The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-24
SECRETARY SHERMAN
Opening Of the Campaign
in Maine.
LARGE GATHERING AT PORTLAND.
Speech Of the Head of the Treasury
Department.
RESUMPTION AND ITS EFFECTS.
Poor Blacks Commiserated and State
Rights Denounced.
A CALL ON THE BOYS IN BLUE.
Senator Blaine on the Prospects
Of the Party.
RESUMPTION AND ITS EFFECTS.
Poor Blacks Commiserated and State
Rights Denounced.
A CALL ON THE BOYS IN BLUE.
Senator Blaine on the Prospects
Of the Party.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
PORTLAND. Me-. July 90. 1879.
Secretary Sherman left Boston at halfpast eight
A. NJ. to-day on special car for Portland to open
the campaign in the Pine Tree State. His progress
through the towns of Massachusetts, New Hamp-
shire and Maine very quiet affair. There were
demonstrations. and but few people tried to see
the party or to shake hands with the head of the
financial affairs OF the nation. There with him
in the besides his secretary Collector Beard, of
Boston. and four newspaper correspondents. No
thing done said during the four hours ride
worthy of note.
THE RECEPTION.
At the depot in this city there were about fifty
people waiting to the distinguished visitor.
Congressman Reed and delegation from the State
Central Committee conducted the party to the Fall
mouth Hotel. Here an informal reception was held.
when Senator Blaine, ex-senator and ex-Secretary
Morrill, Governors Dingey. washburn and Per-
ham; Mr.. Daniel +. Davis candidate tor Governor
this year; Congressman Lindsey and Reed. United
States District Attorney Sanger. Mr.. W. W. Thomas
and other leading politicians paid their respects.
Senator Hamlin was conspicuous by his absence.
SENATOR BLAINE ON THE CAMPAIGN.
had a conversation with Senator Blaine-a purely
informal one-after dinner in which he sad that
the campaign opening tonight would be the most
memorable in the history Of the State.
"Who will winY' asked.
II will tell you story" he said 81 was out in
Indiana during campaign. and leaving
! asked Mr.. Manson. who was chairman
of the Democratic Committee, which party
would win, and he replied Both parties
are confident Of succeeding. and each is damnaby
afraid it won't. The swear word.' said Mr.. Blaine
sis Manson's and not mine. We will witness in
Maine this year the most vigorous campaign ever
had to fight. and we encouraged far by the
suits. The people are thinking, and our meetings
will be attended more largely than in any year since
the war;
OPENING MEETING
So far as to-night's meeting concerned Mr..
Blaine's latter statement borne out. About
5000 people were present i'll the City Hall at eight
O'Clock. 1t was not an enthusiastic one by any
means. but thoughtful one. critical one. Ex-
Governor Washburne. the war Governor of Maine,
presided. He announced that the campaign in
Maine would have q very important bearing on the
national campaign in 1885, "The State" said Mr..
Washburne. 'that can send up its banner highest
this year will have something to say in the contest
OF next year." This was considered as little shove
for the Blaine boom. and the audience applauded.
MR.. sHERMAN's RECEPTION.
Mr. Sherman very well received. He made
good speech-a speech full of figures. tables and ex
tracts from the reports of the Treasury Department
from 1873 to 1879. The Southern question was
referred to briefly and the position of the
speaker was regarded as satisfactory when
he stated that the soldiers who wore the
blue must again shoulder the musket and
fight the battle again. He other alternative
in the Issue forced by the South the old heresy
Of State rights. That the effect of the whole speech
good was shown by the fact that for two hours
the audience sat quietly and listened patiently to an
argumentative and statistical speech. Toward the
close Of his address the Secretary warmed up con-
siderably and got his hearers into q livelier mood
going far to quote from '.Pinafore -
When he finished three cheers given for honest
money aud John Sherman.
CALLS BLAINE.
The audience now thoroughly worked up
Loud calls made for Blaine. but Mr.. Davis the
candidate OF the party, presented instead. He
is q small man, looking like country minister but
he talks well. and what little he had to say
he said it neatly. But 1t was reserved for
Blaine to fire the heart of the audience. He
told them stories and made them laugh, and his
ridcule did more to make the greenbackers and
democrats ashamed Of their coalition than volumes
Of financial history. The campaign In Maine has
opened vigorously. and until the dawn of election
day 1t will be kept going vigorously. The repub-
hcans have healed all their differences and are so
united ana so determined that the leaders feel con-
hdent of success.
SPEECH OF MR.. SHERMAN.
The following is the speech of Secretary Sher-
mani
FELLOW CITIzENs-I accepted the invitation of
your distinguished senator to speak in the State of
Maine during my bricr vacation from official duties
mainly that might present To you the mode by
which, i'll spite vi mnch opposition, United States
notes have been advanced to par in coin, and some
reasons why these notes ought hereafter to DO
redeemed in coin at the demand OF the holder in
stead OF being as formerly, .rrcdecmable dcpre-
ciated and dishonorcd. You will naturally expect
me. as public officer. to speak mainly on this and
kindred financial topics connected with my official
duties.
But before doing so permit me to say that thereare
questions involved In our political contest this tall
more important than those of hard money soft
money greenbacks or bank notes.
REVIVAL ISSUES.
II 1 felt at liberty to choose the theme most i'm
portan to you and to tho whole people of the United
States. would present the recent revival by the
democratic party of the Southern doctrine of states
rights. rms doctrine has been the evil genius OF
American politics. IL was born of hostility TO tho
Union. II was the bulwark of American slavery. 1t
poisoned and estranged large section OF the coun-
try. Under the of secession il led to the lato
rebellion and aimed to destroy the Union by an
open armed conflict with the national government.
Every life that sacrificed and treasure that
was wasted in that war. the bitter fruits OF this
doctrine.
Now IL takes the form of nullifcation-not nulli6.
cation by State officers when General Jackson
throttled It, but nullification by members OF Con-
gress. the sworn agents and officers of the general
government. These officers would surrender
tial powers of the national government, nufy it's
law cripple 1T in executing it's conceded powers and
make IL n iedorate instead of national govern
mcnt. In the arrogance of their power OF their
leaders declared that it was their fixed purpose to
wipe out every vesge OF war legislation.
Their chief effort in the last two sessions of Con-
gress has been TO nufy law OF Congress pro-
yidng for honest election of members of Con-
gress-a law passed in pursuance OF a plain pro-
vision of the constitution declared by Mr.. Madison
TO be essential TO the preservation of the govern
mcnt, a law which has been sanctioned by eight
IN
pealed to by both parties, whose constituionality
has been disputed in the courts, and which IL
the only guard provided by Congress to protect
citizens of the United states in the elective franchise
The movement for nutying this law was made
possible by "unitcd SOUTH" united by terror,
civilization. over the white OF the south, who