Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-07-09
The Inaa.Ion Bomb.

| Democracy in Ohio has eVidehlS
thrown of its disguise little too soon. us
sc,;oos an the financial question has bee
I;ls, she'll exploded in the camp OF lis
$50. IT has created alarm, especially
..roS;gbout the. east, where the party Was
hsId mn for support, as the only -meAas
bv which the nation could return 10
specie payment. Ohio was to open the
great battle, and it was hoped that the
flag she bore in the name Of Democr acy
would rally to its support every shade ol
opposition to the Republican party. But
the imitation banner was no sooner un-
furled than deseriions began from the
ranks of the faithful. How formidable
this detection viii be, remains TO be seen
Certain, II Is. however, that there are ma
nv citizens of the State, who train with
the Democrats, who have come to the
conclusion that there are evils, greater
than that of Republican rule, and that
one of these evils is the one foreshadoW-
ed by Democracy in its most insane poll
ey Of initiating the currency. The N. Y,
Herald is Democratic organ. It has led
an anti-Republican crusade for years
past. But this imitation policy of Ohio
Democrats has opened its eyes to the po-
liticaldrft Of party, that opens the
Presidential campaign, by unfurling th c
banner of repudiaIion As the Herald
cannot be charged with any love for the
Republican party we give place to its ed
itorial on "Ohio's Alternative" taken
from late issue:
ain Ohio the Democracy have present
ed platform which operates somewhat
like TO the lightning ut night giving
glimpse of light which enables the way
farer to see the chasm that yawns in his
path, and leaving him in gloom, wonder
ing how he may get safely over or around
the danger. Can we get away from Grant
ism only by moving on the road that
leads ultimately to financial calamity, re
pudiation and dishonor Is the Democ-
racy, upon which the country counted
for the overthrow of the party in power,
disposed to render this service only at
price at which the country cannot afo I'd
to !akelt? Must we. accept the Repub-
licans for four years longer, unless we
are prepared to give place TO party
which avows its purpose to cast down
the pillars of the temple and bring upon
us q financial catastrophe that will leave
of our whole commercial and industr ial
fabric and our national credit only a ru-
in, a rubbish heap for beggars to grub i'm?
This is the dilemma in which the Ohio
platform places the country. There is a
possibility that the sky may clear little
when the Ohio conflict is over 1t is
probable that on their inha ton doctrines
ihe Democrats will carry Ohio. With |
that State in their favor their chances are
greatly strengthened, everywhere, and it
is possible that in general D .mOcratic
rally, and in a generalization of Demo
cratic force the country over, there may
be enough political virtue to put down
these Ohio paper makers, the good may
outweigh the bad, aud we may get
Presidential candidate whose name and
record will be a guarantee against the
things threatened in this Ohio platform,
than which we do not doubt the country
would rather haYe all the corruption of
the Republicans. But if it does not turn
out IN this way there may arise out OF
the conflict another issue, that of the re-
storation Of the old system by which the
States and not the nation regulated the
banks and their issues. If the Ohio peo-
pie want to multiply dollar bills till they
are worth about two cents apiece thepeo-
pie Of this State have not the sa me desire.
It would be, however, a great M ishap 10
fall again into our old system of State
currencies, but it would be smaller ca
lamity than what the Democrats tfireate
and perhaps preferable to the continue
tion OF Republican rule. .8 8