Year: 1873

Renewed cheers 1t Is very prope


that powder should be burned, that rock
cts should rise, that fires should burr


and illumine to testify that our heart.


beat quicker and our blood flows NOR,


rapidly at the results of the last election


Great chesring] 1t was not my goes
fortune to be able to take part ss mucl


as usual In the canvass. But | made ,


little speech at Mozart Hall one night, a.


some OF you will remember, ana | wan


you now to bear me witness that TOLD


the people Of Cincinnati the truth here


as | always desire to do-when | sale


that William Allen would be the next


Governor of Ohio. Chcersl As


came up to this meeting, this evening,


met an old Republican friend OF mine


lie was not in very good humor


Cries Of :" / guess not" and laughter


lie said he did not know what we had to


rejoice about or whom we had to con.


gratulate. | told him if he would bu,
come up and listen tonight that I and


others would answer that question.


We rejoice tonight, my fellow citizens


because we believe that the people OF
Ohio have done patriotic duty, and have
done it so wisely and so well that its re.
suits will inure to the benefit of the Who'll,
country Cheers We rejoice becaus.
the people Of Ohio have set the seal OF
their condemnation upon fraud, oorrup-
ton and the general decentralization OF
our public affairs Cries of Good "
and loud applause. We rejoice because
the people of Ohio have rebuked that
general want Of hig toned integrity
which has manifested itself in salary
bills, Credit Mobilar and other corrup
tons. We rejoice because the people of
Ohio have said that they have lost conf
dence in and will not trust the destiny of
oul State to party which is founded on
unsound principles and tainted with COR
rupt practices Applause We rejoice
because the people of Ohio have said
they hare confidence in and will trust the
destiny of the State to the party which
we believe is sound in principle and
whose crowning glory it has always been
to maintain purity in legislation and hon
esty in administration. Great applause |
Above all, my friends, we rejoice that
this triumph has been secured to us in
the person of an able, eminent, honest
and distinguished statesman, whose sa
sacit,v, judgment and patriotism will be
exertel to enable us to use power so
that while serving the country, we will
insure and extend the success Of the
Democratic party. Cheers


And whom shall we congratulated ? To
whom shall we give thanks? Gentleman,
we can give thanks to and congratulate
the young men Of the State who have for
the first time east their votes, and who,
in spite of abuse, in spite of detraetion
and enmlty, have followed their own no.
BILE instincts and impulses, and have al
lied themselves to party which, in all
its history, in all its acts. in all the pow.
cr it has exercised, has been true to it.
SELF to liberty, to the country, and to the
county.


AT this point the speaker was inter-
ruptcd ny loud cheering on the outskirts
of the crowd, and continued cheering and
laughter as u novel "Bll Allen" team
made its way through the dense mass to
the front Of the stand. The team was
drawn by yoke of cream colored oxen
The wagon contained a crowd Of good
natured Democrats, bag pipe, and a
large National banner.


The speaker resumed:


l say We have good reason to congrat-
ulate tho young men who voted with US,
and we also congratulate those Repubi-
cans who, convinced of the maladminis
tratien of their own party, have had the
patriotism and nerve to leave their or
ganization and trust themselves to the
promises, the professions, and to the acts
of their ancient adversaries. Loud
cheering


And, gentlemen, there is another class
of men whom we may thank and congrat-
ulate | speak Of the old line DEM ocrats.
Applause and cries OF " Here we are"
speak of the men who, amid the disss.
trous defeats of the past, have always
kept the faith as it was handed down to
US by our fathers. speak Of the mon
who in twenty years Of disaster have new
or lost confidence, have never lost eour-
age in hope, but kept their arms burnsh-
ed and their spears bright Loud ap.
plause speak of men who are salts
fed always to do their duty as patriots
a.cd leave tho rest to the people and to
God [Cheers. And let us never for.
get, let Us remember to night in the
midst of our victory, in the moment Of
our rejoicing, tLct victory brings with it
responsibility and power brings with 1t
duty. Cheers.


Let us show all the world, slow it so
plainly that even the blind sha.' see
and the deaf hear, that the Democratic
party has been purified in the fires Of pe-
itical misfortune. Cries of That's so.
That in the discipline OF the last fifteen
years it has gained strength, nerve, puri'
ty, honesty. Cheers And that now,
mere than ever, it has an aspiration for
q loftier, honester. and a more exalted
patriotism Let us show by the wisdom
Of our legislation, by the purity OF our
that our highest ambition
is to serve the people, and our greatest
efforts to do them good. Cheers. Let
us show to the Republicans who are dis
satisfied with their party that they have
safe refuge in our party. Great cheer
ing Let US show to the peoples "
party that We are the true party Of rs
form, and if they want to establish purity
and honesty the way to do 1t 10 to return
TO their old seats within the Democratic
home Loud applause, II we do this.
il wo show that the Democratic party is