, 1875-06-21
OHIO DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
How 1ts Financial Planks Are Re-
gardcd by Democratic and In
dependent Authorities.
IA Fiscal Policy Founded npon Igno~
rance, and Fabricated with
Absurd Incohcrencc.''
"As square-Tooted o Piooo Of 7oa"''" +
4bsurdity as Gould H'"
Expressed,

"A Declaration Of War upon Tho National
crodIt" and Programme Of
Reputation"
TUE INITIATION scHEME DENOUNCED 81 TIE NEW
1onx WORLD.
The New York World, tho organ Of tho po-
mocsaey Of the Empire State, and tho mouth
ptoce OF Cor. Tl1lon. sho ID tho Eastern Demo-
cratic candidate for President. shus freea It's
mtud Ia regard to tho financial planks Of the
OHIO Democratic Convention:
Nowhere but In tho acted financial policy Of
the Republican party. begun with tue unconsti-
tionll logAl-scndoe ace " Feb. Q. iSG3. con-
| decade Of peace, aud completed forever In tho
| act OF June u, 1871 Which tixcd tho volume Of
lcRal-tonior notob at ts highest tnnrk. $36a 0eo.-
0Vu eau tho proposed financial policy OF tho
| publican contraction Of tue cttrrcnuT. When,
Where, how mnch7 It's steady iuaAtlona ne
know. Dut' Nheu did tho volume Of
iegs,.sanaef nosss ,x cxfesa oed se e4hns slPhss
contraction hEe been proposed by tue Republican
party. When Where And oven had IL been
| proposed, ~ 1t has not. what havo beon that
| pasty'a acss7 Thor atloEo that contraction
which noyov took place, pins contraction br tho
Republican party never proposed, hsro brought
disaster to tho tueincsn OF the country and
threaten general bankruptcy. Tho ruin which
all Inflated currency has wrought. no know. Its
wrechs aro on every hand. lts influence paras5z-
| es the industries Of North, South, East. md
] West and haa not suffered then, to revlvn suco
the panic Of 187't Bnt bow arc tlesa disaHters
and thu impOutltnR general bankruptcy the re-
suit Of = contraction which has mover boon tnade
| and Anolher which has mover boem threatened e
tho large consequence Of q uou-oxirtont caslso
The prescription Of theso financial san-
gss'ios 10 what might ave ,, been n;
| AknI FrnrvS ,n4n RI
haye tho votau.e OF currency " made aud kept
os,taI 10 the wants Of trade" but wo sro painod
to sce that thoy did NOT also demand thns tho
number Of sAoyels ana boots should also 10
made aud kept equal to the wautn Of tradc,-by
act OF Congress. They would "leayc tho resto.
ration Of lsgal tenaofs to paE Hola 10 be brought
about by promoting tho industries OF tho peo.
ple."-ln evo1y way except by rovesslng tho
Tho Ohio Democrats 60 on 70 complate tho
so!,d etructure Of wtich these ato tho airy fonn-
dasionB. They think IL no shame that the Gov
erumcnt diactctliss its own money by falling to
ke.p tho pro,uieo inscribed upon evcFy legal
teuae, note, but they demand that tho Govern
tpcut shall "reaao 10 ttsc1ed!t Its own cur
Tsncy," By requiring gold instead OF doprecistod
loyal tenders for cussou's duea,-A hno con
| tsisance for promoting tho industrtca OF the
country by cutting OF l5 per cent fsom moro
than half its already Insufficient total rovdnuoB.
The cap-Htouo OF this fiscal policy Is tho OK
ttuctou Of all tho National Dauks and the subst-
|
dul,osit only, undor Btato laws eolcly. But eTen
thia policy ID dia1gurod by their Endorsement Of
tho uuconBt'tuttonal uhdcmocyattc aot creating
ths lexhl-tendcrs which they nould not only dub-
forever as shs solo paper currency, NTH no pro-
vision for their couvertlbil!ty With gold except
"hy prouotng." in u,"apociilod ways' "tbo IT,
duBtties Of tho people"
founded upon such ignorance and fabricated
with such absurd incnherence. It Ia sufficient
to ray that political platform 10 no
suitable .tlaco for tho enuaciaton, and the
guaranteo for tho rouudnesH, Of the admnfs:
tras,vo rnoaAures which aro to lead back and
eatablish our finances. pnblio and private. upon
!, sound and durable. bnsls: Dat = political pat
direction whittier sueu hacal policy and sucl
, | administrative measrros slonld tend. And
Whtthossoever tho Democrats Of olio or Indian.
