The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-06-26

teachings he acquired his political
ideas and termed hiss political views" ~
The refsrence was,@ oi coarse,' 20 his
distinguisheaI father, the late Hon.
ThomasEwing, of Whig fame, who
was regarded In his day ~ one Of the
ablsst lawyera and soundest statesmen
Of the country O6r Republican con-
Temporary, has fosgotteh' that the great
= Salt boiler In the datss years oehis
lifey as wisdom Sdpsssd iwih'aSe cad
tho maturity of ntbaectlnade ;hisI yis-l
ion clearer, -oAmeit0 form yssyi iinde.
pendent views On: the. leading quss.
tions engrossinss the public attention.
We have before m q letter in pamphlet
form written by him In response to
several prominent citizens Of Colum-
bus, Ohio, who had asked OF. him his
views. on tho the public qusstions Of
the time.s That was In Aaguset, 1859,
q I give my opinion freely he ssif, !,
." and It is proper l0r me to say that
stand in, . situation, favorable to the
formation Of an impartial Judgment"
He tells them that the last time he
orally addressed the public in Ohio on
politicaE 4uestionS "sRAs4wlth Judge
Ranney, at the request Of Governor
Tod, both weli.known Democrats, to
prevail upon the young mon OF our
State to volunteer, In defense of the
Union. and up0n the. aged, and rich TO
contribute money, to . sppPort those
dependent on our volunteers while
they should be In the field. At Que Of
lOurmeetings the Hon VIM Alldn pre-
sided, aud headed large snbscfiptien
for the common .ebject- H. was .
union Of parties for the sake OF tho
Union. The son was not backward
in Carrying out in person ehe I'd dviee of
his distingaishedi sire. j He entered
the Union army at the beginning of
the war, and served with ability. and
fidelity to it's close. II is not that,
however, that confounds our Repub
lican contemporary, but Where his
financial ,noIOns ,WeRei iobtainedsn He
got them Also from his father.
In the letter before us the Ex .Sena.
tor and Ex:Secretary Of the Treasury
deprecated the repeal Of the'legsi-ten-
der clause. OF the. II Greenbaeks Law,
which WA then advocated by tho
money interests. He WAS also op.
posed - the Sfoyced resumption of
specie paymeilis, which uIsO was urged
ct that iimat- He said cit were safer
to allow the course Of trade and bpsi.
ness. to settle the time when, currency
shall be worth as much, % coin, and
ihos -bfink 'abous the necSsiity change
Withoua aIviolenoestoA Ahe busiaessUt The
lcopntry.ns He strongly advocated the
payment of the 6ye.twelty bonds in
greenbScks, contending that such, was
the contract. He remarks among
other things I'4hat they ~ were pur-
chased at,an averagsof, somethina less
than, fifty cents on, The DOLLY, !" and
that, "betWeen indilidnals equity
would scalg the debt, atif give to the
ItredltOr no mote thunf he fett; II hat.
ever might: be the flntiifousr vGiae put
upQn, d BY tha partiss,n'- Rut. slhas swe,
- . nation, may not do this, that :. ne
/ pt0mfted 70 pay the i've tw ShtieS Ia
fcarfShe5, Hhichlsh6uad -6e'xfSkSf tSH-
lderfn Ill Contradts, puht3eand private
and In all dehte 1dqe | to ioE6 tronsehe
United States. ,except Interest on nHr
bonds and c0Stom duties, and GOOD
faith requires thats we should 80 Fay
it, though AhssfuAA il winch We pay
be worth mnch. more than the .tund
receiyed And we must ply the inter-
est in coin, AaitA00gh il be % enofmous
ihat, - bdtReen indiRid0Als, ~ Court
Of Equity would sstu It .aedde Gersex-
orbitant usury ;s,aDd. be adds. that sin
the rapid sccum61ation Of Interest
teSpeeiAaiy' siE 4hei specie pfopoSfti0n
prevailLsit will tabe but asifeks ibffel
years to, make. the Money Power 81
preme.; and place our, free Republic
under the control OF moneyed arie.
toctacy." Our Republican contempo-
rsry Will,nos be ct asf0ss now to; ON.
derAtand how General Ewing aa0s by
his financial and currency Views. HIS
| father was Q adecided Greenbacker, and
his currency views were those which
Ehis distinguished son urged with So
much sfproe and ability, bht not with
EoEe force, ssnd: sblljtE. .thae did has
the "Money PoPer" with tie same
forecast asd0eS the Junior Ewing now,
and with forewasnin9s, Of Its aim and
direction toward . money ,oligsrchy.
The really true Issue Of the day be.
tween the two great parties-Demo-
cratic And RepubficanEis whether the
people shall rule the country or iAhe
Ewing, Win Che Hight before him as It
was developed from the efinanciai trahs.
actions Of the Money Power during
and subsequent to the war, took the
side Of the people. The younger Ew-
ing caught the step from his father,
and is' now one OF the most deter.
mined opponents of the Money Power,
and one of the Warmest and most %.
gacioQs. advocates of tho .interests ol
the people.-[Enapirer., ..,,I, eb,,..,i;