Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-15
Shern,an's Speech a: Ohicago.


CHICAGO, Oct, 4.-The Republican demon.
strstion in honor of Hon. John Sherman, sec
retary of the treasury, to. night, was very large
and enthusiastic. Tue Garfield and Arthur
clubs of the city were out in force with torches
and bands of music, making a fine appearance
The meeting WAS held at McCormick's hall.
and was presided over by Hon. N. K. Fairbank,
and preliminary speeches were made by the
chairman and franklin McVeagh. At a quarter
before 8 Secretary Sherman, accompanied by
Gen. Logan and Hon. O. B. Farwell, entered
and took seat upon the platform. His ap-
pearance was the signal for loud applause.
The secretary said:
II accepted with diffidence the kind invita-
tion of your Republican committee to speak on
political matters in this great city of Chicago.
The time fixed was Immediately after the Oc-
tober elections. As Ohio and Indiana, your
neighboring sister States, Immediately connect
ed with you in history and geographical as
ISOLATION, were to be the scenes of the
preliminary contests. it might
have been embarrassing for me
to participate in that canvass and take part in
yours. Bnt these preliminary contests are
over, and the Presidential election is trans
ferred from the October States to each and
every State in the Union. The drift and cur
rent of public opinion, though very hopeful
for the Republican party, is not 30 decisive
but that the people of every State must now
diligently and actively take their part in the
great canvass this fall which, in my Judgment,
is of greater importance than any since the
election of Abraham Lincoln, in 1850. 1t is q
turning point, which will settle for many
years the ascendency and drift of politi-
cal events. The times are auspicious for the
Independent action of each individual voter.
As Republican, earnestly devoted to the prin-
ciples and policy of the party, but no doubt
biased by my long association with it, am en-
tirely willing to rest my hope of success upon
a comparison by independent. intelligent
voters of the principles and conduct of the
two parties"
He then discussed the issues involved in the
pending contest of strength between the Re.
publican and Democratic parties as to State
righI and national supremacy. BE pointed out
thatsthe Republican party stands upon the
principle that the laTs of the United States
operate upon the people and should be en-
forced against the people and in their favor;
that the Democratic party opposes this view,
seeking to belittle, degrade and cripple the
national government. ut is grevious mistake
to say that this dispute about national and
State rights is obsolete. 1t is in theory and
practice active in the South as ever. The
Southern Democratic party nullifcs the con-
stitution and laws of the United States when
ever they do not agree with the LEGAL opinions
of those States, and the Democratic party of
tho North is now, as in the days of Buchanan,
a mere tender to the South, animated by it's
old rivalry with the Republican party and by
hope of public plunder in division
of the spoils of office. If the Democratic par
ty gains control of the executive branch of the
government it will complete its capture of all
its powers and will then restore its policy by
the humiliation and degradation of its rights
and authority. No man can vote wisely un-
less he understands fully this fundamental
issue between the two parties"
Hedisoussed at some length the evils wrought
to the country in past years by the practice of
State rights and the attempt to extend slavery
under the workings of that doctrine. The Re-
publican idea on national supremacy has been
repeatedly sustained by the courts and by the
supreme courts of the United States. and by
the results of the civil war, and by the results
of twenty years of Republican administration.
which has put our nation, for the first time,
among the leading powers of the world, and
has developed the resources the credit and
prosperity of the whole country to an uney-
ampled extent. Such results would be i'm
perilled by Democratic success.
He never could read and hear of Southern
outrages against the freedmen without Indig-
nation and q sense of shame that this great
government of ours, 30 powerful III all things
else, seems to be SO slow in dealing with this
cruel wrong to millions of unoffending work.
ing people, who only wish to enjoy the right to
vote and the right to learn. Sooner or later
their rights will be restored as guaranteed by
the constitutional amendments. But this
restoration can never come except at the hands
of the Republican party. The law as it stands
WILL If enforced, put an end to the tragic over
throw of the political rights and privileges of
the colored men of the South.
He then took up in turn the question of
National against State money, the laws of pro-
lection. resistance to the collection of internal
revenue, compared Republican and Democratic
administration, discussed resumption, the re-
duction of the public debt and expenses, and
showed that under the present administration
the revenues of the government have been so
honestly and faithfully collected that while
the vast sum of 1866, 100000 was taken in
in three years, 1t has been collected
with least loss to the government that has oo.
CURED under any administration. On the CON.
trary, under Democratic rule, the loss was 30
large that it became scandal. Exports have
risen to tremendous value, and the balance Of
trade has been steady in our favor of late. I'm
migration is rapidly increasing.
He said, 'how can You improve this happy
condition of affairs by election of the Demo
cratic ticket, which, sure as fate will as far as
its power goes, undo what we have done and
seek to establish policy directly opposed to
that adopted by the Republican party. have
already shown that the Democratic party, from
its principles and history, is opposed to our
ideas of honest money, protection of American
industry, promps and honest payment of the
public debt, and reduction of interest, and yet
notice a card signed by several
ge1tlemen-some of whom know
by reputation as wealthy business
men of Chicago say that it is an insult
to their common sense to the say a change
proposed would be injurious to the business oil
the country and tend to check the advancing
| tide of prosperity which now ia coming upon
| as with flood. Now there has not been
Presidential contest since the Republican party
| gained possession of the government where th(
| election of the Democratic nominee would moi
have greatly affected and endangered the bust
ness interests of the country and in some cases
| its safety and very existence. But what reason
| do those gentlemen give for change? What
| good do they propose to accomplish? Wha,
single interest to advance? They do not pre-
| tend this administration has been faulty, ol
| wrong, or dishonest, or that il has not sue
cessfully administered and advanced all tn,
| great business interests involved; but they say
| that "a change OF administration is desirable
after lapse of twenty years even wer,
the party welding power less guilty of fault
| than the party now in possession appears to be
| It is time to take account of stock by agents
who have now been handling the trust man,
years. This phrase of the shop, taking &C
count of stock" is scarcely applicable to tn
affairs of this great government, for all the &C
counts are public. They are and have beer