Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-03
rnuRsDAY...s SEPTEMBER 8, 1885
rha y,iooe,r Shirt IN ohio.

The Bloody Shirt in Ohio.
Mr.. FoRAKHn disgraced himself OF
Tuesday by his unjastiilsble ATTACK
mon the southern people. He dam
eyed not himself only, but the party
whose leader in Ohio he is. lie is thu
Republican candidate for Governor, ano
his party can fairly be held responsible
for his utteraDces as such candidate
He knew well. before he made his
speech Of Tuesday, that his words
would be accepted as true by thousands
Of voters not informed as to the al
legged facts which he pretended he was
anxious to make known to them. In
stead, however, of weighing his words
and scrupulously combining himself to
the truth, he poured forth a TRADE OF
unqualified, unmerited, and inexcusable
abuse of the southern Democrats. and
even got down into the cutters of viii
ful and deliberate falsifying. His false
hoods were contrsdicted before his or
cams had q chance to start them on
their rounds, and so he stands con-
victed before the public Of the whole
United States as q Republican can
didste for the exalted Office Of Governor
who Is so unworthy of the high honor
that he has descended into the depths
Of degradation to which all public men
must needs 60 who have no respect for
the truth.
What means this outbreak of Sec
tional violence among the Republican
leaders Of Ohio? Is SHERMAN, or
FORAKER, or HALsTEAD, or any other
Ohio Republican Of intelligence, really
fearful that the Administration is in
league with "rebels"? Does any such
man credit the libels which SHERMAN,
FORAKER, and HALsTEAD daily put
forth? BY no means. So far as
SHERMAN is concerned, we have the
means Of proving that he is not at all
apprehensive of any danger to our
Government to result from the as
tendency Of the Democratic party. Last
November, soon after the presidential
election took place, Mr.. BLAINE made
. most outrageous attack upon the
South in speech which he delivered at
Augusta, Maine. SHERMAN had been
twice or oftener a competitor with
BLAINE for the Republican nomina-
ton for President Of the United States,
and had no particular desire to put
himself in the same category with
BLAINE. So soon after BLAINE made
his speech SHERMAN appeared in a
very different role. He said of the two
political parties what here follows:
lTheyl are now called upon to face
new conditions and to settle new ques-
tons. The sectional issues are decided
SO far as they can be, and
every live question before us is practi-
cally new one. do not
desire to see revival of any of the old
sectional animosities. Ii is
certainly my wish that the future shall
see parties divided upon new and great
questions, Instead Of by an imaginary
line drawn through the country below
the Middle States. The disposition of
the revenue, the ratification or rejection
Of commercial treaties, and the settle
ment Of economic, industrial, and social
questions will, hope, be the light oil
our future political life for long time
to come"
That little extract proves beyond
doubt that SHERMAN Is hypocrit'
when he rises before an Ohio audience
and PROCESSES to believe that the ISSUES
Of twenty-five years ago are still tb
issues dividing the people of this coan
try.
What, then, Is the explanation Q
these Ohio movements? Why ha
SHERMAN eaten his words of last year
Why do HALsTEAD and FORAKER
trembIs In their bootss All, we SUI
mise that it is not because they az
afraid Of the peacesble Democrats {
the southern States. but because the
are threatened with defeat by the bell
gerent Prohibitionists Of their own Stat'
DR.. LEONARD, and not JEFF
DAVIS, is the man whose dangerous d,
signs have given to them palpitatio
of the heart. 1t is treason to the r,
publican party, not to the country, tbs
, they fear. II is the old story {
abusing Jour opponents lawyer b
cause you have . bad case in cour
The movement is strategic. 1t is a
attempt to convert teetotal fanaticisI
into sectional fansticism. SHERMAN
HAIsTEAD, and FORAKER are nc
such fools - to suppose that anoths
presidential election can be made
turn upon sectiona'ism or "rebel our
rsses.'' This dodge has already bee
tried once too often, asSHERMAN's ow
language quoted above shows that he
s veil aware. The " Western Reserve
gives usually . Republican mJorit
counted BY tsoussnds. These thou
sends sse made up largely Of men VIA
must hsvs . hobby. Up to 1860, anti
sIavsFy IVES their hobby. During su'
aftsr tbs war between the States, rebel
Hon and rebels and negro wrongs wer'
lhsir hobby. Now prohibition is theil
hobby, end II they ride this hobby till
Novsnbsr, FosAxER will never be
Governor Of Ohio.
Hare " not correctly diagnosed your
Alseaee, NJ. HAIsTsADs