, 1874-07-03

tect, ia the faco Of . olanorous opposition In
Ohio, hhH undoubtedly put lin ahead OF Btr.
Sherman craHfished and grow unoasy, Thurman
+ apoke without evasion, AZ an old PARTY man,
faithful to those distinctive tonota fho Domoo-
Eaoy held, irrespective df elavery,--of limitod
raaafsi authority except IN
money. Amongst these tetetac cwAa sound money,
$50 Bound that 1t REQUIRED no, legislation : or
narty.platform to giYo It nuthoutfolty.' Without
tobatnE tho particular bill In haud, he held that
baok-oxpanalou and loose Issues Of trrodoemablo
paper" i: = j.! = t. ".:n :: !. =,f!'; j..
:, Mr. Hendricks hold = magistorial position; at
tho monant( 'aloof from the national cou,,AolB
6nt he had tho eamc INCENTIVE to speak out tl,nt
solemn conerstulation Of tho Local aovornnent m ,t
Of 4, 900 OF people. Tempted out by Morton's
ff1ands, commanded to speak tor ''cleap
money"' by illitozate oamorors Of his own party,
aondrckn hes!tated and vas silont; and Thur
man. daring to DECLARE himAolf, slipped mast,
Boforo this taauo came and won't, Hendricks Ind
tho advantage. 40 1t ia to-day, the Detnootatio
party is led by Thurman In public bolict, with
Stevenson and Davard aB hs nearest ooallutorH,
ard Hendricks possibly to nuccood Pratt in the
senato, but too late to reyiya and strengthen Lis
~ CHANGE or DRAMATIC rEnsoxE.
IN tho sonate, nn1t year, there will DO at loast
from Now York and in iii soventoen ] e eoptainiy' %
yada, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, Tennessee,
Alabama, Texas, apd. .Arkansaa. That will DO,
Legislation and draw tho eyes Of tho country.
The vast oauap-following Of politics, which ad-
horoB to tho motto of "Afon, not principles
will be quick to fnmiliarizo iaoH with tho persona
md intents Of tho new Court. And, II tito pres-
senior Democratic lender at Washington, will bo
nearly In position to 60 into Conyontion by ao-
clamntton. Whoroyor1 have boon for the past
two weols, from Baltimore, mud Philadelphia,
and New York, to tho Ohio Va]loy, 1ud Thur
I'he natural Intelligence, comparative youth,
judicial experience, social good-brooding, good
appearance, 1nessc, hoalth and caso Of speooh,
possessed by Judge Thurman, give satisfaction
to the Aunker Democracy, and arc respected by
tho Republicans. Ho haB somo political friends
In Ohio who disllko him, but he sntagonizes
noue, and tho gnte Ia always open to returning
adhorentB. Exocpt by few Democrats who
hold that Vallandigham was ouohred out Of tho
there is no Democratic faction ready to oppose
tho lattora pretenBionB. His family have army
md nary affiliations and hia Anamap, Gov.
Allen, is kind Of Granger.
:. Againht q man Of Thurman'a suaYity, sprght-
lness and power to pleasc and to intorost, there
is 70 man superior to James g. Blaine as the ne-
publican candidate: I regard Dlaine'a nomtna-
tion, as tho status La to-day, as almost inevitable
t9o ls strong IN his native bthto OF Pa1nBylvaN1h;
strong in all parta Of Now England md Ills 20.
quaintanco is ubiquitous. Hohas small fortune,
or Independence, about equal to Thurmans. He
Ia moro prosentable man to tho eye than Thur
man: His vigor, forecast, and tineaso are Of
tho first class. and tempered by a discretion too
wise to- be called cunning. 10 has infinitely
tho advantage Of Thurman in personal aid OH
thusiestio following, and would tako tho field
with more gallantry. II he should sec the party
hopolossly In tho minority amongst tho people,
ho won1d not run. That Is tho only event Ii
which thero IL any probability OF Grant's can
didaoy. tho forlornnaas Of tho Republican
purity, md tho tndlsposltion Of Its loading mon
en a ~ DO
patronage might DO relied On to eko out another
II 9laino can pull tho Republican party through
. fifth term OF four years, he viii be immeas-
urably tue ablost politician IN this country.
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