New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-11
THE tfTUATION IN PENNSYLVANIA.

Our correspondent at the Erie Convention
well describes the dilemma which has been
created ny that senseless assemblage. "The
indepondent voters" he says, "wiil have 10
"mato choice between HItTanft and
"RaWle, with the corrupt Cameron Mackey
"hius behind them, but with a specie pay
"n,ent platform under their feet, and PershinS
" and Piolett, two sterling rcformers, standing
"on .he worst rag-morey platform ever made
"by any Convention in any State" The
ticket nominated at Erie signitied the triumph
of honesty over a powerful and long-eN''.b-
lisled organization of fraud and wholesale
robbery. The platform adopted Mt the same
time was ali emphatic approval of the most
dangerous form of national dishonesty that
ever cursed our country.
For this wrotchcd result we hold the nald-
money Democrats of Ohio largely Responsible.
Mr. Thurman and others like him, when the
Ohio Convention declared itself for imitation
and universal dishonor, swallowed the profess
sons of their whole lives, and went about
begging people to vote for the rag money can
di,late and rag-money principles. We know it
Is wrong, said they, but the Democratic Con-
yention SAYS we must do it, and there Ii no
use in kicking against that. Mr.. George q.
Pugh was bold enough at first to declare That
he would take 10 part in the discteditabie
campaign nor vote the disgracelul ticket. but
according to a telegram of yesterday he
has now surrendered and joined the
wry-faced company Of hard-moncy statesmen
supporting n solt-moncy platform. Oh WELL
these gentlemen tell us, il we eXclaim at Tho Ii
weakness and Inconsistency, this Is only local
campaign in Ohio, and the currency has notL-
| ing 10 do with it. When the money Issue
becomes a national one you will find us Oh the
right side
II is national Issue now. The weakness of
! senator Thurman has already prol'ced lis
natural effect in Pennsylvania. When Mr. SOW
den finished his appea; for financial honesty at
| Erie with the noble exclamation, =" II yod re-
"nounce your hari-moIcy principles for the
purpose of succeeding in the election, God
L" forbid that You should succeed the Con-
vcntion was awcd for moment 10y
his eulncstness, "hut soon broko OUt
"into Kisses and dcrisiye shouts" Such
declarations had been heard before, and
what came of thcm9 Every Dcmccia' rea-
soued the delegates will be sure to 60 WITH
lis party. WHAT will become of him II he
does not Look at Thurman he IL not one
of your common politicians, but st itesman and
gentleman of character, and what Is he doing ="
the imitation plank is forced into the Platform,
with shouting. and yelling, end kissing, and
| judge Pcrshng. n conspicuous opponent OK the
rag-monry hcrcsy, consents TO be rag-money
candidate. Now venture to say that II
even fcw leading Democrats in Ohio had
! stood forth boldly, rcpudiatcd the action OF
their Convention, and refused to sustain it,
candidates. the in0ationists OF Pennsylvania
| would not have dared to commit the outrage
which has so shocked the county and filled
! their brethren OF ether States with alarm.
| How long is This trucking TO go OIL ! Which
! State is to bc captured next by the same tao
| ties Where will the ha'd-moncy Democracy
| be at the National Convention when the
! grcat States one after another have been
seized by the in6ationists and not a leader in
| all the Democratic hosts has had backbone
| enough To bolt