The New York herald., 1878-11-25
TOM EWING INTERVIEWED.
SENATOR THURMAN PROMISING CANDIDATE FoD
THE WHITE HOUSE.

SENATOR THURMAN A PROMISING CANDIDATE FoD
THE WHITE HOUSE.
From the Cleveland Herald, Nov. 22l
"what do you think, Mr.. Ewing Of the chances for
q specie resumption the 1st Of January ncxt?"
WELL sir, as far that Is concerned. believe
sumption will be accomplished at tho time specified.
for do not suppose there will be any opportunity
for the passage Of any bill rctarding resumption
before the LIST of January next The Senate believe
and probably majority of the House is willing try
the resumption scheme
.'what legislation will there probably be after the
1st of January. General Ewing. in regard to money
matters. silver espccially?
..Therc Is no bill on the calendar present relating
to the silver question: said the gentleman. no
psrtook OF his soup and Ash. 'but have no doubt
that during the such bill will be presented.
myself in favor Of the issuing Of silver certin-
Gates for silver bullion just gold certcatcs
issued for gold bullion, provided these certicAtes
issued the standard OF 4i2 grains 10 the dollar
s.Are you in favor. General Ewing OF an unlimited
coinage of the present silver dollar r.
"Emphatcaly, sir. am. E4Etfa
The waiter changing tho Generals dishes and
the reporter asked. "How do You account for tho
democratic defeat in nearly all the Northern States
this fall ~ s
well sir the grcenback party this fall polled in
round numbers nearly million votes. These
votes were cast by who considered the foremost
question Of the day the repeal OF the Resumption act
and q full remonetization; The democratic party
squsrcly In favor of these measures. II they hal
done so they would probably have lost a few hard
money votes. but they would have gained the bulk
of this large national vote. The democrats ia New
York, New Jersey and Michigan occupied the same
positions on these questions that the republicans
did. In the States Of Pennsylvania and Connecticut
they equivocated 30 that the people could not tell
where they stood. In many Of the Western and
Southern States the democrats came out squarely
against the repeal Of the Resumption law and tho
restoration of silver to the position gold a.
money metal But the fact that the democratic party
the Eastern States hogtiip tp M
Western democracy dallying with those ques.
tons caused the nationals In Ohio and Indiana 10
drop our ticket, though our position those qnes
tons all that could be desired. Hence We LOSE
10000 votes in each State. where could have
troed them II tho democracy ut large had been
united
In view Of the result of tho late elections what do
you think OF the possibility of electing democrsttc
President In 1S5Or'
II think the chances good. provided the demo-
Gratis continue their hostility to resumption and It's
mantcnancc II the democracy should fail In this
stradde the fence the nationals will unquestionably
be the strong party. II the democrats absorb tho
issue with the nationals they Will win.
Whom do You regard N available democratic can
didatcs in 1892
promising candidates. have no idea that the man
will come from the East That section has had tho
nomination of the democratic Presidential candidates
from time immemorial, and the party IL weary or it,
man and Hendricks the main financial questionsys
.'As that II IL hard To say The position OF Mr..
Hendricks In obscure. while that of Mr. Thurman II
defined The people like a bold man-one who takes
his position fairly and Keeps IL, hence Thurmano
chances the most promising"
Another gentleman at the table made a remark
about the Ohio idea. 49,
that made Thurinsn apossibe canitdAtei"
"But you 70 much further than thstr
"yes."