New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-07
SENATOR TUCRNAN'S POSITION.

INITIATION NOT ADVOCATED ny HIN.
HOW TIlU ONO CONVENTION Wa CAPI Erp-1IIr
SENATOR'S SUPPORT OF THT SAFE C,NpIpAIfs
HARD MONEY 70 b FnVGHf FOX MKT hfAH
To me Editor Of rae F'tbHre.
SIR: There exists mi>conccplon in regard
70 tnc 10 Senator Trnan the financial qucs
ton, that il woald perhaps he wen for Til ThDUEr to
Tie cntir' press of the Last b. c0nmeni'Io i
late on the Supposed apossy % Tie oio Senator and
has expressed sincere and profound g that ht should
appear TO have taken his ,iaud platform OF financial
heC,es ana imitation. Ii viii bc satisfaction 1" these
Eastern friends OF sound currency 10 learn that senator
Thurman stands to-day precis ~ where he has stood oriho
pas; years and doe not IrOlos "a depart IRON Ms
financial record even TO The tbou>nd part Of an inch
He is as true to the II hard money iihaI -
to the cause OF German aiy Castelar, to be cause Of
hurmu liberty
The late Convention at Columbus was n bowling
imitation mob. 1t nor a delibcratlec
body than The masked nab uet hung the negro
Sims iii Maryland. II not q Ucn'ocfane STATE
Convention. hat Convention Of Washington Mclean
and william Allen. Tin political frn their cek- ana
runners. elected the larger par OF the del gales The
senior Int inlcs. Gov Alien locked M with Mclean
during the lrcc ding SUNDAY ia re KE1aircr Office lit
Cincinnati Here were arranged The lr0gT iulnc inat-
form, and order OF business. Al Columbus 1t wa gN
OUT by the personal body2uard ani clerical force sur-
rounding GOV Allen that that ii~trous survivor OF The
except On an imitation platform. The rural
delegates wcr, ,Scizcd with fear and trembling.
Allen had 3ccu holding the STATE OF ONO M 10y TIE tall
inst Gram hal been holding MP the RtpnDh"' ana tr
consequences we've not t. DC anpatcd II eithcr e;
20 his hold" Thus gruuDlo- fears Of The loss a. to
1arlys on1-bcs TIN candidctc foi Governor worked
together for iulItion.
pays befor. the Convention assembled Committee
R solutions n,d been chosen ~ ibC interest "i da.cn.
Cen Thomas Ewing who was known to b' - claz> about
a-r money ar Batter j. about lc ther money, Was
chosen hy the Reformation combination Chairman oi
the Committee Resolutions icn@ before the Committee
over which he Nls 80 preside va created When t'hN
Committee Wa hnalll organized II was found that l3
mn were for imitation sad sc'cn men for good
money. The iniatiouis- finding th"'nsci't, ~
majority selected sufOumittec Of three. consist
inc o. Mossrs EVi ing. Car. pr, and NJ AiaLon Who.
pocRctiur all the resolutions referred Ia tLom. re-
u0r.od the series drawn 10y living 2h1 somo aim" before
a.a,r,vea lv Mclean ana Al'oR Thev read in COM
nit oc. anf ugh Disappeared OF hS seven II, Ghtis
were n,sed without di,srn.lsn the plea that the
orty were satisfied and tcre no tine to Gscl-e tnc
question. The Committee applied the gag as cocimiy
- Gid the Convention. No debate would te listened 10
b tho dishonest money men. y is 'hconio Of gem e
MN pre>cn. thal neither uaor Thurman nor IN other
harl-inoi,cy man could have obtained hearing before
tie Committee the Cony cnion, oi the crowd that ass
bed nj tie ratification meeting Thc, venid hnv been
lowlcd down 10y tie Mclean mob and ii,c imitation luna
Ties.
Judge Thurman. upon consultation, with L., f,i,ud~
determined 10 await better orIcrtunitg than dat
afforded hy an excited Dslrtu,c to make knoan II,
views. nlana platform. she fraucll herc,t- oi which
he utterly r. ices, trl,,ir- HAT his vekno~n opinions
rs cy,t.. ed in The Unlod 81 80 Senate, would pre-
went Is, Silence from heinz n4i-Jnlei>teoi lie hope.
20 !ring about rforlas aud c!1H-2 ~ opinion among
ID ZIG, Tq;, OHIO the tinan al question inside liz
party instead OF outside believing tit Ohio VIII nj
a.rlv march size hy side VIM .cwYok in the carse Of
carrcYcy loforln Thurman thinks .hat hc owes i e. bis
hard money friends IN Cayahoea, E-cland and oth,r
count 40 aid thra in The eject ~ their local IL tct,,
md VIII speak and work in tliese counties during the
canvass.
At tr first ul re meeting H. l. invited 10 address. he
Viii make 'aisva is d!saprosa OF the financial res
olutors Of he state plnforin. ~ The same tlmc,
There are no Congress ,ian 10 he elected ilis wear. and
the stat" ON .cia have control over thc National
finance. o. the operations Of The National Treasury he
tbns That the theoretical opinions candidates may en-
claiu alc not lo vital questions t. swallow NJ ell
others - lifelong Democrat e pgeic.s tie state and
rnuufv Offices 10 BE administered bN Dr,nOcrat-. IS
There are many other issues and principles involved n
Tie Iis campaign practical II hJt more IN
pOrant than tnc financial hr proposes - iaho ls
wear for success of thcSr. aud next 10 make
slsllU determined fight ion = h,r ctIi oitt ana
Cor te sscccas of A., con- tios whatever questions
MAY then lie ppe; ~ From what nave Written Ii
viii anpar that senator Thurman. inst"ad OF having
deserted his Eastern friends 90 tie financial Question" Is
hcagf and fan IN ~ln;,hv with ti-in; HAT instead Of
has in- apOat-ZCd he never prinel ia the luth y
Columbus, Ohio, June %, $50.