New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-12
THE OHIO CANVASS.


ORDERs-A FULL REPUBLICAN VOTE NEEDED
10 INSURE Tux DEFEAT or THE DEMOCRATIC
TICkET. 81. ....-- fa.r.. t...r.f.
iFROh A STAFF CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE.l
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July 6.-This stirring
town appears TO be the chief center OF Inc
geenback mania in Ohio There are three political CLUBS
here formed for the advancement OF the imitation cause
Their a short and simple one "More greenbacks
to make business prosper" sums all up Together they
are said 10 nearly 500 ncmbcrs and In MahonnS
County tiere are 1900 tn similar organizations Last
April they put In tho field distinctive gccnback city
ticket in opposition TO tie regular party nominations
and poled about 400 votes. Next week they will be naa
happy by hearing the doctrine In Its purity from inc lips
its greatest apostle. VIM d. Kelley. who has accepted an
invitation the Central Greenback Club to speak here
The ronmasers have betn chiefly instrumental In propa
eating imitation notions in Youngstown and other
places in the Mahoning Valley They prospcrcd Deyohu
until the panic and attributed their thrVihe
condition high tariff; but when the crash caine anu
the resultant stagnation in the iron trade, they
found that tariff did them good, aud rs they hau
from force of habit to look upon the National
crnmont as the power that made and unmade business
they at once jumped the conclusion that the ne"
trouble could he cured ut Washington kcley, Mor'o'
Logan Ferry, and Others were urging Win NOISY rhe'
rio the paper money nostrm as the panacea LOT every
business aiment and the iron-men became Wiling coh
yers As they forced to blow out their furnaces
and shut up their mills by the want of demand FOR iroh'
they became and more eager for an lhnateo cur
roncy which they fOolishy fancicd would make Pcopo
buy iron "a readily in the old flush times FOR tle
employers to communicate the deuson 10 their iaie
workmon easy enough. Last winter the coai ino'
in the Mahoning fields struck and the coal production
was almost totally suspended for five months with
many iron mills and furnaces idle and all the miners
earning nothing business OF every KIND was na ihe
miners were made 10 think that 1t was lack OF money
which forced their bosses TO cut down wages anu inc
merchants whose goods lay unsold upon their sheSes
TONED with them the hue and cry for more grcenbacks
Now the iron trade slowly picking up and the lockout
at the mines has ended but the imitation ement has
pets enough to carry forward to the October cleo
ton.
lam loat TO believe that Gov Hayes leading reunited
party can be beaten iii State which has good Repub-
can majority OF 10000 full vote and ON straight
issue between Republicansn and Democracy; Dut II
Youngstown furnishes sample Of the feeling that pre-
walls in other manufacturing and mining regions his
prospects arc say the Ieas precariOus The number
of Republicans In the town who will vote for Allen Oh the
currency issue Is varOusy estimated at from 100 10 3oo
and the estimates are made not by Democrats but by
active Republican politicians. 1t may be- however, that
local influences have made in the Mahoming Valley an
exceptionally rank soil for the growth of the rag money
mania.
The member OF Congress from this district Mr.. Wood
WORTH s himself All nAationis OF the Kelley stripe, but
course stands by his party and discountenances all
boiling on the currency issue. He that the
Republicans will not lose votes this year on That
question they did account OF prohibition last year.
Hard times he thinks, confined to the manufacturing
districts the farmers being reasonably prosperous He
feels confident OF Haycss election BY fair majority On
the other hand. former member OF the Legislature
always a Republican. but strong inatiOnis de-
cares that Allen will have $4,000 majority. The work
ingme OF the towns and the Changers OF the country will
alike vote the Democratic ticket, he thinks, to protest
nsf
hard times generally In the face OF such conflicting
views emanang from members OF the same party 1t Is
hard to form any conclusions The most reasonable
OPINION and one which should be disposed to favor II
forced declare views, was expressed to-day by the
editor Of the leading Republican paper here. He said
that Hayes could be elected only by bringing out the
full Republican vote, including the Liberal and Indepen
dent He did not believe 1t possbleo get back any
Of the German and thought the Democrats would all
support their ticket whether they liked the financial
plank Under these conditions the contest would
be a close one.
An interesting feature OF the canvass is the growing
belief that II Hayes is successful he Will he the coming
man for the Presidential nomination next year. Carry
ing the great central State OF Ohionow the Keystone OF
the arch of potcs-and cxtrpang the imitation heresy
he would certainly become strong candidate If sup
ported by his party at home, and with unsullied
record i'm military and civil fe be would he very avail
able man. His lack of strong points might be circum-
stance his instead Of being detrimental to his
candidacy just 1t In the Of James X. Polk
and Franklin PIERCE.
The campaign scarcely be said to be going forward
In the midst OF these July heats and with the dogdays
approaching the Democratic candidate for Leute-
Governor Is already the stump. Cen Cary has
much his record to explain away that he has had to
begin carly Just his efforts concentrated on
convincing the Germans that he prOhibOnst
As they never went his temperance speeches. he
succeeds passably well at first but II the interviews OF
tho German editors with him translated into English,
the thousands people who remember his harangues Will
7 imagine he amazed at his audacity. wonder what
hs old prohibition admirers will say to the following az
count of a talk the editor Of the Cleveland Btene had
with him, and copied into the Youngstown Rundschan:
It is true that Cen Cary in former years. ten-
perance man but the time when the crusade broke
ont he has taken decided position upon the side Of the
liberal element. As were somewhat in doubt ut the
time Of his nomination as to his position the
temperance question, sought him out In the Nell
House at Columbus order get from his own mouth
a abatement Of his views the anttprOhbitiOn legs
lation plank Of the Democratic platform. With the
greatest readiness he answered all questions In the
most satisfactory manner. When We asked him what
stsnpont he took the time OF the womens praying
mania he said Sir have fought against the wonens
crusade the stump and through the press anu hn
nav take I adore the principle OF temperance in all
things but bring myself to follow the example
az fhoe who by cOnstrain to regulate the appetite
Of mankind Tie plank the subject in the platform
will support by word and deed
II there is anybody who turn political somersaults
more quickly than Gen. Cary. let him now come to
the front or forever hold his peace.
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