The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-09-24
s,eeoa Of Gov. Allen. Of Ohio.

SVSCCu VI pV'' .AtN-'
snbus. Oaio. c: Democratic meeting,
over which he presided. 1t is With plea
sure VIC publisH-it;
Fellow Citizens: Barc accepted the
appoiu.non: 10 preside OYER IBIS meeting
With a most siacere and profound sense Of
The bonor tia. tie ealing implies it Is
my business to preside over The mce'ios
rsihe. .haa TO speak myself | need not
say to ! Democratic audience FIAT Tie ca
ioyment of this nights proceedings will
depend apoD the order and silence which
they observe while tue gentlemen who have
teea ioYi.ed to address you fulfill tie PROM
iscs OF the Committee. There axe
reasons great and numerous shy this meet.
log shoG.d be held tonight. It is called
to ratify ty the public viii tie proceed
Jugs of the recent Democratic State Con
ven,ion. held in tins city. 1t is con"ened
for Tie purpose Of existing every Demo
crat aud every honest man, whether Dem
ocss, OF net. to Tie support Of the ticket
viiah tic o.i !is,o:ic !ariy Ct the regG5.
lie has presented Io. their Acceptance
applause.
Oae word as t, Tie history Of this party
It derived its life from great struggle 3.
tba beginning Of The Government 10 caeck
tendency Of the government IN its sileot
md secre! march with a mooarch; it hid
its origin IL az cfEor; to repeal Law pass
ed before this party hal an existence, BY
which the a!icn.born population OF tae
corotry we're sought to be put nader toe
I frosa Of the government. and 70 tia. cS-
tent emigration from abroad was retarded
at the beginning, aal prcscaiei aaaiIy :.
The end. Every foreigner tia: 'rcaas our
soil is Indebted to that i.,l aal great ei-
fort, in which this party received lis bi'ih.
! to se5Ger eur soil ;ha hone Q. eysrc hon
est man who wanted 70 make al honest
living cmong US. Auc'ber law t2adios
to the same cud had for its oli"c: the res.
;riciiaa Of the right Of speech, limitation
upon the liberty Of tic Prs:s It wss to
repeal these hSs tia: the Aenoc-s'ia Far,
tY cane into existence, aai il did rcYal!
them. Every man wh) wnDts to speak
and write freely can date his right 30 DO
so back to the old Democratic party ID the
very first year Of is birth. A?2IaG'e. ]
Every foreigner, f;on wha;cyer cline 5r
mav I.2:c come. can DATE lis right to life
aud to cultivate the American sJ;! in he
character Of an Amcri2aa citizen, back 10
the dsys When the Democratic party was
born. That party held the control Of the
government for nearly sixty years That
party annexed every acre Of Ian! 20 The OF:
ligiDal limits of the Republic shieh exc: Wa
annexed. ezCep, scmc snow clad regions in
.hc North, which the Emperor Of iuSsia
hal The ccaaias aaG d.z;eriiy 10 prerai!
upoa the Goycrrmen: to take 6!i bis aaras
ualer Seward Lqughter aa! applause
:. The government coaiuesei every rlr
TO decided AID triumphant issue. The
I Denocsa;c party after fEiy I've years Of
debate received for every measure it bad
ever originated the sanction Of the Ameri.
can people TO put those measures spon the
statute books. The adverse Patty s'fug-
cling to cugraG their measures r7on The
public Iaw failed 10 every Instance, aud
stood CONDEMNED as 6anslers IL tic max
ioc of laws up 70 The year 1860.
Now, mark you, We claim that We had
acquired all tic land roder Democratic
rule, and these acquisitions have been i'm
mensc; We claim that we carried through
every var with !orcisa couatry to sac
ccss!al TERMINATION; We claim ;Eat ccCry
single measure Ct the party Vas ialorsot
BY the American people ta:oag} the long
series of fifty five ycars o; this gorcFa-
lncnt's life; and aaoJLc, tang W. clain
snd not The smallest, that ia all this tine
the Democratic party never she'd oac drop
Of human blood e: = Po.j;iea. c&euse -
Applause
We did makc oae m;stak:--a great aud
terrible mistahc-we made tie mistake O!
d;yiding our ranks and opening wide
chasn. through which an adverse party
cane troopiog into ?oEer fourteen years
ago, aud have doae all the things that YOU
remember. They coatyi:cd to impress tie
minds Of the American people with p'cir.
licial notions with regari to The Democrat
ic party. Bat We have lived to see all tia!
reversed, and nav the nation recalling ali
the old history Of the party, rcco!ec'i"s
It's illG<.rious deeds, al! patriotic IN thci!
conception aol wise 10 their czccQt.oa,-
recoIlsctiag all these things the people are
now stretching out their hands, crying TO
the old Democracy Of the Union to Come
back, cone back, cone back" Applause
And wo arc coming. laughter and when
We do come back, mark you, We will aa
minister the government just as orr pre-
dccessors in the Democratic patty admin
s;crei It, not exclusively for the good OF
Democrats is not the nature of our
party-but for the good OF the people; for
the rood OF every man. woman and child