The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-09-25
I-p GHANiaRS.
7s,r h.a,.b,s Effort 10 Make Demo
cratic Capital out Of
'--tiY5 Meeting.
-...e 2. ..-su-- SO Make a Point for
t-.sGfE raTtns amt
&, sI@s "a by Bcianc.

! Iser ty-G ,.-rrIat BY d, rravelug Correspondent
Having uo-fceI in the Stute ,yo"rao7
| ri.t % range picnic would be held at
NJ Vernon On J.l. 5lh inst. and that
Governor Allen. Grand Master ELS. aud
o5.i-r uoraIjr- would 6e present aud adj
tr.,~ tE.- -i.,ii.s-g,. deemed iEa Suitable
socre-iou To- visit LiJ. fer40u.
Vow. Mt. Vernon i very thrifty
place. and is atmosphere l. calculated
G., mature ones ideas and inspire the
soul II wa- there thaJ some of the
i.-rcesr Political battles of the country
l.uyp been fought. ir was there that
Eir Nuilaudi CHAM made his famous anti
war speech. where he ''deiied and spat
upon order No. -. which was tire i'm
mediate caU>r of hi- arrest and banish-
m-u5. II WAS ~ Mt. Vernon that BrouSh,
licNulty, Tom iiauar. DeianO COrwin
AID a. I:uIrb-r Of Others have made the
greatest efforts Cf their lives. and where
Uyysruar Allen in early days masie his
greatest speech upon the SrgD-'FreaSury.
knowing these things, ] went TO the
Grange picnic. having already discover
81 certain uu3erhauded management TO
convert it into e mammoth Democratic
demonstration-in which l suspected
that Governor Allen was to be the cen
trai figure 10 be feted al the lion of the
day. and introduced to the cOniiding
gran1er> iE his late fuvOrite roll as an
Honest Old Farmer, in order that he
might cOyr--iy capture their atten ion
TO "a political speech.
There WAS e large asSembiage of peO-
pie at the Fair grounds near the city,
variou.iy rStim ted AT from five TO six
thousand evidently Of the best and most
inteliigen, citizens Of the county. After
convcr~irg with a few friends, and
Watching tl:e current of events. | was
NOT long in asceTJaining that the DemOc-
racv. not only Of the county. but Of the
State had very quietly packed the meet
ing. and arranged things 10 suit their
own convenience, and try to make a fa-
tai stab at the Republicans, through the
Grange organization. Everything sniat
tered of the real SimOn-pure Democracy.
The Governor had been brought into
the city the evening before. His coming
had been hcralded by the papers, and
accompanied by band of music lie was
escorted 10 the residence Of General
Morgan. who threw open his mansion,
and gave his ENcei!ency public recep-
ton. A. the sequel shows, all this was
done for the purpose of impressing the
public mind, and To prepare the way for
the ovation which the cNuitant DemOc-
racy had prepared for the morrow
At this reception, at General MOrgans
the evening before the Grange picnic,
tie Governor made ii most contemplate
dpma-0-ue speech, in which he informed
those about him ''that it was at Mt.
Vernon. long years ago, that he was in
spirpd to mike his elaborate speech
upon the sub-Treasury, which still eX-
listed III pamphlet FORM / am thus
particular to enable your readers TO un-
der~taud how neatly and thOroue lily the
Democracy mad things ''set up.
Now. IT happened that Secretary Del
ano, who Iiai iust returned from Wash
in@tOn. was. by the persuasion OF friends
who were anxious that ne should be
present ana address them. taken by TIE
committee in "a carriage TO the Fair
grounds, and together with Grand Mas
ter Ellis and Governor Allen, occupied
the speakers stand.
Grand Master Ellis was introduced as
the first speaker. He made II few prac-
tica! remarks concerning the aim and
object OF the Order and quoted largely
from the Constitution OF the Society.
