Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-04-16

The Secretary of the Treasury re-
Gently paid n visit to his home at Mans
field, Ohio, and spoke at some length
upon the issues of the day to his friends
and neighbors. After stating that he
was a candidate for the Presidency
under certain well defined conditions,
Mr.. Sherman proceeded to the discus
sion of National policies as follows:
The contest this fall between the Republican
and the Democ tatic parties will present for de-
cisi,n questions of the graVest Importance,
and the candidates chosen for the RepublCan
party must be those who will not only fairly
represent our side of those great issues, but
who will probably be most certain of election.
The Republican party Is the party of principle,
and the Democratic party is the party of OPP
position. The Republican party wins only
upon its bold lead dership of questions of public
policy. II proposes now To maintain the policy
of resumption and refunding which has been
SO successfully executed thus far, but must
be supported hereafter by the friendly action
of the Government. IL proposes to maintain
and enforce the constitutional amendments
with all the powers of the National Govern
ment, tothe end that every man, poor or rich,
white or black, may he seen I'm the full enjoy
ment of civil and political rights. lAppause.l
II proposes 10 foster and extend the system of
free common public schools, both by the
state and National Government, to the end
that every child of the proper age may receive
instruction in the primary branches of cduca-
tiUn, and thus give To the poor, as well as the
rich, Il fair chance in life, so that the oppor-
tunitiCs TO win an honorable position i'm life
may not be confined to any favored or fortu-
nate class. Enthusiastic appause.l believe
the Republican party Is the only party
in this country that has the courage ana ablli,
" to carry out these great objects of National
desire, aud that the controlling element of the
Democratic party cannot and ought not TO be
trusted to secure either of these primary con
ditiOns of good government. Though there
are many men i'm that party whose friendship
j highly prize, yet never concealed from them
or from you my profound distrust of the prin-
ciples and the tendencies and the aims of that
party, and now more than ever would regard
its success i'm gaining control of the Executive
and judicial branches of the Government ns
an unmiXed calamity. lido not intend to make
you a long political speech on those numerous
topics which will enter into the canvass, but
there are some matters connected with the
present state of affairs which think should
bring briefly TO your attention. What "a
marked change has taken place in the cOndi-
tiOn of our country since spoke TO you in the
summer of 1877. At the beginning of the pres
ent Administration the Republican party had
lost control of the great central states. Dem
Ocratic Senators and Legislatures had been
elected in Connecticut, New York, New yer-
sey, Pennsylvania, ohio, Indiana and even llli-
nois sent the Independent party to the
United States Senate, and the National House
OF Representatives was strongly Democratic.
When President Hayes was sworn into Office
the local governments of Louisiana and South
Carolina were In possession of Legislatures
elected by the most shocking crimes and vio-
lcnce. From the LIST of January, 1877, 10 the
ith OF March, 1877, the whole power of the state
Governments was absolutely underline control
of Hampton ana Nichols. The President was
pOwerlcss TO correct this great wrong, aud
although his course in this matter has been the
subject of more criticism than any act OF his
Administration, yet believe IL is now the con
sideratc Judgment of the majority of all parties
that what he did do was wise, prudent, and fol
the best interests OF all classes, both white anC
black. He did not attempt the impossible, bu
he did do all that could be done according L
law 70 secure peace ana order, where sue
cessful revolution had Overthrown the popular
will.
Three years ago our financial condition wa
as desperate and dangerous as IL has been iron
the foundation of the Government. Grea
bodies of discontented men, deprived of max
ing n livelihood by honest labor by the hard
ness Of the times, were tramping through tn
country, stopping railroads and adding 10 th'
general calamity by riots and violence. ou
paper money was below par and universa
distrust pervaded all classes of men. Work
shops and manufactures were Idle, capitalist
hoardcd their money, prices were low, prodnc
tiOn had been reduced 10 It's minimum 10
want of "a market, and although our publ
| credit has been well maintained by N