his Waverly speech as a currency of 'rags--only rags'--warrants
me in saying that he is probably opposed, on grounds both of
constitutional law and of expediency, to the financial scheme of
Mr. Vallandigham and of the Cincinnati _Enquirer_. Judge Ranney and
Judge Jewett are also evidently unwilling to accept the inflation
theories of the _Enquirer_. They are both opposed to taking up the
greenbacks now in circulation by an issue of bonds bearing
interest, and repeat the same arguments against this policy of
Johnson's administration which were urged by the Cincinnati
_Gazette_ and by Thaddeus Stevens and Judge Kelley, with much more
cogency, a year or two ago."

Commenting on the above, the _Enquirer_ says, editorially:

"This will render it necessary for Judge Thurman to do what he
ought to have done in his first (Waverly) speech, define his
position distinctly on this question. As one of his friends and
supporters, we call upon him to put a stop to these representations
of General Hayes by giving the people his views.

"Is he for the bondholders or the people? Does he believe that the
debts due the bondholders should be paid in any other than the
government money, which pays all other debts and liabilities, even
those which were contracted in gold?

"Is he for one currency for the bondholders and another and
different currency for the people?

"The Democracy of more than forty counties in Ohio have spoken out
on this question, and we have no doubt the example will be followed
by every county in the State. In some counties no other resolutions
have been passed.

"The time has passed when the people kept step to the music of
candidates. The latter must now march with and not against the
people. Will Judge Thurman define his position, for thousands of
votes may depend upon it?"

On the 27th of August, at Wapakoneta, Judge Thurman made a speech,
which I hold in my hand--as you see, a very long speech, covering
all of one side of the _Commercial_, and parts of two others. One
would suppose that, a week having elapsed since the speech to which
his attention was called had been made, that in this speech, at
least, if this was an important issue of the canvass, we should
have his position plainly and clearly defined. Of that long speech