The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
THE REPUBLICANs LEADING THE
DEMOCRATS INTO A FALSE ISSUE.

THE HEPUBL1CANS LEADING TIL
DETOCRATs INTO A FALSE ISSUE.
Our Packards somewhat Cold Reception
by the People Of New York.
Especial Correspondence N. o. Democrat
New YonE, July "a. 1877.
have just been reading Garfeld's views OF
finance, as reported by an interviewer Of Deacor
Richard Smiths Cincinnati Gazette. There wal
nothing In the financial part OF the interview tc
attract attention for that Garfield. 10 this as IN
all other instances, said nothing new, nor did he
cay any old thing particularly wei. He uttered q
good many truths, which were plaitudes, not be.
cause empty themselves, but because they have
become trite and commonplace through endless
repetition. The fact 10 Garfield never tells any
TRUTH except that OF the stalest variety, and never
is original, except when he lies. Il is not dis
puted that he has reputation for origin
atty, but 1t Is mainly based upon the fact
that Newspaper Row has caught him In a
greater number Of more bsrefaced lies
than any other statesman OF this epoch, or any
other epoch 30 far as know. had been ex-
pecting this interview for some time. About ten
days before left Washington had talk with
an Ohio Republican State official OF high rank.
who had come on from Columbus TO see Hayes
and John Sherman and, IL possible, fix up
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION
80 that the Republican platform might not be oh.
noxious to nine.tenths OF the people OF Ohio in
the coming CANVASS wi thout regard TO party.
When had my talk with this gentleman he had
got things fixed up and was happy. He had
failed on only one point in his mission-that
point was to get either Hayes or Sherman. or
both of them, to make . financial deliverance,
either In the form OF interview or in the shape
ofa private letter" written for publication ia
vorite method with the statesmen OF this era
when they want to smuggle their views into
publicity without seeming to itch for notoriety.
or, In other cases, when they have q two.faced
policy to carry out and wish to leave themselves
chance to dodge.
But on this occasion, however, both Hayes and
Sherman refused either to be interviewed or to
write private letter for publication The finan- |
cial question is
NOT PLEASING TOPIC ron HAYES
and Sherman to handle. The individual who |
came on from Colu mbus to fix things had in /
formed the Administration that the gold scheme /
OF the foreign bond ho ders--oe which Carl |
Schurz Ia the salaried advocate. and John Sher.
man the interested agent-was terribly we'll un-
derstood BY the people OF Ohio, and, in conse.
quence, dreadfully unpopular. There was no
installing the fact that IL the Republican party
went into the campaign on the gold standard, or
even II 1t failed to demand the reconciliation Of
silver in unmssakable terms. its defeat would be
massive beyond present conjecture.
The thing to be done then was TO devise some
plan by which the Republicans OF Ohio might
adopt double standard platform to please the
dear people and at the same time enable John
Sherman to stump the State without FORGETTING
his interest in the syndicate, and Carl Sohurz
to support the ticket without breaking his con-
tract as attorney and advocate Of the gold CLIQUE
infer from the Garfield interview that this
point involved extreme nicely OF manipulation
but lit s clear that the point has been manipulated
II has been agreed between Hayes, Schuiz. Sher-
man and Tom Young,that the financial plank In
The Republican platform In Ohio this year shall
declare for 6
The RECONCILIATION OF THE OLD SILVER DOLLAR
So far 80 good. But the Democratic platform !
viii declare for the same thing. Thus read !
between the lines Of Garfelds interview that the
republicans propose to play triple.headed
anne OF policy with that plank. First, they will
70 about telling the people in loud voice that b
hat plank in their platform means what IL saws .
econd, Carl Schurz and John Sherman will | Q
'hisper to the gold syndicate that IL doesn't b
aean id thing, and that as soon as they get !,
ut OF the woods they will 60 on with their gold +
usiness and let the people whistle for their t.
liver dollar. And third, the whole pack, Tray. n
lanche and Sweetheart will set up howl that y y
10 plank OF similar construction In the Demo- le
ratio platform does not mean what 1t Gays. but Il
syringe to catch woodoocks; that IL il snare: y
silvery device under which :"
THE OLD aREENBAcK DOCTRINE q,
1868 and 1875 is concealed.
In other words, the Repub lican managers have U
etermined to steal the financial doctrine of the u
emocracy, and then kick the Democrats over b,
TO the greenbackery, meanwhile assuring the b.
DID syndicate that all they want is to carry the Oh
ate. Or this eminently Republican scheme.
ut Garfield interview will be found to have been
q key note before the canvass has gone on he
sek. And furthermore, will bet dollars to sh
nts that within two weeks from the beginning
the canvass the Republicans will have the Fl
emocrats at work all over the State. vigorously D.
vending the greenback and forgetting all about M,
Q silver dollar. Tr
| base this prediction upon my knowledge O, w
Q peculiarites of the Cincinnati Enquirer. 9,s
nich, though two-thirds Of the Democrats in st.
,io will tell you 'has no influence" generally Gil
IMAGES to pitch the key and beat time for the 90
'mocratc music in the Buckeye State. Just now Nj
Enquirer is most ably sounding the praises of All
old silver dollar. But as soon as the fight Dr
ts hot the Republican organs will make dead
at the Enquirer, pitch into the greenback
d denounce William Allen. Then you will see
Enquirer lay down the silver dollar and ear-
itself" in defense Of the greenback. From g q,
at moment the canvass in Ohio will be c w,
THE BATTLE OF 1875 OVER AGAIN. Ca
There is no divining the result. But shall be II
ry much surprised if the Democrats do not WI
rry the State, greenback doctrine and all, by Or
anger majority than it has given toeither nsrtv for