Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-07
THE Red BANDANNA.
Judge Thurman Utterly DsmoIishes
John Sherman.
HIS RousINa SPEECH YESTERDAY.
The Republicans Left Without an Issue to
Stand UpOn---The Race Issue
in the South.
DESPERATION OF The REPUBLICANS.

len G. Thurman was greeted at Wheelers
Opera House tonight with crowd that was
only limited by the capacity Of the house
He appeared in good voice, although fte.
quently interrupted by coughing, and after
spologiziDg for writing his speech read from
printed copy, frequently stopping to add
an extemporaneons remark. He was lis
tened to with the creates! attention,
Judge Thurman, On being introduesd, be-
gan his speech BY reference to the Mount
Gilead speech of Senator Sherman at the
opening of the campaign, which, he said,
was an Indictment of the South and re-
vivsl of the charges Of crims and outrage
made in years gone by. He quoted the
words Of Garfield in oppoIition to revival
Of sectional hatred, and said the last presi
dental campaign was opened by the Rspub-
lican candidate on the tariff as the chief
issue, but before the campaign closed this
was dropped and the bloody shirt raised as
the banner Of certain Republican victory
But when votes were counted the banner
was found trailing in the dust. Particular
stress was laid upon the sentiments of Grant
that the passions of the war were at an end,
and amszemeat was expressed that 8
standing over his tomb should be SO auis.
cious to say ths! the;e is no reconciliation
that the rebellion is not an end, that the
only effective way to suppress it again is to
serd the boys in blue to the South.
Quoting From Senator Sherman's Speech
the speaker in reply thereto said:
Now it is impossible, as it seems to me,
to misunderstood these utterances. They
are either vain and empty declaration or
disgusting bravado such as no man of the
ability Of Senator Sherman or one in his high
station could indulge in without disgrace, or
hey are his real sentiments, and mean,
when thoroughly snslyzei, that if the Re
publican party cannot obtain power in any
other way it shall obtain and hold it BY the
sword knew that such an idea. if you do
cot reflect upon it, is calculated to excite
Jour derision; but stop and reflect If the
great State Of Ohio can be carried by such
appeals to passion snd prejudice as Sher
man is skiDg o! his weapons shall be suf-
6ceut to thrust from Office the men
whom two years ago you elected; il
L Ill Il 10
6fth term in the Senate for their author
they will become the creed Of the Republi
can party in 1888, aud the decline OF hate
will be strongly, if not permanently estab
lished in the land. Judge Thurman said
the issue raised by Mr.. Sherman is a dan
gerous one to the business and prosperityofthe
american people and an efOr, to blow into
q fame the dying emoers of civil strife
which should be frowned down by all loyal
people.
The Suppressed Negro Issue.
The speaker next proceeded to answer
sIgumeDts Of Mr.. Sherman concerning the
grievous condition Of the colored race in the
South, claiming that they were now in the
enjoyment of greater prosperity and greater
civil rights than were ever enjoyed on this
globe By an equal number of tSsir race.
&c dated the prosperity Of that section in
1878, when the Democrats came into control
and radical rule and carpetbsg govern ment
ceased.
At the end o. ten years it cannot be safely |
afhrmei that there is not an industry in the |
South but is more prosperous than it ever
vac in that region before, until they have |
N uapy lines Of manufacture become the |
rivals of mills in eastern states. The |
speaker ske;ched briefly the numerous en-
erIrses and developments Of the South, |
the free schools for the colorsd youth, the |
COL Itentment which exists among the col |
ored people ard the fact that tn y have no
migrated to any OF the old free states Tais
sas argued 10 prove that they were
No. DISCONTINUED. Murdered and Deprived |
Their Rights
IS depie ed By Sherman aud othes Rspub-
icsn cSs'ors The colorsd man seemed to |
prefer huug with the white men Of the
South, though they be Democrats, to dwell |
,Dg in the tents OF Radicals, even though they |
oe saints. 1t was argued that al these
hiugs eoul not he 80. If the negroes Of |
the South were in a state of wretchedaess
Rhich has been so often asserted
Judge Thurman here qpotsd at length
from the tenth census, losO statistics, in |
proof Of the assertions which he hai made |
the principal point beiug that the colored |
people are in the majority in but two OF the !
Southern States, South Carolina AMI Mis-. |
ssSissippi, and be con6nsd mis- argument |
to the census Of those two States. The |
ahH.p, ~ fkaua Errr-9 ra,f'n An
show depression in oil values during the |
periods covered by Republican rule and the !
advance OF sl material interests under |
Democratic government After disposing
Of wilderness OF figures in regard to the
condition Of South Carolina, the speaker
summed up by saying: In short everything
that fesds or clothes the negro 10 that Sta:e
is within his reich 10 sp extent never known
before. Nov, once more l put l. to you,
could this be the csse If South Csrolins is
ID Il e lswlass condition that Radical speak
Ass represent it. Now, my fellow citizens,
this continued stream Of
Prosperity Under Democratic Rules
moves that IL il be-eG,snt and the quiet
thst prevails in the Stste proves that the
reaple Of classes there are content under
their Government.
Judge Thurman denied the assumption OF
Senator Sherman that all the colored voters
in the South are Republicans and would
vote that ticket If not terrorized. he said:
"Ir it we're true it would be question as to
whether people 50 servile a1d eowardiy
are fit to exercise the elective franchise, but
for ole do not believe they are so utterly
debased. l believe that having good rea'
son for not voting the Republican ticket
they abstain from doing so in great num-
hers or vote the Democratic ticket
,Iknow very we'll that under the mauipu'
Istion Of the feedmans bureau agents soon
afler the war the colored people OF tae
South were to 9 great extent drawn into
the Republican socslled union leagues aud
were taught to believe that if the Demo
cratic party succeeded they woald be once
more reduced to slavery. do not dsn7