New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-18
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
SENATOR TIIURMAN,S VIEWS

SENATOR TlIURMAN'S VIEWS
tNriAnoN xor THE GREAT ISSUE or THE cAHvAss
A PUgEI ADMINISTRATION soUonT-MMRDI-
ATR INfiArIoN INposSIBLE
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept 15.-During the past
week there has been u small gathering Of the Democratic
leaders In Cchns. though probably an accidental one.
Gov Alien remained hero for few days rest and says
he has entirely recovered from his ndispostion. which
was slight and owing to the heat He in fne spirits.
and uhilant the action OF the Pennsylvania Dem
ocras and agrees with Cary that It VIII give him 10000
votes or thc decreased Republican majority in
MIME and The Democratic victory IN California Will in
crease In bss opinion. the magnitude OF his majority
Senator Thurman hrs beea at bs room In the Neil
Hsusc for seDc time He Aas made only Two speeches
during campaien but tonight he starts out again.
and viii make several moro, mostly Ut ponts within the
hxgdmnney regions where the farmers gather IN
him. rather than in the large cities But he very
impatient the growing bolducss Of the Democratic
speakers In crying for imitation There Is well grounded
run,or that lie denounced the supporters OF imitation
few days ago tho OF the State Committee and
declared that n they continued To push Imitation within
the party they would before very long succeed tn push
ing him out
TIRE Parry PO:iOY.
In conversation with his friends SENATOR Thurman
frankly admits his equvoes position. and does not con-
c dependency But no no had the lcs OF two
evils 20 chOoec, aud he has chosen tn remnh with TIC
party ana edeayOr 70 reform the corrupt methods OF
administration introduced by the Republican party lie
thnks Eastern papers have made great mistake IN
treating ths Democratic platform ~ an Imitation pnt
form denouncing II dangerous, thus FORCING nht
where there necd OF any The platform docs no'
DO ssys cell for imitation do any OF the prominent
speakers Of the Democratic party call for unless II my
M Cary whom the Senator manifesty has the great
est d,slike and whom he does not consider representa-
tive Of Democratic party The truth H. he says that
Oh la NJ In
no settled or intelligent theory purpose about the cur
rcncy and there not particle of difference In this
respect the Republican and Democratic partcs
public opinion yet in the process OF formation The
before the people 10 not the currency or the
schools, but IL is the record OF tho Republican
Marty and its fitness 10 hold Office longer. Mr..
Thurman says Gov. Allen Will undoubtedly bo
elected and by large majority. bat the influences coh
trbung hs election will not be manly those respect
ing the currency but will be part of that political tidal
wave which swept over the country in 1873 and 1874
and yet ceased to have effect By this 10 be
explained the victory in California; this the failure OF
the Republican party MAKE the gains they expected IN
Kentucky by this their reduced msjorities in Maine
And il would have made difference in the result IN
Maine II the Republicans had not insisted upon fighting
the battle of reconstruction and tho Southern ques
ton over matter what the Issues were, the THE
that Is sweeping the country would have brought the
same result And II is this which will eject Allen. and
hs election should BIO construed in no other way. The
iuaiion who have succeeded in putting their nnan
cia planks the platforms OF Ohio and Pennsylvania
they victorious, will never succeed In inducing
thc National Convention to do the same.
INFL,IION AND REPUTATION
And after ALL thore be danger of actual IMITATION
he insists Therv Is the law the statute book foIbiddng
IT, and there be repeal before 1891 because the
Senate cannot be chan ged before that time all the
Democrats could he persuaded to support repeal which
they cannot SO to pay the bonds in green
backs could be passed. account OF the same impossl
blty Of obtaining the consent of the Senate TO undo
What vas settled by the Act Of 1859. And If this were
possible long before 1t could be done the bOndhOlder
could their bonds to five per cents which, by the
felms OF the law creating them, made payable In
gold.
Practically, therefore, Senator Thurman thinks thai
since the Democratic platform does not, III his opinion
call naon the duty o: oil Democrats is to fsm fOi
publication Of the Administration and reform. The
Democrats he says, will not lose the vote OF a single
hnlmoney member Of their party they will all vote oi
he is strengthened by the declaration
OF Mr. Durham Ward, in a Springfield hotel the Other
evening. that, stanch hardmOuey he is, he viii
vote FOR Allen What these think OF Sir. Cary, and
whether they will support him. is one OF the mysteries Of
The campaign Mr. Cary expects that of them WILL
no says he will make their loss up among his friends