The New York herald., 1875-07-19
SENATOR THURMAN ON INITIATION

al
HIS VIEWS OF THE SITUATION IN ou1o-THE
FINANCIAL PLANK AN EXPRESSION OF LOCAL
opINIoN-ATTrrUDE OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
BALTIMORE, July Is, 1876
Senator Thurman, Of Ohio, has been for several
days the guest or Senator Davis, OF West Virginia,
at Deer PARK Hotel, on the Baltimore and ohio
Railroad. Yesterday a reporter OF the Baltimore
Gazette interviewed the Senator on the financial
plank of the Columbus, OHIO, platform, ana the
gazette furnishes the :oo wing report OF inter-
vew:-
Judge Thurman talked quite freely on the stua-
tion In ONO and MS own relations o 1t, which he
thought had been misun derstood. In reply TO in
quIries he said:-
The democratic party in Onio is divided on the
currency question: The financial opinions con-
tanned III the Columbus platform should only be
regarded as the expression OF local opinion,
ana nothing could be more unjust t7an the
aitempt to cDarge TINS account that the
democratic party as natlOna. organization Is
CONNER cial depression the cry OF more money is
raised, tue present perloa helng no exception.
It1atlonlsts are to be found in both political par
ties, ana IL is very unDecOmng for republican jour
nails denOunce the democracy AS an imitation
party while SO prominent a republican as Judge
Kelley is naranguiug the iron workers OF ONO In
favor OF MS three. slXty-nve bond scheme and
greenback neresies.
He also relerled to other republican leaders
who nave been first ana foremost in the defence
OF greenbacks as "tne best currency the world
ever saw.n Touching the desire for republican
success In Ine present Ohio canvass In the Inter-
esls OF democratic principles, Senator Thurman
sald:-
No man who comprehends the political situa-
tion and hopes Tor the success OF the uemoclatc
party at the next Presidential election should
desiIe republican victory III ONO In the 1oollsn
belief that such a result VIII contribute to
publcan defeat in 1876. Nothing could be more
erroneous. Democratic defeat in the approach
Ing State election Is simply suicidal. IL Is true
tnat
SERIOUS ERRORS
were inserted in the platform. did my best TO
avert the threatened evil but because others dts
bolster up the republican party. II errors have
been committed IN ONO they can be corrected.
Tney need not be the excuse for greater ones.
The republican party in Ohio Is also divided on
the currency question. The financial plank In
their platform can be construed to mean hard or
soft money, and prominent ONO republican Con-
gressmen are In favor OF more greenDacks.
Replying 10 the charge that he evlnced a lack
OF moral courage In not denouncing the imitation
plank OF the Columbus platform at the ratifca-
tion meeting, he said:-
The place and time were not opportune II is a
great injustice TO condemn one Tor opinions never
uttered. have SAID or done nothing to warrant
the charges brought against me- NY recoru in
the Senate Is before tue country. and on that
record yet stand. aM 10 make my first speech
of tho campaign at Mansfield, OHIO. July 81, ana
shall then announce my disagreement with the
financial provisions Of the platform, and through
out the campaign shall say nothing TO dtscredit
the CONVICTIONS OF a lifetime.