Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-25
The Democratic Victory.

| After tremendous battle yesterday, the
Democrats captured Holland: Democrats, af-
ter hotly contested fight, won glorious
victory over Democrats. The triumph will
cause the hearts of one-half of the Democrats
of Ohio to thrill with exultation, and Of the
other hall to thrill with execration. One half
of the Ohio Democracy will receive the news
growls of anger. 1t was a glorious victory,
and an excellent promoter of that harmony
which will be imperatively required to carry
the State against the Republicans, especially
if the National Convention should happen to
accept the candidate recommended by the tri-
umphant half of the Ohio Democracy, fresh
from his defeat in the popular vote when
he ran the second time for Governor.
1t was a great Democratic victory over
Democrats, and therefore great Democratic
defeat; but what it WAS all about would be
hard to find out Thurman may be regarded
as a possible Presidential candidate, if backed
by his own State; but who supposes Allen to
be within the bounds of probability, or to be
seriously supported for the nomination, even
in his own State. There was q pretence of a
furious fight over the respective currency
platforms of Thurman and Allen, but in terms
they Sem to approach each other.
The Allen platform favors specie payment
at convenience, and meanwhile is for repeal of
the Resumption Act. The Thurman platform
is for deferring specie payment till convent
ence, and for postponing the time for resump-
ton.
The Allen trick is for substituting green
backs for bank notes, as the bank charters ex-
pire. The Thurman dodge is for the same.
Allen would have all these greenbacks re-
ceivable for all dues to the government.
Thurman ditto. Thurman would divest these
notes of their legal tender, but would have
them receivable for all public dues, and re:
deemable on demand in specie. Allen would
have them receivable for all public dues, but
says nothing about their legal tender. The
only difference that we can.see is that Thur
man proposes specie payment at some time to
be fixed, while Allen proposes specie payment
dt cOHNenltncc Ills SeellS not great mat
ter to fight about; but the Convention fought
over it as if bent on mutual destruction, and
the delegates have carried the fight to their
homes.
We are inclined to think that Mr.. Thur
man made mistake in planning down his plat
form to placate the softs. 1t weakened his
position abroad, and did not conciliate his en-
emy at home. 1t seemed to make the oppo-
sition more arrogant. But Thhrman's trim
ming of his currency principles proves him a
practiced trimmer in politics, and he doubt
less acted according to his nature.
The Democrats yesterday achieved great
victory over the Democracy. They split the
party, and sent half of it home howling exc
crations on the other half. They adopted a
platform which has no more promise of cur
rency blessing than simply the substitution of
one kind of paper for another kind equally as
good. They endorsed a candidate who has no
abroad, and who, at the last cleo
ton in Ohio, was beaten in the popular vote
They dispatched one Presidential candidate,
but did not set up another. Yet it was glo-
rious Democratic victory Gin. Gaz., of |
18th inst.