Daily globe., 1879-02-13
SENATORTHURMAN.
He Says He ViIL Not Stand for Governor,
FaUors an Aggressive Policy, and Has No
Fears of the Future.

He Says lie ViI Not Stand for Governor,
Favors an aggressive Policy, and Has No
Fears of the Future.
Senator Thurman arrived in this city last
night from Washington on matters of purely
business character, and has been hard at work in
his Office all day that the politicians had next
to no opportunities to talk with him on mat
ters of craftsmanship and policy. He is look
ing in robust health. and says he never felt
better in his life than he does now. His ap-
pearance gives the lie to all talk of his being
in declining health, and if any sof his oppo-
nents, either in or out of his own party, count
on his being left out of the coming campaign
because of physical infrmity, they will be great
ly mistaken.
In conversation with your CORES ondent-
which he protested must not be taken or re-
garded as an interview-the Senator expressed
confidence in the ability Of the Democracy to
win the fight in Ohio this year. He believes
that it will be big contest, because Ohio
holds so important position in regard to
the national campaign of 1880; but still he has
doubt of the result. One point he referred
to was the necessity of the Democrats going
into the municipal election at Cincinnati this
spring with strong ticket and determina-
tion to win. The effect of Democratic victory
in Cincinnati this spring. he believes, would be
OF immense advantage to the party when the
fall election comes
When asked as to whether he might not yet
reconsider his determination not to be a candi-
date for Governor, he answered with earnest
ness, mo" His decision was irreVocable, and
on condition whatever would he accept
the nomination. He could not in Justice to the
| other candidates who desired the nomination:
| nor could he in justice to himself when his ap-
pearance on the State ticket, if he should
chance to be nominated, would be the signal
bcistrained to secure his defeat, thereby hoping
to cripple him in any future ambitions he might
have.
He looks back with satisfaction upon his
labors in the campaign of last year, and says
that in the election of eleven Democratic Con-
gressmen Ohio not only saved the Democracy
in case the Presidential choice should fall into
the House of Representatives, but also saved
the organization of the House itself. He had
been critisized by some of his friends when he
| came out here last spring and urged the redis-
| tricting of the State, but subsequent events
had shown that that was wise political move.
Had Ohio sent delegation of fourteen Repub-
licans and six Democrats, she most assuredly
| would have done under the old districting, the
Repp blicans would have been able to organize
the House and turn the tables the
Democratic Senate as soon as it should get into
power.
Leaving these matters of personality and de-
that bold action was what party most needed
to achieve success. An aggressive policy would
always command respect, while hesitancy or
timidity would nearly always bring defeat with
| it. The Republican organization had never
hesitated to take any responsibility to carry
| a measure, and thus had enabled it to maintain
its power for years, in spite Of the distrust of
the people, and in the face of it's complete
change from its former principals. On the
other hand, party that did nothing but object
could not go before the country with the hope
of making its objections stand as a policy. The
people didn't like objectors, but they did ad-
mire a set of men who were ready to
enunciate aggressive doctrines, and were will
ing to stand or fall by them, but most Of all,
fl ght for them. He believed that the time was
now past for the Democratic party to be re-
garded as party of objectors. Zen years ago,
when he first entered the Senate. there was
little else for them to do; but now it was differ
| ent The fight in the future would be an ag-
gressive one, and he didn't fear th e result.