New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
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THE OHIO CAMPAIGN OF 1870.
>,,,, OF MR. SMITHS STATEMENT THAT
THE REPUBLICANS CHANGED THEIR
FINANCIAL ATTITUDE.


FINANCIAL ATTITUDE.
To the Editor Of The Tribune. 49,.
SIR. In The Tribune of June Richard "n'" -.
sa so,oe mistaken statements about the Ohio
oo,voss in 1875 He asserts that alteT navy "
canvsssed half OF the State upon o'Eer q'e 80,
.rt became apparent that unless ne cha"se' ~
nolicv meeting the greenback issue squaie'y "N
boldly he would be defeated" and that such ch~"eo
was made after Mr.. Smiths Speech o' ''e ~
nj Eaton. in Prebe County -.
In truth however. the Republican canvass %
Ohio in 1875 was begun at Maroon ~ Ia"
County on July 81 1915 by General nay N
senator Sherman. Sherman's speech upon Una. "
casor may be found at page IA. speeches oi JUN
SHERMAN" published In 1879 by d. Appie'on
10 lis openlns words "Fe.low-ctzeHs
accented your invitation to accompany "o'e'o'
Hayes to this opening meeting oi ~. ,,,s,,
nartly from desire TO WISH asai' 10 .s.n,
roion Of Ohio but chiefly that might piese"s
On ven in the clearest and Simplest way my " >,
y, 49, financial questions involved In the can'ass-
rha ,,,re speech was devoted 10 a defehce u
~, pasumn,,on act and advocacy OF "a res'o'~''o'
OF our currency to gold stahoaru Th.
Of Governor Hayes Endorsed the same
State Republican Committee hau Pa,.' Of speakers
eespeciay fitted argue the n nanr'as NOT only
before dns towns but in villages and country
III siIs The arguments were e.ss snr
plain; Gny OF 5rie woodford OF NewYork .
The campaign was remarke 0 upon ,Sn frs, attempt
o the The people IN th and
assemblies upon quesuonS campsr to It's successful
From the GpenhF fd or LECTION q Governor Hayes It
was bold manly oy p SPel as Mr. Smith describes
no srsH The result proved that the people can
be trusted on mana, made by wei-informed speakers
can enable plain people 10 understand ''''"''a'
bug OHIO and Rs asafa' Ike point with PRIDE e
,her campaign Of 1873 and there1ors as Sne
them am qsco gp%inS to go aS out whou. asking
You TO permit this note OF u HIlIs N GRANGER
60 z yails.S Ohio. June g. 1906
| ,,-pcr1vf. OF A FORCE PUMPS PLUNGEh
To the Editor Of The Tribune
| s,- The bursting OF the plunger of force pump
| ~ the South Brooklyn Steam Engine WORMS ne'.
TONED In your issue OF to-day recalls an dco''e -
s,,n,lar nature which occurred many years ago at
! ,ho no rauatsr Iron Works of New-fork. and' IN
my opinion was due 10 the same cause lot 1 eon-
slider the suggested explanation. that the piu'scr
absorbed water from the moist earth. TO be utterly
untenabe
The piece which burst at the De Lan'a'er "orhs
Nos ,ha n,ston OF one of Captain Er!cssons caloric
| engines which exploded on Its irst trah Inc "a
mansion Of the air lncosed in the hollow casting was
~ course wholly inadequate to produce this result
on investigation the true cause was toud 10 9e rs
| fonows. After the core had been removed ana tne
casting cleaned out. the latter was paced OUTSIDE
the foundry door to await removal 10 the ihaen'no
shy IN the mean time heavy shower occurred and
water entered through the holes by when the core
was S vi, ho,,t removing the water, 0: which there
"a quantity sufficient with the high temperat ure
emp,oyeu i" N nae me case of the South Brooklyn
hunger IL is likely that II had oeen et IN s
few minutes longer 1t would nave sS Wc0 o. pe'e'
without a bow. ~, =, " u rra Wing
Stevens Institute of Technology, HoooKeh' ~ :"