Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-09-03
THURMAN ON FINANCE.
Opening of the Democratic Fail
Campaign in Ohio.
The Greenback Theory Endorsed
as Sound National Policy.
[By Telegraph to the Herald. ]
CINCINNATI, Aug. Is, 1871

CINCINNATI, Aug. Is, 1878.
The formal opening of the Demo-
cratic State Campaign in Ohio took
place in Hamilton to-day Senator
Thurman striking the keynote for the
party, while such lesser lights as Con
gressmen Mcmahon and Sayler and
John +. Follott delivered addresses
which helped to fill up the day As well
rs 10 lay oil the ground which the
party expects TO occupy in its fight for
supremacy in the State this fall -
Hamilton is the county seat of Butler
county. one of the strongest and most
reliable democratic counties Of this
State. and one. too. in which Judge
Thurman has slway- had an euthusi-
sslIc following, and il was doubtless
70 this reason that that il was select
I'd rs the place for him to make his
first speech of the wear. The meeting
took place in the public square, a
handsome little grove IN the centre Of
the city surrounding the Court House
aud other public buildings. The
crowd was quite large one. number
I'M probably three thousand, and en-
IuACing many in the number many
who had gone there from Columbus.
Toledo, Dayton and Cincinnati, who
were DESTROYS of hearing the distin
Tuished Senator make what every body
insists on believing is his first bid for
the Presidential nomination ia 1880.
The meeting was presided over by
Mr.. Peter Murphy. Senator Thur
man was in good health and reasnna-
bly, good voice. though hOarse at first,
hut az he warmed up with his subject
his voice became clear and strong and
his manner emphatic and eliciting
frequent rounds Of applause from his
hearers. He spoke as follows:
sENAT- R THURMAN's SPEECH.
Mr.. President and FellO1C. Citizens
/ have seen several statements in the
public press To the effect that the Ob
ject of nay appointment to address you
to day was that | should sound the
keynote of the campaign" | wish,
in the very outset of my remarks, to
disclaim any such pTetentiOn, Under
free institutions, il is for the people to
give the keynote and, 50 far as the
democracy of Ohio are concerned.
they have discharged that duty in the
platform adopted 10y our. late State
Convention. | stand squarely on that
platform. | have advocated its prin-
ciples heretofore and | shall continue
10 advocate them. Perhaps this is all
l should say about myself; but mas
much as. in certain quarters, | am de-
nO inced as a man who has surrender
ed his convictions TO appease a pOpu-
lar clamOr, it may be pardOnable in me
TO occupy few moments in repelling
this charge. The accusation has refe
renee TO my support of the financial
plank in the platform. Now, what Is
this financial plank ? 1t condemns
contraction of the currency ; demands
the repeal of the Resumption act !, ad-
vocates 1.-THE removal of all restrictions
to tine coinage of silver and the re-
ps ablish ment of silver as a money
metal, the same as gold-the same as
IT was before it's fraudulent demOneti-
cation the gradual substitution of
United States legal tender paper for
national bank notes, and its perma-
nent establishment as the sole paper
money of the country, made receIva-
bic for all dues to the government, aud
OF equal tender with cOin-the amount
of such issues to be so regulated by
legislation or organic law as to give
the people assurance of stability in
the volume OF currency. and the con
RequenJ stability of the value no
further increase in tie bonded debt,
and no further sale of bonds for The
purchase of coin for resumption pur-
poses, but the gradual extinction of
public debt, rigid economy, the re-
duction of expenditures in all branch
es of the public service, and tariff
for revenue Onfy.u These are the fl
namciaI doctrines of the platform, and
now, 1 confidently defy my critics,
one and all, to name any vote that |
have given. during the nine years that
I have sat in the Senate, that was in
consistent with these principles
have steadily opposed contraction ever
since it was inaugurated. IspOke and
voted against the Resumption act
when il passed, and at the last session
of Congress voted for its repeal. l
worked hard to restore silver to the
place il held before il characterization
Several years ago drew a resolution
for our State Convention favoTing the
gradual substitution of greenbscks for
national bank notes, and that resOlu-
ton, injudieiously amended. as L be-
lIeye every ole now admits, was pass