Year: 1875




We have honestly believed that the posi-
tion taken by the Ohio Democracy on the
currency question was the true and, in
tact, only one conducive to the interests
Of the country; while we have believed
all along that the whole strife between
Eastern and Western Democrats over
this question vas simply war of words,
for not single Democrat OF Ohio is or
ever has been in favor of undue
imitation or reputation; nor is single
one in the East in favor of the Radical
law to force specie upon the country un-
naturally, and by an unhealthy contrac-
tion Of our only currency, while both are
in favor OF hard money when it can come
without detriment to the interests Of the
country still it was great mistake to
have inserted that financial plank in the
Ohio platform. There was no necessity
for It. We won splendid victory only
wear ago on Legitimate,
fair, honest, stand up fight between
the parties as parties; we carried
Ohio IN that fight by--a majority greater
than HAYES carries it row; and the ac-
ton OF single State on the financial
question, could not decide it, or even ip-
huenco the present policy, while We
have Radical President and Senate
over US. 1t was question at last to be
settled in the National Convention, and
fought on n National platform. The
success Of the party and the overthrow
OF Grantism, or lis synonym, Radical
Ism was the first thing to be considered,
and the rest could have been remedIed
afterwards. Had we maintained the old
issues; had we fought the fight of last
year again, there is no doubt but that we
would have routed the enemy, horse,
foot and dragoon. Heaven knows We
have enough to fight them on. The spec
tscle of the United States Congress lend
ing itself to all sorts Of schemes, such rs
the Credit Mobiier and others Of that
ilk: of President of the United States
condescending to aid suspiciously in such
plots as the annexation Of foreign terri
tory for private speculation, AS in the
san Domingo matter; the torciblo inter-
ference with State legislature by Nauol =
al soldiers; the attempt TO convert Il whole
State from u condition of peace into one
of anarchy as was recommended in Ar
kansas; the taking into favor and placing
into positions of high trust and confidence
such men as WILLIAMS, Of landau
let fame, or Boss SHEPHERD, the great
contractor; if these and a host of other
matters which could be charged and
proven-and which have given to the
United States mos, uncnyiable rcputa-
tion both at home and abroad for uupar-
aIlcled dishonesty and corruption
are no: sufficient vantage
grounds on which to wage
warfare, then all the financial questions
in the world can neither save the party
nor the country. But the past proves
that they would have been MT only
available, but irresistible, and We
believe then that, with the


Presidential success at stake, it is our
duty to close up all divisions in our
ranks, aud discard new issues until our
victory of last fall Is complete. Thepeo-
pie, so far, have told Us plainly that when
ever we make warfare against fraud and
corruption in high places, they will be
with us, and only desert US when we
abandon that fight. This will bring US
again into the field in the National con-
test upon our old battle ground, and
once there, victory is already assured.