The daily gazette., 1875-10-12

munlcation was sent to the Baltimore
Gazette for publication; it was held
two weeks, believing that there was an
evident disinclination to publish 1t and
supposing that it might be thrown into
the waste basket, its return WAS reques-
ted. II there had beel any reflection
upon the State Ring, its non publica-
tion would not have surprised me. The
opinion is gaining ground in tho coun-
try, that the Gazette is an advocate of
the Ring, and a number of its Deme-
cratic subscribers will probably discon-
tinue their connection, when their
subscriptions expire.
Hon. William T. Hamilton, one of the
ablest and most popular men in the
State, opposed to all Rings, is not
forgotten, although 1t now appears to
be coquetting him to make public
speeches.
The Gazette is certainly not distin-
guished for its dignity and impartiality
and its frequent vulgar illusions to
many of the best men In the city of
Baltimore, will do more injury to Mr..
Carroll and the other Democratic
nominees, than its advocacy will profit
them,
From the editorial of the Gasett, in
| reference to the Ohio canvass, the in
ference is fair one that the managers
OF the Gazette would be gratif1ed at the
defeat of Governor Allen and the Dem
ocratic ticket. 1t evidently foreshad.
ows an opposition to Judge Thurman +;
1t is not the organ of the Democratic
party of MARYLAND.
TIE CURRENCY AND THE DEMOCRATIC
| PARTY.
| MEssRs. EDITORS Il have been
panied to read in so many Democratic
papers, censure, directly or indirectly,
upon Judge Thurman, of Ohio, because
the Ohio platform does not contain u
hard money plank. Judge Thurman
is perhaps one of the ablest, if not
the ablest, in public life, belonging to
the Democratic party; he is jurist
and statesman, and his own views
upon constitutional currency are as
sound as the constitution itself. The
Judge is not the Democratic party OF
Chic, and does not claim to be, and II
is unjust to cast blame upon him for
not moulding the platform to suit the
| views OF dnLl-lnuALlOnlSLS.
1t has been stated in some of the Re.
publican papers, that II the Democrats
srcceed in Ohio, the imitation principle
will be inserted in the National Demo.
cratic platform In 1875; Is not this q
Ipalpable non sequitur 2 The idea thai
because one State may desire an in
crease Of paper currency, majority o.
the States represented in the Democra
tic national convention, will prefer 1t
Is an sbsurdity that candid mind re
ljects at the instant. No frank, fai
mind, can draw any such conclusion
but, from the past history of the party
as a constitutional party; from the an
tecedents and aftinities no Just minC
can doubt, that In the promulgation Of
lprinciples, by the assembled conven
tion next year, that of gold and silvel
as the only constitutional currency will
be prominently set forth.
The Democratic victories of last veal
lwere wen upon other issues; the ,9ec,t
lations of public men; and other meas
lures, calculated to arouse the American
lpeople, to demand a change of rulers
the tide was setting moro strongly
against the Administration, when its
followers, adroitly managed to get up
another and side issue, to direct the
ipublic mind FROM the true merits of the
controversy, and by thus throwing the
lapple Of discord among the Democrats
to bolster up falling and failing Re
publican party. have been astonish
ed at the ease with which 90 many oil
the Democratic press. have swallowed
the bait, and thus indirectly strength,
ened party that is not really as friend
ly to gold and silver currency, as the
democratic.
In some of the States, In q majority
of them perhaps, Tariff, principally
for revenue, is the wish of the Demo
crats; they believe it will bring grea
ter prosperity to the country and les
sen the burdens of taxation; but it may
be that in other States, the party may
not concur in the same view; would Il
mot DO impolitic and preposterous, tc
ldividc and break up the harmony anC
prestige of the Democratic party, be
cause of want of unity of views or
the tariff question: Is IL not equally
wrong and ruinous to demand In ad
vance, such conformity ON the currency
Question, and does not prudence, and {
l WISH dioSlCtiOht oASbotC o AotOCuiuuSC
on this or any disturbing topic, until
the time shall arrive for a proclaim uatior
Of the principles of the great party ot
the country, which is expected to bring
about an economical administration o.
government and reform in all its de
lpartments.
Although I am for gold and silver al
the basis Of our currency. and do moi
believe in the power of the government
Ito make anything but gold and silver a
legal tender In the payment of debts,
yet / am as anxious to witness the tri.
umph of Gov. Allen aud of the Demo.
cratic party in Ohio. as was last year,
when we hailed with so much satisfac
tion, the popular revolution.
In reference to the currencyquestion
and the time for resumption of specie
payments, there are many and various
opinions; there are also, perhaps, as
many, in regard to the causes of the
present financial troubles; some attri.
4 a Al. G..N