The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-24
a PLUOKY CHAMPION.

places all over Ohio, left his home yesterday
10 visit and address Pennsylv ania Democrats.
Beginning to-day, he will in the course OF the
remaining eight working days OF the canvass
be able to address ten or more mass meetings,
numbering in the aggregate from sixty 10
eighty thousand voters. His reputation, high
character and great ability. and his fame as
political reformer will attract many OF the
opposition party.
He will enter this new field with few OF the
embarrassments by which his party friends at
home had hampered his limbs. lie can
speak freely to the miners, the furnace men,
the farmers, the mechanics and the mill
hands of Pennsylvania, and show them the
real causes of the depression in business OF
every kind by which they suffer.
Shortly after the late Ohio election Gov.
Allen was as ked what effect it would have on
that in Pennsylvania:
He replied that the people of Pennsylvania
we're in different position from that OF the peo-
pie OF Ohio. Here the local issues that were
raised had all been against US. There the local
issrles under discussion all Injured to the dement,
of the Democratic party. The Republican party
is in power there, and Ii VIGOROUSLY corTupI.
That fact will probably operate even more largeiy
in favor Of the Democratic party IN fennsyNa ana
than the school and church question which was
raised here operated in favor OF the KepuDncanS.
Then, the industries OF Pennsylyania are more
seriously affected by the financial policy OF inc
Republican party than the industries OF ohlo
are. The result in Ohio will not change the con-
dition Of the industries, Nor will 1T cure the cor
ruptiops of the Republican administration IN
Pennsylvania 1t may influence small floating
vote, but will not be likely to affect the result
materially.
At his advanced age of 6S years. after 80
severe q contest resulting in defeat it was
feared that the effect might be personally and
physically damaging to him. In this his
friends have been agreeably disappointed.
When visited at his home near Chillcothe
lust after the result became known, by rep
resentative Of the Cincinnati Commercial, the
following conversation is reported to have &C.
Cured:
"Well, Governor, by the way you look guess
you're all right-you are not crying over spit
milk, l should Judge"
Wei, my friend, 1 am not. never felt more
Jolly in my life. Now, / am going to make an OBJ
seryation straight from my heart, and want you
newspaper men to believe me. l give you my
word as an honest and honorable man, personally
did not care baubee for the ofiics. Or course
feel for my party"
This the Governor said with CHEEKY air, and
without the least shadow of regret or waillng.
"Goyernor, to what do you attribute your de-
feat2"
had ID of load to carry, there's no doubt OF
that. I'd rather not say what it was Just now.
Have you any objection to discuss your defeat
any further2"
swell, don't care to say any more on the
subject. You can just'say that am fully salts
fed with the verdict Of the people, and congratu,
late the Republican party on its luck In electne
so good a man as Gen. Hayes Come, take q
glass of wine with me-
Another gentleman, representing the
Cincinnati Enquirer, visited Gov. Aller
about the same time, and reports his
opinions at some length. He was no
willing to say much in the way of in
terpreting the meaning of the result, but said
he felt at liberty to say for publication what
is contained in the following paragraph, which
was evidently written down by himself for bis
visitor
The Republicans have gained victory which
without asking account OF the means by which
they gained it, or the narrow margin upon which
their Success rests, entails upon them an enor
NOUS responsibility. The battle was fought ovei
an idea The great desideratum OF the people Ii
a revival of prosperity. The Republicans prom
ised that such realization would very soon ensue
upon Republican victory by reason OF the con
fidencs with which the triumph Of their ideas
would inspire the capital OF the country.
They promised that the defeat of the imitation
lists, as they called us, would Immediately lei
loose all the capital that has been locked up II
the money centers, and that this capital would be
infused into the business and through the in
dustries of the country inspiring them with new
life and vigor. They have in this manner takef
a contractor at least the people so understand
ito revive the prosperity of the nation ano
dispel the lethargy that has settled down upor
our enterprise. They have come into power
upon an exceedingly narrow margin of majority
and by precariously slender tenure OF moral In
dorsement. But the contract they have taker
remains as large and as binding in the eyes o.
the people as if they had counted their majority
by thousands instead OF hundreds, and as II the!
had succeeded by the purest means IN contes
of the fairest nature, instead OF the way the!
have succeeded"
These interviews and all other reports rep
resent the stalwart and bold old man as full
of self-possession and confidence, calmly rea
sonipg over bis defeat, covering the follies o
friends with "the mantle of charity" excus
ing the attacks of enemies, indicating tn
right of the people to vote as they please
without previous dictation or subsequent
persecution or ostracism, and imputing tn
result to the wishes of the people rather thai
to illegal and dishonest means and influences
As rule, political defeat is to an earnes
candidate the most CALLING experience whic
human nature can endure, often killing tn
x;nt;r, of 6isanpoiptment 0r BLASTING hi
spirit. Allen bears it grandly, with calr
resignation and noble philosophy. 1t is
great pity that such an admirable man shout
have been the victim Of q few blunderin
politicians.
There were several very attractive matinees o
Saturday, but the most pleasant one WAS tina
which took place at 1870 Canal street, wheI
Eyrich is the star.