National Republican., 1877-07-02
ONO Politics.,
The Republican outlook in the state.
CoLuMRus, OHIO, June %, 1877.

COLuMRts, OHIO, June -, 1871.
EDITOR REPURLICAN: The approaching
campaign in Ohio will excite such general in
tcrcst throughout the nation that the readers
Of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN would doubt
lcss be glad to be informed as to the present
prospects Of political parties in Ohio. The
campaign will be a very short one, as the Re-
publican convention does not meet until
August in Cleveland, and the issues of the
contest will not be definitely made up until
that time.
1t is not too early, however, to predict pretty
accurately some of the points which will be in
issue in the next election. In the first place,
there is no doubt now but that the Republican
platform will heartily indorse the Southern
policy of President Hayes. Earlier in the
season n plank indorsing the course of the
President in dealing with Southern affairs
could not have been adopted without serious
opposition but now not a voice would be
raised against it.
The all important subject of course will be
the silver question, upon which 1t Is likely
that the Republican platform will declare in
| favor of the restoration of the dollar of the
fathers A very strong effort will be made to
| have this declaration accompanied with q
qualifying clause, providing that such restora-
| tion shall be effected upon such terms as will
protect the rights of the public creditors, and
AT the same time relieve the suffering business
| interests of the country.
| II Is stated that Hon. Stanley Matthews is in
favor of the unconditional restoration of the
double standard, aud that he stands squarely
upon the silver dollar platform Of the Cinciu-
natl Commercial, viz: The unrestricted coming
of the silver dollar, and the payment Of the
| 4. Al. 4 I'll. haa haF
given out very confidently in certain quarters
that the President c0ncurs in the views enter
tanned by Senator Matthews. | am informed,
| however by gentleman who knows whereof
| he speaks that the President does not go that
far, but fayOrs only conditional restoration Oi
the double standard through an international
commission, so that the interest of both the
creditor and debtor class may be equitably
protected. I learn from the same reliable
source that the President will maksnO author.
lied statement of his views. He Will not be
heard from until he sends his first message tC
Congress, when all doubt on that subject will
be removed.
Meanwhile Senator Matthews will conduct
the campaign upon his own espOnsibilty-upOn
the unrestricted silver-dollar platform. The
money question has been so thoroughly dis
cussed in Ohio that there are not few in
nuential men who will oppose the uncOndi
tiOnal restoration of the double standard, but
not In any such active way rs to create diVi'
sions in the party ranks. The old grcenback
party, under the lead of Gen. Ewing, will fight
another battle for imitation of the currency
this fall. The Democrats will oppose cOntrac
tion, and, joining the silver-dOllar to the
grccnback platform, will renew the battle fol
T Initiation, in which they We're 40 inglOriousy
| defeated under the leadership Of Allen.
Although ii is very uncertain who the Re
; publican candidate for Governor will be, II Il
now pretty wei! settled that Gen. Ewing will
t lead the Democrats. lie is unquestionablS
the ablcst man on that side, and 1t is under
+ stood that hr make, the fight with the Gxpcc
tatiOn that il he Is successful he will thereby
secure strong claims for the next Democratic
, nomination for the Presidency. ! knew tina
, this reason was urged upon him to induce hiu
| to accept the nomination. aud that upon tina
ground alone he has consented to the use o
his name.