, 1879-05-08
He Desires All His Friends to Or.
= pose His Candidacy for
Governor.
He Feels tl1o National Treasury
to Be "Flis Peculiar
Fipld."
True fnwarelness OF the Recent
,Hullabaloo About Sher-
man.
The Noise AL Made by Democrats
Leagued to Destroy Thurman.
Probuble Defeat OF the New Coretitu.
tiou in California.

SECRETARY SHERMAN.
COLUMBUS, O.. Nlhv 7.--sccrosary Sherman
arrived hote this afternoon, nntl Was mot at The
depot by members Of tho Kcpuubtcat, s.atc
Central Committee n>'l local delegation ~of
Republicans. ill., spent the afternoon receiving
friends at the Neil House. This evening re-
ception waa given In Ills houor by CT Gov. NH.
lam Dcunlson. which was largely attended by
members Of The Legislature, State officers, aud
citizens, regardless Of politica1 antcccdcnta.
TIE sEcnErAn1's srEEcu.
The Secretary was RorcnRded ut his hotel at
nj o'clock, an1 alter brief Introduction by cs-
Gov. Denntaon, ho said:
= GEETLEMlH, know very well that sm not
indebted for this reception for anything tint
lave donc but rather to The fact t.at rs citizen
'of the statc Ut Ohio, born and bred among sou,
and spending all my ltfe here, have been moro
or less connected with public aiIuirs
for the past fcw years. know also,
fellow. citizens, that there is quite q
d!YcrsttT OF opinion among gon IN regard to po.
lftacal affairs, and It would not be proper for ma
to ontcg Into anything Hike political discussion
LOT the questions upon which men dilfer. ought
mot to take advantage Of your kind hospitality
to say nnything that will Wouud the feelings Of
+anJ nan Of any party, but there arc some matters
;"eonnectcd With public affairs In which You haze
COMMON 1NTEREsT,
and upon which could talk to sou very we'll
without wounding the scnstbi1ltfes Of INV one
or injurlng the feelings Of any one.
little over two years ago. when l assumed
the Office / now hold, lhc people Of the United
eetato were distracted with a ycrY important
question. For two years VIC had nothing In
circulation except paper money issued by the
Government and the National banks. Three or
-four Tenrs before that time thu people OF this
country had met with OF one those financial 70.
'vulslous which occur in the history pf
!a1l nations, und by which all classes
!were doubly afflicted. Men then engaged in
employment were suddenly thrown out Of en-
ploymcnt- Tbs capital invested In industries
fnAs suddenly lost. Enterprises OF great no.
ssncnt wero suddenly stopped BY tho panic. THO
Ipoor became poorer, Aud tho rich Lost their DOS.
sessions. It Is great error to suppose that the
as much affected By the panic. Two yeasa ago
when l assumed tic office now hold,
tllo question came up, Which 10 the bust
remedy for the mattera A. law had bcon passed
by Congresa declaring that tho best policy for
us all waa to come back to spccie standard, no
tllat cyery dollar Ia mouey In the hnrds OF the
people would be represented by gold and oil ver
con. Inat vas the law, aud was required to
eniorco 1t. ( helicVo honestly that lie best
policy for all, rich anl poor, cRpital and labor
was to bring our paper tuouey up to
: THE STANDARD OF GOLD COIN,
This, believe WIS the only method 10 bring
Us out Of fho patic. believe TINT honestly,
but ! recognize aosno among you who hal!cYc
tllat was not thp right COURSE. You believe
the right course was to Issue moro paper money
91d ln',ate TIC currency to bring you 5ellct, but
i, hau ny tns advantage .1 of having thu lam On my
sldc ana ;he determination to carry out my
59sa, Gnu 9olleYe It was best for you all lap
.taaas,s.I ~ N1", ! a!d execute the law,
4r;and a sat T. " H.; e., lae efea an entitled TO- My
nr. Gp nr sn'r are @ TO xtGt me beyond
N2H, tc!ow.eitlzene.' what has been the re-
seultf your monoy Is all equal to cold coIu.
{n i our a'vss M dot,ar a - eganl to gold coin, al
States notes and Natlonal bank notes are
always a. par Will each other. The re-
sui j., a'l branches Of industry
@ ofe improving: @ @ say to you TINT, but for THIS
;bs travelling tlrough tl,e Slough Of Despond,
!aoorers cut OIL employment, caplthl Idle, md
tlo Keystone of sliu whole anaucfas problem
s, W. ~ oIaE Us nacK 10 specle-payments,-lM Was
!golng 70 say baek to d9tnocratc basts. The
XII mpnes ~ oo'uno'deFa' 4aoofeFs, anu farmers t8
ANN =. oa
ooon a. "u1o
,t.,1 : au yet, Strange 70 say now u Ia %
and syes aud M int i ibs Sansn le Eod
IensY, Que for M tho oontlhoders unl one for the
slp st t"e noney q tNe peopla was de-
S; s'1; ana apel would not olaJ ns much US
Eoia, anu ue laborlng man could not buy as
..inIt ,t.I' ~ Iotn' Mn' gect, nH pork Us
H. sa sano c t,,rrec go for aoa o ns Now 70 haye
bondholder Is glad to get the greenback, anli
" f FSselge greeIaaeks for customs, SO think
~ @ snou.a og tatisilcl. ~
,nG ~ ,ns M Is ep 'ne present condition OF affairs,
ana y naa nol bech brought nhuut by at,y Aueus-
pocae, bnt ~ sttnp!o problem III nrlthllbtic.
~ W9a Simply bringing these u,oueyB together.
~! t9iu gentleman Today 'Te had pa!d sis 090,-
1ns. ~ ounuuo,uass ~ .he PAYMENT Of per cent
cent hnnts. },r,nra resun,,,t. u ,ne aa!e o. per
Ind 10 nny 1t IN viii con H., LIZ ~ muu.u t!GYe
e~ery otar hn. hrn nn;i ~ ~ nuTe 1, tesnapt!on
notnt. ri" vhnic trananctt,r - H.. ctsa h. n.ntes
pshed by the exrhnnp" ~ nv as csMt WY ~ aeSo
cent bonds. iii. H. hes ~ ons e1 LOT .F,,p PET
G,mt,i.i,is -, usa tao uSeH uohs HILnuut