The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12
Jolly Chic.
Mr.. PENDLEToN's REMARKS AT THE crv-
CINNATTI QUALIFICATION,

Mr. Pendleton. on nearing the front
Of the platform, was welcomed will,
round after round of hearty applause.
He said:
Ny Fe7lolU CjtizeaS-I does ones
heart good to witness scene like this,
Renewed cheers. 1t is very proper
that powder should be burned. that
rockets should rise, that fires should
burn and illuminate to testify that orr
hearts beat quicker aud our blood flows
more rapidly at the results of the last
election. Great cbeering]. 1t was
not my good fortune to be able to take
part as much as usual in the canvass.
But | made little speech at Mozart
Hall one night, as some of you will re-
member, and want you now to bear
me witness that I told the people of
CINCINNATI the truth here-as ALWAYS
desire to do-when 1 said that William
Allen would be the next Governor of
Ohio. [Cheers]. AS came up to this
meeting, this evening, met an old Re.
publican friend Of mine. He was not
in very good humor. [Cries of 81
gness not" and laughter]. He said he
did not know what we had to rejoice
ab"nt or whom we had to congratulate.
told him if he would but come IN and
listen tonight that and others would
answer that question.
We rejnice tonight, my fellow -citi
zens, because we believe that the peo-
pie of Ohio have done patriotic duty,
and have done it so wisely and so we'll
that its results will inure to the benefi.
of the whole country. We rejoice be-
cause the people of Ohio have set the
seal of their condemnation upon fraud,
corruption and the general demoraIi-
cation of public affairs. We rejoice
because the people of Ohio have re
buked that general want of high toned
integrity which has manifested itself
in salary bills, Credit Mobilier and 9TH
er corruptions. We rejoice because the
people of Ohio have said that they have
lost confidence in and will not trust the
destiny of our State to Il party which
is founded in unsound principles and
tainted with corrupt practices. We re-
jolce because tile people Of Ohm have
said they have confidence in and will
trust the destiny of the State to the
party which we believe is sound in
principle and whose browning glory it
has always been to maintain purity in
legislation and honesty in ahministra.
ton. Above all, ms friends, we re-
Jolce that this triumph has been sccu-
red to rs in the person of an able, emf
neHt, honest and distinguished states
man, whose sagacity, judgement and
patriotism will be exerted to enable us
to use power so that, while serving the
country, we will insure and extend the
success of the Democratic party.
And whom shall we congratulate {?
To whom shall we give thanks7 Cen
tiemen, we can give thanks to and
congratulate the young men of h e
State who have for the first time cast
their votes, and who, in spite of abuse,
IN spite Of dctraction and enmity, have
followed their own noble instincts and
impulses, aud have allied themselves
toaparty which, in all it's history, in
all its acts, in all the power it has exer-
cIsed; has been true to itself, to liber-
ty, and to the country. .''
At this point the speaker was inter
Fupted by loud cheering on the out
skirts OF he crowd, and continued
cheering and laughter as q novel "Bill
Allen" team made it's way through the
dense mass to the front of the stand.
The team was drawn by a yoke of
cream'colored oxen. The wagon con-
talned crowd Of good natured Demo
Gratis, a hag-pipe, and large National
banner.1 i