New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-23
PROFESSIONS And PRETENSES.

And so nearly every one of these Ohio Demo-
Gratis is a hard-mOney man after all. The
Convention pledged the party to imitation of
the currency and all the attendant train of
rascality and bad faith. The leading states
men who took part in its deliberations accepted
its work with such show of satisfaction as they
could put on, and gave the world to under
stand >hat though individually they might dis
like some of the doctrines they would cheer
fully swallow them mt the request of the
authorized Convention of the party. They
made not q word of protest against
the affrOnt to common honesty, and
since the platform came from tie hands of the
Committee they have breathed not whisper
of dissent. Yet their friends are going about
telling people that the Ohio leaders don't
believe a word of the stuff which the Convcn-
ton has made them subscribe. There is Gov.
Allen; for instance; he is running for reelec-
ton OH this initiation and reputation platform,
but Just sec what a beautiful speech he
made in favOy of hard money twenty-five
wears ago. There is Senator Thurman he
promises to "put his shoulder to the wheel
for the common cause" and trust to
time for the correction of any such little
fripvrry errors as the violation of national
faith and the precipitation of national bank
ruptcy; but then in theory it is well known
that he believes the principles to which he
lends his aid both knavish and ruinous. And
so, one after another, the Ohio leaders are led
out and exhibited as men who hold one doc
trine in private and pretend to hold very
different one in public; men who leave their
convictions outside the door when they enter Il
party Convention.
Now the Ohio platform contains a great
many steIeotyped phrases, such as We have
been accustomed to find in all such dOcu
ments for many years past,-pbrasos which
mean anything or nothing according to the
taste of each individual vOtcr,-and il contains
just two practical proposals: one to reduce
the Presidents salary to s25,000 year, and
make him Ineligible for reelection; the other
to debase the currency, and repudiate por-
ton of the public debt. But Senator Thur
man thNks the triumph of the Demo
cratic party in Ohio will bring such
blessings upon the country that all
"minor differences must be left out of sight till
"tlat great work shall he accomplished" The
minor differences are chiefly over the question
whether nation shall keep faith with its
creditors. The great blessings are apparently
bankruptcy and national dshonOr. Is any
party worth fighting for which will not com
nit itself TO an honest course in such matter
us this Does any statesman deserve consider
alton who merely waves his hand when he is
asked what he thinks of reputation, and
answers, ooh, that is trivial detail leave it
"to time ~
The question of the Presidents salary is per-
laps vital one in Ohio, but we confess we
have little feeling here at the East on the
subject Of the national debt the national cur
rency, the national faith, and the consequent
value of the paper dollars in the private citi-
zens pocket and we have an od-fashioned
prejudice in favor of men with mind of their
own and courage enough to speak it out. II
Mr.. Humans unquestionable ability. his high
personal character, his political standing. and
his political aspirations, did not cnttlc.
nay, require, him TO Withstand the dis