Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-10-20
John SHERMAN AT CHICAGO.
The Talented Secretary Addresses an
Immense Gathering of People.
The Pending Issues Discussed in an Able
Manner.

! s"V fe"ui'y ISSUES UISCuSSeu III dh AD!e
Manner.
CHICAGO, October 1.-THE Republic
can demonstration in honor of Hon.
John Sherman, secretary of the treasury,
tonight, was very large and enthusiasts
tic. The Garfield and Arthur clubs of
the city were out in force, with torches
and bands of music, making fine ap-
pearance. The meeting was held at Nc
Cormick's hall and was presided over by
Hon. N. X. Fairbank. Preliminary
speeches were made by the chairman and
Franklin Mcveagh. At a quarter before
| 8 Secretary Sherman, accompanied by
General Logan and Hon. G. B. Farwell,
entered and took a seat upon the plat
form. His appearance was the signal
for loud applause. The secretary said:
| l accepted with diffidence the kind invitation
| of your Republican committee to speak on
political matters in this great city of Chicago.
| The time fixed WAS Immediately after the Dc
| tOber elections. AS Ohio and Indiana, your
neighboring sister states, Immediately connect
ed with you in history and geographical associa-
| tiOns were to be the scenes OF preliminary con-
| tests; it might have been embarrassing for me
| to participate in that canvass and take part in
| yours. But these preliminary contests are over
and the presidential election is transferred from
g, the October states to each and every state iii
| the Union. The drift and current of public
| opinion, though very hopeful for the Republ1
can party is not so 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 sfnce the eleetion OF Abraham Lincoln
in 1860 IT is the turning point which will
settle for many years the ascendancy and drift
of pocical events. The times are suspicious
for the independent action of each individual
voter. As a Republican, earnestly devoted to
the principals and policy of the party, but no
doubt biased by my long association with it, |
am entirely willing to rest my hopes for success
upon comparison by the independent, inteili-
gent voters, of the principles and conduct of the
two parties.
The secretary then discussed the issues m
volved i'll the pending contest of strength be-
tween the Republican and Democratic parties
of to state rights and national supremacy. He
pointed out that the Republican party stands
upon the principle that the laws of the United
States operats upon the people and should be
enforced against the people and in their favor;
that the Democratic party opposes this view.
seeking to belitEe, degrade and cripple the ma
tonal government. 1t is grievoTs mistake to
say that this dispute about national and state
rights is obsolete. 1t is in theory and practice
as active in the south as ever. The southern
Democratic party nullifes the constitution and
laws of the United States whenever they do not
agree with the local opinions of those states,
and the Democratic party of the perth is now,
rs III the days of Buchanan q mere tender to
the south, animated by its old rivalry with the
Republican party and by hope Of public
plumber in division Of the spois of office. Ii
the Democratic party gains control OF the ex-
ecatiye branch of the government it will COM
plete its capture of all its powers and will then
restore its policy by the Humiliation and degra-
datfon of national rights aud authority No
man can vote wisely unless he understands fully
this fundamental difference between the two
great parties
He discussed in 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 Court of the United States, and by the
results of the civil war and by the result OF
twenty years of Republican administration,
which Las put nation FOR the first time
among the leading powers Of She world, and has
developed the resources, the credit and prosper
ity of the whole country to an unexampled ex-
tent. Such results would be lmperlled by DEM
ocratic success. He never could hear and read
of southern outrages against TIE freedman with
out indignation and a sense of shame that tins
great government Of ours, so powerful IN all
things else, seems to be so emasculated III deal
ing with this cruel wrong to millions of unof-
Tending working people, who only wish to enjoy
the right to vote and the right to learn. Sooner
or later their rights will be restored as guaran-
| teed by constitutional amendment. But this
| restoration can never come except at the hands
| of the Republican party. The law as it stands
will, if enforced, put All end to the tragic over
throw Of the political rights and privileges OF the
| cOlored men Of the south.
| He then took up III turn the question OF
national against state money; the laws OF pro-
! b. "a al
revenue: compared Republican and Democratic
| administration; discussed resumption, reduction
of the public debt and expenses, and showed
that under the present administration the
revenues of the government had been so hon
estly and faithfully collected that the vast sum
OF 1866, 900, 900 taken in three years has been
collected with the least loss to the government
! that has occurred under any administration.
| On the contrary. under Democratic rule, the
loss was so large that it became a scandal.
Under a wise policy, exports have risen to
| tremendous value and the balance of trade has
| been steady in our favor Of late. Immigration
| israpdly increasing. He said:
! How can you improve this happy condition of
affairs by the election of the Democratic ticket,
which as sure as fate will, as far as it's power
goes, undo what we have done and seek to es-
tablsh 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 indus
try, and of the prompt and honest payment OF
the public debt and reduction OF interest; and
yet notice card signed by several gentlemen.
some of whom know by reputation as wealthy
business men of Chicago who say that it is ar
insult to their common sense to say that the
change proposed would be injurious to the
business of the country, and tend to check the
advancing tide of prosperity, which now is com.
ing upon us with flood. Now, there has moi
been a presidential contest since the Republican
party gained possession of the government
where the election of the Democratic nominee
would not have greatly affected and endan.
gered the business interests of the country, and
in some cases it's safety and very existence
But what reason do these gentlemen give for g
change? What do they propose to accomplish:
What single interest to advance? They do not
pretend this administration has been faulty OF
wrong or dishonest. or that it has not success
fully administered and advanced all the
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