New-York tribune., 1879-06-10
yooING THE ONO GREENBACKERS


The old threadbare trick once more is offered
TO Ohio Democrats Mr.. Henry Watterson,
who represents those Bourbons of the Solid
South by whose tolerance Democracy has been
made synonymous with Reputation, announces
that in Ohio the financial issue "snks to q
'minor place" 1t has been sinking, in the
estimation of these BOurbons, ever since they
went out of power i'll 1861. They are not re-
pudlators MOI But during the war they
were willing to see the credit of the United
States broken, because the Union was en-
gagged in coercing sovereign States" Alter
the war, they tolerated PendetOnism, because
the Republicans were in favor OF lmpartial
suffrage. Now they assent to the most wanton,
reckless and dangerous notions OF the Green
back fanatics. and their excuse is that there
is no other way to make head against the he
publican party. Yet these BOurbons pretend
that they are loyal What loyalty, indeed, to
stab the honor and credit of the Nation, III
the hope of wrestling its Government and pat
ronage from the party now in power!
But while the old Bourbons thus appeal to
all the old-fashoned, hard-mOney Democrats
to support the regular ticket on the pNetext
that the financial issue sinks to a MINOR
"place," demagOgues are also appealing 10
all soft-money Republicans and repudlatlhS
GreenbackeTs to support the same ticket, on
the pretext that the financial issue has the
first place, and is practically the only one IN
volyed. If there is fanatic in any town I'D
Ohio, who believes that unlimited issues OF
cheap money are necessary to the salvation Oh
tbe country. he is armed with Ewing's
speecbes and Ewing's Congressional record,
and sent out TO convert men to the support OF
the Ohio champion of sOft-mOney. II there Is
an extremist, who has for sale a rantlng
speech against banks and bOndhOlders, he'ls
hired TO 90 forth for the Democratic party,
and 70 cry aloud the financial opinions OF
Ewing. 1t is the old story. 1t does not come
natural to the Democratic party to make any
serious effJrt to carry an election without
cheating. Since "Polk, Dallas and the Iarln
"of '42n was the watchword in Pennsylvanla
of the party which repealed that tariff as soon
as it gained the power, there has not been a
single important election in which the DEM
ocratic party has not tried to get Office on
false pretences.
The trick has been tried in Ohio too often.
1t will do no good to tell people there that
the financial issue sinks to minor place."
when General Ewing has been selected as the
candidate. Every voter in Ohio, whose vote
could be influenced by any argument what
ever, knows that the selection OF Ewing made
the financial issue the one of paramount in
terest and Importance in the election this
Fall. A party winch nominates him is, OF
necessity a soft-money party party hostile
to bondholders and banks, party that be-
heyes in cheap money and no credit for the
Government If there are other issues IN the
contest they grow out of this and cluster
around it, The regulators of all sorts, open
and covert, direct and Indirect leap to the
support of Ewing instantly, and they are
right. His beliefs, carried into execution.
would leave this country without credit enough
to fit out one battery or to suppress rebel
lion in one county. And for that precise rea-
son, every revolutionist and every untorget-
ting and vindctlve rebel Is in favor OF Ewing.
Before fighting the Government the next
time, they want to hamstring 1t.