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they differ only as to candidates anI not az
to measures, which are left for next wears
events to finally decide. But with the
Democrats it is very different. Their can.
didates represent different policies. Thur.
man, who heads the "Ohio movement. !"
represents the policy of paper money in.
hatlon, and he has of late made him.
self also the ally of the peculiarly Bourbon
lst element of the South, which is found
mainly in Kentucky, and which led the
.hlhlbustcring movement during the Electoral
EssSaSa's, and has IF late snsiassSea tha p.
Federal election laws. Hendricks, who
hopes to hold whatever of the soft-money
west Thurman cannot get, is not much
more than Thurman and water Both are
alike unacceptable to Eastern Democrats.
MIR. TILDEN's CANVASS.
In tho East Mr. Tilden is here un.
dcrstood to be making secret but very
energetic canvass, stretching his opera
tlons over considerable part of the
South and into some Western localities.
His methods are often discussed here
and are sufficiently curious He avoids
the real leaders of public opinion in the
oinerent sections, and seeks to place under
obligations to himself less prominent class
country editors who need little help for
their papors, and country Congressman who
have needed a little help in their districts
Ills aim seems to be to get control of tho
local leaders, the men who manage county
conventions and send delegates to State
conventions OF course this is only rep
etition OF the maneuvrcs of 1876, when
Mr.. Tilden was found to have the greatest
number of votes at St. Louis, without DOS
sessinS either the favor or the confidence Of
the leaders Of his party.
MCCLELLAN AS AN ALTERNATE.
1t is asserted here that while Mr.. Tilden
Is managing for himself, the Tilden men
whoever they may behave some doubts
about his "lasting long enough" and have
provided against SO awkward contingency
as their candidate dropping out just when
they completed the machinery necessary for
his nomination, by settling upon an alter.
nate, and this chosen alternate is said to be
Gen. Mcclellan. 1t is u singular selection :;
7py.Fs~vT--7erP1I~u7ru rrrJur thup;5uSr. -rIIGgH{
wishes to appoint his own heir, and will not
in any case give his support to either MIR.
Bayard or Mr.. Thurman or any other con-
spicuous Democrat. AS to policies, Mr..
Tilden is supposed to be willing to stand on
platform as good as the Convention will
accept In 1876 he swallowed denuncia
ton of che resumption act and demand
for its repeal, and in 1880 he will, it is
thought, be at least equally complaisant.
WHAT BAYARD REPRESENTS.
Mr. Bayard represents, of course, sound
currency, and il addition a prudeue and
conservative policy in general On the
currency question he is understood to occu-
py position which is more aosolutely safe
and sound than that of most Of the Rcpub.
licans He is understood to hold that the
government ought not to issue the paper
money of the country ; that the legal ten
der act ought to be repealed or declared
unconstitutional, and that the national bank
ing system, with such amendments as it
may be found to need from time to time,
is the safest system this country has ever
had for the bill holders, who, being the
great body Of laboring people, are the per-
sons whom it is the duty of the govern.
ment to make absolutely secure.
The Eastern Democrats hero have made
up their minds that they will not support
in 1880 any candidate who stands on an
initiation platform or who is personally COM
mtted to currency heresics, but they hope
that this question will be substantially "out
Of politics" before next year.
THE OHIO IDEA.
The Western men, in their turn, profess
determination not to surrender the "Ohio
idea" socalled, but they are getting ready
to modify it, and there is movement on
foot which has for its object an alliance
between the Western Democrtic party and
the Greonbackers, on platform of war on
National banks and the issue of paper mon.
ey only by the government and in the shape
of legal tender notes. The Western Dem
ocrats believe that if they can consolidate
the Greenback vote with their own they
can carry enough Western States, with the
solid South, to enable them to do without
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
The Greenbackers, some of whom are shrewd
men, are not unwilling to make such an
alliance and to accept such platform
They say that it will be at least the enter.
ing Of the small end of the wedge.
off we can destroy the National banks"