, 1875-06-28
OHIO POLITICS.
Personal Jenlonslcs BE.
tween f1,c Democratic
K1cutlcrs.
Tho Honest-Money Democrats
Forced to Eat Hum
b1e-Pio.
Senator Thurman "Not Ready 10
Talk Now" on tho Ctrren-
cy Question.
Popularity Of the Shinplaster Plank
Among tho Ignorant Demo-
cratic Masses.
The In1ation-Repudiation Jssnt to Do Car
ritd Into the Democratic National
Convention.
Disgust Of tho German Voters Mt
tho Political Situation,
Tho Anti-Temperanco 6prat Not Re-
garded as an Adequate Offset
to The Grccnback Whale.
Verdict TO BE Rendered Next Fa11 Over
tho Corpse Of Ohio 1'ourtonfsm
"D1ed Of Rag.AIoney.o
The In1atisn.Repudiation Jssut to Do Car
ritd Into tho Democratic National
Convention.
Disgust of tho German Voters Mt
tho Political Situation,
Tho Anti-Temperanco sprat Not Re-
garded as an Adequate Offset
to The Grccnback Whale.
Verdict to BE Rendered Next Fn11 Over
tho Corpse Of Ohio Dourbonfsni:
"D1Ed Of Rag-Aloney."

1AGA VA 4$1+8
From Our 0lrn Corrtsro1dent.
Co1usnus, O.. juno 25.-Tl,o Pr; sent political
bltuation In Ohio, and tho character OF tie ap-
prokohing canvass, hayo becn determined mainly
by the personal jeaIoueios of tue Democratic
leaders. On tho stump, and through tue press,
tho contest Will be ovor tho rng-moncy tntiatton-
reputation plank OF tho Democratic platform.
THE ZEAL Hrruc0Lg,
however, will bo within tho party, md batwcen
Thurman, Allen, md penitCton Presidential
ospigants, and q host Of othcr5 who cook tho
leadership in tho Htata. Thurman, being tho
most prominent OF tho Ohio Presidential candi-
dates, was tho abloct of common aaEault. and
lila moet vulnerable point wss the cuarency quca-
tiou, on which ho lad committo1 himself against
tho 1ag-monoy iuflatlon schcma. pcnd!eton
himsolf kept in tho background; but
lia adhcrcnss ecizcd tho opportunity 10 ihrust
forward his financial policy. And 80 It
lappous that q uost cordial Invitation is ox-
tended to lin aud hs following to ''coino and
be killed; +" uino, To assiat at their OWN political
fuudra,. Tho iuv!tntton Is eivcn by Washing
ton Mclean, who Ina Ills old Bcotcs to Actt!o
With tho Now York hnncsl-n1nncy Dcmocrac..,
and is especially intent upon Strengthening Qor.
11k4N4i III kMo f{lsluAA4 AQHfGAk+bAj 4kHAa
tue Cincinnati Enquirer, wilio!, claGs TO hayo
invented penllcton's rng-monoy proeiana'ne
from Gen. Tom Ewing, wlo llas boundess polita-
cal aspirations Lewis D. Campbell, who is
fendy to do anything to rogain position In
politics; 'Gon." Samuel T. Cary, tho grc1t
oratorical humbug; Gov. Allen, who ia bniug
parauaded ho will bo tho next psesldont; and =
lot moro Of encA ilk, \ oonsidornb!e numhcr Of
whom, like Ewing. Campbell. ona Carr, nEo
cx-I4[bcraln, mad for ycars ll..yo haoa ncra NJ
vcnturen III Ohio politics. OF course,
a1tE nosEs1-AoSEY pEIoCHATs
don't respond With exceeding alActity 10 that In
vitatiop. Yet thoy Kccm approaching thoir no-
utical doom. --roluctant'y, 1t In trno, but mono
tho 1css certainly. Thurman orhaps has A.
ready encountered his; and. with lho moro prom
lnent Of tho honcat-nonoy Dcmocracs, It would
loom Il question of nmo-- aud Srry shot timn.
