The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-15
A RISING UP.
A GENERAL GLoRIFTCATIoN.

A GENERAL GLORIFICATION.
pr1o1crNa OVER THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BY GOV. ALLEN AND SENATOR THURMAN
FIREWORKS AND BURNT POWDER BY TIE
BOYS AND MUSIC FROM THE FULL BAND IN
OHIo's CAPITAL.
OF the grand glorifcation at Columbus in
honor IF the recsnt democratic vic cries, the
Cincinnati Commercial has the following
SpeciaI telegram therefrom: One hundred
guns and profusion OF sky-rockets, with
brass band and good weather, brought to
gether at the west front OF the state house,
tonight, crowd of people, numbering some
thousands, to participate in the Joilincatlon
over the recent democratic successes In
Connecticut. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincin-
natl and any other C's. Mr.. A. j. Mack,
of Ohio craftsmanship, and president OF the
Young Mems Democratic Cluo, introduced
Governor allen, who was received with ap-
plause. He said: Ninety-nlne years nave
passed away since the publication OF decla-
ration of independence. During all that
time the American people have been
schooled in the theory and practice OF Tree
government. We have met to debate, not
sbout special questions OF administration,
but about the life of this government and
our free institutions. You have heard one
hundred guns fired here. A little while ago
we heard that one hundred guns were hred
in the state of Connecticut to rejoice over
the first instance in her history when tie
bavonet had been substituted Tor the ballot
in a free and independent state were fired
by small remnant of the Grant party, but
there was a response loud and deep, con-
elusive and damniDg, by the people OF Con-
necticut for that act. The remnant of the
Grant party put up the man who fired those
ouus. and offered him to the people for gov
ernor, and a pretty governor he'd make.
ILaugbter.1 They sent him adrift by ma
iority of about 5000 votes, carefully counted
from the ballot box, msjority that would
be equal to about eighty Thousand in OHIO,
and guess we will give about that many
next tall. [Cheers L don't think the peo-
pie of Ohio will fall any more in love with
the bayonet than the cold, calculating Yam
KEGS. TLsughter.l One and two years
ago the Grant party found themselves
CONDEMNED BY THE PEOPLE,
and their ministers of the law outlawed.
They found themselves condemned to the
gibbet or to the bastile, for tbs democratic
party have no use for those thi ngs. But all
we want is little box with hole in it. and
we don't intend to let them put bayoret
into the hole in this country. The ballot
box is wonderful revolutionizer. On the
Sth of January, 1866. we held democratic
meeting in Columbus. l was invited up
here. Democrats were few that we did
not care to hold outdoor meetings. We
went into 8 house and had some eating, and,
being good orthodox democrats, we had
something light to drink, [laughter1 and
they put me up to speak. L commenced by
an allusion to the steward OF the king, who
was starting on expedition, and, as
he divided the last of his private
fortune among his friends, his steward
asked what he would have left for himself.
Alexander responded: shall have hope.
and that is enough" then proceeded to
say that we were about to enter upon the
enterprise of saving our institutions. said
we bad set about saving the government;
we had nothing-nO governor in single
state in the Union, and no power in congress.
Our enemies had it all, ana yet We were
about entering upon the enterprise of re-
deemiDg the Nation. We were only a united
mass Of private individuals, and l said,
when asked what had the democratic party
to expect, gong into contest against Such
odds that we had mighty power in our
hands-we had hope, aud it was enough.
We went into the war, and seven years after
the democratic party of the whole country
was depressed and bowed down; when we
were called rebels and traitors
and copperheads; when we re-
without ammunition or baggage wagons or
anything else but hope. 1 was called out OF
twenty-four years. retirement from public
lite, and, as forIorn hope, ordered 10 the
command 20 storm the works of the enemy,
and they were stormed. A breach was
y
cratic forces marched through and made the
enemy surrender their guns. [Cheers.l That
shows the power of hope. Well, as soon as
we turned these fellows out ct the last fall
elections, they said it wouldn't do to trust
the little hole in the ballot box any longer.
They appealed to the bayonet. They wanted
Grant to use all the power the people had
given him. aud then use little more. They
had about Sky or seventy men who had
been told by the people to
GET OUT OF POWER AND SCAMPER
as soon as possible, but they had three
months of power yet, and there were three
ways OF using If open before them. They
might finish the rogues who were in Office
from one end of the country to another
they might economics in the expenditures
of the government, and they might reduce
taxes but they increased the expenses In
stead of reducing them; increased the taxes
and let the debt go up instead of down, and
then went to went to work to hamper the
ballot box. They started to apply the force
bill to the whole Union, and then they APP
piled il to only four states. Now, you will
hear it said by the representatives ofthe late
repu blicans that they are not third term men,
are not Grant men, ands0 congress thought
when it met, but what did congress
say when il adjourned. L want to say one
thing. You will remember those late re-
publicans say they are not Grant ne0; but
thirty-three senators, after the law making
term OF congress had expired, and after
Grants course in Louisiana matters had
been condemned over and over, these thirty
three senators resolved that Grant had done
agood thing in turning out the Louisiana
legislature, and thereby told Grant to do it
over again whenever he pleased. By that
time they had learned that Grant had the