The Van Buren press., 1876-06-27
THEN AND NOW.

THEN AND NOW. VI
Is the author of the " Xxx" letter al
editor Of the Argus trimming for CON
ing eventsI This is what his says in I'll
issue of May 25 II
THURMAN AND ALLEN The Ohio fE
for the St. Louis delegation has termit
ted in victory for greenbaeks and WI
liam Allen. Allen is the representatiN
Of the Greenback idea, opposed to Ia
tional banks, and in favor of the repeal
of the resumption act, Thurman hal
been tolcrably consistent hard money
man. If we remember, correctly, hi
lodged little during the heated cam
paign which resulted in the election oI
Gov Hayes We believe him to be. how.
ever, good, honest man, and he is man
Of unqucstioned ability. The people oI
the South are under some obligations td
him for kind words and intentions, whnI
we sadly needed comfort. If he wGe'
nominated at St Louis, the people of he
South would, no doubt support hinsls
cheeffully as any one named for be-
presidency. II Allen should he the 1t |
Louis nominee, the Democracy mayas
well put their little affairs in condltbn
to stay at home No paper money nm
can be elected, nor can any man who es
advocated paper money or g inllatioi'
This is our humble guess at it.
Then the timc,honored principles G
democracy must be sustained, and no un
certain sound issue from st. Louis, On
the money. controversy. Then q Ky
was, without a doubt, n hard monw
man.
In his issue Of the 22d of June, hi
SAYS.
GREENBAcKs-As stated, elsewhen
We look upon the nomination of Go.
Hayes, at Cincinnati, as making tle
choice of Gov. Tilden at St. Louis, |
certainty, if the latter acts from a pure
ly party view Of the situation. That the
nomination of Tildcn will be wise oae,
since the action at Cincinnati, is, to say
the least, debatabc question. If he is
the nominee, as before said, we go into
the fight without an issue. Can we win
without an issue? Both candidates will
stand upon hard money platforms, for, II
st. Louis speaks in any uncertain tones
upon the financial question, her nominee
will be beaten at the outset. AS matters
now stand, if Tilden is nominated, he
must have an out.spokcn, hard money
platform If such is to be the result, We
firmly believe that the Hendricks and AL
len men will withdraw from the conven.
ton, and Allen, of Ohio, and Curtain OF
Pennsylvania, will be put forward as in
dependent candidates on the Grecnbacl
platform.
This is not all conjecture, as we have
some positive information from yer,
high source. In the event of Allen.
candidacy, the two political parties, rep
resented at Cincinnati and St Louis, will
be split, badly disorganized, and the is
sue is hard fo lorsee. That it will resul
i'll failure to elect in the electoral col
lege, we have little doubt. If such shoult
be the case, then in the present house
democratic president will be chosen, pro
vlded he be hard money man. This con
lecture is based upon the suppos
ton that the men who voted virtual,
against repeal OF the resumption act
WI tirlnly maintain their positions. 4
they chance llea saa., -s~as! -,---'s
present attitude of our politics. Thi.
question then suggests itself, whether i
would or would not be wiser for the D3
mocratic party. while it can do so, te
capture the entire greenbaek element, re
pnblicans and all, by the nomination o
"illlam Allen, on greenback platform
or permit the GreenDack party to captur,
large portion of both parties, and per
maps anhlhlate both by the nomination
OF lllden The nomination of Hen
dricks will not satisfy the Greenbacl
men, unless he is put on the Ohio. Aller
platform. II this can be done, then al
issue is formed with Cincinnati, a dis
ruptlon prevented, and success is certain
III would not be necessary to put Curtir
or any other republican on the ticket, be
cause the republicans leaders cannot con
troll the laboring classes against til,
Greenback issue, The laboring classes
especially in the manufacturing districts
understand the issue, and for it's sake
Will break all party lines to 90 to its SUP
port. Leaders cannot control them
against 1t, Here is hard nut for St
Louis to crack,
-'o', the grand old party that has me-
radicalism in all its forms, and is abou
to redeem the national government from
corruption and misrule, is to suri ende,
to the visionary schemings of disap
pointed office seekers
No, let us stand by our time. honored
colors. We can assure the editor of the
Argus that the smut at St. Louis" will be
easily cracked, otwithstandng-what q
plty.-this luminous political -prephe,
~M not be present, to counsel in the
matter. There will be no boiling in tina,
convention, and the nominations made
will command the support of all the dem.
ocrats and conservatives north, south,
east and west. t
Vanderbllt's Liberallty.