Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-08-13
senator ThurInan's speech.

The speech Of the distinguished Senator ot
Ohio gives no uncertain sound. |; has clear
ring is manly frank and decisive in tone. lie
stands hy every word he has heretofore uttered
in regard to the financial question is consist.
ent with his record aud faithful MS couvic-
tions Nothing less was expected by thoss
who have followed his public carecc. aud moth
ing more was required by the poiI;ical situa'
ton 30 much for the personal r,rs Of his ut.
teranccs
IN attempt has tcyu made hy certain organs
OF spetulaIOrs and a class a. ds>iguiu-p poliii-
clans who are not iFouuiy8 with sc-upIc> OF
principles 10 raise cIamur over ihe currency
plank of the Democratic platform in ohap, and
thus ignore or keep out Of vicw The vital and
practical issues u9ou which tn people Of that
State are TO pass judgmen, in October.
RfG rs ia eur view - the PLATFORM Of tAt
Ohio Democrats concerning the currency, il i,
no worse in any respect than that Of the Re
apublirans Who al uf . sudden, affrT having
ichnuChed the public credit and deprecated
the paper issues which ihsy uttered, are assuu''
ing = virtue they DO not possess. " ho i re-
spou>iblc Tor the VoligyNhs,h has brought the
country 10 it, present pass " ho made the
legal tenders inferior 10 their iacc promise by
an inyidious discrimination " hu packed the
Supreme Court iu the interest OF great corpora
tions aud monoVoles 10 uphold this financial
policy Who created the system of eXtraya-
gancc corruption, and fraud by " hioh the pco-
pie have been robbed and taxed az the SAINT
time, until ihc last ouHcr broke The camel
back, and the burst bubble scattered bank
rupicy over the land
The Republican party alone is aaswerHbls
for these evils. They have had complete pos
session of the Government since ls6l in every
department. In Congress their ulsjori,Ies were
crushing, jui0lr-aat, and proscripiivc. \ fee
Ile minority struggled in vain against the most
shameful and selfish legislation. Every pro-
test was denounced as disleyal, and every man
who raised has voice ot warning was branded
as a rebel. That was the only answer when
the vices, dangers snd consequences of 4 reck.
less system were pointed out.
But il Is said the policy Was made necesssir! :
by the war Necessity j ALWAYS q ready plea
Granting that the eNigency did require extra
ordinary means, and that these paper issues
were justified while il lasted, does that relieve
the Republican party in any way? More than
ten years have passed sinuc the war ended
During that time they have not oniy taken nc
step forward TO restore the public credit on q
sound footing, bat every act has been in the
opposite direction, until the country to-day i.
in a far worse condition than at the close o.
the war
The only prctcnce made Of returning 10 the
right road, was at the hast session of Congress
on the heels of an imitation bill passed by the
very men who ,oncoeted this scheme in caucus,
aud did not dare TO defend or explain it in open
Senate. That act proposes to resume specie
maj Au the LIST pF Iany;arC 1870 without
making the least real provision by which that
desirable end may be reached. 1t is an auda-
cious deception on the face OF the law, and de-
signed, as Senator Thurman truly says. TO tide
over the Presidential election. They might
Just as well have passed an act TO pay off the
public debt on that day, for one is as practical
bic as the other. An eighth part Of the whole
allotted time has already gone by, and instead
of ''surpus revenues to be used for this pur-
pose, as the Sherman sham provides. the mod
crate estimates of the Treasury have fallen be-
hind hand.
The election in Ohio cannot affect the fnan-
cial question But looking to the Presidential
contest and the hope of healthy change in the
administration of public affairs, the position oi
Ohio at this time is of an Importance which
rises far above the success OF candidates or the
advancement of any personal ambition. The
Republican party is rotten to the core. Cor
ruption has extended from the centre 10 the
circumference Rings rule the Government
hold the President with II strong grip, own
members of the Cabinet, shape legislation, and
subsdize subordinates i'll every sphere of the
public service. Frauds on an immense scale
crop out in every direction. Tens of millions
are stolen from the revenues, and this loss is
added to the burdens which weigh down and
dishcarten labor, enterprise and energy. The
worst is not known, and never will be until
this party is routed and the Administration
changes hands. Even then much of the evil
dence of gailt will be destroyed or carried off.
But the last and only hope is to crush out
Grantism and all connected with it.
This is no time for theoretical discussions on
finance, whether good or bad. What is now
wanted is to keep Ohio i'll line against the in
iqutous and demoraliZing system which has
imperilled free government, a free press, and
free speech, brought bankruptcy on the land,
and struck down States as if they were satra-
pies Let the truth not be disguised. Every
vote cast Tor the Republican party is IA vote a
gainst reform and retrenchment against hon
esty and purity, and against return to those
first principles by which alone the country can
lie rescued from the danger that beset it.
A victory in Ohio for the Republican party
would be heralded over the Union rs the tri-
umph of Grantism, vote of confidence in the
Administration, an approval of all Its excesses
and rascalitieS, and as set back to the popu-
lar demand for change. The effect of it would
be little short of a calamity, which every patri-
OF, whether in favor of hard or soft money,
ought to deplore and strive to prevent First
save the ship from the hidden rocks which
threaten destruction, and then look after her
rigging ~ 7. San.