The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-16
THE DANGER or 14iE HOUR,

On every side We hear " said that the
results of the autumn elections show that
the Republicans will win at the Presiden'
tial election. Change that word 'rlH INTO
can, and the opinion becomes sensible;
Wetrust the spirit of conciliation did not
die out when Henry Wilson breathed
his last. For the victory so much de-.
sired can only be won by the healing OF
old Republican sores and the opening oi
no new sores.
And herein lies just the Republican
danger. There must be no shibboleth on
the financial question. There must be
no party test in the pronouncing OF the
word finances. Let it be requisite OF
Republican fealty that finances means
"hard money" and immediate resump-
ton, and there will be the opening Of as
nice an internecine feud as ever slaught-
cred a political party.
We are led to this train Of thought, by
remark made in an Eastern Republl-
can paper,-not in Wall street, but with
in the fetid atmosphere Of that sink OF
iniuuity-wherein the financial views OF
Senator Ferry, the now President of the
Senate, are referred to, and are con-
demned; the editorial saying that "Mr.
Ferry may not be an ultra intlationist,
but he is too ultra to represent the Re-
publican party as Vice President" and
that paper adds: "The Republican par
ty is pronounced Tor hard money. 1t is
pledged to it, and on hard money plat
forms has won all its recent victories"
The paper we quote from is too intelli-
gent to make that last assertion. The
Republican victory of Ohio was not won
on a hard money platform. The State
platform, in the first place, was not a
hard monty platform, and the aid we
had from abroad during the campaign in
which a false issne-a hard money issue
was forced upon the Republicans,
would have been successful in defeating
the Republican party in Ohio had it not
been for the issue made by the Republi-
cans with the leaders of the Romish
Church upon the school question and
the rights of individual conscience.
We fear the Dem( Gratis will be too
smart for the Republicans. Already they
shadow their policy as not making the
financial question a party question. That
is the first step towards their policy OF
divi,ling and then conquering the Re-
publicans. The Democrats hope that the
Republicans will make the financial
question such party question as to sever
the party, while the Democratic party
will welcome to its fold men of all opin-
ions upou that distracting question, and
thus the Presidential election will be
carried on the battle cry Of Anything
to beat the Republicans" .r....
The Republicans should be warned in
time. Let the Senate inaugurate the ses-
sion by making the hard money question
the test in the election Of President Of
the Senate, and the first wedge that shall
split the party in two will have been
driven Cleveland Herald, 30th uh.
The Herald seeks to dodge the Admin
istration policy-ap policy endorsed by the
party in State Conventions. Its Re-
sumption Act stands unrepealed, and is
still the measure of its party leaders.
The Herald admits that it was the Geghan
Bill and the hurrah raised against the
Pope that saved the Republican party in
Ohio and other States. 1t is new thing
for the party in power to dodge the con-
sequences of its own policy and attempt
to carry elections by attacking the party
out of power
We trust the next campaign will be
conducted as it ought to be. Let the
party in power be arraigned before the
people, and its measures Of public policy
fairly and thoroughly canvassed. 1t is
not for the party out of power to ad-
vance policy and thus become an OBJ
iect of attack. The whole policy of the
General Government needs changing,
but when the Democracy succeed to
power they will bring about that change
in the least harmful way. This is all we
can promise now-all we ought to prom
ise now.