The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-16
TELEGRAPHIC
JOHN SHERMAN.
A Demonstration in his Honor
He Makes a ktaIwart
Speech In Chicago.

Chicago, 1.-THE republican demon
stration IN honor Of John Sherman, sec
Rotary of the treasury, tonight, was verJ
long and enthusiastic. Garfield anC
Arthur clubs were out in force with tor
ches and bands Of music making a I'm,
appearance. A meeting was held at Nc
Cormick Hall and was presidsd over By
Hon. w. K. Fairbanks. Preliminary
| speeches were made by the chairman ahC
Frank MscVesgh. At S.45 Secretary
Sherman, accompanied by Gen. Logan
and Hon. q. B. Farwell, entered and
took q seat on the platform. His appear
ance was the signal for loud applau- g.
The secretary made telling points, includ-
ing the following not in previous speeches,
Il accepted with ditfidence the kind in
vitation by your republican committee to
speak on political matters in the great
city Of Chicago. The time fixed was i'm
mediately after October elections. As
Ohio and Indians, your neighboriDg sis
ter states, intimately connected with
ysu in history and geographical associa-
ton, were to be the scenes Of preliminary
contest. it might have been embarrassing
for me 10 participate in that canvass, and
to take part in yours. But these ptelimi-
nary contests are over aud the presiden-
tial election Is transferred from October
states TO each and every state 10 the
Union. The drift and current of public
opinion, though very hopeful for the re-
publican party, is not SO decisive but that
people of every state must now diligently
and sctively 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
1860. Il is the turning point which will
settle for many years the ascendancy
and drift Of poit cal events. The times
are suspicious for independent action of
each individual voter. AS republican
earnestly devoted 10 the principles and
policy of the party, but no doubt biased
by long association with it, am entirely
willing to rest my hopes Of success upon
comparison by independent, intelligent
voters of the principles and conduct Of
the two parties. He never could read or
hear of southern outrages against the
freedmen without indignation and
sense of shame, that this great govern
ment of ours, so powerful in all thi gs
else, seems TO be so emasculated in deal |
ing with this cruel wrong to millions of |
unoff4nding 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 guaranteed by |
the Constitution. This restoration can |
never come except at the hands of the re-
publican party. The law as it stands |
will, if enforced, put an end to the tragic |
overthrow Of the political rights and |
privileges of colOred men Of the south. |
l notice card signed by several gentle
men, some of whom | know by reputa- |
ton, as worthy bus ness men of Chicago, |
who So, it is an insult to their common !
sense TO say the change proposed would be |
Injurious " the business of the country, |
and tend to check the advancing tide of |
which now is coming upon US |
with food. Now, there has not been a |
time since the republican party gained |
possession of the government, when the |
election of the democratic nominee would |
not have greatly affected and endangered |
The business interests Of the country, in /
some cases its safety and very existence.
But what reason d. these gentlemen give |
for a change? What good do they pro-
pose TO accomplish? What single interest |
TO advance? They do not pretend that
this Administration has been faulty or
wrong or dishonest o. that it has not |
administered and advanced
all the great business interests involved,
but they say that change of administra-
ton is desirable; after lapse Of twenty
years, even were the party welding
power less guilty Of faults than the party
now in possession appears to be, it is
time to take an account of stock by
agents who have not been handling the
trust for many years. This phase Of the
shop taking an account Of stock is scar
cely applicable to affairs OF the great
for accounts are public to
all and have been accessible to both
houses of Congress. Every delslcstion
is openly proclaimed, and every act is
necessarily made public. Democrat COM
mittees have explored the recesses Of the
treasury and find no fault Or wrong or
defalcslion. Every business interest has
been subserved. They dare not propose
q single change and yet these business
men of Chicago, having no fault to find
with the present Administration csn give
no reason why they should vote the
den, ocratic ticket except that they want
a set of hungry office-hOlders to lake an
{ ccount of stock-a doctrine SO illogical
that 1 must confess my surprise to see it |
come from business men. 1t smacks
more of the low politics of New York
City than the business habits of thrifty /
At the conclusion of Secretary Sher-
mans speech General Logan was called
out, and although suffering from severe
cold, made a short speech which was
received with great applause By the |
audience. Hon. John Wentworth also |
addressed the audience. The street dis
play was the largest of the campaign,
over 1900 torch bearers being in line.
The enlhusiasm'wss immense.