, 1879-07-15

with ]s psEsuaaivp .eloquencc mud attractive
manners, Ia not To be undctestimated- The Re-
q good majority; put any oycr.contidence fn
that direction, WHICH will have'a tendency to re-
taxation, will be most dangerous pasttme, and
oA' 1'' sA'1' F.w.s.
ssleial corrspondsnes ot Ibs Trtbuns.
BRIAN, O., July 12--lt is always interesting
to traco the origin Of opinion, and especially
when TINT opiuton has assumed such Importance
Is that embodied tn tic Ohio Idea" It mas
said very many years ago, and has been often
repeated, that seillshnoss Is the motive power OF
humanity. This has sometimes been disputed,
and II las been held by many that It was the
pessimistic utterancc Of a mlsanthrope; still, 20
lar as tho great principle te concerned, It Inns
practically romnsned true. A gtance from this
standpoint OF what mnkea the lcadug Ohio a0-
vocatca OF tho theory Of soft money hold their
psesont opinions cannot fall TO bo OF interest at
the present moment.
First-Ewlng got badly stuck Just At tho
wrong time In the mAttnr OF wildcat coallapds,
md was largely engaged In other utoplau
schemes, which exploded and left him IN a very
bud shape. lie has always held tha opinion
that X the tfruos Of soft mocoy and wild specu-
latIon could have been indefinitely extended,
his individual interests would have been greatly
enhanced. lie would hnvc realized On bis poor
Investments, und been q wealthy ctttzen Instead
OF tho bankrupt scton OF noble rnce. His scl-
fish interests, long brooded ovtF,, made him
sort OF mon0mnniac Ou this subject; aud he
finally was willing, Ia bis frenzy, to advocate d
principle which, II carried 10 Its legitimate
outcome, would in time not only bankrupt
himself, but NIL thu nRtt,u.
Becond-Gcorge IL pcndteton is a arecn-
owned larRe stock in wildcat railroads In KEN
lucky una elsewhere. which collapsed at the
proper time; and. had IL not been for special
luck IN getting bold Of sotne peculiarly fst fees
sity haye goua to the ra!l.
1hird-Aiten q. Thurman Is a irccnbacker
from the selfish interest of fear, md the selfish
hopc OF gaining popularity In the rise Of what
h two yeqs aE" to TO- % popular
the Presidency in 3 State n here hIs purity was
IurEely drifting on tho soft-1ouey current.
This Was bis aellsh hope. He feared the dts
PLEASURE Of John Taompsen and hls threatening
Fourth-The Cincinnati Etqulrer is q soft-
amos organ from Two selfish motives: First,
l. running on M inflated basis as u business,
ems artse: As,d, second. tho class Ut readers
fAIth
,tth-Tl,e sott-mopsY crowd principally con-
grcEates In the Toledo section OF tile Common
wcalth,-Iu the region Ut the sluggish Maumco
4llQ LlIH H1l0E1OAA AAN'p0Au4 u ku6 EEEak
future metropolis: This class Of Gruenbaekors
Qre 80 from the selfsh bel[ef thAt, II The yDlumu
Ut the currency should be sufficiently c1pandcsl,
tic fEog.punds would be TRANSFORMED Into valu-
lands, which are alreaty stakcd out Into city
lots, and = few .years ago chauged hands nlany
tlmcs ut fnhulous prltrs, would now
DO tnhnbttcd by happy uietroisol1tan throng.
being thousautis oi dollars worse thxn empty,
would bs ovcrilovng with ragged wealth. Qua
has to rsu,utn tu thIs ovcrgEowR Village Of Tole-
do but day u be Impressed with thb "out.a:-
thc-cthow,h sad attempt to n,ake metropolis
out Of u swamp. This most exaggerated a,ml tn-
tatcd magutlccncc Is PLACED sidu by ssde with
sui, poyerty-strcken fallnre. Some OF Tie
tnvat bucks tn tle State staud In close p1oxtm-
ity u huycls Of the lowest grade, mud oue Of tho
most magnificent hoteIs OF ttln bt9tc IL 10 COM
pauy with crowd Of The poorest. Everything,
In short, sl,ows tho condlaoa Ut tho sests6 senti
u.ellt thal prcvAlld.
Sixth uni last-The most wonderful and do.
| cdud transformation that has been wrought In
any Ut the !uaders of aoft:moasy Ohio. o.ldea luna.
| cy WIS tn Gen. lsAae Il. Sherwood, thu whilon.
gallant Unuu ofllerr, ConEros4man, and Bcy1e.
tury Of state. To the geutsa public 1t
| appeata tiat tho change was wrought
Office. But little Inquiry alia lttte accidental
revelation by certain parties here set NC right
| fully, Ald revealed lnoto Clearly the purely
scital. III mottyss Of thu General. liz wna formerly
I
politics, Instead OF picking uu hls quill, A. hu
xlluulu have dune, he conceived tho Aea Ut
| going Into apcclatioNp OF various kinds. From
.e gsologlcs, s1p;;nonas 'a thst hsd Eous for
valuable coal.lrnds In tho Central part Of thu
State, which had not yet been taken, could be
phtalpcd Vt Al outlay that would provo very
iucratiysto any who should engage In It. III
propuRhded n!s theory, among others, to 4
banker md two or thseo other cspttaiats Of this
| city, who were tndurcl to furnish, With him,
s6me capital 10 purrhata thu coveted territory.
% Il va bought, & company a,, xss 1ot!nod. and
successful, came back badly swamped, anl found
that tue coaI-lauds lad coal, but not IN
paying qualities. The gentlemen who had
Rone In With him sllpped out III good time, at,t
intasest Of ths General prompted him IN that
direction.
It IL needless to protsaet list that Is ~ Iona
u A.e namea OF the entire Greenback crsx
show t4s Interesting origin OF Bu opintot
which 10 every dRy approaching it, certain euu
Within my own persouu acquaintance. neI
who wcro year ago unreasonable adyocatea O.
as the msu with ln legion of dsvtls MAS ate
the miracle had been pcsfotlned. OsAers, whs
bad been decidedly impressed With the feasible
ness Ut tho theory, admit sston!shnant alli
change OF optnton upon behuidtng tha maryql
Gus elects Ut resumption.
That thero will be b5i1hs and glorious ytcto
r. Of lie bard aud lonsst money Of tlle centu
ries over the inflated aud imprpst!cab!e currency
Of 0hi0 utopsM druamsrA, there cau be no uouG
with ihoao who carefully Fesd tie sigus OF th
times. 1t IL the oputun Of the best mint
ALleuE the Democrats, 50 Tar - ! All Rble to ge
them TO express themselves freely, tAat the lu
nacy Will not be heard Of tn ths ne1t years. cor
! test. 0Akf,
WILLIAM Z. CHANDLER.
Apsctol NttatcA 10 TAs 7ttsua4
WAsHlaGros, D, G., July A-Mr. william