The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-07-08
Our HIgh-IOned Governor on ExhibI-
ti0n.

elevating or manly in public discus
sion. Having at the outset of his
political career supplied himself with
q set Of slang phrases and stereotyped
ideas-drawn from the political lis
tory Of the past IS years, he Is incapa-
bic OF discussing any question,
without drawing on these for the
staple Of what he has to say. Beside
these and egotistical references to his
own greatness, there is little to be
found in any speech he may make.
Those old enough to remember the
vulgarity, falsehood and egOtism
which distinguished Aliens harangues
80 or 40 years ago, will not be surprIs-
ed at the character of his present ef-
forts. He made two speeches at Col
luWbus on the 17-0ne before the
Democratic Convention, and the 9TH
er at the meeting in the evening.
We propose to refer to q few speci-
mems OF his talk on these OCCASIONS.
In addressing the Convention, he
said
"Fhe big battle, is now, to sum it
up In one word, between the ballot
box and the bayonet. Applause. ]
4 We know the issue we know that
4 the head of the Federal Government
has ordered the legislative body of q
sovereign State to be turned cut and
another set Of fellows to be put in.
Prolonged laughter and applause
Now, IL this man knew whereof he
thus positively affirmed, be knew
that he was uttering q willful and
deliberate falsehood, when he assert
ed that President Grant had "Ordered
the legislative of sovereign State to
be turned out, and another set OF fell
lows to be put In" He knew that
the President gave no "OIder" what
ever as to who should be "put out, or
"put in" What is to be thought of
the Chief Magistrate of Ohio, who
can thus presume upon the ignorance
OF his hearers Referring to the re-
cent Ohio Republican Convention,
Allen uses this language:
'iThis little emblage, represent
ing about four millions OF people, cali
ing themselves Republican ConYen-
ton, good, honest creatures, but VeTy
soft in the upper stOry." Laughter. |
Dignified, Isn'tit? What must be
the condition of the upper story" Of
q candidate for the suffrages OF the
people Of Ohio, who can degrade him
self and his position by such disgust
ing blackguardism Was he drunk =?
Or what allied him?
Still referring to the Republican
Convention, Allen said
"rhey cannot gat rid OF their re-
sponsloility as party for Grants do
ings, and Tor the doings of their Con-
gress, for the innumerable rogueries
that are prevailing in the Federal
Government from the head to the
tail. lLaughter.l They cannot get
rid Of that when they solemnly in
dorse the doings of Mr.. Grants adj
ministration not only the doings
during all the innumerable stealings
for his Congress was about as rotten
as so many GssigIldtiOn houses"
Laughter.
a high-tOned political teacher must
be the author of language like this
And he, not only candidate for re-
pelection as Governor of OHIO, but an
aspirant sor the Chief Msgistraey Of
the Nation.
Aliens second speech is devoted en-
tirely to two suhjects-William Allen
and his history of Greece and Rome.
After referring t0 his II years service
in the Senate, including 16 sessions of
Congress, he puts this language into
the mouth of an imaginary interTO-
gator:
"Well, Mr. Allen, IN all thst long
time, In the multitudinous questions
that necessarily occupied the atten-
ton of Congress, il you spoke and
voted on every question, foreign and
domestic, believe you must have
made a great many mistakes"
To this considerate suggestion, the
modest speaker replies thus:
That would be the rational conelu-
sion Of human-reasOning as applied to
the acreage of men. Whether made
them or not, the records will show.
now say, and speak 1t with personal
and Democratic pride, that in all that
long term never gave vote or made
q speech that would recall this night
il it could be in my power to do so.
Applause. II any man in this cOun-
try can say more, L envy that man,
but 1 have neUer seen him. After the
sixteen sessions in Congress, in which
1 served, and during the present ser
vice into which was pressed by your
election two years ago, IhGUe done no
act, uttered no thought that I i0Oald
reverse tonight. [Applause.l II every
public man IN the United States, from
the formation of our Constitution,
could sdV that, we would not have so
much depression of business we
would not have quite so many dis
satisfied and distressed people we
should not have these daily rObberies
OF the peoples money under the au-
spices, and, am afraid, with the con-
nivance of men high in power there
would be no complaint of this kind,
and my own account of this thing,
though it will appear to be al in
stance of human vanity to say what
have said, / challenge the enemies of
the Democratic party and my enc
mics, to lay fingeF upon vote or a
speech that / ever made, detrimental
or nos Tile to the interests of my coun.
try. Applause.
Could egotism go farther? Not
f'an act or thought" in u years that
Wss not the perfection of wisdom
Could any man "say more,n he would
exhibit q degree OF egotism which well
might excite the ''envy" of Allen.
But lust what would be the condition
of the country, "if every public |
man in the United StStes,u pos |
ScSsGu vi COulA
sayp what he says, 1t Is hoped never |
will become known. How modest,
too, the suggestion that "the enemies |
of the Democratic party and nay
enemies" are one and the same
That, to doubt, was for the benefit of |
the next Democratic National Con-
vention.
The speaker then passed back in his
memory, to talk about "the liberties
of the cid governments of Greece and
Rome, and how they were lost, and
why they we're lost" He compli- |
ments his hearers, by telling them
that they "would he surprised when
he told them the whole thing turned
upon the third term principle, ~
nC@sar," he says, "had two terms of
five years EACH" and wanted third |
term, for life," which, by means of
his army, he was able to take. "He
was 3 regular third-term man, 'says |
our Governor. But Allen is not |
without hope for this country, not
withstanding the success of the other |
Caesar" He can't believe that Gen. |
Grant is going to repeat that opera
Lion, and "all be turned over to one |
man." He says
"The thing would be astounding to
mankind. No other part Of the fami- |
ly would ever undertake to establish a
free Government when the grand ex-
ample of the United States had failed,
and failed IN favor OF q Ounce" Great
applause.
So, the Chief Magistrate of Ohio |
charscteriZes the Chief Magistrate of
the Nation IS Ounce" and the two
Houses of Congress AS "rottOn as so
many assignation houses !" People
abroad, who hear Of this language,
must obtain q high estimate Of the
moral, intellectual and social status
in Ohio. It is noticeable that every !
one OF these dlsgraceful utteranees met
with prompt and hearty applause, in
dicsting that the speaker did not mis-
take the tastes of his hearers. This
shows that he was the right nominee
for them.
The Boston Traveller says that
salesman in q carpet store in that
city relates that short time ago Ia
dy called and wished TO look at some