The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-07-29
The Specie Question in Ohio,


The Republican papers are seeking to
make capital out Of the difference that
exists among prominent Democrats in
Ohio upon the matter of the resumption
of specie payments. They forget that
the greenback was radical invention
against which Democrats protested at the
outset But the rags We're forced upon
the country, to the disgust of honest men,
but the profit of radical bankers and cum
ming money changers. The same class
are now watching like sharks to again
put money in their purses ont Of the
forced resumption Of specie. The DEM
ocrats of Ohio simply protest that the
radicals ought not to take this double adj
vantage Of their own wrong,
Senator Thurman has been especially
the mark for these attacks. lie supports
the Ohio platform, despite its greenbacll
resolution The st, Louis Republican. in
noticing the matter, says the criticism
has had the effect OF drawing from him a
frank and manly explanation. The sen
| ator is u hard money Democrat; he has
ayoNed himself in favor of a return to spe
Gle payment in 50 many recent speeches
as to leave no doubt about his position
Why then, his opponents have asked,
does he support platform and ticket re-
presenting imitation? This question he
answers and answers satisfactorily. He
does not support tie initiation pant OF the
Ohio platform. He supports the Demo
cratic ticket, and he indorses AL the plat
form except the imitation resolution; but
he is a hardmoney man still. lie regards
| the demand for initiation IN error, and he
did his best to prevent Is incorporation
in the platform but he does not thml,
that his opposition to imitation should ar
ray him against his party. lie believes
the Democratic ticket in Ohio should be
elected, Notwithstanding the single defect
in the platform, rather than the Repub
| lican ticket, which represents Il policy
| generally detective He is to make his
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first speech in the campaign on the 81
inst, and he promises to declare his dis
sent from the initiation plank on that oc-
casion; and whatever he may say during
the canvass, he will say nothing to dis
credit the convictions of a lifetime on the
money question,
The senator takes occasion to dissent
| from the view which holds that Demo
cratic defeat in Ohio this Year would dc
the party good. He does not think Il Dem
ocratc defeat in Ohio this year would in
crease the chances Of Republican detea
in the next presidential contest; it L
necessary that the Democrats carry The
state now, and all Democrats in othe
states ought to wish for the success 0
their Ohio brethren,
These frank declarations do the senate
credit. II public men We're more givel
to the habit of plainly condemning The
faults and weaknesses Of their party, i
would lead to a better understanding al
round. Senator Thurman is opposed Il
the absurd demand for more paper none
which his party nave made their battle
cry IN an important state canyass-and i
is due to himself and to The cause OF SCUM,
finance that he should say 50, as he does
in this interview Still, tits going entirely
TOO tar to say that the senator ought to civ,
his influence to the Republican ticket be
cause he differs from his own party on
this question: The Republican party i,
wrong on SO many questions, and 50 cor
rupt withal, that no temporary errors OF
the part Of is opponents ought to save l
from popular condemnation The ST.
preme duty is to get the Republicans on
of power, and to effect this some Demo
cratic blunders may be borne with tn
awhile