Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-21
Secretary Sherman i'm Ohio,
THE OPENING SPEECH AT sTEUBENvILLE LAS


secretary sherman In ONO.
THE OPENING SPEECH AT sTEuBENvILLE LAST
EIGHT.
Secretary Sherman arrived at Sbeubenville,
Ohio, at $50 O'Clock last night. He was escort
ed to hts hotel by large concourse OF people
and brass band. At O'Clock he went to Gar
rett's Hail, and after being introduced by Col.
John w, Holiday to an audience OF over LEGO
people, proceeded to inaugurate the campaign.
over the stage which was decorated Win
comes the next PRESIDENT Gen. j. S. Robin
son, chairman Of the republican state execu-
tive committee, and Gen. Samuel Carey were
present One principal portion OF Secretary
Sherman's speech was In
REPLY TO GEN. EwING's OPENING SPEECH,
at Lancaster, q month or so ago. In regard 10
resumption, to national banks and the silver
spoken than in Maine. He claimed that In all
these matters the successful and predominant
policy was the work OF the republican party
party. He said that the only bi-metallism
which the people he represented would tolerate
must be founded upon an honest silver dollar,
tagonized Senator Thurman by taking high
ground in favor Of the national banks. Touch
Ing on
THR REVIVAL OF INDUSTRY,
the Secretary said" Look now over yer our broad
condition on the 14th day OF January, 1878,
when the resumption act passed, and on the
llth day Of May, 1871, when preparations to re:
August, 1879, more than seven months after we
have resumed Between these dates the gen.
eral rate OF interest on public and private In
value Of exports Of merchandise from ron the United
States during the year ended June 80, 1876 was
51S,442, ,7l1 during the year ended June 3O 1871,
It was s6o2, ~, ,22o, and during the year ended
increase over 1915 OF sl96,s9O, ,574, and over
1s17 Of s1o7, .oe5. or 1892 per cent.
The exports OF merchandise during the
previous year in the history Of our foregn co ony
merce. The excess OF imports over exports Of
merchaEd disc during the year ended June 80,
1915, amounted to Sl9,562, 725; during the year
ended June 80, 1877, the excess Of exports over
imports amounted to $151, 1920 and during
the year ended June 80, 1879, it rose 70
1854. .656. showing an increase In such excess
OF $113504, ,716, or more than Is per cent. In two
years. The revival in all branches of trade has
been almost without precedent. And yet, In
the face of numberless evidences OF the revival
OF business Gen @ Ewing as late as the th Of
"silent mills, f1reless furnaces, scanty wages,
want OF work, swarms of tramps," as the result
Of resumption. General Ewing alone seems not
to appreciate the changed condition Of the hour.
PRAISE OF MR.. TILDEN's sAaAC1rY.
Mr.. Ttlden, on the contrary, Is sagaciOus
enough to see the wave OF prosperity that fol-
lows resumption, and Is looking how to profit
by 1t. He Is reported by his friend Mr.. Spring
''Now,H Said Tilden, 81 will tell you, Mr..
Springer, why it is important that the demo.
cratic ;as party should succeed and why desire
have to crafty. II the democracy can ride into
power on the wave Of prosperity which think
is coming, it win remain In power indefinitely.
tain power they are liable to hold on for half a
century to come. Whichever party wins the
next presidency will get the credit OF the bet
se1ment ss, % OF tne condition OF affairs which is
Foxy Mr.. Tflden! He is anxious to enjoy the
advantages that come from resumption, though
he and his party despitefully prophesled against
1t, and made all manner Of opposition to 1t.
He would reap where he has not sown. He
thistles.
After denouncing as fallacious the claim Of
the secretary dWelt at some length on
THE SOUTHERN QUESTION.
He c0ntended that the south had been made
"solid' by practical notification of the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments, and that the
law Of violence was the only law In force In
many sections. 81 NAV he asked hA aa..aa.
.'Well, what will you do about it? Would you
have soldiers In the south and federal armies at
the polls?" My answer Is that this is not
practicable remedy. Federal soldiers were
never used at the south, or at the polls, except
to preserve the peace. The first remedy is by
the interests and the manhood OF the southern
states. The negroes are free, are citizens and
are voters. That, at least, is declared by the
constitution, and cannot be changed. 1t IS the
interest OF the white people OF the south to re-
spect the rights OF the negroes for II they do
not, and carry their oppression to extremity
1or I period OF years, they win In time contend
Ing, law-abid1ng freemen, both black and
white, who will meet them with their own
weapons. Such contest now would be utterly
hopeless. The black man must submit and SUI
Ter. His only remedy for extreme suffering Is
his right to leave the land OF his oppression
the same right exercised by the Israelites of
foreign birth who sought In our land to es-
cape oppression or to improve his condition"