New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-15

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f>(1Jy1%94o42lJgls a PlO-
6nEsH 3aE. &nsIdeiipe tsa he
Demeeaasie party then njesed the-eonA-
dence Of the people of the whole country,
or = Nzgs bAioritN d deal Ind, So
iatEnsted mosa fte9uentlE thAa aans sothsz
party With ,ths radministstiontof the ns-
tional government, to be selected as one
Of its standard bearers, and sent to the
United States Senate as the representa-
tive Of free and powerful State, was an
honor that might wei be coveted, and
could only be achieved by those endowed
with great merit and ability" Mr..
Allen has enjoyed this noble dis
tinctiop in the past, and after
years Of retirement from. pub
lie life has been again called upon to do
the State some service, by once more en-
tering the field Of politics. The straight
out Democrats Of Ohio recently nomi-
mated him for Governor, and having &C.
cepted the nomination, this representative
Of the Democracy in its better days comes
again to 1.-The front 10 endeavox to re-
deem the 1arty from the disgrace into
which it has fallen with the people under
the Lead of 1.-The young Democracy" Tn
derthe circumstances the nomination Of
this old line Democrat over such men as
Pendleton. Groesbeck and Pugh-men
Who have consistently followed With far
more than ordinary ability the fortunes of
the youAg Democracy, in its contest With
the Republican party since 1861, must be
regarded as q healthy symptom. It indi.
Gates 70 our mind that the Democracy Of
Ohio have concluded to abandon the wild
theories that have marked it's course when
under The ccntro! Of men like Yallandig-
ham, Pendleton and others, who not only in
turn opposed the war foz the preservation
Of the Cniop, but opposed "Reconstruc-
ton" as proposed by the government and
people Of the United States; and have net
up to the present time fully and squarely
acknowledged ''the results Of the war as
finally settled The platform adopted at |
the Il me Of Mr.. Aliens recent nomination
comes nearer doing this than anything |
that has emanated from the Democrats Of !
Ohio since the call Of the Republican
party TO Powes. Besides. Mr. Allen,
since his nomination. has taken the
earliest occasion to give his views; aud, !
although Republicans will see something
in tn EN- TO condemn, they will also see
something 70 approve. His opening
speech in the coming campaign was re.
Gently made in Chiicothe to a. barge nun.
bes Of friends and admirers, who were
anxious to hear an old chiefs views on
the present political aspec: Of the eoun.
try.7 Being Democrat he could not be
expected 70 make anything short Of
Democratic speech, yet it was tempered
With Union sentiment ard respect for
The dignity and supremacy Of the federal
government that is truly refreshing and
TO those who detest party bit.
.erpess and have bad occasion to regret
he course Of the Democratic party
since j: was driven from power
y the people. Mr.. Allen com.
neuced by assuring his hearers that he
had had much experience in the ebb and
low Of political sentiment and feeling in
he United States; that he had seen the
people constantly arrayed against each
'ther by conflicting political ideas and in.
erests in the form Of parties, and conse.
Iuently he did not look for absolute
among the people on political
ubjects. He believes, with many others,
hat whereve mankind enjoys free GOV.
free thought, free speech and a {
,ress, shere must be 3 division cf sen-
iments, and that this will result in the
'uilding up Of two great parties, and q
hat, in addition to these, will always be
ound little factions and ephemeral knots
+ dissatisfied men, whose principal busi-
ess is, as We have found, to denounce /
overnment in fierce epithets and dis
race free and useful discussion Of grave
olitical questions. Mr.. Allen thinks G
wo parties political necessity in free I
ountry. We agree with him in this, and
et must decidedly dissent from his as. I
srtion that next to the act Ct abol- I
hing free government would be !
1e abolition Q? the Democratic party"
Mess the Democratic party can be reor-
anized BY men who are true to the p.in-
pies Of popular government as the T
me,ican people understand il, it is bet Q Q
y that il should pass away as the Wing
ad Know-Nothing parties did When 9
,e principles Of those parties ceased to
e acceptable they we're abolished: and
Mess the Democratic party intends to >
,me back to the true principles Of popu. I
2 government, unde. the lead of men i
hose loyalty TO free institutions is unim- v
We believe IT, should be abol. q
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The INTERVIEWER.