The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-18
THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.


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Speech OF Hon. John Sherman at Canton
The Republican ProGramme-The Revenues
aud Expenditures of the GOvernment-Thc
Public Debt-Futnrity Not TO be MOrtgaged
10 Pay lt-Imp0rtant Financial Declare
tions-No Repeal of the Income Tax-The
Currency-Nati0nal Bnnks-rhe Tari6-Re-
construction.
TCanton, Ohio august 16) correspondence OF the
Pittsburg Commercla1
A large meeting assembled at Schaeaer's opera
House last evening to hear General Sherman open
the republican campaign in the backbone coun-
ties OF the State. Joseph Frease made few re-
marks and then introduced the Hon. John Sherman,
who spoke for about an hour, as follows:-
SPEECH OF SENATOR SHERMAN.
FELLOW CITIzENs.When accepted the invitation
friends had different candidate for Governor. They
commenced wen, by nominating patriotic general
called an unholy war; but as he shrinks from the
contest we shall have 10 go with candidate against
acter and ability and who has been consistent op
ponent OF the war. AS republicans we are prepared
10 meet them either under old or new leaders on Old
IN this CITY, where we have striking example or the
change that is rapidly taking place In the industry
A few years ago this place had the reputation Of
being sleepy-golng town. II was not improving.
region as we have in OHIO. with perhaps two excep-
tons. What good was this to YOU except TO give
employment to rev stores ana anu lns
aud preachers? Now, suddenly, your population
is doubled and your property values trebed. Every
IT, Your workshops must now produce annually
more than million dollars worth OF machinery, the
raw material for which T. found manly IN your own
places, machines OF different kinds made IN Canton.
few years ago the county of Stark Was tho lead
Ing wneatgrOwlng county In THIS wheat-growing
region OF OHIO. Your surplus product was almost
exclusively agricultural, and took It's way In tne
sow.moylng canal boats 70 an Eastern marcel K
had left very small price for your wheat, ana
nothing else would bear tho cost OF transportation.
Old and New England. and your years prof 8, II
any mainly consisted in the increased value Of your
land. Your wealth was In the surface OF the soil,
and that was being annually reduced in It's produc-
tive power by the necessity OF confning yourself
mainly to one 81 ain. Now great change has taken
place, not only here put throughout Ohio and that
change viii continue until Ohio will be the great
manufacturing State OF the Union, with Its work
shops in every. town and its products n every
wealth was in It's SOIL. This wealth viii not pc
diminished by the growth q manuiactories, but VIII
iowa and Minnesota in wheat growing, but the
butter, cheese, eggs and poultry Of ONO will each
article, realize us more money than our vast wheat
rotation OF crops. is now improving; and the farm
ers are row, taken in the aggregate as prosperous
as any equal number Of people In the world, and far
more SO than twenty years ago. Your towns are i'm
proving IN population and wealth. Houses, beauti-
ful and comfortable homes, are splingng up from
profitable labor.
What is the cause Of this changer 1t is in the d.
versy OF employment and the diversion Of labor.
veiop agriculture, mechanics and commerce.
When liberty and property are secure then the great
object OF civil law Is 70 develop industry. the diver
sity OF industry 10 the gauge OF Its prosperity The
mechanic and the farmer should each produce what
the other wants. and the exchange OF these pro-
Then the surplus product OF both goes of into
the market in its more valuable form. You may at
Is uaaerlad WIN coal and IRON This Is, indeed, Of
greater value than your surface SOIL But 1t Is OF
equal value to your neighb0rs for the cost Of trans
pOrtaton has been so greatly cheapened BY railroads
that your coal and iron IL as valuable to other places
as to you. Mansfield has neither coal nor iron. but
facities Cleveland, Dayton and other Ohio cities
are ahead OF you because they have more labor and
fs aa WON %ea Po
natey we have conveniently accessible to every Fart
the State the chief materials for manufacturing
probably the largest body Of bitumnous coal in the
country. We have iron ore in abundance, and we
have easy to the Lake superior ana Kentucky
ores. Our soil Will produce food, wool and
max for million OF mecnanlcs. We lie in
the direct pathway Of eastern and I'VE, western
railroad completed. and are building more We
have many large cities and towns and great wealth.
many as ali the New England States. Our schools
and benevolent institutions our churches ana social
SOcetcS, VIII compare We'll Win tnOSo Oh 0tHeE
State, ana perhaps can say the same Of the physI
Cal Development courage and energy OF our pOpula
tion. Under these circumstance we have entered
created so much wealth here among you, and which,
as have stated and now repeat, Will soon make
Several or the Western States will pass US in
agricultural productions The Atlantic coast must
Chicago or St. Louis VIII be the great distributing
point or internal commerce and trade, and the west
ern towns Of Ohio Will be filed with the busy hum
nf Vnnn nvtn n mi fnr VIM
surplus farm products, and coming into money the
coal, iron, wool, fax and timber OF the State.
But you may ask what this mas to do with politics
l ans wer 1t has everything to do with politics.
Parties in this country are OF no account whatever,
unless they the public good the honor Of
republican administration we have secured the
national existence and the liberty Of every human
being In our midst AS republicans we ought not to
he satisfied with merely referring to our glorious
party history and TO the conduct OF the democratic
party during the war; but we should be prepared to
show that we are able to meet new questions they
arise with an enlightened craftsmanship, not in ad-
vance OF public opinion, but In harmony with 1t.
names and cant phrases, but must show an aptitude
for public affairs ana must have at all times courage
is easy show that the democratic party owes It's
long defeat TO it's dependence upon Its name and
history-upon some cant phrases and base preju-
dices against negro, VINO, though not white man,
Is st man, and upon the political power Of the
most nideous institution that existed In re-
public. The trinity Of that party was democracy,
The republican party must learn wisdom from the
history Of the old parties. While we are true to
principles ~ oud OF our history, we must look to the
future and not depend upon our good work In the
past. What, then, are the issues involved In this
canvas that a1ect our State or the nationf For
though this IL purely State contest, yet its ndu-
ence extends to many national questions.
The first question. is 'he proposed amendment TO
the constitution OF the United States called the az
teenth amendment. This declares that no State
snail deprive any citizen OF the United States of his
equal right to vote by reason OF his or color.
Why SHOULD race or color be made ground OF ex-
cusonf II the ballot Is useful for any purpose 1t Is
useful to the poor, the ignorant and the lowly. II
was designed TO protect Innorties Other forms Of
government protect the rich, protect property
gadsa, cQainayes industry, end guard carefully the
rigms Of the selected lew. ire sNoupnean
FORM OF government Ia superior to Otne,
l9lms OF governments only as IL extends to ali
ALI equal protection and favor II we will not
stand by the principle OF O republican government
why then shah we except only race Composing in
the Union only one-tenth Of your population, and IN
Ohio but one per cent OF our popuaton9 Are they