The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-06-25
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Democratic Criticisms Of Ohio Democracy,

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Democratic Criticisms Of Ohio Democracy.
From the New York World (Democraticl
1t is not worth while to discuss a fiscal
policy founded upon such ignorance and
fabricated with such absurd incoher-
ence. IL is sufficient to say that apolit-
ical platform is no suitable place for the
enunciation, and the cheers of a politi-
cal convention no sufficient guarantee
for the soundness of the administrative
measures which are to lead back and es-
tablish our finances, public and private,
upon a sound and durable basis. But Il
political platform is the proper place in
which to point the direction whittier
such a fiscal policy and such administra-
tive measures should tend. And whith-
ersoeyer the democrats of Ohio or Indi-
ana may wander, misled by the hooting
of the blind guides and the silence and
cowardice of guides who are not blind,
nevertheless and notwithstanding, the
Democrats of New York, like the Dem
ocrats of Illinois, and the Democrats Of
most of the other States of the Union,
will travel in one direction only, who
ever goes with them or whoever refuses
to 90 with them. And this is their guide
post:
1. Gold and Siloer the only legal tend
er:: no currency incOnUeTtibLe GCith coin.
2. Steady steps tOICGrds specie pay
mentS: no step backward.
From the st. Louis Republican (DemJ
NEITHER DEMOCRATIC MOB TRUE.
The Ohio Democrats assert that ''the
contraction of the currency heretofore
made by the Republican party, and the
future contraction proposed 10y it with u
view to forced resumption of specie pay
ment, has already brought disaster to
the business of the country, and threat
ems it with general bankruptcy and
ruin" IL the spirit OF real Democracy
had presided over the financial counsels
of the Ohio Convention it would never
have put forth such a resolution as this;
it is neither Democratic nor true. 1t up
braids the Republican party for con-
tracing the currency. What currency2
The greenbacksi But the Republican
party made the greenbacks-againstt the
protests of the Democracy. The Re-
publicans expanded the currency before
they contracted it, and in contractingit it
they were only seeking to get back where
they started from, and repair their blum
der. If the contraction of the green
backs is the ''cause of disaster to the
country" how is it that the country
managed to get along so well previous to
1862, without any greenbacks atall2 Be
fore 1862 the only lawful money we had
was gold, silver, and copper coined by
Democratic governments. Do the Ohio
Democrats mean to say that this money
was less good than the depFeeiated green
backs which the Republicans gave u.s.
and that the country was less prosperous
under Democratic rule than it has been
under Republican rule? Is it such a
crime for the Republicans TO attempt to
restore the good Democratic gold of Bu-
chanan's day that the Ohio Democrats
insist on adheriag to the poor Republi-
can currency of Lineoln's day?
SENATOR THURMAN cArCHEs 1T.
From the Detroit Free Press (Dem.)
We shall not attempt the task of re-
conciling the currency resolutions in the
Ohio platform with the views of honest
advocates of specie resumption as soon
as it can be safely accomplished. 1t
would not be impossible, perhaps, to
place an Interpretation upon the resolu-
tions by which they would be made to
appear considerably better than they
look at a first reading; but we prefer to
leave the task of doing so to Senator
Thurman and the other avowed hard
money men in the convention who insist
that they can subscribe to them.
EXTRACTS ON THE REPUTATION PLANK.
From the Baltimore Gazette (Dem)
It is not the first time that the Ohio
Democrats have put themselves in an
tagonism TO the principles of the Demo-
cratic party Of the nation. Add to this
the nomination for the Office ofLieuten-
ant-GovernOr ofGeneral Samuel F. Cary,
one of the most ultrainHationists Ia the
country, man whose views carry him
almost to the verge of reputation, and
it will be seen that the party has placed
itself in position to invite distrust and
appEshsnsions as to it's real intentions.
Such position as this is truly unfortu-
nate. The Ohio Democracy do not
speak the sentiments of the party, and
it now rests with the forthcoming Penn
sylvania Convention to put the party
back in the line with New York, Illinois,
and the other great States which haye
spoken with no uncertain sound in favor
of honest money and true Democracy.
THURMAN MAY BE COUNTED OUT.
From the Baltimore American (RepJ
We do not see that the infiationists
could ask anything more than is demand
ed in the eighth, ninth, tenth, and elev-
enth resolutions of the Ohio platform.
If Mr.. Thurman consented to these, he
may be counted out of the Presidential
race. The Eastern Democracy would
not dare to go before the country with
a candidate who indorses the theories
enunciated by the Ohio Convention.
SOMETHING LIKE A SNEER.
From the Memphis Avalanche.
1t is understood that the financial plank
Of the Ohio Democratic platform has
been secured for the next edition of the
Chinese Book of Puzzles, and that $780,
coo reward will be offered any one who
can solye the mystery.
CAN IEE COUNTRY STAND IT?
From tho New Yo-k Tribune (Neutral.)
After finishing a great cannon of steel
It Is the custom to load It to the muzzla
with gGnpowder, glycerine, and sosid
ron, and fire i off, for the purpose of Il
ascertaining whether it is of sound con-
'truction and safe against explosion un-
Ser ordinary circumstances. II the 4
lnaaeiaa principles of the Ohio Demoe-
'acy were put IN operation in this coun-
ny, whatever business or credit might /
survive would at least have sustained q /
Iimilar ordeal, and have proved itself an
'qually safe reliance.
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THE results of the Democratic Conven-
ion, and particularly the platform, fell
till born in Hancock County. No en-
husiasm to mention.