The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-14

the latter especially adopted the passive policy or
waiting for the expression OF public opinion at the polls
in sister State Even the nrst democratic enthu-
siasm the rag money evil platform seemed be
followed by sober second thought Of disrust as TO
whether imitation could carry the people with it. Con
dence In the strength Of the imitation lunacy seemed
TO grow less and less with the democratic leaders
Some OF their candidates could not swallow the
pill without a wry face All eyes turned to Ohio, the
campaign which opened with ecIdt gradually became
less vigorous, and within the past few weeks the
democrats in this State have done little but turn their
eyes toward Ohio and wait
MURMURmGs IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAMP.
To-days news from the West viii undoubtedly have
the effect Of causing still further loss Of confidence in
tho popularity Of imitation a cry AT Erie the
hard money democrats we're choked of and the nfia-
ton doctrine adopted against the protests Of the best
men OF their party whose partisan feeling has not been
strong enough to enable them TO give than inn
Piled support TO this plank in the platform. To-day
there have been murmurings in this faction Of the
democracy. They have begun 10 protest against the
thrustlng forward OF the currency question the Inn
portant Issue Of the strife They declare that the
party surely lost If the Ohio policy is carried out
and although as have said IL has not been vigor-
ously pushed in the State recently, they say with
Hamlet ''Ohl reform it altogetherln
said an influential old me hard money democrat to
me to-day, ''Sir, Will be damned before will see the
grave Of Andrew jackson trampled upon
The hard-money malcontents are making themselves
heard. Whether II will be to any purpose few days
VIII show ] have talked with many republicans, and
heard of many more, who know how little Hartranft
amounts to and what infamous rings have been per-
mitted under his rule II they vote the republican
ticket II will be with reluctance and only because II is
committed to hard money; not because they wish TO
support the present republican administration. know
one prominent republican, OF the most useful men
in campaign and ono Of their best stump speakers
who has for the first time in years refused TO take the
stump because, while he VIII probably the ticket
which does not represent pnaton he viii not lend his
voice to ask votes for Hartrant and Mackey. These
men are wavering. Shrewd management may bring
them into the democratic party 1t is its only chance
THE OTHER SIDE
Among the republican leaders-those Of the small
sort-the Ohio election has wrought change You
could not have interviewed some OF them the
rency question while Ohio in doubt II your life de-
pended upon it Now they are, and ALL virtuous,
outspoken hard money men. They talk Of "honesty
and good faith and gold, SIR and freely abuse the
damned democratic heresy of rag money! The
mander Of the republican campaign in Pennsylvania
will not be conducted II has been In the past The
lesson OF the Ohio election will be lost upon them.
"Hard money! win be the slogan and notwithstand
ing that they are handicapped with the Harrisburg
gang every Indication is that they viii be victorious