>oo-wlen they shall luve reached tho asntuh OF
i badly-whippod-!n faction within Tho party,
known to bo host.lo to i.H declared policy, Rus-
pected OF machinations for its defoAt and aclf-
convicted Of eating THAR own words will. such
axaspcra.ng ill-sracc ns tlaAt with which lncn Ia
yarially
rAnTAKE or JIuMELE-FIZ.
Thurman aud tho honest-money Democrats
brought out thoEr full strength at tue Columbus
Convoution. Thoy Werc represented oil tho
Committee on Resolutions by Judge Spanlllng,
who presented the Cleveland horest-tnoncy seso-
luttops lor acceptance ~ tho Htatc democratic
platform NJ to tho oursoucy. 1heroupon Gcn.
ION Ewing (who Ia suspected OF entertaining
tho conviction TINT tho 1uost available material
for tho Democratic Presidential! candidate ia
compassed Within bis owu pnrsou) presented tho
characterization programme; md ho aud LcU's
D. Cntnpbell formerly Congressman from tho
Dayton D..tslct, carried their point and bui'dca
tho platform. Tho honost-lnoncy Democrats
tlc1eat gayo vent to tholr Outraged feelings III
7NrIy .,uLLErr-oaIAN ESaL1su,-
Thurman, is is Baid. lending OH in atylo not
unworthy tho great slullctt himsolfs and A1t,-
etsonE Of tho Cleveland Plain Dealer, Keeping
closo after him. but upon Thurman waa put the
additional luui,iatlon Of icing required to n,nl:o
surrender in hiH lttlo speech utter tho adontton
ofthc latform giving Its adheronco to tho ticket,
the party. and 'tnpllodiy, at !oaes-for ho lodged
tho pont,-tho platform. Thurman, hs frlcuds
plank OF tho platform. "He told ms to-dnY."
said to mo laadlng Democratic editor OF tlia
gtatet "thst tno earthly power could tnako him
do It," wanted 10 know what tho Senator pro-
sary." was tho reply, ho will douounaa the in
tation humtug on the stump" Dut Ihusman
hlmsc!f uses no such brave worda, aud it ~ A.
ready too late for lin TODD 90 While bis friends
Cincinnati Enquirer, tto Kroat imitation organ,
TO- according 10 profauo report, paHses his time
Ia his chambers, playing whist. and
pArinINo THE rl4ATroMM.
sought N interview with him whilo horo. To
was, su1o enough, engaged At whist; and. tho
Eemainin1 hands being played by honest-snnaoy
Democrats very possibly, while Waiting for lis
hntagonist.' play, ho tras, lu suppressed wAy.
aamniug tho platform. but II no doos, In
the company Of uoloot friends aud With doois
closed thus give vent to lis sentiments concarn-
Ing the tnflatlon.fcrudlatio platform. ho III
especially careful to mako no BltcA uttesAnco
publscr, nor xhere IL could get Into print, In
toeponso 10 my request for FEW minutes tall,
tAoss to hare snude public, should 10
reported, and thAt first submitted to hsu for
Correction, be pteacnted his compliments to TUE
fnIHuaE with Tue obseIsatlon that ha waa moi
ready 10 talk now." l1is most intimate frienda
mseit contldentially that he ls lncnbatsng great
lpeech to bo delivered in duo consso OF tlu,o.
But
WHAT CAN lie sAr?
He llas already publicly leriArcd l!s adbetcnce to
Tho ticket. He las ca1etnllY auppEeAssd rhhs hs
ths oou.aRe to plaee himself 10 ants9onism to
the rag-.noney programme, his tune to haso
lons 10 whs bafore tho pArtycursout
bud eot In that direction, ~ Il no"
Ass, unier the impetus R.yoa by " pro1 eoors.
Tho prcteata OF tba loncst.moaey Democracy
kgAtlHt 1t. 10 make stand against 1t now would
b for him to oppose tue PARTY and. With tht
Ohio Democracy In their present tempaE. thai
kttlo what ha shnl say liz that gseat speech nov
10 ia placed IL that which his EYalt
g ths rarsy contrisea fes him. wls.
salns occupied With hin Whist. damuins sh.
t1ss1n, and the preparation Of hIa great