The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-08-21
The sIerman aud Cox Controversy.
umphant Reply Of MI. Sherman.


lustrate the difficulties which beset Douglas
men, took the case Of Mr.. Cox, of Columbus
and G, ye his torturous course on some subjects.
To this Mr., Cox replied at Columbus, and
not satisfied with that he had meeting got
up at Mansfield, and there on Thursday night
replied again before Mr. Shermans constitu
ents. On the following night, Mr.. Sherman
reioined in an able and most triumphant vim.
dication of himself from all Of Cox's charges
and an auhiliation Of the "Sunset." We are
unable to give the entire speech, AS We would
like to, but ccnfine ourselves to the following
extracts:
Cox's CHARGES.
He says voted for the Dunn BILL So
did and would do it again. 1t prohibited
slavery in Kansas, ab lishcd the ogus laws,
and expelled the tribe of Democratic Office
holders there All the Anii.siavery men vo.
ted for il. All the Pro-slavery men voted
against it, but because it required shareholders
to remove all slaves within the Territories in
a short time, Cox played the domagogue, and
alleged that it extended slavery there.
He says | voted against the admission Of
Minnesota did vote to refer the double
frauds. back to the people Of Minnesota, and
have been assured by g"nlletrl Of all par
tie in that State rha, it wa, fraa. calamity
to Minnesota that my a'vi.. Has uo. follow
ed Tn ra,pl, ,' adm. ID -t.u. "a, that
,h' DrwIaaf,n iii i,'toI.ar worst"i .he land
....t, su.. MAJ p. safe lol, .: i've millions
... people 1. Minnesota, al then ii st election
a.'.. ,.m -lan. gave their opinion on the
81, ct py turning out the Democrats, and
sending To Congress my personal and poiti
cal triendI-Col. Aldrlck and William Win.
dom. He says objected to ALLEN suffrage.
So did but admitted it was within the pow
er Of any State to allow aliens to vote, altho'
thought it wrong. My position now and
always is, that aliens should stay here five
years and be naturalized, and then be inves-
ted with perfect equality of citizenship
DoDGING THE OREGON VOTE.
He says lodged the Oregon vote He
knows better. | voted every time on Oregon
except once, when | was absent 10y leave of
and on business Of the House. 1t had but
forty thousand inhabitants when admitted,
and ha, about the same now. We have
seen the.publc udecency of Joe Lane and
Delusion Smith representing forty thousand
inhabitants, voting against the admission Of
Kansas with one hundred thousand people.
lie says that | sought to play the part Of
an economist, and had not the calbre to do
it. 1t is true that when the extravaganza Of
the Administration had run our expenses in
a year to over eighty millions, when we were
running in debt at the rate of seventeen mil
lion a wear, when according to the language
of Mr. Pryor, "from the byways and bigh-
ways of the Government the rottenest Of cor.
ruption sends up an insufferable stench"-it
is true that then | called attention to our f.
nancial condition, and held the Administra-
ton responsible for it. But he says Mr..
Letcher discovered mistake by me Of tweu-
ty seven millions. Mr. Letcher did no such
thing. He himself made mistake which he
will freely admit. Every word uttered was
terrified by the public records. The actual
expenditure of the country as now admitted
*Sl,5s5,667 He says Governor L. pursued
me point by point. He knew this was un-
true, as Governor Letcher admitted that I
was consistent in favorng economy, and he
was so much dissatisfied with his speech in
reply to me that he did not circulate it, but
afterwards got leave to print speech, which
he did not PRINT until after the close Of
the session. He says charged the Admins.
tration with fraud and corruption. So did.
and proved it so clearly that the House of
Representatives passed resolutions censurnp
the President and Secretary Of the Navy for
corrupt pratices, by vote of 1913 to 6l.-
These resolutions wero voted for by all the
Republicans, all the Americans and some Of
the Democrats, in the House. Cox voted
against them, though the testimony was con-
elusive
HE GIVES SHERMAN SOME CREDIT
He says behaved myself reasonably well
in the Committee on Ways ani NJ ans. but
it wa. only in keeping ny Republican friends
from being corrupt WAY. the little dodger
knows very we'll tha' it was n Democratic ad.
mnI,lration. and Democratic heads Of De-
paitments, sent an estimate Of $56.S7S, S93;
whio a Republican Hous- reduced them to
$50, ,Sl3,5l5; a democratic Senate raised
them to S49,5s6,s ,s2s, aad Republican
House by Committee Of Conference reduced
them to S45,542.955. | was but the org n
Of the Republican party and could do nothing
but for its aid But he said turned out
Mr.. Cochrane, the Clerk of the Committee of
Ways and Means. certainly did help to
do it, and put Republican in his place.
REPUBLICANS UNDER BAN.
Republicans are under ban ut Washington.
They cannot hold public meeting; they can
not raise pole without being mobbcd; they
are dsfranchsed from holding office under
the democrotic administration. Your Rep.
rosentatves Were Missed at in the hall of the
House by Democratic officeholdrrs, am vet
Cox whnes because Republican Committee
choose a Republican Clerk. Well, | can as
sure him, we expect to have great many
more after the 9th Of March.
CIGARS AND LIQUORS FREE.
Mr.. Cox says bad roam at Warl's at
80 a day, cigars and liquor fres. Well, he
knows; whatever had he psrtook Of but
did not know that he had been nquiring in
to my board bills
TUE KNOW NOTHING CHARGE.
He says was President of the Know
Nothing lodge here. That is simply lie,
aud plenty Of Douglas democrats here know
it. He says initiated Sam Richie in sta
bic Who told bin that storYl Loud cries
of Burns, Burns"