Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-21
OPENING
or The REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN IN
OHIO.
Speech Of Secretary Sherman at Steuoen-
yille-Judge Taft at Cleveland
Schurz at Cincinnati and
Foster at Akron,
Secretary sherman at steubenville.

G.$1r.N NJ. lie was escorted TO the hotel
bv A large concourse of people and a
brass banI. At eight o'clock he went to
Garrrtt's Hall, and after being intro
tuced by Col. Jno. W. Holiday To an
appreciative audience of over one thou
sand people, proceeded to inaugurate
the campaign. Over the stage, which is
decorated with flowers and flags, Is the
motto "Ohio Welcomes the Next PreSl-
dent" Gen. j. ;. Robinson, chairman
oi the Republican State Executive Conn
mittee. and Gen. sam Carey are present.
The latter is going TO speak tomorrow
ni,ht. Secretary sherman speaks at
Mansfield tomorrow.
Secretary sherman opened his speech
by saying;
T70c parties present candidates TO
the people ot Ohio for the highest Of
fir,s Of the state. 10 will not be neces-
sarv or lust for me To arralsn the per-
sonal character, standing, OF services ol
either of the candidates on either ol
thrsr tickets. They are all respected
citizens, aud each would no doubt, II
elected. satisfactorily perform the duties
oi the Office iOr which he is nominated.
I,Srgs INVOLVED. AND PARTY POLICIES.
But the issues involved are far more
important than the candidates. | assure
you that upon the election in Ohio tie
prnl questions Of public policy which
tou,h upon the frame work OF our
government and effect the interests OF
every citizen of the United States. The
same old questions about which We
disputed before the war, and during the
war. and since the war, are as clearly
involved i'm this campaign rs they were
when Lincoln was elected, or when
Grant was fighting the battles OF hls
country in the Wilderness.
There are also financial questions in
yolvrd i'm the contest The Republican
party proposed, maintained, and exc
Cu,rd the resumption act rs the best
remedy for the evils that followed the
pauic0flS73 Under the actit has brought
ab ,ut the resumption of specie pay
ments. BY its policy all forms Oi money
are equal % and redeemable IN coin.
Ii has reduced the interest on
all the public debt that l.
releemable. Ii has maintained and
RlyInCrl the public credit. 10 now
declares It's purpose 10 hold iaSt to what
il has done, 10 keep and maintain every
dollar ui paper money IN circulation as oil
equal value 10 the best coin issued from
thr mint, and as soon a. possible To
complete the work at reducing the IN
tertst on all the public debt 70 four per
cent. or less.
The lireenback party not only de-
nouurrs all We have done, but proposes
10 reverse il by the issue Of an almost
unlimited amount Ot irredeemable paper
money. to destroy the system OF Tree
national banks, and % call ln AMI pay
oil all the United States bonds with IT.
reirrmable money.
The Democratic party Of Ohio, both
In its platform and bv IT'S candidates,
supports more or less AT these dogmas.
but 10 does 80 not IS a matter ot prln-
cipIr. but Tor political power. Its mann
object is. bv any sort Oi alliance ON any
real or pretended popular issue, to gam
str.u-th enough % unite with the solid
south, 80 that IL may restore 10 power,
i'm al departments ol the National Gov
crumeut. the very same doctrines that
led to the civil war, and the very men
who waged Il against the lnlon. 10
obtain political power the Democracy
seek. by party discipline, 10 compel
their members tO abandon the old anu
cherished principles of their party ol
having sound currency made redeem
able I'M ruin. For this, they overthrow
Governor Bishop. Tor this, they propose
10 reopen all the wild and visionary
schemes of initiation that have been
twice rejected 10y the people ul ONO.
Our contest with them is not only
on financial questions, but upon
the old and broad question ot the
power and duty Of the National
Government 90 enforce the Constitution
and laws of the United States in every
state and Territory, whether in favor
Oi or against any citizen oi the nIted
States.
let "a, first take mp these financial
questions, and in charity ami kindness,
and with due Difference % opposing
opinions. endeavOr to get at the right, II
Wccdn.
The great body OF all parties are in
terrstcd in and dcSirOus Of promoting
the public good. II they could only
hear both sides fairly stated, there
would be less heat and bitterness IN
political contests. and more Independ-
eut voting.
Panty DIFFERENCES ON FINANCIAL QUES-
TIONS.
The first difference between parties I'm
financial matters that 10 is necessary 20
notice. iS the Gauss, of the recent period
AT harl times under which our country
has suffered. aud the next Il, WAS the
resumption act wise amt proper
remedy Our tirceuhICk friends clam
that the Republican party contracted
the currency, and, I'm this Way, Is re-
splnsihlr Tor the haul times. The
answer Ia this Is, that there has
been mo- contraction Of currency since
ISbS. and that the amount Ot paper
money outstanding ON the 5Oth oI June
1873. was more than 1t was on the SUN
Oi June, 1863 at the close ot the War'
The amount on the 3Oth of June, $50,
was S74g. 40. SOB -. and ON the @Oth oi
June. l>6j, il was S141 ,2e2Sj, 500, white
ON the Goth oi June, 1874 alter the
panicl. il was $3.50, ,q4S.OSll7. 80 that
The amount outstanding when the panic
came was greater tnJu ever before, and
WAS increased within the first two
months after the panic ST, 100000. our
C;rpruback friends answer by saying
that, on the &Gh Ot June, 1867, there
were 81, lOJOOJ,0OO OF cumpouud-nter-
est notes and three-ycIr treasury notes,
which were a legal tender tor their face
value, and, therefore, were currency;
hut these notes were no more currency
than the bonds which were issued 10
take them up. They were debt IN It's
most buriensOme form, although the
principal Of them was nominaliy a
iegal-tender They were, in fact, worth
more than legal-tender, and were never
us,.J rs circulating medium. They were
debts due By the United states, payable
i'm three years, and We're redeemed IN
1858.
Mr. wilkins Micawbcr is the first per
son of whom | have read who cOnsld-
crrJ his note as current money. Tie
- =; lbt IN yOuug COpUeTucld OCCa-