The Portland daily press., 1878-11-04
POLITICAL.
sherman. Speech a. al arsi.burg

Secretary shermnn'& Speech at An ar isburg
HARRISBURG. Nov 2-Secretsrg Sherman,
in his speech tonight, said there are millions
of people in the South who are denied their
rights, as will bs amply shown by the elections
next Tuesday. He also discussed the financial
question. In speaking further of matters In
the South, he said that the Northern Dem )crSts
were not responsible for the Southern Ku
klux, which still existed and nov prevented
voters in the Southern states from voting &C.
co1ding TO their opinions. He claimed that
the safety of the republic demanded that every
man should be- guaranteeu the right to vote.
he said that the Anderson-Sharman letter was
forgery, and that the leading Democrats
knew it was.
EHcn. Stewart T.. Woodfsrd ora The HI
uances.
BROOKLYN, Nov. The Republicans closed
the Campaign in this CITY tonight with a ereat
rally, Stewart L. Woodford speaking The
greater portion of Gen. Woodford's speech was
devoted to the currency question. In regard to
resumption be said:
The pivotal question of this canvass is simply
this: "Sball We maintain the specie resumption
which the nation has solsmnly promised to be-
gin on the first of next Janusry?" This cues
ton is here, aud blocks our way. Il must bs
answered. So far as your votes and mine are
concerned 1t must bs answered now You and
VIII have no caance to vote directly upon it
again until November, 1880, Oar Congressman
udys w q OhEujb Dut as we vote now he VIII
vote until then. Specie resumption will begin
with the opening year. So the people have de-
creed. So the law requires The needed coin
lies waiting, piled high in the Treasury vaults
xty days from today the greenbacks will be
redremable in that coin at the will of their
holders. The national bank notes will be still,
as they are now, redeemable in gree backs; and
the greenbacks IN coin. Thus the entire paper
cure ncy of the nation, bapk and business will
be based with coin, because it will be redeema-
BILE in coin, not at the will of the M aker, but at
the will of the holder.
Shall we now resolutely decree by our votes
for congressman, and by our choice of United
States senator that we will maintain the specie
resumption which next January we shall be-
gin? know not what wild, experimental and
ch'merlcal legislation Congress may attempt.
L know not what vetoes may be required at the
hands of the President during the next two
years. l know not what shall be the folly, the
insanity or the bad faith of those party leaders
who steer and sail by the ignis fdta.us of the
hour and not by the fixed north star of truth.
Bot this do know. II we eject enough reso.
lutte, reliable aud ubfinching hard money men
| to Congress to sustain the President iE his use
Of the veto power on this financial question, we
| shall resume now and maintain resump tion
afterwards. We hold the fort now. The Pres
ident and more that oue-thrd Of Congress are
ours Ii we now only elect reliable 0ne-third
of the House, we shall keep the fort of specie
resumption uutil the fourth of March, 1881.
we may SAFELY trust the common sense OF the
American people to decide all questions of
honor. of liberty and good faith wisely and
justly whenever they have had time for care.
ful thought and opportunity for full, free, fair
discussion. That discussion has begun. The
thinking is going on Both will continue until
the Presidential election of 1889. By that
time, nay, long before that time, this people
will have thought the matter all out They
will have made up their minds. They will
vote in $50 for the party aud the Presidential
candidate most clearly and unmistak ably
standing for an honest coin dollar as the meas
ure of all values They will demand and Sc
cure the final, sure fulfilment in coin of all
paper promises Of money payment, whether
such promise be treasury note or bank bill.