The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-07-24


The Bahimors Gaseus has been at some
pains, through reporter, to interview
Senator Thurman, Of Ohio, as to his views
and purposes touching the imitation plank
IN the Ohio platform, and has discovered,
what everybody but the Gasstte knew be-
fore, that Senator Thurman win stand BY
bis Senatorial record on the currency
question, maintaining the position Occu-
pied BY the Democratic party ever since
the days Of Jackson and Benton. The
following j. the reporters account Of the
interview
Judge Thurman talked qaite freely on the
situation in Ohio and his own relations to it,
which he thought had been misunderstood.
In reply TO inquiries, he said: g The Demo-
cratic party in Ohio Is divided on the eur.
reucy question. The financial opinions con
tanned in the Columbus platform should only
be regarded as the expression Of local opinion,
and nothing could be more uniast than the
attempts TO charge on this account that the
Democratic party as q national organization
Is animated by spirit Of imitation. In all
times Of commercial depression the CRY Of
more money Is raised, the present period
being no exception Indationists are to be
found in both political parties, and il is very
nebecoming for the Republican journals to
denounee the Democracy as an imitation party
while 50 prominent a Republican as Judge
Kelley Is haranguing the iron workers Of Ohio
infAsor Of his $50 bond scheme and greenback
heresies.t He also referred SO other Re-
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most IN the defence Of greenhacks as the best
currency the world ever saw. Touching the
desire for Republican success In the present
Ohio caucus. in the interest OF Democrats
principles, Senator Thurman said: 'sNo man
who comprehends the political situation, and
hopes for the success Of the Democratic party
Ct the next presidential election, should de-
SIRE Republican victory in Ohio in the fool
ish belief that such result win contribute
70 Republican defeat in 1916 Nothing
could be more erroneous Democratic
defeat in the approaching State election Is
simply Suicidal. IL is true that serious errors
were inserted IN the platform. did nv best
70 avert The threatened evil, but because 9th
ers disagreed with me see no reason why
should bolster up the Republican party. II
errors have been committed in Ohio, they can
be corrected. They need not be the excuse
for greater ones. The Republican party in
Ohio Is also divided on the currency question.
The financial plank in their platform can be
construed 10 mean hard On sofi money, and
prominent Ohio Republican Congressnes, are
N faEor Of more greenhacks.-
Replying to the charge that he eyinced
lack Of moral courage for not denouncing the
imitation plank Of the Columbus platform ut
the ratification meeting, he said !. The place
and time were not opportnne. II lis a great
injustice 10 condemn one for opinions never
uttered. have said or done nothing TO var.
rant the charges brought against me. Nv
record in the Senate is before the country,
and on that record | YET stand. am 10
make my first speech of the campaign at
Mansfield, Ohio, on July slst. and | shall |
then announce my disagreement with the |
financial provNions Of the platform, and
throughout the campaign shah say nothing
% discredit The convictions Of lifeline. =