Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-29
GEN. SAM CARY AND THE OHIO
CAMPAIGN.

The position of Gen. CARy in the Ohio
campaign has not been very clearly de-
fined bv the Press, and not fully under
stood by the general public. Gen. CARY
il known as a representative Green
hacker, and by many is supposed to be
canvassing for the Greenback ticket
i'm Ohio. But while he is very active
in the campaign, speaking every day,
and with appointments ahead that VIII
continue him on the stump until the
election, and take him over the greater
part Of the state, ne can hardly be said
10 be canvassinG as Greenbacker,
although his audiences are largely made
up Of persons of that faith.
We awaited ourseli Of the opportunity
az hearing his address at Martins Ferry
ON saturday evening for the double pur-
pose, first, of enjoyin. a speech by
one Of the most eloquent orators
now on the hustjn.S either in Ohio or
elsewhere, and secondly, OF understand
ing exactly the relations which he Occu-
pies in the politics OF his State. And as
this latter subject is Of some interest to
our readers, We will endeayor to give a
sufficient synopsis of his remarks to in
dictate his status.
The speech was largely devoted to the
discussion OF the financial issues, as well
as an exposition Of some peculiar views
Of his own upon the subject
Of finance. He maintains that
while there is an honest difference Of
opinion among the National Grcenback-
ers as 20 their duty in the Ohio cam
paign, his convictions are strong that
they should support cordially aud ear
nestly THOMAS EwING for Governor.
lie saws that EwING, while he has tena-
ciously chung 20 the Democratic party,
has been a bold, able and consistent adj
cate Of sound financial principles. Con-
trary to the platform made by his party
at It's last National Convention, at It.
Louis, he has advocated the remonetiza-
ton of the silver dollar, the retention of
the grecnback with It's legal tender quail
itv and the withdrawal of all bank note
currency. In and out Of Congress, in
the face Of opposition even in his own
party, he has never failed or ialtered.
The financial issue now made in Ohio is
not between hard money and soft, for
all agree that We must have paper cir
culating medium What shall this be
and who shall furnish it?
The Republican party is the champion
OF the National banks. Ii would can
eel every greeuback and relegate to
National banks the entire junction Of
furnishing a currency for the people.
The Democratic party in Ohio distinctly
declares in favor of an exclusively gov
eminent money-gold, silver and
greenbacks-each the equivalent OF the
other, and all alike hOnOred by the gov
eminent with its legal tender quality;
and avows its hostility TO bank cur
rency. Whether the party is sincere
and honest in this avOwal or not he
could not say, but ne did know that its
chosen standari-bearer in Ohio is
honestly and earnestly advocating these
doctrines. He says that because of
Fosters weli-known views in this re-
gard he will get a cold support from
some old fossils of his own party, and
that he will encounter the hostility ofthe
National banks and of the money power
represented by HAYES, the members OF
his cabinet, and all under them down to
a whisky gauger. They will pour out