Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-01

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/ senator John Sherman, Of Ohio, ar
rived in the city yesterday from Pc
t.rsburg, called on Governor Cameron
aud Maid his respects; drove through
the city with some Richmond Republic
cans, was entertained by Hon. John >.
Wise. and last night filed his appoint
ment to speak to the citizens Of Rich
mond from stand erected on the City
Hall lot. He had large audience.
The bulk Of it was composed OF ne
groes, but hundreds Of whites, Demo-
Gratis, stood around on the outskirts to
get glimpse Of him and hear the tenor
OF his remarks.
THE SPEAKER.
Mr.. Sherman is tall and quite broad
shouldered and spare Of flesh. He is
rather a good-looking likeness Of his
brother, the General. Hon. John 5.
Wise introduced him in eulogistic
terms, and assured the audience that
Mr.. Sherman " did not come here on
his brother Tecumseh's saddle"
[Laughter.l
MR.. sHERMAN's SAY.
Mr.. Sherman came forward to make
his speech with his silk hat and over
coat on. The weather was clear, but
very cool. and these precautions for
the protection of his health we're per-
fectly justifiable. To have spoken out
there in that raw October air for an
hour might have removed him from the
list Of presidential aspirants.
MIR. Sherman is not brilliant
speaker, nor very quick with his words,
nor very demonstrative in utterance and
gesture; but he is good talker in a
quiet way. His voice is strong, and
when there was quiet in the crowd he
could be heard by everybody.
There was no unfriendly demonstra-
ton Of any sort against him, unless the
pTopounding Of an occasional question
and here and there a cheer for Fitz Lee
could be so called.
OBSERVATIONS IN VIRGINIA.
For bis part, Mr.. Sherman was emf
nently pacific. More than once his
bearers were led to infer that he really
didn't know what the bloody shirt "
is. His opening, after the common
ceremonous words, was as to his OBJ
servations in Virginia. One thing that
he noticed was that "the Republicans
are wide-awake and not to be deferred
by cavalry cavalcades." Another thing
was that "you Virginians are very de-
cided and rather too radical in talk"
In forty years. experience in Ohio he
had never heard anything like it. He
was surprised at the harsh things said
about Malone and Wise; but being
Virginians they must take their
chances. But he was shocked
at some Of the things uttered about
Governor Foraker in entering upon
his speech-making in the Valley. Some
of the language said to have been used
Mr.. Sherman read, and added " But
they let me off easier; they only said
United States Senator Sherman is liar
and scoundrel." Laughter So, he
said, if this is the style of Virginia poll
tics, IL don't want anything to do with
them" Then he went on to say that
| in Ohio he and Senator Thurman,
though opposed to each other in politics,
were always on friendly terms, and their
families visited, &C., &c.
NEWSPAPERS.
To the Virginia newspapers Mr..
| Sherman gave the advice TO return. to
the better and more dignified examples
of the olden time and talk like men OF
common sense" One newspaper here,
"no doubt journal of character and
enterprise. charged him with changing
his speeches. ~ don't know" said
he, "what they mean by bloody shirt, "
but if they would print what he said in
Ohio apd what he said in Peters
burg he would challenge any re-
spectacle Democrat to show any
substantial difference. He declared
that he had never spoken unkindly
of Virginia on the contrary, he re-
spected and loved Virginia, its history
and achievements, and although he had
always been Union man, he never
heard man in Ohio call in question
the character or the purity of purpose
of any Confederate soldier. What he
had said was that the war is over, and
that all the animosities it engendered
should be buried and its results accept
ed but what he did insist upon was
that all the people Of this land should
have the equal protection Of the laws.
In the cotton States the tendency &c
disregard the interest Of the individual
voter is alarming.
ELECTION FRAUDS.
1t was true they had election frauds
in Cincinnati, said Mr. Sherman, but
there the Republicans and Democrats
had jointly formed committee of loo
to punish the perpetrators and ever
now some Of the offenders are on theil
way to prison.
Mr.. Sherman would not say outright
that the ballot was not free in Virginia.
I" | leave that" he remarked, :" to every
man here TO say {; but have heard it
stated that prcincts have been framed
to prevent full vote. leave it to you
to say if you have a fair vote in Rich
mond.' [Cries from the negroes s. No.
mo" " No."l
Then he went on in glori6catiOn 80
the sacred right to vote" and to say
III Lee is elected, well and good i
Wise is elected, better yet" [Cries o
delight from the darkest And to Sc
cure fair vote every honest man il
Virginia ought to constitute himself (
policeman"
PRAISE FOR VIRGINIA.
Mr.. Sherman declared as his belief
and wished his utterance to be every
+ where repeated, that the people of Vir
ginia had done more for the good anC
prosperity Of the country than any
State, not even excepting Ohio and New
York." but nothing in all her past his
tory, glorious as it was, would be Sc
, valuable "as an honest election with
out respect TO the result