New-York tribune., 1874-05-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

A call has been issued for another meeting
OF the Ohio Democratic Executive Committee on June
g. to consider the proprety of posponng the State Con-
vention until after the vote Is had on the new consu
ton.
Senator Thurman has been on a visit to
Ohio OF has been subjected to intervie
After defending at length his course IN opposing infa
on lie thus responded to request for his views on the
political prospects In Ohio "Tae hope OF tho Demo
cratic party lies adherence to Democratic principles.
Whenever it wanders off after strange gods 1t ncurs
defeat and it will ever be so. We have better material
than have had for many years with which 10 achleve
victory next Fall. and we lose the opportunity II VIII
be by an abandonment of principles
The Hon. II. w. Hillard of Georgia writes
letter to The Atlanta Chronicle which shows that COM
mon sense financial questions is talked as freely in
the South and West anywhere else He says it idle
to charge the President with hostility to those sections
Of the country which require increase Of circulation
No proposition is sOuDder than his teTse statements IN
regard to paper money cit is valuable exactly In pro
portion to the amount of coin that it be converted
into" The measure was departure from the true
principles OF finance IT 1t had become law, we should
have witnessed decline in the public credit without
any compensation to the agricultural sections OF te
country; While ~ would pe unjust anu @ ni ~
understood might be discharged IN paper currency
TO specie yet the policy and the duty OF the Govern
ment require direct If be gradual, return TO
the use OF money equal in value to gold and silver
Either the precious metals paper readily convertible
OF the Government early day the actual state
OF the country Will permit.
1t is dangerous business for any one to at
tempt to speak for Penusy the Centennial ques
ton When the Commissioners announced the other
day that it would be impossible to give the exhibition
an international character without Congressional aid
The Philadelphia Telegraph abused them roundy for IT,
advising them resign and go home. leaving the people
of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania TO pay for the exh
bion OF their pockets they expected to do
Now the same journal finds fault with Senator Cameron
for saying when the bill authorizing the President
invite foreign governments to be was under
discussion in the Senate that the people Of Pennsy
vania would never ask for single cent, and that lie
would not ask for any money aid the passage
any such bill" The Telegraph then administers this
snub the venerable exponent OF Administration prin
cples Pennsylvania: Where he obtained his
authority to make the first part of the statement Is
cOnundrum while the latter part shows characteristic
want of appreciation OF his duty as representative In
whatever manner he may have found his way into the
National Senate he is presumably there 10 represent the
people of Pennsyvau, and to promote to the best OF
his ability their wishes Ii they should again approach
Congress for money aid would be his duty to support
their application with all his powers ii Is TO be hoped,
however, that no such application will be made"