New-York tribune., 1876-10-06
cLnnuY EY-GOHERN0R.

The latest adVlceS from oIlo INil'S'Il' wv
venerable William Allen to be in depressed
frame of mind. We have hardly seen Dem
ocratic new spaper lately which did Otpolcss 10
think the State to be perfectly sure State for
the ST. Louis nominees and this year the Dem
ocrats are evidently determined not to lose the
battle for want of good solid Dragging. Buc
the venerable William Alcn-0f whom 1t
may bc said, that if long experience has not
made him sage il is not irOm any dehclchcy
in the length of it-ths impressive veteran,
grown cautious perhaps through catastrophe
not to put too fine point upon 1t, de-
sponds, So to speak, and in this world Of chances
and changes thinks il best not to bcsurc OF any
thing. Run down by a correspondent and asked
point blank how Ohio is going, he frankly
saws at is impossible to tell" Then mourn
fully he continued his doorous narration
"We had tie State by $4,000 three weeks be-
" fore the election last year; but the fepubii-
" cans poured 30 much money into tae State
"that we were swamped." Then the cautious
man continued "Pd have to know how much
"mOncy was going to be used before coUlu
form anything like a close estimate OF the
"resutn-a remark which does not strike us
rs at all complimentary to the good people OF
Ohio.
Here il one who should know them thor
ourhly by this ,ime-ono who pro!tSse5 to
have the largest faith in the intelligence and
honesty of the pcOplr-a Democrat par excel
leucc, and dyed deeply and in the wool,-one
who Eas received many political honofs at the
hands of the voter. of Ohio; aud because there
i, a prospect that they will not vote THIS year
rs he wishes them 90 vote, he declares that
the majority is vcnal and corrupt, ana
that i'm the great, rich, comfortable, in
tcliigcnt and we'll educated, and we may say
Christian commonwealth of Ohio, only ,hc parry
with the Longest purse can win! What right
has this old man thus to talk of his fellow
citizcn,-of his fellow Democrats III fact. since
he asserts that, unless they sell themselves to
The Rrpublican., enough of them viii vote tn"
Democratic ticket "a secure It's suc"S'f lils
is substantially what he says-thai last Fall
thc ciuz,ns Of a State Of which he has been
Governor sold themselves out and ont, and
that this year they will do il again If the vote
market shall be equally good! This loose talk
seems Ike a bitter Insult 10 free institutions IN
general and the people of Oaio IN particular.
1,-i.,., ,,,,.td 't,, 's-pUEtih"r "f i.'7
State than this shameful aud sllndcrous SEN
tcnce: Id have 10 know how much money was
"to be used before | could form anything Like
"a close estimate of the result ?" "On which
" side ?" might have been The fair and biting
rctort.
1t may be argued that the Ohio y. tor did
not mean anything by thc-o ~, nHts'd ch; ,rs,
but said what he did only 20 pat l- good face
upon matters as possible Granted that J.
meant nothing and then We may property AK
if he meant anythn, by hi, pr,di 'i g., COM
municatcd through the iutcvrrrr@ 10 the
press, that "a Democratic victory would be
q" the beginning of an era of peace and har-
mony such rs would make the American
"pcoplc more illustrious than they now are
3" in the annals of the world" 70 winch noble
language we respond with modest simplicity {:
IIow2 Whyl WhcrcforeP If he had not
mentioned it we should not have supposed
that Gov. Allen cared much for the place TO
bc occupied by Ohio in "thc annal, Of the
world" when he paradcd her rs political
trader IN the market hungry for a bargain and
ready to execute bill OF sale of herself TO
the highest bidder. There might be people
impcrtnent enough to inquire how he won his
maiOrities. He seems to be familiar with the
queer and dubious ways of tIansacting bust