Year: 1875

" The campaign now closing in Ohio will long
he remembered in our political history. 1t has
been an open fight between folly md common
sense, rascality and honesty, the sober, indus
trious, practical Godfearlng people who are
the hope and stay of our country, and tine
feather-heads and dOctrinaires who are its
greatest danger. The inhationists and rcpu-
diators. taking forciblc possession of the Demo
cratic organization, have made an aggressive
and violent canvass, strictly on the issue OF
paper money. They have been favored by
a great variety OF circumstances. The pressure
of hard times and the discomfort OF
the unemployed poor have sent to their camp
many thousands of well-mcaning but uncduca-
ted people whO in their present distress, are
ready to take anything for a change. The
fallacious offer of "cheap and abundant
"moncy " is a terrible temptation to hungry
man who understands nothing about finance,
and only knows that he has no bread III the
house. and there is the prospect of an idle
Winter before him. When mOuntcbanks like
Allen and Cary promise to fill his pocket with
the best currency in the world if he will only
vote for them. he reasons that perhaps they
are telling the truth, and at any rate
his case is 40 bad that nothing can
make 1t worse, so he will try the paper
panacea at any rate. The unexpected sur


render of the Pennsylvania Democracy to the
imitation revolt, the great gains achieved by
the Democrats in Maine, the prevalent disgust
with the party in power, have all encouraged
the Ohio repudiators Still more, perhaps,
have they drawn aid and comfort from the
behavior of Id-mOncy Democrats like Sena-
tor Thurman, who have put their principles in
their pockets and gone tIoOping after
the motley company of tramps and luna
tics, teaching them to believe that they
have only to keep on with their noise.
and turbulence, ard bounce, and they
will have the whole Democratic party of
the United States accepting their principles.
Even the regular Republicans OF Ohio hcsi-
tated at first to meet them squarely on the
financial question. The Liberals and lnde-
pendentS, as well as the Germans, were al
ways stcadfaSt for honest money; but among
some OF the Administration men there was &
tmidity, an evident wish to tuIn the fight upon
imaginary issues which did a great deal of
harm. And so until lately the inhationsts
seemed to have things nearly their own way.


Three weeks ago, however, there was
great change. The Ncw-York Democratic
Convention, under the lead of Gov. 1Ilden,
made . bolder and more uncompromislng
declaration for honest money than any other
political convention of either party had uttered
this year, and in the Democratic press, as
well as in the Convention, distinct notice was
given to the Ohio infationlsts that, no matter
what the issue of the election might be, New
York would never acquiesce in their subversiye
schemes or acknowledge any fellowship with
them. just then Senator Schurz went into
Ohio and made his magnificent and telling
pleas for honesty and common sense.
From that time the tide appears to
have turned. The Republicans dropped
those bugaboos, the Pope and the bloody
shirt, and devoted themselves with stout hearts