Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-08-25
SPEECH OF
HON. JOHN SHERMAN.
"a Mariet.a. ohi0. August =, sc.
rHs oonrze CONTEST

i,is- ist Vii 1uds his sduInstrasion The contest
viii effect in greater or less degree every citizen Of
the Uured States. The choice is between the RePub-
licap sud Democratic parties. The real question Is
shall the Democratic party be restored % power again
not with new principles aDd nes leadeT4 but the
Democratic party eOmDosed Of the same elements as
befOre the vaT7 Sixteen years have passed away and
yet that party, in soul, purpose and policy, u tne
Same As Ehen under buchanan Il left the country
crumbiiuQ in anafcn part WarTfng against IT, and
part roing against H. and both factions teaching
thar our country vas mere eoniederaton Of Slates
too weak to enforce its 0Rn laus without power 70
protect is life and subject 70 the veto Of any state
shat chose % withdraw from It's power
THE HOPE o. DEocR&eT.
Its only hope iorsueces poE, as then is IN unilea
south combined With facticnal and dlscordant eie-
ents in the North, including the war rioters q NV
York the sons Of Liberty Of Indiana. aho the tnoo
sands Of men who follow itS name without reason or
PRINCIPLE Il ia uuion Of the in the NORTH Hno
IN 1864 declared the var failure and the reoeiss
Eho IN the souIe we're tnen sss,s y ,..e
power. Formerly It's slaves we're counted e tnree-
ffths Of their NUMBER nov, ns ireemens tney are
thcesh vested b. The Construction with the rights Of
fresmen, they are 70 be 0veraUed and held down py
violence and murder and their political power Is 70 be
Yielded seainst their known viii In the North the
sioval elements be reinforced By the ineYlta-
BE dssconients Of political srrife Men dsappolniea
fzifngs of Republican ADMINISTRATION VII unite
with The Democratic party, and thus enoenger AZ
shat We hars won in our long struggle Tor Naiion1
ifbertv aud unity I do not underTale the contest
before US but come 70 you fully impressed with lis
dangers and invoke you 70 consider tbem-
RESULTS OF THEIR REsToRATIoE.
What win be the result Of ths restoration Of the
ME frs result win be severe check 20 the growth
I Union seniIpeot-loye for The Union. sioee tne
epui lIcan party came iuto power our country pas
iisde vast advances IN strength aud unity a. ma
.on.
Il was the erce pstriotc fervor Of the people Of the
orhern States, love Of Union, the love Of coun-
", that, organized under the name ol the kepub-
i an pzrtv overcams in var and at the bailoi-box
na1 union. liberty,
rsd country. But for this, the Democratic party
ould have completed fits work. i would have di-
anted the seeds Of further division
"a anarchy. We would have had
70 broad country love Millions Of men,
s71men and children would stil be bought aud sold
slaves Our rivers, aud mountains. and plains
'uld have been divided b. hostile lines. hundreas
fbOusands Of brave men gave their lives 10 defeat
IL Is poliey; and thank God, the Democratic party
Sb North and South both on the field Of battle and
the baloi-box, were delested, and as result cur
cuintry is one aHd ndivisihls The Mississippi flows
Rough its whole course, from its renoes source 70
ina gulf under the Gag Of country, and that our
o. n. LoDisiana and Maine Oregon and Florida,
tBry-eght States and eEbt Territories, united in
Nation and lis aDAority 20 make and eniorce the
~ men Who fought and voted to
lr-ak up this UniOn, nov under the
saae name and organization still calling itself Demo
ec appeal to your generosity TO surrender to them
81 the great powers Of the government Iney ask 70
.sipister is lsvs control is revenues and to mold
as though living in the North, opposed every
= sure Of the var, all movements 70 organize the
sy that beat down the rebellion, and al the sale
81 ds adopted 10 secure the results Of our victory.
O.. men they would bring into the ehiei places OF
~ Eoverpuent are those Eho led the rebel armies,
sins frovped and complained 10 the North The
States that passed and maintained ordinances Of
sion the main srsDgth Of this coalition
d they succeed, they have accomplished by rs
ioa v hat they sought accomplish by FeC0ufiOH.
~ wiz It read IN history it is recorded that the
riean people took up arms and oFereame the
sa 1sratic party in order 70 their Union, and
hea It was saved restored the same party ana me
~, men to power againS Even the spectacle q
rres contest Is reprOaeh 10 our patriotism and
cation. It's success would have only one parallel
~ STORY, that Of the restoration Of Charles the
49, ued his father md won their liberties under
cs-iw we'll The people Of England could only set rid
5f sr restoration by another revolution and We by
ling their example, viii only involve coun.
