New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-22
THE INITIATION ISSUE DEAD.

BOTH PARTIES DECLINE TO REVIVE IT-JIDCr Pr
SHINES DEFEAT NEARLY cEETAN-REIAUNB
STRENGTH OF THE PARTIES.
lrCOH THE EEGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF mi TRIBINBl
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.-The campaign in
Pennsylvania drags langudly along although election
day is less than fortnight of. The Ohio election came
like sedative DOSE to both parties. That souid stu
pcfy the Democracy to be expected. hi why ha4 j.
not enivened the Republicans Two reasons may he
given In the first place It has rendered them Of
reGccting Gov Hatrant that they have incentive
make extraordinary cXcTtiOns and in the second place
they afraid to stir mp the initiation question especially
in the western part Of the state and in The lumber and
coal regions, where there many ragmOncy fanatics
in their own ranks in those Of the Democrats. At
their brilliant meeting in Philadelphia three weeks ago
the Republicans took high ground the currency, bus
that dnring the Ohio campaign. Since then
there mas been disposition shown make
bold and thorough canvass Of the state In favor OF
return specie basis The policy Of the leaders ap
pears he TO let well enough alone. Some of them
frankly ayow this and say that that imitation
il lying quiet and ha-lnnncd by the blow he got
IL Ohio it would be foolish TO iriate him aud stir him
MP the sake OF having tus,e with him in Pennsy-
vinia Better let the animal alone they think. There
Others Who a.,c more manly and courageous view,
and grappc with the vicious beast wherever
Is found and rain blows upon his tough hide until he 10
killed but they do not appear To be shaping the policy
of their party.
POLICY OF TIE DEMOCRATS.
IS for the Democracy they in such fise position
that they have no heart 10 make night The ragmOney
uuatics who suppressed all good sense there WAS in
the Erie Convention and forced the adoption Of the
platform appear 10 have gone into retirement and tho
old Democratic leaders who treated with iisrcspeet
and even with udencss a Erie are now called in Ia
forward and organize the dsprited forces their party
one afer another makes speech in favor of Pc~hDg
AMI Polet but in stepping on the platform some tread
ia,
them up ana throw them away. Thus Senator Wal
Lace asserts that the platform does no; mea,
imitation, but only protests against forced
resumption. Gen. II. b. Wright Chairman Of the Cen
ra Committee, insists that The Democratic party has
maintained and does now. that gold and silver the
only OF circulation forgetting thai the Erie Con-
ycnon voted down simple proposition 10 that efec,
while ex-senator Burkacw boldly declares that he stands
the Baltimore platform of 1872 that that h the Demo-
cratic doctrine to public faith and currency and that
will continue in force until changed by The only compe
tent authOrty-a national convention Of the plTty. One
j. forced to respect ihese men for refusing Ia make such
their uteranccs viii nOt make votes for their party On
Tuesday week. In my opinion the only possible chance
Of electng Judge Pcrshng To have continued the
struggle for cheap money begun III ohio treating the dc
eat there only reverse brought aboni 10y the defec
tive and imported. who hlled the air in that Stale
with lies and camor should have been LET loose upnn
diana, Illinois, Kentucky aud other States who did such
valiant service for Allen ms STATE IS a much better
five times - many men unemployed here as there.
Besides the general average Of intelligence as high
owing O the large forccnbom population in the coal
IRON lumber. and petroleum districts. lao that
would have been certain If the Tagmoncy gospel
had been preached in all its beauty. but there would
been a chance Of winning, and low there IL none
The difficulty about such programme that the old
party leaders did not believe in imitation. and
The Erie folly have been trying To twist the platform into
such shape would it 10 be- unrecognized by ts
auth ors in Ohio. do not know single Democrat Of in
PHsbmgb Post who has faith in the cheap money nos
rm. Randall Burhacw, Wallace, tymcr Black Spear,
Wright, Stiles, Ross, Naux, and all the others
10 whom the party has been in the habit
of looking for leadership. are harl.money
by conviction, and the most either of them eau bo
got in favor o the new financial departure that
he thinks resumption cannot safety be forced by egisa-
ton In its present attitude the Pennsylvania DeInOc-
il likely To gain very little by liz Endorsement
OHIO platform while il has lost the active support OF tho
Large hard money element in ts ranks II IL irving
make Roadway the reform issue, putting the currency
question into tie back ground, but this effort AT 80 late :,
shift
POLITICAL MEETINGS.
Both parties arc holding meetings throughout The state
bui they are few m number, addressed mainly by
local speakers, and not largely attended. Except
senator shcrmans. there il scarcely "A widely known
name in Republican list of orators aud the Demo-
not much better of. The follow table viii
enable the reader the relative strength of parte,
~ shown IN the elections OF recent II shows the
VOTE for the head o the two tickets wear since
1865. except 1870, when no state tIch,t tho