May wander. uialed by tue hootlnE OF bltnt
who are not blind, nevo:tholeaa and notrith
standing. the Dcnocrata OF New York. like tn.
7 Democrats, OF Illinois, and tho Democrats O.
mott Of tho other States Of tho Union, will ttavo
! goes With them or whoever refuses TO go Will
them. And tIia Is their guido-p0ats
|. Cod and silrer nc only lcqa! tender: n.
| currency ftconrerlib'e soi'h coin.
Q. Steady steps fopdrds specsa pdEnenfs ~
ettp backward.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Nete York aid-faieptndfnt Dttnocrate.
i Tho roaittnn Of tho Ohio Democrats ID etnbat
: RAISING ia consequence OF their viowH Oh The
s great question OF tha currency. 4 majority o
o tuem aro arrant intlatlonlats. Tho hnsncial her
Q es!os Of i,iB c"n State ate source Of great Gu
:" barrssamnnt to Senator Thurman. who necdB TIL
O support OF tho Ohio Democrats In tho FfeBiden
tlal Convention, but knoWS that ho has no chanc
4 Of IA ecctlo1l to tho Presidency on an iuaat[o
|. platform. The imitation tendency Of the Obi
70 Democrats il thoir weak point. Sunset Cox ha
| hu1sn .{1ni HkSN 1tfhR R1rFa In
a emergency, and ho made ono OF Ats most witt
1t and captivating specolea 1t Coium1a
g oa On, wsanosnd:sy ' egsniaE. no ~ y populs
a good stroito OF policy to bring biz
10 hack to his old State to smooth tho way fo
10 Thurman by sctlng ~ missionary among th
financial hcathen. It WAS foreacen thar 1t ~onl
be fatal to tie Democratic party at large TOT IL,
ard Thusman's friendH played good card !
:, bringing Cox back among his old Admlrots
II smooth down tho dlft1cultieh Of the situation,
10 Unfortunately: Alr. Cox las had no cucces' a
j. missionary. Tho platform sdopted ycsterda
is sbout ~ a9uare.!ooted piece Ut initiation q
!, surdity "a coutd hare beon expressed. Th
" platform III At leaHs honest ltexrretacs wItlIor
10 eultorfige or trimming, tbs real voHs not only
ID cru Hates. Il IL quite possible that tho Demt
- c;ata uAY carry the Ohio election an this pyapo'
" teious platform. for the Republicans ct tha Wc
:" arc also infected With tue imitation heresy; Aat
th o. lAb Nbtlu9nchu p!At4oEa4 III NHi0 IL auootof
~ italy hard. money platform, tho Democracy.
IA thas State expect to entlco the 1cpubIlcsn tnh
'e tioniAts into thelr rauka. But success on such
platform will ruin the Democratic party ~
nss.oaa! ossaptxaton. Tho uaequtvocal hRt
money declarations OF tho Eastern Democrat
Of which tho No" York ptattorm Of last yeAr,
D. = specimen, provo that tho Democracy Of Il
IN East aud OF tho West cannot DO brought
io har1nopize. and that tho party will be
~. .e tally weakened by informal dlsaensfous
10 The most important gusstioas of the tin
liz tho Republicans will havo stared tho IT'D
q. wnvo." II, OIL tho other hand, tho Democra
h., should carry the btato. the!f National Conyenl
40 next year wll! bo u seene Of conflict which Y!
~ d0moru!izo tho party. Tlldon can mover
ID. nominated on IN intatIou platform like th
adop,ed In Ohio yesterday. Gu such platfo1
m. PsndIston would be the appropriate candidate
H. tho Democracy, and It necds no prophet to for
nl- tall the foBMlt Of contest Ia which pcndaton