The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-18
LIKE THE GREENBACK FIGHT.
SENA TOR SHERMAN SAYS THIS CAM
PAIGN IS THAT OF ,sS REPEA TED.

Tho Republicans, He Says. are Not Only
Honest Dollar Agnin-Substituto tho
Word Silver for Greenbacks and tho
Old Speeches VIII DO Over Again.
MANSFIELD. o.. Aug Ex-senator Sherman
Is now at his homo in this thriving city. pre-
pairing for a battle which, II he wins, will send
him to the Senate for tho sixth term. 1t is
fotty.throe years since no entered political
lie. aud he is now IS.
Your people In the East" ne said to-day to
a correspondent. do not seem to understand
this campaign. Every Republican who re-
veres tho memory OF his party should be made
to understand that there is another and
perhars Gravcr question than the tariff to be
settled in Ohio this year. We are brought face
TO face with the great financial problem which
we all thought had been settled In the
great war OF 1875. when Hayes won the
fight for au honest dollar with Gov. Allen. who
represented the liberal currency idea. Then
1t came in the guise OF greenbac and now 1t
comes in the garb OF free silver.
This Ia an exactly similar fight. sxcert We
have to join hands on the tariff and fight for
two Vital questions instead oil one.
Now. after l6 years. the same subject Is up
in different garment. There were wide
ulueT0HCou vi Ill VIVA po' 'o'
then. aud there are to-day. and this
carries an element OF uncertainty in-
to the calculations or the result II you SUBJ
sti:ute tho word silver for Ereenbacks the ar
guments to-day are identical with the arGu.
ments made then. Democrats declare for I'M
limited coinage: We declare against it. The
Farmers Alliance comes in on raid both on
the tariff and silver. as allies OF the Democrats.
They are an unknown. but do not seem 10 be
very potential. quantity. They are not infu-
encing our Republican farmers very much.
Tho Indifference OF our friends outside the
State is our danger. The whole country helped
us with money and workers. almost without
limit in the GreenbaN campaign. 1t is differ
seem to understand the situation.
The papers are full of words about the
full OF he fact that 1t is by NJ means the, only
important question up for consiierntion. but
iUe believe that when they the
situation they will fnil to arouse themselves to
h, q the Ho"s tb Let sss be Is
1pss,on ana hey 9T Is 1t possible for US to elect
This h' IS N not 1'' the preliminary skirmish
40 Democrats are divided up"n this pues.
party OF severe discipline and Democrats do
ROT often stay away from the - Ills or fall TO vote
hny han s thf sut we
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that tho leorln OF the country be informed OF
the Issues. Should We be defeated. however.
the blow will iall hard upon tn. great financial
centres OF the East aud upon the workingmen
all over the country.
The Democracy. although committed to
free silver, seems TO pu-h the tari.t as the
main issue. and that the financial Ques-
ton is an incident. This is natu-
raj. on account OF the wide difference
in It's own party upon tho Silver question.
Two fifths OF the Conv. ntion which nominated
Campbell was strongly. opp".ed to nnim-
tied coinage. But 1t never pays to
ie!ittle the enemy in ilgnt like
this rrecaut on should DO taken. Free silver
would chearen the purchasing power OF the
workingmen'e dollar. He could not compete
with tho merchant or manu- 'actur r. who could
mark M his wares to meet the imitation stan
dard every hour II he chose. while the labor
ing man would find 1t very difficult to get his
did how much better OF would he be?
The man who Is earning q dollar and half
day aud the inrmer who l. getting q dollar
and half for bushel OF wheat. would find that
I'm, Ter free silver the pur chasing power OF that
do!la and half would very RAJ Id y drop 10 a
dollar and q quarter. and that tho twenty-f ve
cents loss would iall not on the mer.
chant or manufacturer: but upon the
man who lRbors. or who tills the soil.
That 10 the inexorable law OF trade because
the price OF com les Is fixed BY tho mar
kes OF the world and cannot be changed by
any local legislature or vaGore s OF any siDgle