Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-14
THURSDAY. .......JUNE IA, 1872
The Ohio Neutrality-suspicious..

We quoted a few days ago n significant
resolution as having been made last
week q plank In the platform OF 'hc
Republican party in Ohio. we set IL
down as possibly an effort on the part
OF the friends OF Governor Mckinney 10
take the bimetalllc wind out OF the saiis
Of ex.Speaker Reed, the only rival whom
the Ohio aspIrant expects TO compete
with him for the next Republican nonil-
ration for the presidency. The resolution
is as follows:
1--WE favor bimetallism. Silver, as well
ms gold is one Of the great products OF
the United States. Its coinage ana us
use as a circulating medium should De
steadily maintained and constantly en-
outraged by the National Government,
and we advocate such policy as will,
by discriminating legislation or otherwise
most speedily restore to silver It's right
ful place as money-metal.
Coming from a Republican State con-
vention and under the circumstances
which surrounded its debut into the
world. the above resolution Is worthy ot
the consideration OF the leaders of both
parties. Are the Republicans about 10
steal the thunder of the Democrats?
a Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial. which has for
some time manifested a pcrceptible lean
ing To bimetaIlism, interviewed the other
day several Republican leaders on the
silver plank reproduced above. TINS III
terview is interesting reading. Aiter
stating that the resolution IN question:
is looked upon as the beginning OF
similar action by other Republican con-
ycntions. and as marking the beginning
of the era when silver will regain us
place among the money metals, the re-
porter proceeds to tell the results OF MS
interviews.
General Grosvcnor said that the Re
publicans of Ohio have always beeh III
favor of bimctallism. They have now
made plain and distinct what has here
tofore been subject of dispute. This is
laughable. John Sherman and MS loi-
lowers posing as bimetallists.
Senator Teller says the Ohio resolution
is a decided advance, and is better IMAM
the national platform of the Republican
marty He would have liked IL better
II I, had spccified by what discriminating
legislation the freer use OF SILVER was
10 be brought about. 81 think, coming
from Ohio" added Mr. Teller. 1T IS IL
remarkable platform" We think 50. III
tho Ohio Democrats were 10 come out for
gold recommendation. they would not be
more Inconsistent than the Republicans
OF that State.
MIR. Northway who represents CARRIED
old district, says ne is glad the SILVER re-
solution is worded as ii is. 1T favors
bjmctallism without supporting any plan
by which It is to be brought about.
Truly TINT is II candid declaration. III was
stolen from the silver plank of the Demo
cratic National Convention, or, rather, is
that plank with "a little change in the
phraseology.
Senator Allison of Iowa, member or
the Finance Committee, says the ONO reso-
luton is very good. He would have
been glad If IL had declared for an
international agreement as to how silver
should be kept at par with gold.
Mr. Van Voorhis. Of Ohio, said amusing
~ enough, that inc SliNci ioo"'" w.
in keeping with the position of the he-
publican party on that question.
Judge Hulick says that on the silver
question. the Ohio resolution is good
compromise SILVER he added, "is as
much a part of the pocket currency as
gold or paper. and our people don't want
to do without it," for the average
American likes to hear the metal Jingle
I'm his pocket. and the American boy is
never so happy as when he has silver IN
that pocket"
What next? With Sherman and Nc
Kinley and Reed and Grosvenor leading
the Republicans into the camp OF the
silverltes, the prospect seems to be good
for a silver money policy, when snail
command the support even of Wall street