The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-26
Gov. Allen at Pittsburgh.

| PITTSBURGH, October 20.-lt Is eSl
mated that at least 10000 people Assem-
bled on the South Side tonight to lister
to the Speech Of Governor Allen Of Ohio
That portion OF the city is largely popu
lated by working men, and il was to thi
class that he directed the principal par
OF his speech. After reviewing and ex
planning the right Of suffrage and show
ing the supreme importance Of every mar
voting at the polls according to his owr
Judgment, Governor Allen showed the
necessity in this Republic Of represent
alive form Of Government, and dwelt al
some length on the care which should be
used in the selection Of representatives
He then spoke OF the way taxes were
lifted, and showed how fraud had crept
in among otliceholders, and severely crit
iCising the administration. Governor
Allen said, this Government for many
years has been run solely for the benefit
Of tile rich, and solely to the crushing out
OF the liberty and lie Of the many,
(Cheers.) Ii is that which has brought
these vast multitudes together. II is the
consciousness OF that fact which caused
292, 900 Democrats to cry out by their
ballot for the relief OF the poor from the
ruin to which they had been consigned.
mean in Ohio, $1,000 more men cast
the Democratic ballot on the second Tues
day in October than they did two years
ago for the same candidate. (Cheers.)
Why? Because everybody felt there, ex-
Cept q few bankers and a few Office.
holders and no few either, (l.aughter)
and II few deiaulters, no few Of them
either, (Rencwed laughter.) Everybody
felt there that there was something wrong,
that in q country Of such tremendous
energies among It's people with soil so
fertile and II bosom teaning with the
richest minerals in the world, that In
this state ofthings want would be impOs-
sible In tho case Of the poor labOring
man II his wages were what they ought
10 be. (Cheers,) Every farmer felt
that the government was taking too large
a part Of his corn, his wheat, his horses
everything that his farm produced, and
leaving him at the end Of The year with
very little more than little bacon and
corn meal. They came up and manifSSt.
ed their sense Of their condition by the
suherings which each told to his neigh
brr, including the manufacturing re-
gions Of the State.
Mr.. Allen then reverted TO the result Of
the Ohio election, and claimed that the
defeat Of the Democratic party was due
partly to the large sums Of money brought
into the State two weeks before the eleC-
ton and used for corruption and bribery,
and partly to tho illegal colonization Of
voters by the Republican party.
Mr., Allen spoke OF the currency ques.
ton, and claimed that the promise Of bet
ter times, made by the dominant party,
was simply n political device to catch
votes, and said that contraction Of the
currency simply meant contraction Of
the workingman's stomach.
He was frequently interrupted during
his address by cheers and loud laughter.
fIe was followed by james II. Hopkins,
who made n very brilliant speech, which
ELECTED good deal Of applause.
State Senator Wood also spoke.
Governor Allen was requested to speak
at several points in Western Pennsylva.
mia, and would have accedGd, but was
this evening recalled to Columbus, his
presence there being required for official
business, and 1t is understood that Gen.
Cary will continue the canvass In his
8tpld