Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-29
A BoMBsHELL FROM THE EAST

Inc uellanJ anu aggressive ATTITUDE
of the hard-money Democrats Of New
York, towards the imitation Democrats
of Ohio and Pennsylvania, is one of
the most significant facts of the day.
Some days ago we referred to the
threatened disruption of the Demo
cratic party on the currency question.
1t is noteworthy, that while the Re-
publicans of every section are rapidly
uniting on the basis of the last Senate
compromise bill, favoring hard money
and honest treatment of the Nations
creditors, the Democracy grow more
discordant and belligerent every day.
There is now comparatively but little
difference of opinion among Republi-
cans on this question. Our State
Conventions, so far as they have eX-
pressed their views, agree very well
in the main on the material points in
the currency discussion. But the
Democracy of Indiana, Ohio and
Pennsylvania lead a large element,
West and South, in defiant rebellion
to the honest money principles
of New York. Massachusetts and the
Democracy of the entire East, with
those Of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Nebraska of the far West. This war
Of the hard money Democracy upon
their reputation brethren, at first
rather defensive, has become vigorous
and aggressive. When such papers
as the Brooklyn Euyle, endorsed by
the New York Herald, as the most
prosperous, able, vigorous, and infu-
entail Democtatic journal in New
York outside of New York city,"
boldly denounces Bill Allen, of Ohio,
and dlCiSes the hard money Democrats
Of Ohio to Uote Jor Hayes, it is very
significant move on the political chess
board. The advice is the more signif-
cant owing to the personal, intimate
and confidential relations existing be
tween its editor and Governor Tilden.
The Eagle says:
"a change of attitude on the part of
Eastern Democrats of principle toward al
legged Western Democrats of manifest expe-
diency has been imminent for months.
The Democrats of Ohio, who desire their
party alike to do we'll and to deserve well,
both now and for the future, ought not to
vote for William Allen, and, as shirkers in
war are helpers of the wrong, they should
not merely not vote for him, but they should
vote for his opponent, General Hayes"
The New York Herald, noticing.
this editorial of the Brooklyn Eagle,
says, editorially:
"The Brooklyn Eagle does not stand
alone among the organs of Gov. Tilden,
although it is holder and more outspoken
than the rest. The World yesterday also
broke ground in the same direction, but in
a more cautious temper. Notwithstanding
its reserve, its meaning is transparent. It
takes a roundabout method of limiting
what it does not yet dare assert-that Gov.
Tilden and his supporters are prepared to
disrupt the Democratic party unless it can
be harmonized on the New York plat.
form.n
Thus while the Republicans are
rallying about them the better class
of business men, manufacturers, farm
ers and solid men of the country, and
are growing more and more united
every day in favor of sound cur
rency, flexible enough to meet the de
mands Of the busiest seasons Of the
year, and SO stable and popular as t.
inspire confidence in all classes, the
Democrats grow more discordan
every day, and are threatened with
disruption Of their party worse thai
that of 1860.
/. The editor of the Press did Herald