The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-26
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SOUTHERN VIEW or OHIO DEExo-
CRArIc DUTY.
NOT MORE, BUT BETTER


From the Memphis Avalanche
I, Neither the. Ohio Democracy nor Judge
Kelly, of Philadelphia, can revive trade,
reopen the workshops and mills with more
to pay. 1t is not more, bat bet |
ter money that this country needs.
HONEST TREATMENT OF THE QUESTION, |
From The New Orleans Picayune.
We cannot understand the motive of
the. Democratic papers in distorting and
misrepresenting tie case to their readers
1t indicates no honest purpose and pro-
notes no worthy end to persist in obscuring
the true facts aud seeking to amuse the
public With theories which, to say the
least, are thus far totally unfounded.-l
The leading organ Of the Democratic
party, the New York World, FASTENED to
denounce the folly and wickedness of the
Ohio platform as soon as it appeared,
The World did not stoop to the paltry
subterfuge of pretending that the issue
was of no importance and that the infia
ton platform of the Ohio Democrats
threatened the national party with no
peril. On the contrary, that journal point
ed out the danger and disaster involved in
the Ohio error, and protested earnestly
against its recognition.
From the Mobile Register,
On every other plank of the Ohio plat
form save ON the currency the Democracy
all over the land is agreed. 1t would then
be assuredly folly to give up the battle,
ground arms to the Radical enemy on
single disagreement, however important in
principle. We therefore do not see any
necessity for the sacrifice of the prestige OF
victory in Ohio on one plank of disagree
ment when there are forty vital ones Of
perfect accord In such cases there is
no violation of principle, when among
friends there is an agreement to disa
gree" for the time being. until the COM
mon enemy is met.and routed on all other
points. While hard nl0ney" Democrats
can neUer giUe up their ,ceN settled princi
Piles and yield to aohat they hold to be
party heresies on finance, they are not call
ed upon to join hands ,oith the Radical
enemy to shoe their fidelity to the doctrine
6u a hostile assault on the Democratic
lpdrty. We can hold that Governor Allen
lis C, mmitted to wrong doctrine in Ohio.
and it will still remain our duty to do all
in our power to give that veteran Demo
} GRAFT victory in Ohio. For, if he is de-
: feated, what gain is there to the hard mon
) ey principle? He soiH only be Defeated to'
the benefit of an opposing shinpldster
party. No one is simple enough to wish
e to put the Radicals in power in the inter
est of return to a coin currency! so tha
I on the disputed question we gain nothing
v and yet lose the fight on every other ont
: of the vital questions that divide US as an
tipodes from the Radicals. Mean
time, we have the comfort of knowing tina
| if the Democrats are embarrassed by thi
difference of opinion, our enemy is deepe
in the mire of division than we are. Ger
tainly it would be foolish quarrel wer
it pushed to the extreme Of scuttling GU
great ship, with all its precious cargo, be
cause it was freighted with a single disput
ed doctrine. Let us discuss the principl
that divides us as earnestly as we pleas,
but never dream of sending oui craft {
state to the bottom. The Democracy {
Ohio have elected for themselves no
to go into their state battle on this question
However much we may regret it as
blunder and believe that time will so e.
hibit it. we have only to wait until the D
mocracy of all the states unite in conve
ton and there agrees upon the platfor
for the national struggle.