The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-15
JOHN SHERMAN ANSWERED.
Ex-senator Thurman's Speech In the City
OF Toledo.

ONO SHOWN up Ia ThHlr true
Lights, Facts Which
Speak for Them
selves.
TOLEDO, October O, -Wheeler'a Opera
House was crow ded tonight TO its full
est capacity to hear ex-senator Allen g.
Thurman make hia opening speech Of
The campaign, Three thousand pc elple
packed themselves into the house and
Wed with each other In doing honor
10 the Old Roman A large part Of the
audience was composed Of ladies', aud the
whole formed Que OF the most reapecla
ole gatherings ever seen IN Toledo The
reception was 40 spontaneous that II
drew tears TO tho Old mans eyes, and
when he drew forth his famous red ban.
dana 10 wipe them away the effect was
electrical, Upon the stage q hundred
vice presidents, representing T0ledo'a
wealth ana Industry, were seated An
immense floral emblem was placed be-
ride the speaker. After q most eloquent
introduction by Barton Smith, Senator
Thurman commenced q speech That In
el0Quence aud dctl0n gives no indlca'
ton OF hls rapidly declining years. lie
said no thought he had retired from ac.
| tive public life, and believed from past
services that the party had no further
claims upon him; but no had never re
fused All invitation from the Toledo De-
mOcracy, and when they expressed the
wish TO see him once more before he
died he determined 10 come, He also
hoped, whether IN vain or not, that he
might do some good In q campaign
plE Eced by the leader Of the Republ can
party upon an issue that, II hia views
prevailed, would be terrible In heir con
srQnencea. He then asked the indul'
gene OF hia audience 10 read hia speech
which, no said, he had never done be'
fore, but In what no had TO say no did
not wish to be mlsunder it00d,
JUDGE THURMANs SPEECH
Judge Thurman hogan his speech by
u reference to the Mount Gllead speech
OF Senator Sherman, Al the opening Oi
| the campaign, which he eai WAS an IN
| dlctment OF the South, aud u revival OF
the charges OF crime and outrage made
IN years gone by' he quoted lhe wOrdt
o Gal field In opposition to the revival
OF sectional hatred, aud said the last
| Presidential campaign was opened by
the Republican candidate on the tariff
M the chiei Issue, 0ut Oeiore the cam
paign closed THIS was dropped and lh'
DloOdy shirt raised aa Il banner OF Ger
I N H.. .l.a. A. /.
MIN Republican victory, but when tht
votes were counted the banner was founc
railing In the dual. Part cllar strea'
was laid upon the sentiments OF Grant
That the passions OF the war we're ut aD
end. aud amazement expressed that
Wan speaking over his tomb should 6l
70 audacious IN TO say that there IL NJ
rec0nclliatl0ni that The Rebellion IL no
atan end that the only effective way Il
suppre'ai II II again 10 send the boys II
onotIng Irom sooator sberman,,
speech, the speaker In replying thereto
SAID; NOW, u IL Impossible, ~ IL seem
10 me, TO mltunderstand These utter
tnces, Th'y are either vain aqd empty
declafalionsor disgusting 0raVado, sucl
~ no man OF lhe a0llily0t senator Sner
man, or IN ma high slatlc" could In
dulge IN without disgrace, or they arI
hls real sentiments, ANA IN IAN, whel
thoroughly analySAd, thht II the kepHO
llcan party cannot OBTAIN power an!
olher way ~ shall OBTAIN and hold IL o.
the sword Know lhat such IN luea, l
you do not rth'ct upon II, IN calculated
TO excite yout derlslon nut sop hhdre
uect, II inc great STATE OF ONO can O'
carried Oy auch appeals 10 passion anl
prejudice ~ Shelm IN II making ! M
weapons snail DO sufficient 10 thrus
from once the men whom, TWO year
ago, you elecledi II they snail new th'
way to ilth term IN the S,nale tOl
Their author lhey VIII become the creeC
OF the Republican party IN 1883, ana I'M
doctrine OF nate VIII be strongly, II no
permanently, established IN the lhnd''
rur pAop Isaue.
Judge Thurman said the Issue ralseI
by Mr. sherman IL u dangerous one u
inc business and the proslerlly OF IN
American people, alld the eiOrt 10 ol0v
into u llame tho dying em6era OF ciVl
strife should he irowned down by al
loyal people The speaker next proceed
cd To answer the Arguments OF MI sher
man concerning the grievoua condition
OF the colored race IN the south, claim
Ing that they we're now In the enjoy
mrut OF greater prosperity ana clvi
rights than were ever enjoyed on lhl
globe by an equal number OF their rhce
He dated The prosperity OF that sectl0l
IN 1870, when lhe Democrats came int
control ana Radical rule and carpet oal
Government ceaeod' Az the end or tel
years IL cannot DO safely affirmed INA
mere IL not an industry IN the South bu
" more prosperous than u ever was u
that region eefOfe, until they nave Y
many lines OF manufacture become VI
riyala OF the mills OF the eastern state'
Judge Thurman mere quoted at lengt
nrna, o wy Se"Sus naso.,o III iooV ,,t"s nI'IVS nn
made the nrlneinal noinl being TINT th
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