The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-18
aTOmRWINa,s OPINIONS.

80 HHa..lH H. .saf - y "a = ItN
His Estimate Of the Strength o
tho National kIoyement-Gireen
back Forces in the Democrat,
Party-HiS Views Of Resump
ton. ~ .sdis lt
From thS New York Tribune.
Gen. Thomas Ewing, Of Ohio, Il at TIL
St James hotel, looking cool and cheer
fulin spite Of the depressing influence
Of the weather. he finds recreation /
part Of the time 10 discussing fnancia
topics with his friend Senator Jones O
Neyada. he was asked yesterday II he
sympathised strongly with the aims O
the national party.
81 agree with their views on green
backs and the national debt" he replied.
aWill they show much strength In
Ohiofi T7TH
az think the national movement moi
likely to be successful 10 Ohio, because
the democratic party stands on the same
platform as the nationals 90 far as the
money question Is concerned, and that ID
now recognized Is the great oyershadoW-
"From which Of the old parties will
Il draw more strength"
$50 far as the nationals make head
way In Ohio they will hurt the republic
can party more than the democratic, be-
| cause the republican party there stands
explicitly against every measure Of re-
form proposed by the nationals. The re-
publican platform demands that the
status quo Of legislation on the curren-
cy question be maintained. The repub,
lican currency reformer, therefore, has
no promise held out by his own party,
and will naturally drift to the nationals,
while the democratic currency reformer
has the promise Of his own party TO effect
every reform he seeks. he will not there
fore, be inclined 10 break ranks"
"How villa three cornered Eight affect
the general result?'4
uthe nationals make strong fight In
Ohio, think the democrats will carry
the State by very considerable majority.
II they make weak fight the chances are
still in favor Of the democracy. Its to
be recollected, however, that We have
only carried Ohio, heretofore, by light
vote. In 1875 and 1876, when the
largest vote was pooled, We lost the
State by from five thousand TO ak thou.
sand. This year the number Of congres
sional districts to be struggled for Is lar
ger than before, owing to the new appor-
tionment, and the vote 10 likely to be very
full though not one Of the largest. Leav-
ing the national movement out Of the
question, the chances In Ohio are In our
favor, because our platform on the money
question Is exactly in accord with the
views Of the great mass Of the people Of
both parties and because the unanimi.y
Of our party leaders on these questions
makes the issue clearer and more effec.
tive than Il ever has been before.
Viewed as q national issue, can the
greeuback men 10 the democratic party
hope 10 achieve as much by remaining in
that party az by Joining the nationalist"
eve have had three.fourths Of the
democratic members Of Congress on our
side. The eastern members are opposed
to us on the money question. They have
an advantage, 1t is true, In political expe.
rience, and q powerful money influence
behind them, but the west has numerical
strength, and three-fourths will not show
much anxiety about the other fourth"
"When gold Of itself rests practically
at par, what is the use Of substituting o
greenbaek standardP
aThere would be no special reason for
It II the present state Of things could
continue. But Il cannot continue. Just
now we have large balance in our favor
abroad. Prices in this country are bro.
ken down. Our manufacturers for the
time compete with the cheap labor Of
England and the continent. Our ex.
ports consequently have exceeded
our imports, and our foreign trade
has just about met the obligations
Of our foreign debt. But with revival
Of trade and manufacturing in this conn:
try, prices must 60 up, exports will fall
of, and gold be sent out Of the country to
pay the great balance against Us. Our
ioreign debt and obligations amount to
twelve or fifteen hundred millions, and
have been set as high rs twenty-five hun.
dred millions. Thousands Of Americans
OF wealth are now scattered over Europe,
and virtually domiciled there. 1t Is es.
timated that this class draw from the
acquired capital Of the country annually
a sum equal TO the interest on foreign
debt Of one thousand millions. Foreign
freights cost this country about au equal
sum, for there are only ak American
steamships IN the European trade. These
three causes OF enormous foreign draft
on the resources OF the country will
cause gold 10 aow out from US when
prices 70 up and our products are no
longer cheap 10 foreigners. This will in.
teriere with resumption schemes"
as communion to be feared In the
west?'
IT think not. It has no natural place
in our society. Perhaps a half Of the
whole population are farmers. Three
iiiths or four. filhs Of the other half own
town, village, or city property, or have
interests that would suffer at the hands
Of communists. That part OF American
society which could hope TO gain any.
thing by the success Of communicate the.
ories 10 very email percentage OF the
whole. We have no Paris In this conn.
try, and when we have anything APP
proachipg it, that great city is destined
TO be St. Louis"
"Will Ohio permit thatH"
at can't be prevented. st. Louis is
the heart Of the Mississippi valley. Gov.
eminent eventually will do all 1t can TO
render the Mississippi nayig.ble to ocean
steamships, and class Of ocean yessels
may find It practicable TO reach ST. Louis,
which will become the centre Of popula.
tlon, and probably Of culture and the
fine arts.'
Servant Girls Wages.
New York Letter to Philadelphia Ledger
A quiet but effective movement has