New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-25
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
SPEECHES BY SENATOR MORTON AND GOV.
MOVES

REPUBLICAN VIEWS ON THE DEMOCRACY. THE IA"
IFF. THE FARMERS MOVEMENT, AND THE BACK
PAY swNDLE.
The Republican campaign in Ohio was opened las'
Saturday by mass meeting at Athens, addresses "
Senator Morton and Gov L. +. Noyes. Inc iono"
ing are the more interesting of Senator "oi ''N
remarks:
SENATOR MOTIONS SPEECH
The most significant political event OF inc season is
the attempted reorganization OF the DenooiS"o par
in Ohio and other States upon the oas' oA is olis
principles rejecting and repudiang' Ate' ucn neSi.s
novamant in the Democratic party is general that
ar. satisfied no new party viii take its place, and
St,s s,mpl choice between that aud the Republican
marty and that whoever and whatever may contribute
70 the defeat OF the latter h but aiding the success
AZ ,ho,formsr ITO be- or not TO be-" is the question
which for some two years has sgitated and diVideo
the Democratic party. A large number OF Democratic
poticians among them Of the wisest ana aDies'
ara Of the opinion that the party has outveo ls nonor
and all possibilities Of usefulness and ought 10 De os
solved and give place to new organization Anoy M
sst that It's during the so bscKeneo WIN
treason loaded down with plumbers that cannot Oe
buried out Of sight borne TO victory, ana Will con
time TO drag the party down to hopeless and dshonop
alba defeat So oppressed were the leaders OF that
party with this conviction that last year. Whie
stil protesting maintain its form ana organizauon
they consented take az its candidates Tor PRESIDENT
and vIce-Presdent who had been, for many years.
its most bitter opponents and revers and did not enter
tain pr nople IN common with it. Mr. GroesbecK' an
emtneptly respectable gentleman OF large ability, who
for some years has been splitting upon the Democratic
marty and declaring 1t out and unclean, but s
keeps his pew in it, and when 1t travels rides upon lts
platform, in a letter recently published says
1T believe the historical Democratic organ
lxation is spoiled. Blundering constantly during
the last 10 years, and shattered by many
defeats IL surrendered finally at the last Presidential
election 1t cannot recall that surrender or the copfes
sops then made and It has no longer strength enough
for victory this extremity 1t would be wise to lay
aside the old organization and enter into new one
When the members Of organization are divided In
opinion as whether it honoraby continue to exist
az oucht TO be buried out OF sight, 1t would seem there
should be but little ground for hesitation on the part OF
all men who are not bound TO that organization by
preiudice or interest IN deciding to contribute in no
respect 70 bring itinto power
THE OLD DEMOCRACY IN THE FIELD.
majority Of the Democratic leaders in Ohio, after
full elaboration, have determined to cling TO the old
organization with all its crimes, foies, and plumbers
upon its heado stand by Its record and its principles
and to the struggle for the control OF the Govern
ment The platform adopted by the Democratic party
az Columbus declares that the party does not seek TO
revive dead issues but stands by its principles, which
are suited all times and circumstances" 1t makes no
mention OF what are dead issues, but in reatrming its
former principles, which it declares are suited
alike TO all times and circumstances, 1t points
to the future Of the party as defined by the
past True, IL says the Democracy OF Ohio are
opposed to secession and notification but this
means no more than " Dear Sir" and Your obedient
servant" put IN o letter stranger. The whole OF
the first resolution, in mild form, reafrms the doc
trne of State rights talks about the dangers of cen
trazaon and clearly refers 10 and reassers the old
Democratic doctrine Of which secession and nuif-
cation logically and inevitably how The nomination
OF ex-senator Allen, gentleman Of ability and repua-
ton for the Office OF Governor is significant, and was
intended be- that the party has rejected all ideas OF
progress and has returned to its dntebeu notions and
principles. Mr.. Allen, in the days in which he lived
was a State rights Democrat Of the strictest sect
entertaining all the notions in regard to slavery that
were common to his party at that time, and his
nomination is a proclamation that the party
has returned 10 those doctrines and ideas. AS
well attempt to restore the costume and manners OF
ancient Egypt by Iproseotis~ admire tioa and
pattern weLpreserved mummies from her Pyramius
II is vain aud futile attempt TO ignore the war ana all
e mighty and events OF the last IL years With
10 that period since Mr. Aliens departure from political
e and before his resurrection the greatest events in
our national history have occurred-events which have
GIVEN new form and color TO our political system and
must irresstlby shape national destnies; and the
attempt OF the Ohio Democracy to ignore these events
and changes the ideas and sentiments OF the
past in the nomination Of Mr. Allen will be as Fat and
Improbable performance as Nhdb VI INC CdAOn
who sat upon shore and forbade the advancing
hde
SALARY GRAB.
1t might be the subject of comment If failed to make
. some reference TO what is called the Back Pay" BY
an amendment 10 the Legislative Appropriation bill,
the salary Of members Of Congress raised TO 1880
year. instead Of 900, which was their compensation uO
aer the old law. What was known as Congressional
mileage was aDonsnea ana al se no Seo
ctye pay this increased rate for the Congress
9@s psid for mileage stationery and newspapers
The measure was in no sense party measure. 90
observe that more Democrats voted for it in the two
Houses IN proportion to their numbers thsn Repu0l-
sStIal increase of nav will vary with each member,
depending upon his distance from Washington and the
e general conviction OF the members OF the Senate,
nce have been in that body that the pay and allow
and that sound and enlightened policy dctaed~an In
crease. =. ..,o.uN... -. ror,,ass
he power to determine the measure OF their OWE com
enSato1 In TINS ms Sp to ve oeeps the power
determine and TX the value OF thelr own Du
Sd our form Of % sn e pay
br OF Congress has been increased on nve onerent oc
bean dated back TO beginning OF the Congress In
which Il was made. The last tme before the present,
1onths The pTlncipe involved in back pay diff
ierent worse than it was the hrst time u was
shat the members Of the XLId Congress who voted for
back pay have been guilty OF stealing or OF lhtehaeo
fraud upon the Treasury Those that have taken the
money received according to law raw they nad as
much power enact as any other Many OF those VINO
voted for and received this back pay In the last Con-
among and ablest IN the land OF both
parties believed they but exercising const
tutiOns power had earned the money and were follow
ING example that had been set by many OF the most
distinguished and patriotic men who had gone before
y Them In the halls OF Congress.
BACK PAY WRONG AND DANGEROUS.
But while thus doing justice TO the motives OF the
members OF Congress who had voted for received
what is called "baek pay" do not wish TO be under
stood as approving the principle involved in it. To
be nlain of