The New York herald., 1878-10-15
SENATOR THURMAN.

THE OHIO STATESMAN ON THE RESULT IN
oHIo-Nor IN THE LEAsT DIscoUR AGED
VIEWS ON THE PREDoMINAr1Na ISSUE
POSITION OF THE DEMOCRACY DEFINED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE BERALD.1
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. IA, 1878.
Senator Thurman has recovered from hts attack Of
illness brought by campaign work. aud yesterday
gave hts views upon tho result In ONO q reporter
oi tho Enquirer. He said:-
s.I am not In the least discour aged by the Ohio
elections had hoped for better result, but feared
4, would be worse This Is the first year
the issue has been clearly defined people
ana tho national banks, and, though questions OF
monetary science are usually dry themes lor discus.
son. they begun to absorb the attention Of the
people this ycar and they took but little interest In
any other Had faltcred this question should
have boon beaten far worse. Tho platform OF this
year siren gtnened tho Ohio democracy greatly Then
II we add to our vote that Of the national party
greenbackers tho republicans tho party Of the
t,onai banks, was In a minority Of thousands. Yes
tens OF thousands OF votes.
REPUBLICAN PRKvARIcArIoS.
Then remember how their candidates and orators
lodged and prevaricased. Secretary Sherman camo
out here TO tell them wanted keep $500 000 900
in groenbacKs IN circuiaior-a declaration that has
brought on him the sovcrest denunciations OF bank
advocates the East Foster said In that he
wanted all the grcenbacks now outstanding kept In
circulation, and Mckinley aad Van Worries were
both urgca for election because they greenbnok
As their platform lodged IL. But the national bsoks
couldn't be deceived, and they and the hundred
thousand oficeholders supplied the sinews Of war
corrupt . usc OF money IN nm election. l
don't say that the national backs IN their corporate
capacity furnished money, but their shareholders
ana depcnd did. OF course democrats lost some
votes by assang banks just as there werc deserters
from that party when Jackson vetoed the bill 10
charter the old nalional banks. But our losses
moro compensated by gains from tho other sida
THE DEMOCRACY AND THE BANKS
ssThe ansagonism between democracy and the Ma
tionai Bank system was incvi'soic y was what
Seward once called the irrepressible conflict 1t Is
now square fight between them and the people. and
every makes IL moro plan that wc have The
right side Of the question: Two thousand bangs
hundred millions OF deposits supported by great po-
lticai party In power, using tho Immense patronage
of the government to retain ts dominion, 10 formi
dable foe 20 a.tack, tho attack VIII nevertheless
prove successful In tho end"
rHE NATIONAL PARTY.
sWhas about the national party 7" was asked.
''Thcro many good men. some oad ones and not
a lew misguided ones, In thcirranks responded tho
Senator. "Tns idea that they eau absorb either the
democratic republican party or even draw enough
from both to become Tho dominant party, is falla.
cous. In u country liko this therc can DO but two
great parties-one the party OF privileges; tho other
party OF equal rirnt. Tue party OF equal rights 10
The democratic party.s Exciud,ns from cemparlsoo
the slavery Of tho blacks. that ex's,ed once
so,h North and South and was forced on
US BY our English 1ness,ors n ! ask; "a. what what
ccnierring special privileges on dcmocratsf On the
other hand every public debt Law, cvsry banking
Law, cvcry tariff law, every subsidy law, has con-
ferred immense privileges on our opponents. Tho
democratic party Is the party of free institutions.
and 10 Indsstructible 70 long as they exist II
Il ceased 70 exist liberty itself would cease to
sxis. aud the contest would be between despotism
and Comma nism. Il is against both. There Is
reason why democrats should JOIN shs nationals No
third party can afford relct from existing troubles
now. and the end democracy viii gather 10 s foid
all who opposed TO radical legislation, now 80
ruinousiy felt, and put end TO radical rule