New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-09
OHIO DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.

EWING SHOWS THURMAN THE ROAD
COLUMBUS, Aug 1.-THE speech which Cen
eral Ewing made to the convention which nominated
him for Congress to-day was intended for wider audi
ence than tne one which listened it, The address was
carefully prepared aud printed slips sent out In
advance 70 all the newspapers. The object undoubtedly
was to cut in ahead Senator Thurman who Is to open
the State next Tuesday, and put the " ONO
idea unhuchngly before the people that he would
have TO follow Ewings lead create dissension In the
party at the very outset of the campaign Viewed from
this point speech is OF interest ana importance IL
shows the extreme ground which the great body OF
Ohio Democrats stand OF itself the speech was not
great 1t the one Ewing has delivered
often in Congress aud out and there was not enough
rant in 1t 10 awaken great deal OF enthusiasm us
main points arc appended:
What is the cause and what the cure OF the ntOler
able paralysis Of business destruction Of values and
peoplef The cauSe feow-ctizens still insist the
mpracticabie attempt 10 force specie payments was
perfectly apparent from the outset, to every weiln
formed and reasoning man. that the scheme involved
this Distress inevitably as the Rinputau0n OF leg
involves serious shock 30 The nervous system. We
have too little coin, aud too little power to Keep H. TO
make permanent resumption possible without an enor-
perienced contraction OF about seventy millions OF
dollars by cancellation. aud much more than that by
boarding. through fears OF capitalists 10 the effect OF
the Resumption law; and this contraction has resulted
i'm an enormous fall of prices ruin Of debtors and tax
PAYERS protess business, bankruptcy. pauper wages,
want Of employment starvation, raggedhesS' Deggafy
and crime.
In addition to the repeal OF the Resumption law and
the restoration Of values To Their status Weh III was
enacted the chief measures OF currency reform the
fun reconciliation OF silver and the substitution OF
greenbacks for National bank notes SO far as the sug
gle has gone, only the Republican and Democratic
parties have engaged In IT, The Republican party made
The Resumption and the National bank law ~ party
measures, and stood by them with almost absolute
unaunity from first TO last. Every RepuDhcan IN Con
Tess voted TO create the bank PAPER and aioS. every
Democrat voted against It, Every Republican nut one
voted against IL. Repeatedly since the Bank Act was
passed the Democrats have voted almost unanimously
10 substitute grecnbacks for bank notes aud the Repnb
Cans, with nearly equal unanifnty, against H. Tue
Olo Democratic platform declares emphaucauy Tor the
repeal OF the Resumption law the complete rc onetZa
ton OF silver and the substitution OF egal-tonders for
bank while tho Republican state platform de-
elares In effect against all measures OF currency reform
country shown by the vote OF It's Representatives IN
Congress- stands with the Democracy Of Oaio ns the OBJ
ponent OF forced resumption bank paper ana PaIuhl
silver demonetzatio while the Republican party ia
Ohio and the country stands the author and champion
Of these unjust and oppressive MEASURE -, H..
Meantime a party IL rising AS the special adyO-
cate OF currency reform. | have not "A WOrd 70 say
against that movement In those states where the Demo
cratic organization IL Ia the fist Of the money power
But IN OhiO-where the Democracy have made ana
fought these issues from first 60 last aye ana 10 almost
every State from Pennsylvania southwark To the Gun
and westward 20 the Pacific. where the Democracy
stands firm and practically united upon them-l tink
there IL neither room nor occasion Tor new party 70
represent the people against the money pow r IL Il
true tie National Democratic Convention III 1870 lg-
nored the bank and equiyOcaGed on resumption
ut that lime self-gUyernnent was tie sole ana aO-
sOrbing question throughout the South. and no o'her
Issue considered Had the South been then, ns she
IA to-day alive 10 these great issues the last Pres
dental Contest would Ina We been made on them as well
the restoration OF selig0Yefnment ~ the sIuh
and Pennsylvania, Ohio Illinois and Michigan wond
sentinR Issues beyond the reach OF Returning
Boards. it Il true, the Democratic ieadcTt-nos inc
masses-oi New-Iork hew-Jersey ana neM Ens aug
have stood with the Republicans on these questions.
But II Is also true that they are petty minority OF the
Democratic party. and will have TO Weld TO Inc majority
QUtt.