Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-17
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THURM4N,S POLICY.

Senator Thur man has been heard from on
the Ohio election and the issues involved in
it. He expressed his views without reserve,
and instead of backing down from the ad-
vanced position he assumed early in the
campaign as his enemies fondly hoped he
would, he maintains the correctness of his
previously expressed views, and restates them
with far more emphasis than before. Espe-
cially on the subject of national banks does
Mr.. Thurman insist upon no surrender.
The antagonism between the national banks
and the Democracy was in his opinion inev-
table The present fight, he says, sis a
square fight between the people and the
banks, and every days discussion will make
it more and more plain that we have the
right side of the question: In this opin-
ion he is unquestionably right. No one can,
by any process of reasoning, convince a
candid man that it is good policy to pay an
enormous tax for the support of a currency
| issued and maintained free of cost to the
people. The proposition is absurd upon it's
face, and wholly indefensible. War upon
this system of finance must henceforth be
the settled policy of the Democratic party.
| The national banks are a dangerous power
in the country, menacing to the integrity if
not the very existence of the government.
Their power must be curtailed in every pos
sible manner, with their ultimate abolish
ment held constantly in view.
| Mr.. Thurman's comparison of the record
of the two parties ought to be printed in
delibly upon the mind of every voter. The
one is q party of privileges enacted by law, the
other of equal rights. No statute, he declares,
was ever passed by a Democratic Congress
or Democratic legislature to confer special
privileges upon Democrats, while on the
| other hand every public debt law, every
banking, tariff and subsidy law passed by a
Republican Congress has conferred immense
privileges upon the members of that party.
Speaking of the Nationals Mr.. Thurman
says:
| There is no reason whatever why q Democrat
should join or remain in the National party.
The Democratic party is in nowise responsible
| for the evils of which he complains. For near
| ~ eighteen years our party has been out of
power Every act of legislation of which the
Nationals complain was passed by radical
Congress and approved by q radical President
No relief from the consequences of these acts
can be obtained except by the agency of the
Democratic party. No third party can afford
relief This fact, which is becoming more and
more apparent day by day, will In the end
draw to the Democratic party all who are ops
posed to ruinous radical legislation, and put an
end to radical rule s.fs asF@
These are words of wisdom. There is not
now, nor has there ever been, any necessity
for a third party. All the reforms demand
ed by the Nationals or any other honest men
who suffer from the oppressive policy of the
Republican party can be accomplished and
will be wrought through the agency of the
Democratic party. It has demonstrated its
intention of effecting whatever reforms may
be necessary, and in the next Congress it
will have the power to carry out its pur-
poses. This fact is beginning to be appre-
ciated by all professionals against the ruinous
financial policy of John Sherman and his
predecessors in Office, and we predict that
before the Presidential election in 1880 all
the elements of opposition to the Republican
party will be united on one platform and
march forward to victory under one banner.