The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-06
A FINE OLD VIRGINIA GENTLEMAN.

Our Democratic exchanges, the C0lfT
Ter among the number, have much t,
say about the goodness and greatness o
Governor Allen They are in fact filled
to overfowing with fulsome adulation ol
that gentleman. They even try to tickle
the farming interest by calling him
Farmer Allen,n Granger Allen" and
such endearing titles. Now, the facts in
the ease are that this man who has by a
scratch" tainedGubernatorial honors.
has all his life been a ranting, foul
mouthed demagogue. The Chillieothe
GGzette publishes the following extract
from speech made by William Allen
over fifty years ago, as reported in the
Portsmouth Ohio Times, of October,
1892:
Mr.. Allen, from ChiIlicothe, was here
a few days ago. He is young gentle
man doubtless of some respectabiIiGy and
talents, lawyer too, and withal a Jack
son btO1O pipe of the high key for this
section of the country. He was speaking
of his idol at McCOy's in presence of ten
nrtwalva of our most re 7t,, taNie UitlLeus
when, after a short pause, he reached
forth his pretty hand, displayingan arm
that would do admirably for cutting up
into dTtInStickS, and with the voice of
thunder said that he did not care a d-n
for Jackson's connections with Burr; he
should be elected. He did not care a
d-n how great a tyrant, he should be
our president. He had rather be Jack
sons SLGDe than Adams's friend. ''You
talk, said he, "About Adams's talents,
his moral virtues, his character for di-
plomaey, for civil government and all
that sort of nonsense. We don't care a
d-n for that; we hurrah for jackson,
and the victory of Orleans, and by Cd
that's what'll elect him. You appeal TO
the understanding and judgment of
men, and talk about Mr. Adams's fitness
for the office. What the devil do we
care about that? 1t will take the mass
of people two years to understand it.
We appeal to their .feeliRgS-and that's
the way, by Cd, we'll elect him What
the devil do We care about Mr.. Adams's
virtues, talents, and all that sort of stuff?
or jackson raseality? By Id Wen
elect himl That's the businessl III be
id if | vote for any man north of the
Potomac for any Office. | repeat, | had
rather be JacksOn's slave than Adams's
friend"
Now, to show our readers that fifty
years have made no change in William
Allen, we give an article from the Column
bus Sunday Morning Nelns, a neutral
paper, of March z, 1875. The Dispcteh,
Gov. Aliens organ, denied the trutL of
the article, out of consideration for
members of Governor Aliens family.
Here is the article to which we refer:
THE GOVERNORS LAST GRAFTON TO
THE BoYs.-On Thursday evening, Will
liam, the Governor, while sitting at tea
at his boarding place, the Irving House,
perused the Dispatch, being greatly in
terested in the telegraphie announce
ments of the doings of the FOrty-Third
Congress, Just deceased. After finish
ing his evening repast, and having care
fully serutiniZed the columns of the
paper i'm search of something he couldn't
find, lie maiestically rose, and with hasty
strides made for the dining room door,
and once without the room, he ap-
preached a small gathering Of the boys
around the stove in the hall, and with
flashing eyes addressed them as follows:
''Where's these id newspaper men.
Congress has adjourned, and | want to
know what's become of that Force bill;
and by Cd the paper DOM say word
about it. ] have looked all through that
evening paper, with my specks on, and
I'll be Cd id if can find anything
in reference to it. There is an account
Of the adjournment of Congress, but |
nothing about that bill. The Deelarl-
tiOn of Independence was never of more |
Importance than that bill, and by cd |
can't find out what's been done with it.
1t beats HI that the papers will publish |
columns about that Cd /
In Beeeher and his farce, but can't |
give us word about that important /
Force bill" With this William ''rOse
up" and begOi him hastily to his apart
nents, and we suppose Captain Putnam
was summoned forthwith TO tell why /
hat Force bill was not disposed of.
Now, Ben. Wade, who has achieved
considerable notoriety for his profanity,
,ould hardly beat that. The truth of the
natter is that, gloss it over as they will,
William Allen is a violent, profane man
"a demaeOgae of the first water. He
an transform himself into an angel Of
light when it is necessary to get votes,
md when that necessity no longer ex-
sts he can be as violent and vitupera-
i've, and as profuse of his biIlingsgate
Is fish woman.