The Portland daily press., 1875-08-06
Mr.. Thurman.

The Democratic journals accept Senator
Thurman's explanation of his attitude on the
Ohio imitation platform, and are nearly
unanimous in declaring that his is the true
position for all hard-money Democrats to oc-
cupy. The Baltimore Gazette seems to be
about the only exception. That journal has
the foresight and manliness to say: "When
Senator Thurman tries to show that the
platform may not mean imitation, and
attempts an apology for it, he forcets
himself. Mr.. Thurman the statesman be-
comes Mr.. Thurman the politician. Mr..
Thurman knows that the Ohio platform
means imitation; that its authors intend it as
such; that every campaign speaker in Ohio
so interprets it.. The candidate for Governor
thus expounds it on the stump; the candi-
date for LieGtenant-Governor. carries the
standard to the very verge of reputation,
and the appeal to voters is made in behalf of
this very measure of initiation. He has made
two of the gravest blunders of his life; first,
in not taking the same stand in the Conven-
tion; and, second, in not refusing, as he
did last year, to have anything to do with the
demagogues who captured the Convention.
He is now attempting moral and physical
impossibility. He cannot support the ticket
in Ohio without supporting the platform he
deprecates. Every vote for Gov. Allen is
square straightout vote for imitation. There
is but one issue; all other issues are sunk in
this; every candidate is an abstract embodi-
ment of the principles at stake. Democrats
and Republicans have accepted the struggle
as such. and in the vote in October will car
ry the result TO the nation"
Senator Thurman's sort OF craftsmanship
consists of a complete Reimbursement
from the restraints imposed by principle,
and substitution therefor of a blind and SER
vile Difference to what is called at the mo-
ment party expe 1iency. Intelligent and
thoughtful citizens can hardly fail to see in
such system the germs of possible ruin to
every moral and material interest of the
country.-Troy Times. (Rep.)
One of those elastic journals which affect
to find nothing but union and harmony
among the Democrats of the whole country
upon all important questions, says that the
reader of Mr.. Thurman's speech will 'thrill
with PRIDE" There is much in the address
to be ashamed of. There is nothing that
the blindest partisan can be proud of. The
journal from which we quote, however, cor
rectly says that "Senator Thurman labors
with infinite exertion and complete self
effacement to hold his party in Ohio alto
SCLuCIs II COlupittG Scll-cUdCcmtuL
than Mr.. Thurman has accomplished we
cannot recall-N. Y. Eoening Post.
Nobody knows better than Senator Thur
| man that the success of the Democratic
| party in Ohio in the election of next Octo-
ber would give powerful impetus to infla-
| tion and reputation within the Democratic
organization, and very probably strengthen
| the paper money faction to such an extent as
| to put the National Democratic Convention
under its control in 1876. This is the sort of
craftsmanship which the country is called
upon to admire in Senator Thurman, and it
| is of piece with the general idea of polti-
| cal morality which obtains among the lead
ers of the Democracy. 1t consists of a COM
| plete Reimbursement from the restraints
| imposed by principle, and substitution
| therefor of blind and servile Difference to
| what is called at the moment, party expedi-
ency. Intelligent and thoughtful citizens
| can hardly fail to see in such a system the
germs of possible ruin to every moral and
| material interest of the country.-Troy
| Times.
Senator Thurman has undoubtedly made
| the best that could be made of what he
found an exceedingly unpleasant position.
He has not succeeded, however, in convinc-
| ing the Democracy of the country that the
| action of their Ohio brethren is utterly mean
| ingless and harmless, because it has no bear
| ing upon the state issues.-Detr0n Free
Press (Den.)