~ struggle as dangerous as the reigns Of Charles
s ,coHd and James the Second was % the people Of
ep The rebels commence to make laws for Us We
q how daneerous 1t Is to trust our Union, cur
ir itiOns, the liberty nov enjoyed BY all, TO the
Coy and care OF the very men Wno Waged var
ses { the Union, Who sought 10 overthrow eur iu-
siii ous znd who held in slavery over 4,O000 0U0 OF
OF untrymea, made free By our policy.
Il may be said that these rebelsare not the Dem
oa1s party and it is the Democratic party that seeks
restored 70 power. The answer Is that they
eaa be ths controlling element Of
l5s aemocratie parly-the majority Of it-vbo
t,r lis success W h6 controlled the Democratic
,eiore the War7 The very men who control il
,Vbv was il hat The lens of THOUSANDS Of Northern
enacrats suelIsd the ranks Of the Republican party
50 1867 Because they would submit 10 the DOM
inaiion Of the elements that win control that
party But who IN the North viii be their allies
in this e0ofesif VINO are Iildel and Hendricks and
wh,m do they represent The very men who held US
in check and prolonged the The who
doubted, hesilsted wavered, and finally proposed
surrender 10 1854 when our national Lie hung sus-
pended 5y thread.
Bur It Is said there ars brave men, patriotic men,
and Union soldiers 10 the Democratic party. So there
; are; and TO them would appetite their memory Of
our danger and victory. How few are they in num-
ber how feeble In inhuencs IN the Democratic party
compared 10 the Dumber and influence Of those who
daring The var, were open enemies or left-hRnded
friendsl Where is their place the National Demo
cratic sieketf What voice Of inspiration comes 10
them from Tilden Hendrieks7 Do they tell Us that
the Democratic party has reformed repents7 Where
the evidence Of itf " hat prOeiple does Demo-
cratic party advoeaie that it did thenf What
has Il done since 1850 20 inspire confidence? We will
see after awhile. No. feiOE-eizens We have the SELF
same enetny encounter, the same 10 heart, in pur
pose, and In principle under the same name and
organisation, but they have dropped the grey and
assumed the blue uniform
FoRETAsTE OF DEMocRATIc REsToRkTToN.
As foreiass Of what is meant By Democratic res
toraiion, We have now Democratic House Of Repre-
senisves where sixty men who served 10 the rebel ar
or congress are making laws Tor you. They
arragDing General GrsBt ard other conspicuous lead
ers Ui the Union army. They have turned out Unior
soldiers who besr honorable wounds from petty Offices
70 make way for rebel officers They passed bill tC
make Confederate oee-s ELIGIBLE for service in tbs
army Of the United states The whole tone conduct
snd policy Of these men is the same when ]
member Of the House sixteen years ago. They tals
results respect the great changes In the Colstiu
tion which We hoped had been secured BY the war
Lei what viii be the result II their power the
House extended 70 the Seaale and Presidential Of
ice.
REVIVAL Or REBEL CLANS
When the war closed, ionamerabls claims againsi
the United 5taies were made FROM the lately rebel
States and Congress- 10 the most liberal spirit made
provision for tha payment Of ali that By the we'll
Betfledr ules Of civilized war, could Be pFopery made
against the United States. The officers Of the De
partmeDts the Supreme Court, the Court Of Claims
and the southern Claims Commission, were author.
lied to adusi an6 pay different classes Of Claims AID
Congress passed many acts for equitsbls reef that
i may with safety be said than 500 00t
was paid after the over to citizeus Of The
Sou for Losses caued BY the rebellion. But this ex-
freme Iberzty only gave zest 70 presentation o
claims against the United States, that, If allowed
would double the National debt. These claims now
endanger whole financial system. 1 have
here in my hand lsI Of 40 separate
elaims pending in the Democratic House OF Rep
ressutatlyes, amounting 10 s. $50 269, every o.
which IS for injuries caused By army in rebe
Ststes during the var. Here IS auOtber bill intro
duced in the senate BY Mr.. Merrimon. Of North Caro-
lima, revive the claims which existed in the South
pri0r April 49, 1861, avor Of persons who pro
rnOied. encouraged. or IN any manner sustained th
lste rebellion" These include Postmzsters, Custom
house officers, and other agents Of the government
who at the beginning OF the paid over 70 the Con
iederaie states the balance due from them TO IN