The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-04-15
THE DEMOCRACY.
A HUNDRED GUNS At COLU lBUS,
GOE: E:ALEEN AND. .SENA TOR THUR
MAN SPEAK.
COLUMBUS, o., April 7, 1875.


The Democracy of Columbus celebra-
ted tonight their victories in the recent
municipal election by regular jolllilca-
ton, with the d of cannon rockets
and music. Several thousand people got
together at the front Of the State House
A. J. Mack, editor fthe Statesman, presl-
ded, and introduced Gov. Allen, VINO
spoke as follows:
GOV. ALIENS SPEECH.
Friends and Fellow Citizens; Ninety
nine years have passed away since the
declaration of our independence during
nll that time the American people have
been schooed in the theory and enjoyed
tue practice of our government. IL Is III
the close of century that we find our
snlves assembled nere tonight to debate
questions, notoabout practical measures,
Int about the life of this government ana
omr free institutions. You heard a hum
dled guns fired here Il little Whlle ago
We heard of a hundred guns ilred IN
Connecticut to rejoice over the ilrst IN
stance in our history when the bayonet
hnd heen substituted for the ballot in a
free and Independent State. These guns
were fired to express the satisfaction OF Il
small remnant Of the Grant party ut the
success of Grant in reversing the decree
OF the ballot.box by the use of the bay
onet. This was our situation, and there
was an expression loud and deep, conclu-
siye and damning, OF the people OF Con-
necticut for that act, that put up the man
who had fired those guns to commeno-
rate the first act OF The triumph OF lhe
bavonet over the ballot in a Tree SIale,
and offered him to the people as candl'
dale tor Governor. A pret., Governor
he would have made. Laughter Inc
people sent him adritt by 9,OOO majority,
equal to 7U0U0 in Ohio, guess we VIII
glve eaboutlhatmajurlty next fall. Laugh
ter and cheers | don't think the people
will fall in love witha bayonet Governor
any more than lhe cool, calculating Yam
kee friends oi ours in Connecticut.
Now what does all this mean? what
power was this that had become so oahe-
iul in the eyes OF the President ana an
the minions by whom he Is surrounded
They have seen the effect OF the woe Ol Il
Tree people i'll Ohio two years ago, ana
still more in ONO one year ago lhey
found by that verdict OF tile American
people That their power was cUAuehlileu
and the ministers Of the law whom they
had elected 10 the House Of Representa-
lives were outlawed by their own con-
stituents. No wonder that men mad ac-
ouired distaste for The ballot-that balloC
which had shipwrecked their political
fortunes, and bid them to retire from
Congress, not to the bastile, not to the
nlbbet.-the Democrats want to lmprlson
Iobody-all we want is a balIot.DON WIN
a hole in the top OF it [luugliterJ, and we
don't intend TO allow these people that
now have on the garb OF Grant, 10 put
tbeir bayonet points in that little hole
I Laughter. The ballOt-boX Is tremeh-
uous revolutionlzer.
On the Sth of January, 1866, there was
Democratic meeting IN THIS Guy J.
with mary others, was invited TO De up
here. 1t was night meeting. The Dem
ocrats were 50 few then that they didn't
care much about having an open street
meeting. Some went into the house we
had something to eat and, being good or
rhodOx Democrats, u little liquor to drink
Laughter Among other speakers they
set me up 10 make little speech. com
menced that speech by an allusloh 10 the
celebrated answer OF Alexander when
about TO depart upon his expedition to
lie East. In his who'll hearted generos-
inv he gave all Of his private fortune
awav to his friends, and wnen llls stew
ard was ordered to deliver up the last
niece of it, he said to the King, and
when this is gone what will you have for
voursefw Alexander responded thus,
SHope and it is enough" then pro-
cpeded TO say that we were about to enter
mon the great enterprise OF saving the
institutions of our country. sad Whai
WAS the fact, that We were bereit OF all
mower. We had no power IN Congress
We we're nothing but a united mass OF
private individuals. about to engage IN
the great enterprise OF redeemlhg TINS
nation from bondage. Notwithstanding
the odds against us still said we had
mighty power in our hands, the power o.
Hope, it is enough.
Seven years after that, when the Dem
ocratic mind of the whole country was
depressed, and Democrats were secuted
as rebels, traitors, and copperheads, We
nevertheless resolved to rosecute THE
war. was called upon to come out iron
the retirement of twenty -four years upor
farm. | was by the voice OF the party
put at the head OF forlorn hope, and or
dered to storm the enemy's works
Laughter and applause These work.
were stormed. A pretty deep breach hat
been made in their centre, and through
that breach the next year the whole arm!
of the Democratic party rushed, an(
made the enemy surrender their guns
[Applause.J a., 90
ton of the Senate of the United States
after the adjournment Of the House o
Representatives, in approving the use o
the bayonet by Grant in Louisiana
Though he said the late Republican part.
now professed to be opposed to the thir'
term. they would come to it; and he pre-
dicted Grant would be nominated for
tnird term. The tremendous revolution
could only be explained by the reetitud
of Democratic principles and measures.
| SENATOR THURMAN
was the next speaker. He said
Nv Friends and Fellow Townsmen:
congratulate you most heartily upon tn
victories you have assembled tonight t
celebrate, victories which show that tn
great tide of reform in political affair
which set in two years ago has lost non
of its force, but on the contrary is sweep
ing on with increased volume and create
power to achieve yet greater victories il
the ruture. My friends, there is in tn
elections that have just taken place some
thing of lar more than ordinary signlfi
canoe. There is something in them +
him who was acquainted with the pro
ceedings of the last Congress that ]
cheering in the highest degree, if hi
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