New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-15

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THE FTNANCI1L QUESTION At SYRACUSE.
Since the defeat of the Honest Currency
wing of the Pennsylvania Democracy in the
Erie Convention, there have been rumOrs in
circulation concerning the probable action OF
the Convention which is to assemble at SYRIA
cuse tomorrow, which, though at first received
with ncrcdulity, have since become the occa-
sion of anxiety if not alarm That the Demo-
Gratis of New-York cannot fall in with the
views set forth by the party in Ohio and Penn
sylvania upon the currency question without stul-
tifying themselves beyond measure, is obvious
enough to any one who will turn for a moment TO
the platform adopted by their State Conven-
ton at Syracuse last year upon which they
elected Gov. Tilden and carried the State. 1t
is not supposed that the Convention VIII have
the bare faced assurance to turn short about
and favor this year the measures 1t denounced
last. The nflationists and their intriguing IN
struments do not expect that; possibly they
would not have the Convention take so de-
cided a step if it had the disposition, AZ ii
would plainly be impolitic, weak and io"i-
ish. What they would like the Convention
to do is to say nothing. one way or
the other, or if it says anything to give iofth
an ambiguous and equivOcal uttcrancc upon
the subject of the currency. 1t is the III
NOR that this course will be adopted. that
within the past forty-eight hour, has excited
in the minds Of honest men serious appfchch-
sions for the future.
The effect OF it unon the politics Of the
country at such time a., the present, aud
A. IL
tire of the nation. could not he other than
in tie highest degree m-chicyous. We
have seen the party in several States cap
tured by the advocate: of initiation, ana
committed by resolutions and platforms 10 the
widest schemes OF finance; 10 definitions the
cries and systems utterly at war with all the
doctrines which have been held by the party
as well as with all its traditions, and there hos
been 80 far nothing like a split or bolt
hardly even movement indicating dissatiS-
faction. The blatherskies have captured the
organization, the machinery-everythinG from
the Committee that calls the caucus to the
candidate that heads the ticket, and no man IN
all the party lifts up 80 much as protest
against being harnessed to doctrines he re-
pudates and rejects. Neither III ONO
nor Pennsylvania does bubble come
no from the place where hard money
Democrats, statesmen and leaders, cahdi-
dates, orators and newspapers went down.
The waves closed over them, and they gave
no sign. Not one of them has the backbone
TO bolt, to protest to su'k even. la these
great States The party is completely given over
to initiation SO much We have seen and
known SO much testimony il i'll with refer
ence to the sincerity of Democratic leaders
and of the Democratic party. And now we
are told that the party in New-lork Will dodge
the onestion, and with some bubble or evasion
upon the subject avoid taking any position
which shall seem to be not in harmony with
that taken b. the party in Ohio and PennSyl-
vania.
II is shameful that there should be such n
rumor: more shameful that in the record Of
this great party and its leading statesmen
there is not more to stamp the r'lmor as absurd
or false. The effect of amy doubtful utterance
upon the subject of finance by the Convention
which meets at Syracuse tomorrow viii he To
strengthen the inlatonsts i'll the party 10
such degree as to give them absolute direc-
ton and control. Anything but the most pro-
nounced and positive utterance will be under
stood as the adoption of a tempOriZinS poncy
which can mean nothing but surrender.
Whatever other parties may do, or the Demo-
cratic party may do elsewhere, the Democracy
of New-York has but one course open to 1t,
and that is to be honest, fearless and firm,
to stand by its own c0lors, and on this subject
at least to allow no triiing. To do otherwise
is to deserve if not also to invite defeat.