The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-11-01

OF Reform.
fGovernor William Allen at Chillicothe, Ohio.l
1 want to make few remarks about the
persons who are candidates for the preSiden-
cy of the United States, and / do not ask
you 70 vote for Tilden because love Tilden,
but j have reasons for loving the Democratic
party and we cannot vote against him
without voting against the Democratic party.
Mr.. Cooper is good man, and the platform
he stands upon is good platform, and |
stand upon ii myself. LApplause.l His
platform was taken from the Ohio platform,
but Mr.. Cooper, great and good as he is,
stands in position that makes il impOssi-
BILE to elect him president of the United
States and for TO stand by, not taking
part in this contest, would be like
standing by to get the coun-
try driven through He'll Gate before the ex-
plOsion. In Greece il was a crime TO stand
alOof and not vote. Twelve and fifteen thou
sand voters of Athens voted upon all ques-
. Sons relating to taxes, diplomatic and mu-
nicipal affairsf which were discussed by the
speakers, and the voters voted yes or no
upon them. We can not do it here, because
the country is too big; but we ought to have
the sanction or disapprOyal of
every one entitled to vote. They
hoald express their opinion one
way or the other. 1t has now become a
question whether or not we have the right
10 legislate for our own state. Within its
constitutional limits the sending of Federal
troops South Is just as bad as the sending of
foreign troops was TO put down our fathers.
The South Carolina affair presents itself to
every American. and should be rebuked at
the polls. If the party that does these things
ought TO be Endorsed and reinstated, how
long would ii be before we
have bayonets in Ohio to keep these Demo
Gratis from talking. 1 understand they
have some deputy marshals in Columbus TO
order the people FROM and to the baliot-box
j said about Mr.. Cooper that he is a good
man, worthy of the high dignity which ne
aspires to. Some people have sense even If
they do have gray hair l have seen people
who had gray hairs who had sense, and
have seen persons who did not, who wore
the same i did when 1 was born [Iaughter.l
We vote for Tilden because. if elected, he
wIll be elected by the Democratic party, and
ne will be found to act fairly As to his
stealing, there is no danger as to the Demo
cratic party doing so, because they have
nothing to steal, for the others have it all.
But we can not steal, because our own in
stincts are against it. We don't want The
public money, but We don't want the public
to have all of our own. Laughter. ]
They have got a large portion of it now.
We have many wealthy men here in Ross
county, very wealthy men, who find il ex-
trenely difficult to gather up enough money
to pay their taxes. We find thousands and
gems of thousands of honest. industrious
.laboring men who, in this great country,
are now reduced to the necessity of
asking themselves, Where shall get some
thing to eat? 1t is fearful state of things.
4 poor laboring man may commit a little
crime, under the pressure of lis children )
wants. He may thrust his arm into a bakers
hustle this poor fellow TO jail He IL tried