Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-08-05

Party politics seem to be a little
mixed now, hut there is one thing
very certain, there is a vast differ
cnoe between Republicanism and he
mOeracy.
Tho Republicans generally are en-
gagged in a laudable endeavor to make
people believe that the Democrats
have stolen or borrowed plank from
their platform. and vet, strange As
it may seem they condemn that plank
as the worst in il.
The position of the Democracy of
Ohio is wrongly stated. 1t is not in
favor of furthe. initiation it Is not
IN favor of further issue of paper
money; it is not in favor Of paper
currency ; it is not a. the New York
NorlH, the organ of the bulGoniStS
rs idicule stignatizes it, 'rag-ha-
by" platforTa'
The Democrats are not in any man
ser responsible that the currency OF
the coGntry, is paper; that was
matter over which they had no con
troll; nor are they in any manner re
spOnsible for the hard times having
nothing to 10 with either the fuan-
cial or political government OF the
country, they cannot, be responsible
for the existing state OF affairs. Paper
money is the currency of che country,
and every one Is fully aware that an
effort to change from paper money 70
c,in, will be attended by great c"n-
fraction in values, which cannot fail
- produce a financial crisis. This
being the case, the Democrats OF
Ohio sav that to undertake at the
present time. while all the industries
of the land are paralyzed, and men
everywhere find it difficult TO get
their daily bread, TO cause a still fur
ther contraction by resuming specie
pavment would be overwhelmingly
ru;nous that what is now poverty
would become destitutiOn, and what
Is now &C miort in employment would
become poverty, while the men who
control the finances would become
richer on the ruin Of Others. 1t Is
against this state Of affairs that Ohio
Democrats would guard, and tire
plan they propose is to help the pres
ent currency; to make the Green
back really what it purports TO be 81
LEGAL tender" and to bring It's value
up to she standard OF the gold dollar
rather than break 1t down by dec'ar-
ing it worthless.
No man need fear 10 stand on ta.-
platform. lis simply en- effort %
relieve the country from the present
ruinous depression which exists every
where. 1t does not propose any for
Their initiation of the currency, nor 90
delay the resumption Of specie ply-
ment enc day longer than the nece~,.-
ties of the country render imperative,
but to let financial matters alone, az
leassuntil they get better and NOT
undertake new experiments at the
present time.
The effort Of those VINO are cn"o--
ing or riGiculjns the platform OF ,hc
Ohio Democracy, Is not directed IN
good faith to showing up any fault,
in it. but to disappearing and Ia.
sifying it. The names of William
Allen and Geo. ii. Pendieton. wh,
through long lives have preserved {
purity and consistency Of char1c'l
equalled BY few statesmen in the &u.
Is guarantee that the principles OF
the party are right, AMI that thos,
principles should receive the supper
of all pure minded men.
Let the Republican papers grovl
they may well do 50, for the day.
of their party are numbered. On,
will roll up majority for Allen aao
the Democratic ticket of $4,000 a0,
that will be the first BIG gun to SCUM,
the knsll of Republicanism in Tie
United States.
The eyes of toe countryarc dircc'
ed with prayerful hope toward OHIO
and lit behooves every Rmocra
there to keep his armor on 20 stan.
by his principles, and to work man
fully for their success. The time j.
short and eur earnest effort viii no
only insure success. but make it over
whelming. Many Republicans. who
are standing for principles ra'acI
than for party, are joining the rank,
and we expect to see Allen elected BY
much large majority than last year
Death Of Andrew johnson.