National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-18
The OHIO IDEA.


cent last year over the "Ohio idea" have
got into another frame of mind now and
are sorely puzzled TO know what to do with
ii; so they asked Tom EWING what he
thought of resumption. He replied
That there couldn't be any such thing,
of the Treasury, born fnancier, and he
had on many occasions within two years
conclusively and satisfactorily shown that
resumption was an impossiblity, and the
moment JOHN SHERMAN attempted to pay
specie, business would come to an end, the
poor man would be ground to the dust, and
the voice of WOO and lamentation would
sweep through the land in tones of over
whelming agony and despair. AS this has
not happened, of course there has been no
resumption.
A call was made upon Senator THURMAN
for his views and lie responded with his
usual clearness rs follows:
That he had given the subject much
study, and after full examination of all
the legal proofs he could say there had been
no resumption and the claim that there had
been was only sham. The fact is, nobody
had demanded specie, and SHERMAN was
not paying any, and resumption is q total
failure beyond question.
So they sent for DAN VOORHEES, the
great statesman, whose voice whoops on
the banks of the raging Wabash in tones
forever sublime aud perennial, and DAN, in
great agitation, declared that resumption
was an awful fact and astupendous crime
n crime of the ages, and JOIN SHERMAN
would be made to rue the day when he had
confessed TO its accomplishment.
Thoreupon Mr.. HENDRICKS was invited
to utter what he might know in tho prem
Uses. HENDRICKS entered the arena smiling
and said:
That his later and he thought final judg-
ment was, that by an unexpected dispersal
ton of Providence, acting inharmOny with
the untiring industry of tho people, aud IN
accidentally abundant and highly valuable
crop which had been secured without
damage, resumption had been brought about
He did not wish to have it understood
however, that he said this TO antagonize
Senator THURMAN, whose opinions were
entitled 10 full weight but the indication;
of resumption were 50 strong that he was
greatly afraid the Senator was not in his
usually clear-headed condition when he
made the denial. In justice to him
self he ought to say that for long time
he was of the opinion that the act and the
effort to resume would make resumption an
impossibility, and he had at ono time been in
great danger of sliding down on that sidt
Of the fence, the top rail Of which had for 4
long time enjoyed the genial warmth of his
presence through many storm and many
thermometrical depression, but some
glimpes Of the intentions of Providence
were obtained early enough to enable hin
10 keep his mouth shut longer than was his
custom and until thugs were well relieved
of doubt and he was glad now that he
had not acted hastily, although a sitting
position on somewhat sharp rail for so
long q time was not TO be commended fol-
either CONT or the amusement of friends
He was sorry to 1nd his ancient friend,
the senior Senator OF Ohio, on the other side
ofthc fence, as it might iniure the prospects
of that gentleman as Presidential candi-
date, Nevertheless, there would be no lack