Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-19
The serenade to Secretary sherman

ne SeHena0e I'D secretary ShAcI1n&tu.
| A BRILLIANT DIsPLAY-A SPEECH BY THE sECRE-
TARY ON THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS
Hon John Sherman. Secretary OF the Treas
| ury was serenaded last night by the republican
organizations of the District at his residence on
| street. stand, Handsomely decorated and
| Illuminated, had been erected in front OF the
house, and lines OF Chinese lanterns were strung
| from 18th TO 14th street. while some residences
| in the ne1gDOrhood were illuminated, and dis
PLAYS Of fire works wefe let Of from the house
tops The procession formed in front of repub-
licaD headquarters. on street. about O'Clock.
and marched by way OF street, Pennsylvania
a snI AM ana nth and streets. to the Score
O'Clock. The order Of
THE PROCESSION
was as follows: Chief Marshall VIM. b Reed;
alds; Col. l. s. Tichenor.. Major Il: d. Norton,
Capt II. A. Cobangh. Major F. !. Te1tord and
j: Il. Burnside; Marine Band; National Towpath
Cluo, with about 100 men in line and their
canal cana ,d boat drawn a,y. by mules The mem
The Pennsylvania republicans turned out with
nearly 500 men In line Hon. Edward Mcpherson
president. and Col: Tanner. marshal The New
York Republican Association, Col Hensey mar
shall turned ont about $50 strong. The Wide,
Awake, colored organization, Henry Piper. pre-
sldent, ana Z. Br0ckenborough, marshal was
represented In the line by about 100 men The
1ou1g Mems Republican Ciub. with Wm H.
Noss as president and Charles Pond as marshal
numbered about I5 men. About 100 members OF
the National Veteran Club, with the president
Col j. o. p. Burnside. In command aud col
Allan Wright as marshal were Ia line: and the
IoWans turned out in strong numbers, uader III,
leadership OF their president, Mr.. j. NJ. Vale A
large crowd had assembled before the Sscreta
rvs residence, and when the procession arrived
tne ToWpatn Club ranged themselves In llue
immediately in front of the stand, the li1
Pennsylvania, Maryland, New jersey AMI other
ciutS at the back, the Marine band to the r;1ht
ard on the left hand side were the jubilee sing
efs ana select choir OF sixty voices under tI,.
leadership OF Prof. Widdow+ After sayara;
musical selections, vocal and Instrumental
mere were loud cries for the Secretary, who ap,
peaueq b AMID deea1enng cheers, and was well
speech by District Attorney A. G. Riddle.
IHE SkCRETARY'S REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL RE-
CORDS OF TIE TWO PARTIES AND CAUSES OF THE
REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
IL response the Secretary spoke and in refer
ence to the causes OF the publican victory I'm
Oh1o and Indiana said: The first OF all was the
great prosperity that attended and followed III q
success or republican financial measures The
resumption OF specie payments was bitterly 90.
pCsea al every stage by the democratic party
n0uncing the republican party for not destroy.
Ing the gfeenback the democratic party was de-
nounclng us 10 the west for not issuing more
en- The public debt by the process of refundiny
was steadily denounced by the democraItl;
parry IN Indiana because we did not set the
paper mills at work to print more notes To mr.
the bondhol0ers, and Ia the east because we did
Lot apply our surplus. revenue to pay Off rhp
notes instead OF the bonds The people appre-
lne RAPID payment Of the principal and the adj
vance OF our notes TO the gold standard. Prove
Gehce alCed the republican party to thwart all
NE, ,he schemes OF me democratic party Some OF
theln were advocating the repeal of the ma
tlonal banks with view to revive the state
Canks, put the people We're satisfied that the
hauonal bank system was the best that was
ever devised, and would not risk its being tam
peled With. Another financial question that
gTaYeiy divided and weakened the delnOcratlc
party was The tariff question. The republican
* tod Gx-,tc
laNS which While 1t furnished ample revenue
also fosfered and diversified American industry.
Ine democratic party Threatened all these ia
dustries. They resolved In favor OF tariff for
revenue only. This was the old doctrine but
they forgot the great change that has occurred
slice 1850. VI len our manufactures were an In
significant part OF our productions Instead OF
St3ndlng by their principles, they were for pro-
lection IN New Jersey and free trade In Ken
lucky, and In Indiana they did not know where
THEY we're. They got Gen. Hancock to anuuI
the democratic platform by abSurdly saying
that the tariff was local question and finally
ty coming out for incidental protection. on
emergencies OF the campaign to come over to
the republican ground. A party thus at sea
without fixed principles was great disaiy auJ-
age. The republican party had Its fixed prin.
daily exhibiting their results In increasing
prosperity, while the democratic party had not
NE merit OF proposing single measure Or
principle on which they could stand. And this
element OF republican success is It's intense
nationality; its love OF country; its flag; It's
history, and its strength. But the democr ttic
party is tied down with its old dogma about
state rights. 1t don't feel the Impulse OF pa
tTiotlsID. because its patriotism is bounded Dy
state lines. 1t takes no pride In our grand ais
tory, because the majority OF that party was
against The country dufing the War. To sum
up all the causes OF the democratic defeat in
Ohio and Indiana, would say that the people
thought they could net be trusted with the
money or industries OF the people, nor VITA
their national nag or national honor. nor with
the social rights OF American citizens, es1a.
cially with those OF the freedmen enancip .set
by war.
Hen. jay 4. HUbbell, Attorney General De-
yerS ana ex-senator Pomeroy also n ida I'd.
dresses. The procession formed brit, .nt
street display.