Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-16

The Issue .Iolned N Ohio.


CAMPBELL and Mckinney are to head the
opposing forces OF the Democrats and he-
pubIcans in the ensuing gubernatoTial
campaign in Ohio.
Each party has summoned To Its leader
ship ITS strongest man. and we may no"
look Tor a battle royal in which the people
of all the Union will be interested as fore
.badowinc 10 some extent the greater con
test Of 1872.
The Democratic Convention which as
semLled at Cleveland yesterday did rs
work well and enthusiastically. IL not
pnly nominated Governor CAMPBELL Tor
reelection, but did IT by such an over
wheIming majority and with such decided
emphasis a. to proclaim ITS firm convic-
ZION that he will be able 10 secure the
votes Of all true Democrats IN the State
His opponents, after lighting him ~ hard
as they knew how. had the grace not to re-
fuse to make the nomination unanimous, as
they had threatened To do.
j. was natural. in view Of the fact that
1he Republicans have put forward as Their
nominee Mr.. MCKINNEY, that the speeches
in yesterdays convention should have mad
in them many references TO the tarii. and
the Democrats have accepted that question
as the great but not rs the only issue. Their
platform speaks out unmistakably Tor Tree
silver. This was O subject that was very
fully discussed in the Committee on Rcso-
lutions and TO some extent in the conVen-
ton. aud IT was found that the sentiment
concerning it wa ms overwhelming as that
which demanded the nomination of MIR.
CAMPBELL.
The language OF the plank is rs follows {;
We denouncc the decentralization Of silver in
1873 by the party then In power ~ an niqui-
tous alteration of the money standard In favor Of
creditors aud against debtors, Taxpayers, and
producers. and which, 10y shutting OF one Of the
sources OF supply Of primary money. operates
continually ~ increase the yalue Of gold, depress
prices. hamper industry, and disparagc enter
prise, and We demand the reinstatement Of the
constitutional standard Of both gold and silver
with the equal right Of each to free and unlim-
fted coinage.
The tariff plank opposes all class legisla-
ton and favors a tariff levied for the sole
purpose of producing revenue suf-
ricnt 10 defray the Legitimate expenses of
the Government economically admins
sered."
Dir. CAMPDEIL's speech Of acceptance
was compact review Of the record of his
administration aud made an excellent OK
hib:t for himself and his party. 1t was
husiness-like and vigorous, and so pointed
that the humbcst reader may understand
il. IL makes clear the fact that IN the
Democratic ranks the farmers can best Sc
cure those reforms winch are the aims of
their organizations and Ito "A great extent
the hope of the country. He also recOg-
nizes the fact that the Ohio contest will
assume IA national importance III view of
the issues raised.
Indeed, in such "a rapid survey of the
field as we are al this moment able to
make. we cannot understand how II was
possible for the convention to have dis
charged It's duty better than il did.
Mr.. CAMPBELL will probably be able to
get the support of thousands of indepen-
dent voters who want reform IN political
methods and who are hostile 10 excessive
tariff taxes and to the continuance of an
unconstitutional war upon silver. We
learn from the Washington star, which has
many excellent sources of information
open TO IT, THAT the Democrats think
they will be able to carry Ohio this fall,
and the Republicans. while generally dis
posed to be sanguine about the State, give
some evidence of anxiety, chiefly because
of the unknown elements entering into the
contest"
For months TO come Ohio will reverbe-
rate with the strains of " The Campbells
are CominP," and we trust that they will
prove to be prophetic of rs much JOY rs
the sounds of the Scottish bag-ppcs We're
" the belcaguered garrison Of Lucknow.