Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-27
ONO AND THE GREENBAeKERA.

OHIO AND THE GREENbAahsns'
Previous to the recent grand Republic
can victory in Ohio the GreenSack party
was looked upon as a strong. controlling
political power in the land. and especial
IL In that stronghold Of greenbackism.
but the result showed the Gresnbackers
to possess but little strength; less than
anybody supposed; less than half what
Il was last year. During the long con.
tinusd depression in business and the
consequent s,rinssucy in money matters
many were disposed to look upon green
back initiation OF the currency Is . favor.
able solution OF the problem. but with
the resumption Of specie payments came
q gradual revival Of business. and gold.
silver and paper money srsvi,sssd natu'
rally into . position Of common equality.
Hard money 10 plentiful; the Govern.
mens vaults are overlooking with 1t, and
no imitation Of paper currency Is called
for. 10 fact the downfall OF the Green.
back party /. doe o to the revival Of
business prosperity than anything else.
And with the downfall Of that party
came that Of Thurman. He and his rag
baby fell together. Thurman deliberate
ly abandoned and repudiatsd his own
honest convictions. and deuented oy
strong political aspirations he sspoussd
the Greenback cause and became its
most able exponent. In the belief that It
would lead him to success in his poliu'
cal aspirations. His motives were msr'
cenary, and his punishment Is not pleas
ant to him. The New York Herald
says: He prosti,uted an intellect which
had easily disposed Of all the soPhistries
that worry ordinary i~naationists. and 80
stopped far below them, for they were
stupid only because they could not help
1t. Conscious degradation OF his DIVE
intellect and character Is the only excuse
tha. Mr.. Thurman can give for his utter
recklsssnsss at the recent sessions OF
Congress. No other man from the
North tried 90 hard to win the favor OF
Southern rebels BY urging revolutionary
measures. Upon him. more than upon
any other man. rests the disgrace for .
leadership which brought bis party dis
honor and defeat. and aroused . Solid
North to resist the aggressiveness OF .
SOLID South. Said . cool Southern man:
1--WE never should havs made such IRE
deemabls asses OF ourselves, II expo
rienced. able and apparently very con.
sentative Northern Democrats like Thur
man had not assured us that success lay
that way" There Is doubtless some
truth In the accusation. When cold
blooded and calculating demasosuss like
Thurman and Tilden advised extreme
measures. the hot temper Of the revolu-
tionary South could not be restrained.
Thurman has been heard from. He
admits tho result surprised him some
what, but declares that IL will relieve
him Of the duties Of an arduous posi-
ton and give him . chance for needed
rest. II certainly does look q little that
way. The best feature Of the Ohio VIC
tory IL that It insures q triumph in that
State for the Republican Presidential
ticket next year. cuyahosa county, in
which Cleveland Is situated. says the
Tribune. cas-, one Of the largest votes In
ito history. and gave Mr.. Foster a larger
majority. BY LOO votes. than Il gave
Mr.. Hayes In 1875. In Toledo. the hot.
bed Of arsenbaekism. most OF the
Greeuback vote went to General Ewing.
hut the Republicans have actually re-
deemed the county and elected their
Senator BY q handsome majority. In
Hamilton county Foster has . splendid
majority Of $500, aud the Republicans
made . clean sweep. eleetiug even the
eolored candidate for the Legislature.
Very little has been heard or said about
the Grsenbsck vote, probably because II
10 90 small. The only estimate that has
been made puts 1t at probably 5000;
las. year Il was 80, 1000. Tue end Of the
oreenbsek party seems to be at hand.