Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-10-01
OLD WILLIAM ALLEN.
row HE RTJEsA CAMPAIGN-HIS PLAT
FoRM-WIiAr HE THINKS OF CURREN-
CY-THE COMING VICTORY IN OHIO,


&c., &C., &c.
A correspondent of the New York
ssTribune'' has just interviewed Gov. VIM.
Allen, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor in Ohio His description OF the man
who is more likely than any other at pres
emit named to be the next President of the
United States, and his statement of his
views will be read with interest. He
writes from Toledo, as follows:
Gov Allen arrived here this afternoon
TO address meeting this evening. He is
looking very we'll, and also feeling well.
He has made, his secretary says, 48 speeches
already in the canvass, and has one an
nounced for every day until the close
of the campaign, and for some days two
speeches: and this is not the most fatigu-
friends meet him at every station he pas
see, and shake hands and TALK, and this.
he says, tires him more than speaking.
Yet, despite this, he has gained II pounds
in weight (now weighing 1861 pounds)
since he began the campaign. He keeps
up his strength by the liberal use of tea
and regular afternoon maps. He is certain
Nv making remar cable canvass, his
speeches being sprightly and different iii
matter and form on every stump.
| had long conversation with the Gov
ernor this afternoon. He is very tall.
fine-lookin gentleman, with snow-Whlte
hair, very dign,fied and courteous IN oear,
ing. though it il said he unbends himself
considerably on the stump. He said speak
ing did not wear upon him; there were two
kinds of "stumpers' ESSAY lists:
who speak their one prepared speech and
step back. and ''stumprrs" who always
have something to say suitable to the oc-
casion, which they can say without pre-
paration. OF this latter kind he said he
was one. Proceeding to talk about the
canvass, he said that his election was as
sured, and the majority would be any,
where from 25,0OO to $4,000. He would
make gains in every county IN the State
and among every class, farmer, merchant,
and miner; his minority would be 1000 In
Hamilton county, and in the Western Re-
serve his vote would be much larger than
in 1873, the Republican vote remaining
the same. There would be very full
vote, but the Republicans would be much
disappointed in their expectation to gam
by this, as the increased vote would re-
dound to his advantage.
Asking him about the issue Of the can
v, IS, he said both sides had dropped Grant
and the record of his Adm inlstratlon. and
they were not in this fight, except so far
! as people desire change in the Govern
4 ment. The great issue was the money
question. Tie school question hurt the
| cause some when it was first mooted, but
4 time and discussion had cured that, and it
would not hurt him in the least. The ac-
| ton of the Pennsylvania Democracy had
Eelped his canvass greatly and would
make many votes. The action of the New
| York Democracy was only what was ex-
pected, and wouldn't affect the result here
/ in the least 1t would stiffen no hard
money Democrat to vote against him
! every Democrat would vote for him. He
| would lose no vote that the Democratic
party ever had in Ohio, not even any OF
1 the German vote: and there was no danger
| IF Cary's defeat-he would run evenly
| with his ticket
THE NATIONAL PLATFORM.
/ I asked him if ne thought it probable
\ that the Ohio financial platform would be
4 come the platform of the National Con
! vention, and if so, if it would carry thu
| country He said undoubtedly that plat
form would be adopted, and unless ther.
| should be an unexpected revival of bust
| ness it would succeed. The party in pow
er was always held responsible for bnsi
! ness depression; thus in 1910 Martin Var
I DuIell Ilotu VI Sulcl, dHu tllC DClIlOCIdGlt
| party was defeated by the banks suspend
| ing, not specie payments, but their dis
counts, although Van Buren, had nothing
on earth to do with the prostration of bus
| mess. I asked him if he should be elected
| and the New York Democrats should ais
/ succeed, what would be the effect on The
| National Convention. He said the nomi
nee would be IL Western man. and the plat
| form the Ohio platform there would be-
no break in the party. for all their differ
ences would be harmoniZed before the
| holding of the Convention-tley always
were-and New York would have an(
| would agree to that disposition of the mat
! ter.
| Correspondent-Supp you are sue
| cessful in the country. is it proposed to pay
the bonds in greenbacks?
| Gov. Allen The b,ndho!ders are tfeil
own worst enemies; they are continually
forcing such issues as the payment in COLE
and insisting on the danger of Reputation
so as to get a hold on Congress and have
legislation shaped to serve their ends.
q. But d" you think the bonds will be
paid in greenbacks
Gov. Allen-Of course much of our fu
ture acton will depend upon circumstances
as we then find them.
| Z. Do you think the payment of those
|
diation
Gov. Allen-Repudiation Of an act OF
| Congress, certainly.
| Q. Would you call such reputation an
act of bad faith
| Gov. Allen-There was no good faith in
| the passage by Congress of that act of
| 1869.
@. Well, if that act was not an act OF
good faith, would it be bad faith to repeal
it?
Gov. Allen-No.
@. Well, Governor, what is your idea
about issuing more greenbackS ? Is there
to be limit to it ? In other words. do
you thirk greenbacks can be used as the
permanent currency and the measure of
value
Gov. Allen-I know no better currency
or measure of value than the dollar based
upon the credit and the property of this
great nation.
Q. Then. do you agree with the Penn
sylyania Democratic platform with refer
ence to the nature and definition of the
dollar
Gov. A!!en-Yes, yes
l give this in conversational form, as
nearly as [ can recollect it land am sure
it is the substance of the conversation, so
that by any summary Of this remarkable
expression of Gov. Aliens views I may
not seem to have done him injustice. I
say remarkable, because uni! the meeting
of the Columbus Convention the Governor
was generally believed to be hard-money
man. asked him if he thought there
was any possibility Of Pres dent Grants
running again. He said there was a GER
tainty of it. The Republicans of Ohio
left him and his in this campaign, because
they were through with him ''bnt I tell
them" said the Governor, ''that he is not
through with them" With the negroes
of the South and the carpet-baggers at his
back, he could get enough support from
the bondholders and spectators to nomi-
nate himsel in spite Of the masses of the
Republican party, and he would do it.
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