Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04
SENATOR sHERMAN's SPEECH.
What the Present Administration Found
and Whit IL is Doing.

The opening speech of the Ohio cam
paign was made at Mt Gilead, Ohio, on
Wednesday afternoon by Senator John
sherman before II large open AR assem-
blage Mr.. Sherman said:
Surely party that within six years
from its organization overthrow the pow
erful dominant Democratic party, and for
"A wears afterward conducted the opera
tions of Il great government, in peace and
in war, with such success Us to win the
support and acquiesccnce even of its en-
emies, can fairly claim to be worthy of the
confidence and support OF the great body
of the people. Yet, strange to say, by the
detection of II comparatively few men in
three Republican states, our old adVerSa-
ries have been raised to power again in the
national government. The rebels are on
top. Some of the very men who boast
fully threatened to break up the Union,
and. with the oath of office in support of
the constitution fresh upon their lips con
spircd and Contedcra.ed to overthrow it,
Waged war against 1t, ana were the cause
of the loss OF halt Il million OF lives and
thousands of millions of treasure, have
been placed in high office again, in the very
seats OF power which they abandoned with
Scorn and defiance. Two members of the
confederate congress, and one man who
SNmpathlzcd with them, are 1T The head of
great departments of the government. !
saw the Union flag at halt mast floating
over the interior department in sign
of honor and mourning for the death
of Jacob Thompson, whom we regarded as
Il detaultcr ana cOnSplutOr IhiS COun-
try is now represented abroad by men who
within - wears were in arms to overt brow
it, and the governing power in the eXecu-
tive branch of the government is in sNm-
pathy with the ideas Of and selects the
chief officers of the government from, the
men who were in war against it. This
strange turn in events has but one exam
pie in history and that was the restoration
of Charles II after the brilliant but brief
prOtectorate of Cromwell, and like that
restoration, is rcprOach to The civilization
of the age. Why was this What meas
ure of republican policy is condemned
What measure of good policy is proposed
or advocated by our HdVersarieS that would
not be better accomplished by the Repub-
lican party What hope or aspiration of
good government can the mugwumps of
the East expect to accomplish 10y Demo
cratic success We were told that the
~ years, that great frauds had been com
mitted, that they wished to examine the
books they wished to clean ont the "Au
gean stable, that bad nominations had
been made, and that the Republican party
did not execute in good faith the civil SER
vice law. | pom prcteNtS like these the cleo
tOral votes of thee or four mort crn states.
added 20 the solid South, secured the cleo
llbll Oh NI. \ lt\tIdlltl. Leu Us examine
these prctcnceS. Tucy have examined the
books and the vaults, and they find every
dollar OF public money on hand or account
ed for. 1t was feared for Il while that
there was deficiency OF two cents IN the
count. but these were found to have been
dropped upon the floor bv the counters. so
that the money il all ON hand. The "Au-
Geau Stable is now found by our adVer-
saries TO be the most perfect piece of adj
mlnlstratlNc machinery IN the world, for |
"A ] -
our own or In ANY country, or in amy time,
are the receipts ana disbursements Of the
govern gent 50 faithfully and honestly ac-
counted iuras in the treasury of the mited
states. The "Augc',n stable WAS clearly
swept and kept by the Republican party.
and now, after Il lull examination by Man
ming and Jordan ana other New York
Democrats, they do not find speck or a
blemish, or IL fault in the magnificent ma
chiuclY placed M their hands by the folly
of the American people. They find it the
best conducted business workshop in the
world.
The Ciyil service Law.
measure adopted by the Republican
party aided by Il very few Democrats was
being gradually put in force by the Re
publican party aud now is the only re-
>tralnt against the Wholesale removal of
worthy officers by a democratic admins
tratiOn. They commenced the cry of turn
the rHsCals ont" They found none but
they did find "utlensive partisans,' and
turned them ont and put riscals n | ac-
knowledge the good intentions of Mr..
Cleveland, but he knows as well as | do
that the hungry and thirsty crowd who
are bowling tor the removal Of every Re
publican office holder, must, in Il short
time prevail, and all pretence of the OBJ
servanCe of the law will he abandoned.
Every Republican now in office is an of
fensiVe partisan,' and the most noisy and
blatant OF partisan Democrats will be the
chosen candidates for all Offices from the
smallest postmaster of the Nasty school to
the rebel generals who represent us in
foreign lands.
We must admit, fellow.citizens, that we
Were not beaten by the Democrats, but by
the disgruntled Republicans Of three i'm
portant states who opposed the nominee
of the Republican party, and, in the great
state of New ork, by a narrow majority
of but little more than a thousand, defeat
ed Blaine and Logan. 1t was not the want
of merit in these two great leaders of oui
party, but the disappointments, persona
contests and controversies incident to /
long lease of power. But even this deteC
ton among Republicans would have beer
ineffective but for the solid South, helo
together in political fellowship 10y crimes
violence and fraud which If continued, vii
as surely renew all the StrfCS Of the civi
war as that the sun rolls around in it,
course The Republican party was certain
ly liberal and just to the rebels lately II
arms against the country. We deprived
them OF no political pow cr; no blood was
shed; no cOnfiSCatlOn was had 4: and more
generous terms were conceded to them
then ever before had been extended to al
unsuccessful party in Il civil war. Then
Leaders emphasized that nt the burial oi
our g'eat commander Gen. Grant The
result of the settlement by the Constitu
tOnai Amendments at the close OF The Wal
was to give them increased political pow
er upon condition That the slaves should be
lrce Il ut should be allowed to vote. auC