Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-17
THE MONEY POWER All WORK.
The Struggle Between the Democrats
and Republicans of 0hiO-The
Only Difference One OF
Finance.
Cincinnati EnQuirer.l

Cincinnati Enquirer.l
1t is evident from the manner in
which certain Democratic conventions
in this State have teen induced to in
dorse the financial policy of the Repub-
lican party that the money power will
make an effort on the seventeenth to
capture the State convention. Certain
gentlemen who have allied themselves
with the eastern capitalists, and who
have staked their political future upon
scheme to make the Democratic party
of the country subseTvient to the bond
holding interest, would rather see Ohio
lost to the Democracy this fall than that
the people should triumph. 1t is the
boast Of the Democratic party that it
legislates for the poor; that wealth and
capital can take care Of itself. The
bankers and money-lenders own the
Republican party. They have dictated
its financial policy for thirteen years, and
that policy has tended to make the rich
richer and the poor poorer. The Demo-
Gratis of Ohio, on platform made in the
interest of the laboring masses, carried
the State last fall by majority of seven
teen thousand. With similar platform
they can carry it by twice seventeen
thousand this fall. The Republican par
ty Of Ohio has mildly declared against q
third term for President; the Democratic
party will emphaticslly resolve against
third term. The Republican party of
Ohio has declared against a division Of
the school fund and against union Of
church and State; the Democratic party
will so resolve. The Republican party
has declared for tariff for revenue; the
Democratic party will so resolve. There
is, then, no live issue upon which the
parties can be divided, save that of
finance. If the doctrine of the Repub-
lican party in this regard is Endorsed,
there is no reason why we should have
two political organizations in Ohio. We
say now to the people who are annually
robbed Of millions by the vicious Re-
publican financial policy; who are suf-
fering because of the contraction de-
vised in the interest of bondholders;
who are compelled to see their
workshops idle, their mines vacant
and their industries paralyzed in or
der that the holders of bonds may ap-
preciate their Investments, that the
money power is active, and that it will,
ifpossible, compel the Democratic party
Of Ohio to stultity itself. The men who
would do this are the enemies of the
party and the enemies of Governor AL
len. Without platform such as car
ried the State for US last fall, Governor
Allen cannot afford to accept a renOni-
nation. To accept a platform con-
structed by the money aristocracy would
be to subject himself and his party to
overwhelming defeat. 1t is believed
now that General Cary will be nomi-
mated for Acknowledgements. Unless
the platform is drawn in the interest Of
the people, General Cary cannot enter
the canvass. His strength is in the
soundness of his doctrine and the force
and earnestness and fearlessness with |
which he fights the battles of the toll
ing masses. The people are right, and |
the people will be heard at Columbus on
the seventeenth, bat We warn them now |
that ths men who would betray them in |
the interest of the usurers are at |
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