Omaha daily bee., 1895-08-22
rms ono DEMOCRATS.


The battle OF the sound money and
free silver democrats in Ohio, which
has been waged vigorously for the last
two months. has ended, so far MS the
action of the state convention is con
cerncd, in a decisive victory for the
sound money element. Senator Calvin
s. Tricc of Ohio and New York is mas
ter of the situation, while Allen w.
Thurman, the uncumpromising cham
pion of free silver, stands outside the
brcastworks. beaten ana rejected. The
contest between the factions has been
earnest and bitter. with the free silver
men making. as usual, the greater
amount of noise. Two years ago they
controlled the state convention and de-
clarcd for the free coinage Of silver at
10 TO |. The republican plurality was
nearly $1,000. Last year they did the
same thing and the republican plurality
was 1871 900. These experiences. how
ever, did not diSmay the free silvcriteS
and they made a vigorous attempt to
capture the convention this year. They
failed. but not Il very great many of
them. it is safe to say. will complacently
accept the result and vote the ticket
dictated by Brice. But none the less
the action of the convention is another
disastrous blow to the free silver cause
and will undoubtedly have II more dis
couraging effect upon the cause than
the blows administered by the demo
cratic conventions of Iowa and Ken
lucky.
The Ohio democrats made no new
enunciation regarding the currency.
They were content, as We're those of
Iowa, with reafiirming the money plank
Of the last national platform. Beyond
this their declaration of principles pos
sesses no great interest, though some of
| their preposterous claims offer a strong
temptation to comment, as when they
say, for example. that the people ought
to be thankful TO the democratic party
for the courage with which it attacked
the policy of protection. The people
would indeed be in Il strange condition
Of mind if they could be grateful for
one of the most disastrous experiences
in the history of the country.
The candidate for governor, Hon.
James T.. Campbell, consented to accept
Il nomination only after the most ur-
gent persuasion. His nomination by ac-
clamation attests his popularity and
unqupStionably no stronger man could
have been selected. He is n man of
ability, Il good speaker and stands well
with the administration at Washington,
from which he will receive whatever
support it can give. Mr.. Campbell was
elected governor of Ohio in 1889 and
was renOminatpd in 1891, when he was
beaten by Mckinley. Under ordinary
conditions he might be expected to re-
ceive his year the full vote of his party.
but thousands of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
democrats will not support him. 1t is
probable that the democratic vote in
Ohio next November will be somewhat
larger thar it was two years ago, but
there can be no doubt of the success of
the republican state ticket II of the
election of a republican legislature. the
most important duty of which will be
to choose a successor to senator Brice.
who is really Il citizen of New York
rather than Of Ohio, having nearly all
his interests in the formcr state and
practically making his residence there.
The Ohio campaign will command the
interest Of politicians everywhere.