The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-04-20
One by one the Charges Against Senator
Thurman Coma to Naught.

One by one the Charge. Against Senate,
Thurman Como to Nausht.
1t was charged that Senator Thur.
man in all his votes and speeches iu
the Senate was against the people
The record shows that he opposed and
voted against the bill that provided
that the $40 Bonds should be paid In
coin.
1t was charged that Senator Thur.
man was q contractionist. His record
effectuslly silences this charge, show
ing that throughout his entire Sena-
torisl career ne has opposed contrac'
ton at every step.
1t was charged that Senator Thur.
man was the special champion of the
National Banks and the enemy of the
Greenback. His speeches and his
votes in the Senate show that he re.
CARDS the Greenback tho superior cur
rency to the National Bank currency ;
and that in 1874 he was Instrumental
in defeating the bill that seeming
I ly looked to speedy resumption OF
| Specie Payments but which he con-
tended would simply have the effects
of superseding the Greenback curren-
| cy with National Bank Note currency.
! He has been charged with being the
] faithful echo of Wall street, and yet
/ over one year ago, when Sherman's
bill, providing for the Resumption Of
SpeciePayments on the lst of January,
1879, was put on its passage, Senator
! Thurman attacked it and predicted
that the country would suffer the
evils with which ii is now afflicted.
lie voted agriHst the bill, aud will
vote for its Repeal when the OppOrtu-
nifty presents itself.
Following the Belknap exposure,
, there was digging around by parties
to see whether Senator Thurman in
his official or professional life had not
done something to merit the swift and
burning Indignation OF the people. A
charge was started that as Trustee OF
the Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
road lie had charged and received a
very big fee-not from the Govern
ment, nor for prosecuting any claim
against the Government. There was
no fraud or corruption intimated. 1t
was NEARLY pretended that he was un-
worthy of public favor because he did
not simply charge dollar or two
day for his services.
w. Il. Shattuc, Esq, General Pas
senger Agent OF the road at Cincinna-
ii, volunteers a card under date of the
Both of March, 1876, in which he says
that he is the "only officer now on the
read who was connected with ii be-
fore and at the time Mr.. Thurman was
one of its Trustees" and knows where
of he writes that "Mr. Thurman was
solicited to act as one of the Trustees
by the bondholders under an agree
ment sighed by several hundred indi-
vidual holders, and concurred in by
all - that "thc same agreement sttpn-
lated schat compensation tcds to be
paid. and the amount received by the
Trustees was paid by ihe bOndhOlders
individually, and not by the company
or the road, so that the books OF the
company do not show, as has been as
serted, WHIT amounts were paid TO the
Trustees ;" that sat the time Mr.. Thur.
man was appointed Trustee railway
credit, both in this country and in
Europe, was greatly depressed, and
it was necessary 10 have at the head
OF the reorganization gentlemen Of es
tablished national reputation for d6H-
ity and honesty, and for this reason
Mr.. Thurman was sought out and Gu
gagged" Mr.. Shattuc is Republican
but he would not remain silent and
thus acquiesce in the effort that was
making to do Senator Thurman inIus-
tice in this matter.
Then there was another charge set
aflet TO work to the prejudice Of Sem
ator Thurman. That was, that the
Senator was the paid agent of the At
lantic & Pacific Railroad, and that
'.his influence and vote in favor of the
passage of bills beforeCongress in 1872
and 1873, giving that road immense
land grants in the Indian Territory,
had been purchased for certain share
of the proceeds Of the sale OF these
lands"
Judge Baker, the Attorney of the
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, effectual- |
ly settles This story, by asserting, most
that Senator Thurman
"nece'', in any manner, had any CON
nectiOn with the Atlantic Il Pacific !
road, and was never consulted about |
its affairs that 1.-The Atlantic 4 Pa |
rifle company never had two bills be- |
fore Congress - that "they did, how
ever, favor the bill changing the name |
of the Indian Territory but Mr.Thur-
man was opposed to them, and fought |
The bill from the first to the last |
Judge Baker attended to this business
himself.
Because OF his national reputation
'oT ability and honesty. the bondhold- |
ers of the Atlanti: 4 Great Western |
sought out aud engaged Mr.. |
Thurman. is the testimony of Mr.. |
Shatiuc, "Ability and honesty" is |
what Senator Thurman inherited, and |
il was the only Inheritance he had 10 ,
begin lie with. His father was a
Methodist minister, poor i'm this |
goods, and his mother was The
sister Of Ex-Governor Allen. noted for
Ill the sterling qualities that ennoble
W omanhood.
"Ability and honesty'' are what the
people OF the United States want In
he candidate for President in this the
Centennial year. Senator Thurman
ills the bill in these two PARTICULARS
Udgne Co. Democrat.