, 1875-10-04
THE DIVIDED DEMOCRACY.

No man can longer question that tlie divis-
ion Of the Democratic party on tho currency
question is fixed one And cannot be CON-
promised. Tho limo of division is moro close.
u drawn every dny. At present it is con-
fined to mutual dedances hurled from Ohio
to New York, and from New York back to
Ohio. In Ohio the Democratic papers abuse
THURMAN and the hard-1noney Democrats
equally with tho Republicans. In New York
the Ohio Democrats aro abused in like mnn-
ner. This, At present, harmless warfare will
reach climax in a few weeks. Tho OK
plosiou will follow the Ohio election. II Al
LEN be defeated, then the raE-money Demo-
cratic pnrty will cease to e1ist,-win vanish
In very bad smelling gas, and DO heard Of no
more, and tho Democratic party as whole
DO elected in Ohio, then, though it is notori-
ous Tint ho was soted for by hard-money
men, tho victory will bo claimed
for initiation. Then the Ohio Demo-
crats, bold and defiant in their SUCCESS,
will, with ALLEN at their head, invade Penn
sylvania and New York with alI tho cclat Of
conquerors, and rrocaim under the very nose
OF Gov. T1LDEN that the Democratic party is
for imitation. ALLEN has moro than intimatcd
his purpose Of taking tho stump in those
Statos after he shall have been elected In
Ohio,
Tho Ohio Democrats will not stop there.
Their policy will be even more aggressive.
In New York they will instantly organize
paper-mouoy party, at the head OF which will
be FERNANDO Woop, and with this pnrty
make war upon the State ticket and upon
T1LpEN. Thcra will bo double purpose
accomplished by this. It will possibly defeat
tic election Of tho T11DEs hard-money ticket
in New York, and it will bo Democratic Of
ganization TINT will elect pnper-monoy delo.
gates to tho National Democratic Convention
in 1876, who will bo admitted, to the e1clu.
sion Of tho Tildonitos The Ohio faction
aro fighting game Of life and death, and
nre restrained by considerations that do not
begin and end in the auccess OF the Ohio
leaders.
If ALLEN should be elected on tho 18th
of October, lis SUCCESS will be accepted by
the rank and file Of the party generally as
conclusive MS to the policy to be pursued. It
will give him control Of tho nominating con.
ventions in 1876. but there is no 1nistaking
the fact that tho harl-tnoney Democrats do
not propose to surrender their policy, oven II
the National Convention should SO command.
These hnrd-monoy Democrats are numerous
enough in every Northorn State, including
Ohio. to defcat any paper-money candidate !;
and that they will do SO there can DO no
question. They may not unite with tie Re-
publican party, but, should tho Republican
party not declare for hard money, 1t is moro
than likely tharo will ha coming
together Of hard-money mon Of all
parties, determined to stand by tho
national credit and honor and tho nation
al preservation, despite all the schemes Of
politicians. Be tho result whit 1t may, tho
hard.money Democrats ot New York and Of
tho Northern States will not vote to elect q
Democratic President nominated On green
back-inllation platforn. II they are defeated
within their party. they can defeat tho party
at the polls. lhs nature Of the division is
peculiar. It is not matter TINT can DO COM
promised. It does not admit Of IN indefinite
declaration. It must be ono thing or the
other. Il is regarded as q question involving
the Life ot the tnion-the destruction Of the
Government. On that issue 1t will not be
Mmcult 10 rally men without reference 70
, thsis past political associations. Allegiance
70 ths country will triumph over allegiance to
purity.