Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21
PmgEa on Thurman.

Ex-senator George Il. Pagh. or
Ohio, has declined Ia speak III that
state, owing lo ire insolert fash-
ion in which the Cincinnati SEA
quir Ar' has treated Judge Thur
man. In regarti 70 Mr.. Thugman's
course in the campaign, Mr. pagh
expresses himself quite distinctly:
Il beg leave TO say that the fault
of Judge ThuruIan's speech con-
sisted in the fact that he ATTEMPTED
TO give color to the resolutions OF
TIE State Convention whic.. ssley
cannot bear Ia the estimation of
any intelligent lnau These ree3-
buttons, thong adgoftly written.
aud Intended 10 catch tue breeze
from every quarter, did certainly
mean that the Democracy of Ohio
are In favor OF Issuing greenbacks,
being Iegai-tenders, 10 an unlItllt-
ed amount, aud, with no provision
for their redemption In specie
within any calcdlable time; and i;
that be.not delivering us ever ioa
system not merely of inconvert,-
BILE but irredecmaJle paper money
l confess myself THAT 1 do not re-
semble the gentleman described
by Judge Thurlp u who formed
that platform. to wit: Masters Of
the English language.N Iconsisi-
er that Judge Thurman failed Of
his duty on that occasion, to stand
up IN tile face OF the Convention
and To rebuke 1t for such wide
and fatal departure from the well
known and anclently established
doctrines Of the Democratic party.
Ten words from, him on that occss-
sion would have arrested the attel-
ton Of the delegates, and would
have delivered them fronl the
management OF tho old Wings and
Republicans /; especially Gen. Ew-
ing and General Cary would have
been put to the wall, Ii IL in vain
now to dwell on grammatical con-
structiOn. These two gentlemen,
neither Of whom had any record
OF services In the Democratic par
~, put to flight Judge Thurman
as welias the President of The con-
vention, Judge Ranney.'
Pugh announces, Without hesi-
tati0n or evasion, his own views
on the currency question. There
will be many Democrats who Will
scout these remarks which we
quote, but they cannot help admir-
Ing the downright frAnkness Of
them.
lam rot in favor or any conclu-
sive phrases, such as "the wants
of business or 1.-THE demands or
trade.u These are mere catch
phrases, Intended to disguise tho
fact and the Idea III those who
use them IL to have the advant&ro
Of bankruptcy without honestly
submitting to the conditions Of tho
bankrupt Law. The men OF whom
they speak are bankrupts, but
have not the manhood to ask the
benefit Of the Bankrupt Law In
their own names. They wish to
get out of their bankruptcy under
q false pretense- Ia, to pay
their debts III a medium which
expresses less than the value
which they receive. i believe in
the. words Of Andrew jackson.
when he was waited upon and al
most personally threatened by the
famous delegation Of one hundred
merchants from New York. in the
East Room Of the White House.
After they had read the address,
telling him how much mischief
his specie circular would do To
merchants and to manufacturers
trading upon credit, he replied:
"'rhe man who trades on borrowed
capital ought 10 break" That dis
persed the intended mob, together
with the awful presence of the
man who never quailed as q sol
dier In the pressnce of the enemies
of his country, and who, despite
several attempts at assassination,
accomplished his great career and
retired from his Office with greater
fame than any of his predecessors,
except Washington, and as to
whose fame in that Office since that
period there is no comparison to
be made. except in the case 81
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