The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-07-30
GOV. ALLEYS NEWARK SPEECH.

The speech delivered by Gov. Allen,
last Saturday, at Newark, Ohio. is not
exactly "A masterpiece of oratoFy. In one
Respect, however it was Of importance.
Ia it Gov. Allen for the first fin.e ex.
presses himself on the financial question.
which he had carefully avoided doing in
all his talks heretofore. This long 81
lenee had caused us TO hope that after
all Gov. Allen would remain true to the
principles Of his past, and at most only
make himself n passive aeeOmplice in the
imitation humbug, by maintaining n sns-
picious silence. Bat, alasl these hopes
were not fulfilled The Governor has
not made himself passive but an active
aeeompliee in the Ohio extravaganza.
He has jumped with both feet upon the
imitation planks of the Democratic State
platform, and he not only stands on it,
but like Gen. Cary, ''sits ON it, lies or it,
and rolls around on it."
We regret this for his own sake, since
we had formed higher and better opin-
ion of him, and cherished other hopes
Last year he was able to Withstand the
temptation, at least so far aS regards di-
rect expressions. Last year, too, the
Democratic platform was impure ON the
currency question, but the Governor
avoided any discussion of it. He eeloak-
ed himself in n cautious retieence, where
by the inflationists, as well as their Op-
ponents, We're led to believe that Gov.
Allen was ON their side He caused the
Enquirer to be Informed that he, the
Governor, coineided with the greenbaek
projects, but his Excelleney carefully
avoided saying so himself.
Meanwhile, however, aspirations to
the Presidency had been instiIled into
is'head- The hope was awakened with
in him that he might ride into the White
House on the greenback hobby, And
this temptation, by which so many have
fallen before him, was too great for the
old hard money virgin of JaeksOn's time.
For half a century she had maintained
her virtue, but she could stand it no
longer; the White House was too tempt
ing price. and the old story, which is
ever new, was repeated.
As we have said, we are heartily sorry
for the old man Allen. who thus, for the
sake of a mere phantom, Il shadow, has
sacrificed the principles of II lifetime
When he was drawn from his retirement
two years ago and given the Gubernato-
rial nomination, he appeared to great
part of the voters like n relic of the good
old time when there were still ideas and
principles in politics, and when the par
ties fought each other for something else |
than the offices of SherilTs and PoStmas-
terships. 1t was thought, too, that by |
his election the better policy Of those |
days might measurably he recalled. It
was hoped that the old I,.',n would in
terpret to the younger generation the
meaning of true Democracy, AMI true
Democratic principles.
And how has he, the prototype of an
old hard money man, who was once so
extreme in his denunciations of paper
money, that he was nicknamed '''Ot-
metal Allen" done this2 How does he in
terpret to us t!,e doctrines of the old |
masters lie demands tllat in times of |
peace, when there ia no necessity what |
ever, we increase the volume of our un- |
government currency from |
1892, 600, 600 to about. $500, 0OO, 900. And
this is the gospel which the old reclnse
brings to us from his long political retire
ment. Old Jackson would tusn la his
grave if he could perceive this degener-
alton Of las political pupil The convie-
tions of lifetime are abandoned to |
snatch at an igHHs .fat't.ss, the phantom
of an unattajnable Presidency.
1t was sad enough shat the Governor
should have made himself guilty of pas
sive completely in two Democratic infla.
ton platforms; he should at least have
spared himself the overt act of a total
of his old prinoiples.-
POlksbldtt.