
= both Democratic candidates for Gov
. ernOr, that they are men of uudOubt
\ ed personal character and ability
Judge Collins have known for man
years, and respect him very highly
- Mr.. Allen / have never seen, bu
n twenty-five or thirty years ago b
was q power in Ohio and in tie ns
tion-onee an aspirant for the pres
dency. / have no doubt he is clear
headed and worthy man. or his pc
litical opinions and influence I shal