The daily gazette., 1875-08-24
GOTERNOR ALIEN
He Denies the Story OF his VIE
drawal - He Never viii Reiir.
While . Patriotic Act f. Possible.

Governor William Allen, in 4 speech at
Greenfield, Ohio, on the goth inst, thus
disposed ct the report that he was about
to withdraw from the political contest in
that State:
In answer to the article that has just
been read IN your hearing, 1 ana happy
to announce to you that have never in
my life been seriously sick; that have
never spent three day. from necessity
upon bed, and that l now stand before
you with tve perfect senses, and with a
vital organization which promises to me
as much Life as any man has q right r.
expect who has lived to my age without
experiencing in any particular the in
pairment OF his vital organs. With regard
to those rumors,of course it is ea5y,wheu
man sits down to manufacture u 7t1rv
to put two things in it a. 0 ne. I cannot
reply to all the run 1rs which ara put
aftoat, but can say to you this That |
never have and never will Withdraw
from conflict in which the libertie= Of
my countries are involved. applause
Sick Sick of what If l could be ren-
dered sick by anything, il would BE- ~
the nausea, by the malarious influence
which this administration h5l inflicted
upon the country, There is something
Tor the pure minds and stout hearts Of
the freemen Of this country t. be sick Of,
But you have 1t nov IN your power 10
pass this nuisance of You have it nov
IN your power 10 purify tha contaminated
air BY breathing IN Its place, through
the frer lung ot free people, purer
atmosphere. Retire Nothing would
please the enauiie If the people NOR.
than my ret'rempn1. Retire, while 80
eye is sxed rpon approaching dangers
that threaten tn Liberties Of M ccuu-
trymena Ha7o / ever been known e
retire when patriotic act was possible:
Did retire two years ago? Every.Linz
was then dark and lowering. was call
ed into the ring By dpspondins party
party that had been rendered ds-roc-
dent By the unchecked domination cf
the enemy, lasting through i years CT
peace and of war
Tne old, greg headed Democrats
had become despondeHt, G2d many of
them so Respondent rs e~en n avoid
the trouble of going to the polls. bc.
cause they thought il useless Thew
had stood without breaking their or.
ganiLation for afteeu years. The
had no privilege but that of par:ug
taxes and every dollar Of the tax tkey
paid was eaten up b. their enemies
the Republicans. The Democratic
party did Its part of the lighting, and
did its part of the tax paying, and
Notwithstanding that they were turn.
ed out to pasture where there vas no
grass applause and laughter; not
Democrat was allowed within the pale
of the Federal Government to any Of,
fee, and therefore not 6 Democrat
received one cent of that half of the
whole taxes which the party tsd
paid.
Now, M friends, Il the Republican
leaders, tax gstherers, have 10 ether
hope to rely upon than M w;tLdrG val
they ought to shake hands with fataii.
ty and retire. l cannot crafty them.
Great God l have too MAN. Demo
Gratis to crafty. (Appleuse,) Icaat
even get sick for their accomm odation
I have been in all sorts Of corner.
tight places, and could not incur an
accident for their accommodation =
They had better get up some other
hope than that fer ii their hope is in
my withdrawal or in my heinC beat.
it is hopeless hope. tChse7s.) =up. |
pose our friends OF the press around |
here will put this in, so there may be |
no mistake about it that l IneTe7 looked
better, as certainly neTer felt bstter
than l do this day, And / an lust
opening the battle l take ny position
at the capital of the State next Monday |
and l radiate from there into every |
corner of the State, until this party Of |
plunderers and usurpers shall be made
to know that majority of the people |
of Ohio a:e still free and determined |
to remain SO. lApplause.