American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-10-30
JUDGE TRUMRULL.
His Speech mt Chicago-Shermau-s Sophis-
tries DispeiIcd-The Position of the Dem
Ocratic Party Re. arding the Tariff.

His Speech Mt Chicaso-Shermau-s Sophis
tries DispeiIcd-The Position of the Dem
ocratic Party Regarding the Tariff.
Farwell Hall, Chicago, was literally packed
on he evening of the 10th with an enthusi-
aSt1c audience to listen TO addresses from
Messrs. Trumbull, Parsons, Sigei, and other
Democratic speakers. Gen. Parsons pre-
sided. He introduced Judge Trumbull as
"the next Governor of Illinois," and pro-
posed three hearty cheers. The suggestion
was entirely unnecessary, as at the bare
mention OF his name the entire audience
arose as one man and cheered itself hoarse,
After expressing his gratitude for the well
come extended, he said:
We need not be discouraged Mt the result OF
the late elections 1t reminds me that we met
with some disasters just before Antietam and
l look upon the result in Indiana-for Ohio
has disappointed nobody-the result in In
great fight in November, which will result in
giving a position in civil life high the
hero of gettysburg att ined upon the battle
field. Applause. L have seen this spirit
wherever i have been throughout the State
within the last six or eight weeks. Never, for
twenty years, have l Witnessed such meetings
as have assembled during the last month, and
ever since the election took place in Ohio and
Indiana, have attended several meetings
where thousands were present and l saw the
same spirit and the same determination on
the part OF the people assembled as ! mad wit
few days ago-I mention it as one incident,
and doubt not there are hundred such in
the State-at a meeting which attended, and
after the result of the election was known
met with gentleman who stated that he had
not taken much part in the canvass this year I;
that in other years he had been very active,
but this year he had left the canvass to his
friends. Since the result of the election in
Indiana, however, and since he heard the
shouts of these Republicans over this little
that it was his duty to take hold and he said
to his friends then present: 81 will to day
subscribe $500 and devote my whole time from
TINS until election 10 organize and carry this
county for Hancock and English" That was
the spirit that manifested itself in many
places where have been.
1t is my purpose this evening, to review
briefly some OF the positions assumed by
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY,
Mr.. John Sherman, in n speech he made in
TINS city few days ago. He starts out by say
ing that there are in this country two parties,
and that they entertain different views in re-
gard to the powers OF the Federal Govern
ment; and then he proceeds to state what
the views entertained by, the Republican
Democratic party are. 1 suppose we may
take his statements as being correct so far as
he represents the views of the Republicans of
the present day. but am not willing to accept
it as he represents that of the Democratic
as e9tertaining the view that this is a Nation;
that it is possessed of sovereign power, and
Gen. Logan, another spokesman of the Re-
publican party, says that the Republicans
contend that this is Nation, sovereign
all other power. II this position is true then
we have a centralized Government here, pos
a
that would be n very different Government
from the one which our fathers meant. and n
very different government from the one
which was underS; God to be the character of
our Government when the Republican party
was formed and it would be advocating
different principle from that on which it at
tanned power. Our Government is compi-
Gated one and the powers are divided up be-
tween the Federal Government and the
States, and they are so divided for purpose,
and that purpose was for the security and
protection of public liberty and individual
liberty.
Whenever power is vested in one man or
set of men.
THAT is DEsPorIsM,
and this division of power was to preserve the
liberties of the people.
The RepubI can party is the advocate of n
Government with all power. L
propose to prove in a few words that the Re-
publican party Is organized lie. In 1850
that the maintenance of the rights of the
States was essential to the endurance of our
political fabric. If essential then it is so to-
day. And he who claims that all power is in
the Federal Government advocates that which
= b ness IL &c ,, to , our Liberties as peoped
Poland complain? II is because they are de-
will be no better than theirs when the doc
trine of the Republican party is adopted. and
all power is lodged in the Government ut
W Washington.
The Democratic party does not advocate the |
doctrine that power is in the States. 1t |
within the powers conferred upon |
t, and all power not 50 conferred is reserved |
An attempt is being made to array the |
wealth and capital of the country against the |
mass of the people. The Democratic party
relieves that all men are created equal, and il |
matters not to me, or any true Democrat. |
where man is born, what language he
peaks, what faith he possesses, or what the
olor of his skin; he has all the rights of any
'ther man. lApplause.l
THAT is OUR CREED.
What more did Sherman say? He inquired
What the Democratic party had done when 1t
obtained control of the House of Representa-
ives. He said: Nothing except to undertake
o repeal "A law passed for the purpose of Sc
uring honest elections. He said that they did
rot propose to amend it, but they offered TO re-
zeal it, and put the repeal on to an Army APP
,ropriation bin, which President Hayes We
oed, and that the Democrats had refused to
'ass the necessary appropriations to feed the
the truth? Let us have the facts. That
risinal Election bill passed "A part of an
lterial here. Is it true that that was all the
did? After President Hayes had
etoed that bill it came up as separate
ppointment of Marshals and Deputy Mar
halls to supervise the elections allows the
iarshal to appoint these Deputies all of his
wn party. There were appointed in the city
+ New York, ut one time, some twelve hun
red of these Mar-hals, all of one party, who
-ere mere eleciionecrers for the Republican
rgaDfzation. A proposition was made to re-
,ed i IT, tfterWord it came up in another
nm, and Gen. Garfield said in reference to
nc measure. as il now stands, that there was
|
D far as it was true / consider it just objec
on to the law 1t was that the law had been
on precincts with men OF one party whose
mo might be employed a the public eX-
ense for public electioneering purposes. l
ave declared and now declare, myself will
* to modify the law SO that the alleged abuse
an not take place. l did not offer my substi
Ite compromise on the question OF what
believe just and right. l make no compro
Use any where, but 1 do believe that it
the Election law to free it from
very ground of charge that it is partisan or |
IN be used for merely partisan purposes"
hat was
THE LANGUAGE OF MIR. GARFIELD,
nd he offered substitute providing that
,ese Deputy Marshais be taken from the
ferent parties. The Democrats in Congress |
,ok it up and passed If, and President Hayes
etoed it, separate measure; the very |
easure that Gen. Garfield said was just and ,
uhti And now Mr. Sherman comes before
Re people and says that the Democrats did
Ut offer to amend this law. What think you
a party whose leaders falsify the records
W hat more did he say? He then claimed
edit for the Republican, PARTY in advancing ,
e public credit of the Nation so AS that we
Dw have sound currency; and he com
aims that when the Democrats were in power /
1850, under Mr.. Buchanan, our currency was ,
,preciated, and we could only borrow money
IL per cent. Well, that is true; and why is {
50? Why, we were at that time threatened
it'll war; the States were undertaking to
cede from and break up the Union and the
edit of the country WAS impaired thereby.
Well, how was it three or four years after
ard? Why, these very grcenbacks, and this
itional currency which he eulogizes 80
ghly. ut that time wis not worth 30 cents on t
e dollar! Why? because were in the ,
idst of great war. And would it not he as
81 TO charge the Republican purity with hav- {
= ruined the credit of the country in 1864,
-, and 1865, and all along until 1879, and with
wing deprecated the currency of the
untry during all those years, as to charge
C Democratic party with the condition OF ,
e public credit when we were threatened
i'll the disruption about to take place?
But the Rcpub lean party is not entitled to
" credit for the condition of the currency.