IT. dtc.U particularly HpOH TINT ci1HSe
,rhi-H JTDbjijf,F y,o{iticdi discussions iH
tie Gr9age. INIT h0ped ttat M 0ii"SiOlts
,CDEif Le m0'ie rpm l,DiitjcH t0DicS To
mn, tine G0y,S -fey'icjtjeS. Sir. Ellis i q
practical man. rather plain than pol
i-n-i. Ills remarks We're well received,
ami after ne had concluded, a recess was
taken for refreshments. OF which there
was great abundance.
After the repasU WAS over. Governor
Allen was introduced and. almost imme-
diately. d!sreCariing the caution of
Grand Master Ellis ~ to political dis
cu>-ion. ie proceeded To bid.fOr Grange
confidence and sympathy. He tiattered,
cGgu-ttad and euiO.,iZrd He dwelt
largely upon tIa fact that George Wash
ingrDu was 10 tar.na=, and had been
President two terms. la passing from
the aI.alHi.traticn OF Washington 10
tlIat Of J. 'l-rSpu. he Ia De IA very undig
nilied and c1ut-mptibIe ailu-iOn to the
a.iiniui~r... iOu Of John Adams. He then
stated IHIt Jefferson WAS also a farmer,
and had filed the Presidential Office two
terms. lie then alluded to the retire
m-ut Of Washington and Jefferson from
Office. ia connection with tine charge |
that General Grant was a candidate for !
th- third term, IN 50 gross manner as
10 be uffrrISiy. IL tiie extreme. and to |
make it the duty of the member Of the |
Cabinet then on the stand-and there |
by invitation Of the Spc.ety-tO notice |
the inIigI!Jy.
The Governor then alluded to the fact |
that le was "a farmer; that he had been |
III Congress ever 30 many times; and |
he claimed for himself much experience |
in other public affairs, ali of which was
very necessary for the proper discharge |
OF q great public trust.
His ENc-ileucy ri-nJ here forgot Gran |
gers and All that kind of things. and
bsauch-I oil into as bitter a political |
TRADE 81 his head could invent. or his |
tongue utter. lie denounced the Ma |
tiCual debt, and charged the B"publi-
cans with being responsible Ter il. He |
attacked tine bOn3hpider-. aud Jie iS-u-
ing Of bonds lie charged upon Pre>i-
dent Grant official corruption as well a.
"a desire 70 be- President a third term
His Ezc-.iaucy here fairly ranted. He
attacked the tariff. the Internal Reye-
uur laws. and everything else the Re
Publican party i responsible lOr-cOn-
Guiding that portion Of Ais speech with
tie declaration that corruption existed
in ali the departments Of Government.
even 70 70 the Presidential chair. He i
asserted that the farmers never iob5ied
never belonged 10 lobby. nor had in
rerest ia lD5Jie-. but had patiently /
borne the yoke which the politicians had
thrust upon them without z.4urIUur or
complaint
TIE whole speech was a violent -Daci-
men Of old fashioned -iaH--hau-s o! fu-
Democratic order. and thoroughly dis
.l-t-I all vino heard It. 1ls'.g Demo
crars denounced the GOverlJr- whom
they had invited and made t..a hon Oi
the f-a=T-a- Il yiruient demazJZIe and
q weak iIub-rii- vino a>pir-t 70 Pr-si-
deEtiai IJu0r- bur whose effort Wa 20
feeble and the jiu- - lily chosen. and
iLr di.yrii-e % riin. that the ass ears
were plainly visible under the lions skin.
Ir. Allen did great injury % AIS cause.
10 li,useIfaai 10 ii- friends. Ills course
last Saturday demonstrates thar men do
not always profit by ag- and experience
Tie Governor could have made friends |
bv any reasonable and decent behavior.
bJ- ne could u0t resist the opportunity |
70 play the dema-Jgue- and sw itiy
came rhr r-7ribUtiOu.
As soon a. Governor Allen had taken |
Lis scat Secretary Delan0 was intro
fu--t 20 fI- masses By Jl.e President Of |
tI- day. TA- Secretary came forward
His wIy.- -Dunteuauce Illuminated with
iuiiNa-i0u AZ the insults which he, a
guest Of the day, had been obliged 70
hear from another guest. II now began
raining moderately, the cloud, threaten