Year: 1879




and that ia an objectionable sin. Bishop used to
own bank stock and to be director in bank, but
he sold out and thus condoned his offence. Besides.
1t is an awful thing to violate the Democratic pre-
cedent of second term. They may be and prop
ably will be forced to take Bishop. There was a
plan to put in Ewing as the candidate OF the two
conventions-the Democratic and Rag Baby, which
meet in Columbus on the same day-but there IS q
horrible difficulty. IL Ewing were nominated IL
would be necessary to contemplate the possibility
of his election, and if elected he would have to re-
sign his seat in Congress before January !. Then
Horton, Republican, would beat any other Demo-
crat In his district, which would give majority OF
the Ohio delegation to the Republicans and ma
jorty of the States In case the Presidential election
goes to the House. Thus the Democrats would i'm
peril the centre of their phalanx"


Will they make q soft-money platformP ,


"That is another difficulty. Sherman's funding
operations have demoralized the rag-money men,
and it is question whether for the SAX Oh nus,c
will adopt an imitation platform. The Dondhoiders
income has been reduced 33 per cent and he Is not
as fearful an object to the rural rooster az ne wal,
In fact the rural rooster himself is garnshed win
the eW four per cent bonds. 1t Is impossible 10
suppose such idiocy in Ohio as il would be 10 upset
the whole Treasury policy and go INTO the oon'eder-
ate system of finance"


"Tho Democrats will probably switch Oft on
Thurman's bank issue" .


W,
way. The National banks represent the highest
business intelligence applied to money matters.
Contrast this system of supplying money with the
Greenback plan of having the amount or money 70
meet the wants of trade defined from month to
month by the will of a Democratic caucus, two
thirds of whose members are Contederates ONO
farmers would be likely to object to that sort OF
thing The Southern financlers who made q pair OF
shoes worth 81 900 are now In power III Congress,
and the Greenback theory Is to give them authority
over the money Of the country and establish the
Confederate system OF finance, TO be carried out Dy
Confederates. This Indiana idiot, De La Matyr. 10
the only logician in the soft-m9ney crowd. lie pro-
poses means for spreading the rag-money among
the people so they can get the most money for tne
least work. He wants to dig canals, tear up tue
nineteenth century. He alone has devised machin-
cry for disbursDg the peace greenbacks-maklng
peace more costly than war. Ewing and Kelley
ought to bow down aud worship tlis lnGlana man
every morning"


THE PRESIDENCY.


Mr. Halstead, as is well known, is strongly op-
posed to the nomination of General Grant. He
seems to think, however, that the ex-Prcsdent may
himself take the question out of the way before
next year. He said: 81 am inclined to think there
is some truth IN the story about the personal re-
luctance of Grant to run again. l heard from his
near friends in Paris last Fall that there would
probably be difficulty in getting him to accept
tho nomination. Thismay seem incredible, but
should not be surprised if he really averse to
resllIllUb
his friends. Still, he is not coming home rich
man, and he may be tempted by his need Of money.
Childs stated fact when he said Grant not
unconscious that if he kept out of politics when he
came home he would enjoy the undivided respect of
the people, Nevertheless the pressure of his friends
and his lack OF independent fortune may influence
ms decision. The tendency for Grant is noisy
one The thoughtful Republicans prefer to hum
any good available man with nerve and brain"


"suppOse Grant were out Of the way; who then
would have the best chanceW


SHERMAN and Blaine would be the leading can
ddates and the chances would be in favor OF Sher-
man, who Is kept prominently before the public
eve by his remarkable success in managing the
business of the Government. If yellow fever don't
consume the South again this Summer, and business
developes so as TO give brisk Fall and an easy
and prosperous Winter, the disposition will be TO
award Sherman great deal of credit, and he will
become a very strong candidate If the Presiden-
tlal contest comes between Grant on one side and
Tilden on the other--between the Grant party and
the Southern Confederacy-I may have to invent
third party mot profitable line of business so far
in my experience), or support temperance man or
year before the Presidential election, the Lord will
Interfere and not allow the country to be ground
between the upper and neither mill-stones."


THE ARMY BILL.


Speaking of the expected veto of the Army bill.
Mr. Halstead said There is ore consideration
not talked of in the Congressional debate which
may induce the President to sign the bill. Gen.
gress in the Electoral Commission law grasped the
power Of counting the electoral votes, and in real
ity of electing the President. The purpose on the
part of the Democrats is to that power to
the Presidency next time, and it will require an
overwhelming Republican victory to save the Re-
publican candidate. If a bavonet is within
twenty-five miles of the polls in any State the DEM
ocrats will throw that State out. The Government
could not send a company OF troops TO Keep the
peace anywhere in America without the Democrats,
armed with all the exaggerated power of Congress.
making 1t pretext for rejecting the votes OF States
so as to change the result in their favor II may be
that to take away all such excuse the President
will sign the BILL and draw the line on the Super
vlsors who represent the civil power. If he vetoes
It, he should make TWO points clear-hrst that the
Republicans first proposed to repeal the statute au
thorzng the of troops at the polls to keep the
peace and the Democrats voted the proposition
down; and second, that the Democrats have put new
legislation on the BILL not only repeating the exist
ing law but prohibiting the use of civil means to
enforce the election laws, thus tying the hands of
the Government SO 1t cannot enforce Its own laws.
His responsibility is very great, and his coolest
Judgment wanted"


OHIO SENTIMENT