The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-21
nm from the Cincinnati Commercial.
Ane National Influence Of the Ohio Cam
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iho onaru-Inoney Democrats who propose 4
heip the election of Bill Allen On wssh
McLeans s platform, with the view of r;da;,.
the cou'Atry of "Grantism," have. in our iudo.
meht' deceived themselves in respect ~ The
stfer-sth OF influences in the political partie.
anu the relative importance of events Tba
nrse necessity of civilization is the defeat of
oi.l Allen-not because Hayes is q clever man
and would make good governor-not because
there would be more or less murder done in the
South If he was elected-not because the Catbo
lie Telegraph was Incorporate and impudent
about the passage of the Geghan law. demand
ing 1t with unseemly violence in behalf of the
church, and declaring without reserve after
the act was adopted that the solid Catholic yots
should be given the Democratic party this fall,
no matter about principles, for value received
not because anybody believes the common
school system in danger, for its perils are with
in and not without, and the only effect of
Catholic opposition is to prevent the reforma-
tlon or abuses-not because the Democrat 10
Administration In Cincinnati is a shame aud q
mischief to the city; but because Allen bears
the banner of initiation and represents the
restless. reckless, ignorant, headstrong, COM
munlstlc, barbarous elements of society,"
Inc democrat who supposes Allen can win
IN ONO this fall without the complete preva-
fence OF the imitation theories in the Demo-
cratic party-without giving into the hands Of
the leaders and winners in this fight the next
national democratic conventon-is to be pitie d
Ior ms helpless misinformation and his hopeless
mlscalculatiors. The ludicrous incoherence
and the absolute idiocy of the Democratic
ohlo platform on the currency question. NAV
and naturally will 6lll those who who have
business or scientific knowledge of the merits
rrr1fk r
feeling of contempt; but we assure them that
pity Is not the emotion nor contempt the sem
tlment that is becoming. The ipfatIonists of
ONO may be "red headed and red mouthed,"
put tney are not without knowledge of the
direction in which they are moving, and thew
have the advantage of being In desperate ear
nest and with fixed objects to accomplish
Ii they elect Allen on this platform-and he
not only consented to it, he gave bis influence
for it and overcame the opposition of Thurman.
Ranney and Payne-they will occupy and DOS,
sess the Democratic political organization.
The majority OF the Democrats in the aouse Of
representatives are already with them and
every Day the party will drift irrecoverably on
the imitation torrent. 1t is believed that a ma
Jorlty OF the Democratic executive committee
will be found in favor of st. Louis for the ma
tonal convention. If St. Louis is not selected.
Chicago will be, and the convention will be
overwhelmed by infat;onists and warwhoopipg
excitement, just as Chicago was crowded with
Lincoln men In 1860, the Hon. David Davis
being the great manager, who filed the cars
with all who were ready to take ride and nav
1or m 1t with shouting for the railsplitter. Give
the sotis an Ohio victory TO back them and
either at St. Louis or Chicago the hard
money men will be howled down and hooted
out denounce1 as bank Democrats" "Wall-
street whppers in" "bullionists," the enemies
OF the working men, the foes of public happi-
ness and private prosperity. The Republicans
are somewhat cowardly, even now in Ohio, on
the currency question, and disposed to under
value aud neglect their great opportunity to
break the centre of the Democratic line by con-
centrating the fire, and making decisive rush
on the issue presented of adopting the Confed-
crate financial system, or raisr the standard
OF money and regaining the worlds currency:
but we think they will do better as we go along,
and, whatever happens, the Republican party
must go into the national campaign pledgiug
itself to better money, and to work for the res
torat0n OF specie payments according to the
law of Congress. That is their destiny and
their fortune. Now. do the hard money Dem
ocrats propose to surrender their party to the
use of the intationists and draw the line of
battle for the presidential election of the Gen.
tennial year, so that the country, to save itself
from financial policy clearly ruinous, must
Keep the Republican party in power irrespective
of the eyesores of Grantism? While Grant has
had spells OF wabblIng about money matters
once thinking "high gold'' good for the move
ment OF the craps" and again almost yielding
to the persuasions of Morton that a peculiar
been blessed with saving common sense and
the good advise of Senator Jones taken inst in
time-and he will not steer away on this ques-
tion any MORE
The Republicans may waver, but the polit-
ical lobster of Massachusetts and the weeping
William of the Wis'ahickon to the contrary
Notwithstanding, they will not go far wrong
The question in Ohio is the currency question.
The result will shape tbe Presidential cam
paign. If the Republicans win, the Democ-
racy must come before the country with some
thing of soundness in principle and conserva-
tism in candidates, for they must present them
selves i'll their best array to claim the conf
dence of the country. Both parties will, in
this case, be upon their good behavior. II the
Democrats win with Allen, the worst elemeats
will be loosed-there will be no chance for re-
form in either party, and the Presidential con-
test will be an exciting and decisive struggle,
whether the nation is to be brought low through
financial policy. borrowed from the Conti-
nentals and Confederates; and the delightful
doctrine of no North and 30 South, and the
equality of states, will be illustrated by the
equalization of sections and states in repudia-
ton and bankruptcy-that all war debts may
be wiped out in the North as in the South
that the national debt may be sponged off as
the Confederate debt was cleared away. This
is the end of initiation. and those who most
urgent for it are not unconscious of their aim.