The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27
A Speech in Which National Issues Are Dis
cussed in Mastery Manner and in
the Plainest of Language.
The Democratic RestOr rati0n Pronounced
an Insult to Civilization,
Which Has but One Precedent in the Annals
of Time-Sharp Dissection of the
Policy of the Administration.
SHERMAN'S BALM.

SHERMAN'S BALM.
Powerful Speech of the Ohio Senator, Dcliv.
cred at Mt Gilead.
MT. GILEAD, Aug 26.-The opening speech of
the Ohio campaign on the part of the Repub-
lican party was made here this afternoon by
Senator John Sherman before a large openair
assemblage. Mr.. Sherman spoke as follows:
Fellow Citizens-It is long time since 1 had
the pleasure of addressing the Republicans of
Morrow county, but have not forgotten, nor
will | ever forget the great obligations l am un-
der to them for their friendship and partiality
when, more than thirty years ago, first
appeared before them as candidate for Con-
gress. Those were important and stirring times
The Republican party was then formed as an
active and effective organization to resist the
extension of slavery. Many Of the actors in those
scenes have passed away, and now a new gener-
alton, the sons and even the grandsons of the old
Republicans of Morrow county, are charged
with the duty of completing and advancing the
work of the Republican party.
You need not be ashamed of the record Of that
party. Our adversaries now concede the wisdom
and success of all prominent Republican meas
ures as well as the merits of the great leaders OF
the Republican party Only few days since I
heard my colleague, Senator Payne, in address
ing soldiers at Fremont, extol Lincoln and Grant
in the highest terms of praise and say the war
was worth all it cost, and he thanked God that
slavery had been abolished Only recently, when
the great procession conveyed the mortal remains
of Grant to their last resting place, l heard
active confederates extol him in the highest
terms of praise, and some of them frankly
gloried in the success of Republican measures
and especially, in the abolition of slavery
1t may be unkind but it is natural for us to recall
what these same men said of Lincoln and Grant,
and the war, and the abolition of slavery, within
thirty years past. The Republican party
''ape," Grant was butcher" and Union SOL
diers were Lincoln hirelings." The war was
the sum of all crimes. Yet these same men now
seek to hide their opposition to the war and their
abuse of Lincoln and Grant by fulsome eulogy
and praise. Surely party that within six years
from its organization overthrow the powerful
dominant Democratic party, and for twenty-fou
years afterward conducted the operations of a
great government in peace and in war with such
success as to win the support and acquescence
even of its enemies, 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 COM
paratively few men in three Republican States,
our old adversaries have been raised to power
again In the national government.
THE REBELS ARE ON TOP.
Some of the very men who boastfully threat
ened to break up the Union and, with the oath
of Office in support of the Constitution fresh
overthrow it, waged war against it, and were
the cause of the loss of half 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 de-
fiance. Two members of the Confederate Con-
gress, and one man who sympathiZed with them,
are at the head of great departments of the gov
ernment I saw the Union flag at half mast
floating over the Interior Department in sign Of
honor and mourning for the death of Jacob
Thompson, whom we regarded as defaulter
and conspirator. This country is now repre-
sented abroad by men who within twenty five
years were in arms to overthrow it, and the
governing power in the executive branch of TIE
government is in sympathy 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 example in
history, and that was the restoration of Charlea
II after the brilliant but brief protectorate Of
Cromwell, and. like that restoration, is re-
proach to the civilization of the age
Why was this2 What measure of Republican
policy is condemned What measure of good
policy is proposed or advocated by our adver-
saries that would not be better accomplished by
the Republican party! What hope or aspira-
ton of good government can the mugwumps of
the East expect to accomplish by Democratic
SUGGEST We are told that the Republican party
had been in power for twenty-four years. that
great frauds had been committed; that they
wished to examine the books: they wished to
clean out the "Augean stabe;" that bad nomina-
tions had been made, and that the Republican
party did not execute in good faith the civil
service law Upon preteXts like these the elec-
toral votes of three or four Northern States,
added to the solid South, secured the election Of
Mr. Cleveland. Let us examine these pretenses.
They have examined the books and the wants,
and they find every dollar of public money on
hand or accounted for. 1t was feared for
while that there deficiency of two cents in
fhc hnf thoc0 10 hoxy, h1ax
dropped upon the floor by the counters, so that
the money is all on hand the "Augean stable"
is now found by our adversaries to be
the most perfect piece of administrative
machinery in the world, for venture to say that
In no government in our own or in any country,
or in any time. are the receipts and disburse-
ments of the government so faithfully and
honestly accounted for as in the Treasury of the
United States. The "Augean stable" was cleanly
swept and kept by the Republican party and
now, after a full examination by Manning and
Jordan, and other New York Democrats, they do
not find speck or blemish, or fault in tho
magnificent machinery placed IN their hands ny
the folly of the American people. They and it
the best conducted business workshop in the
world.
The civilservice law, a measure adopted by
the Republican party, aided by very few Demo
Gratis, was being gradually put IN force oy the
Republican party, and now Is the only restraint
against the wholesale removal OF worthy officers
by Democratic administration. They COM
menced the cry of turn the rascas ont" They
found none. but they did find offensive parti-
sans" and turned them out and put rascals in.
l acknowledge the good intentions of Mr.
Cleveland but he knows as we'll as l do that the
hungry and thirsty crowd who are bowling for
the removal of every Republican ofice-holder,
must, in a short time prevail. and all pretense
of the observance of the law will be abandoned.
Every Republican now in office is an offensive
partisan" and the most noisy and blatant Of
partisan Democrats will be the chosen candidates
for all offices, from the smallest postmaster of