Year: 1875

The republicans. to help their sinking
cause. in Ohio, started the story that
Gov Allen was sick, and had withdrawn
from the canvas. This is what the old
hero says about 1t:


MY FRIENDS, Ladies AND GENTLEMEN
In answer to the article that has just been
read in your hearing, ] am happy to an
nounce to you that have never in my
life been seriously sick; that ! have nev-
er spent three days, from necessity, upon
a bed, and that now stand before you,
with five perfect senses, and with a vital
organization which promises to me as
much life a. any man has right to ex-
pect who has lived to my age, without
experiencing in any particular the i'm
pairmcnt Of his vital organs. With re-
gard to these rumors, OF course it is as
easy, when a man sits down to manufac.
ture 4 story, to put two things in it as
one cannot reply to all the rumors
which are put atloat, but | can say TO
you this That never have and never
will withdraw from conflict in which
the liberties of my country are involved


Applause. Sick Sick of what? If
could be rendered sick by anything it
would be by the nausea, the malarial in.
fluenccs which this administration has in
tlicted upon the country. There is some
thing for the pure minds and stout hearts
of the frcemen of this country to be sick
of. But you now have it In ysur power
70 nj off Nnn ha,,o
now in your power to purify the contani-
mated air by breathing in its place, through
the free lungs of a free people, purer
atmosphere. Retire! Nothing would
please the enemies of the people more
than my retirement. Retire, while my
eye is fixed upon approaching dangers
that threaten the liberties Of my coun
trymen? Have I ever been known to re-.
tire when a patriotic act was possible ?
Did retire two years ago! Everything
was then dark and lowering. was call
ed ints the ring by a dcsponding party
party that had been rendered despond-
ent by the unchecked domination of the
enemy, lasting through fifteen years
Of peace and of war. The old gray
| headed Democrats had become despond.
ent, AMI many of them 50 desponaent as
even to avoid the trouble Of going to the
polls, because they thought it useless.
They had stood without breaking their
organization. for fifteen years. They had
no privilege but that of paying taxes, and
every dollar of the tax they paid was
eaten up by their enemies, the republi
cans. The Democratic party did its part
OF the tax paying, and, notwithstanding
that they were turned out to pasture
where there was no grass applause aud
laughter not Democrat was allowed
within the pale of the Federal govern
ment to any Office, and therefore not \
Democrat received one cent of that halt
OF the whole taxes which the party had
paid Now, my friends, if the Republi
can leaders, tax gatherers, have no other
hope to rely upon than my withdrawal,
they ought to shake lnnds with fatality
and retire l cannot crafty them. Great
God, have too many Democrats to graf
ify. Applause. can't even get sick
for their accommodation. have been in
all sorts Of corners, tight places, and
could not incur an accident for their &C.
commodation. They had better get up
some other hope than that, ter il Their
hope is in my withdrawal or in my be
ing beat. it is a hopeless hope [Checrs,
suppose our friends of the press around
here will put this in, SO there may be nc
mistake about it, that never looked bet
ter, as certainly never felt better than
do this day And am just opening the
battle take my position at the capital
of the State next Monday, and | radiate
from there into every hole and corner OF
the State until this party of plundercrs
and usurpers shall be made to know that
a majority of the people Of Ohio are
still free and determined to remain so
Applause That being done in Octo


Der, we will let events for the future shape
themselves. My friends, not.
withstandng the notice that you heard
read about my health before commenc.
ed speaking, do assure you it would
give me great pleasure to go on with this
speech for two hours more; and could
do it with just as much ease as l did in
1882, when | often spoke four hours at a
clip. But | would rather that you should
hear my friend Gen. Cary, and my other
friend who SITS behind me, Gen. Powell,
who are our two candidates--one for
lieutenant governor, and the other for
attorney general, both men after our
own heart You will hear them, and you
will be as much gratiied by them as you
possibly could by me or anybody else.
go to Columbus on Monday, TO take up
my position in the center of the State.
From there | shall move in every dircc-
ton which presents speck of danger.
shall stand upon the field to the last hour
of the contest, and if it be my misfor-
tune to fall, l will fall as the old Roman
said it became an emperor to fall. ] will
die standing, and seek no bed to repsse
upon. Applause.