The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-06-11

the State of Ohio, the most of it reaf
estate in this city of Columbus2 And
am less worthy of the confidence of
! the people of Ohio, because, not choos-
/ ing to be separated from my own
| family, take them with me to Wash
| ington during the session OF Congress !?
But enough of this. | am ashamed to
| have noticed it so far as to speak of
it,
aDo yeu know" said the Judge,
chow absurd il is for an iAflationist to
condemn me for voting against the
bill that was vetoed Morton and
/ his followers meant by that bill to
increase the currency, but they
did not understand their own meas
ure until after it had passed. Had it
become law, and been executed in
conformity to law, its g1 1GetScdt>efect
aeoHld haze been to contract the ci3'-
euk0ti0qa. Its immediate effect would
have teen to lock up within thirty days
about S40,000,000 of the bank reserves
! that are now in circulation, and l am
eensured by infiationists for voting
against a measure like that. The
truth is, that it was the most blunder-
ing piece of legislation | have ever
seen in my life. Had Grant signed it,
the infiationists would have been COM
/ PEELED, in order to counteract its effects,
| to pass another bill, and with the least
/ possible delay. No doubt they would
have done so, and thus in the end
| have accomplished their purpose. But
/ the bill they did pass was, from their
stand point, utterly absurd, and if not
afterwards annulled would have done
much mischief"
The Judge stopped speaking aud /
said Well, Judge. you talk like an
old fashioned, hard money Democrat" :"
"And that is precisely what am. re-
piled he. "You remember" he con-
| tinued, SHAT when we were much
| younger than we now are one of our
State conventions adopted brief res
olution like this: Hard money is the
only currency that defrauds no man.
think those are very nearly if not
| the exact words. Well, [ drew that
resolution because | believed it to be
true. The convention adopted it; it
was the chief plank IN the platform,
and we carried the State. Ii was re-
affirmed again and again by subse-
quent State conventions, and If you
viii look at the election returns,
think YOU will find that we were gen
C1al1y SUCCESSFUL w SBdb w as O0A
chief plank, and last wear we put a
sound plank on this subject in our
platform, and we redeemed the State.
j seThe Democracy of New York
adopted it and redeemed their State.
This spring New Hampshire aud Con-
necticut stood upon it and they are re-
deemed.
sEWhat do you think of the prospects
in Ohio this fall ?"
ANswER-"The hope OF the Demo-
cratic party lies in adherence to DEM
ocratic principles. Whenever it wan
ders off after strange gods it incurs
defeat, and it will ever be so. We
have better material than we have had
for many years with which to achieve
victory next fall, and if we lose the
opportunity it will be by an abandon
ment of principles"
Thanking the Judge for the freedom
with which he had spoken, arose to
take my leave. "Stop," he said, 81
have a word more to say. / have
spoken freely because l have nothing
to conceal, and because my constitu-
ents have right to know myopinions,
and because / have right, to defend
myself when assiled. have attacked
nobody, and there was no necessity to
attack me. l make war upon no man
for an honest difference of opinion.
There are good and able men of all
parties who differ with me on the cur
rency question. They may be right,
for am not infallible ; / may be right,
for. they are not infallible. If those
who differ with me are many, those
who concur with me are also many.
There is no occasion for throat-cnt-
ting"
Some visitors coming in, the inter
view ended.