Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-30
SHERMAN IN PETERSBURG.


last night to a crowded audience. The
stage was filled with white people, while
the body of the building and the galleries
were occupied by colored people, the out
skirts of the crowd being fringed with
whites. Mr.. Sherman was introduced by
General Malone as the foremost statesman
of the country, to whose warm heart and
love for every State in the Union and Tor
the whole country he bore cordial testimony.
General Malone esteemed it a great honor
10 have the privilege of introducing the dis
linguished Senator from Ohio to Virginia
audience. He came here, he said, to adj
dress tho reason and not the prejudices OF
the people, and he bespoke for him cor
dial greeting and n respectful bearing. Sen.
ator Sherman was cordially greeted, and ac-
corded a most respectful and attentive hear
| ing.
Mr.. Sherman commenced ny stating that
not onlv the Virginia newspapers, but the
democratic candidate for Governor Of Vir-
gjnia, had accused him (Sherman) Of waving
! The bloody shirt in Ohio. If General Lee
meant bv waving the bloody shirt that he
sought TO renew the animosities of the war,
then Gen. Lee was greatly mistaken. All
that he wished was to maintain and pre-.
serve the acknowledged results of the war,
among which is the right of every voter,
without distinction CT race or color, 10 cast
one honest vote and have it counted. He
charged among other things that these Con-
sti,ulional rights and privileges had been
d!sregarded by the democratic party, espe.
ciaIly in the Southern States, and that III
1854, by depriving the coored men OF their
franchise, Grover Cleveland, instead Of
James G. Blaine, became President. On
the other hand, if he was not mistaken,
General Lee has conducted his canvass al
most entirely upon the basis of an appeal to
the confederate soldiers, 10 the pride Of Fr-
gina, for the courage they exhibited in the
war, and with military trappings, flags and
cavalcade, he tries TO turn the attention OF
the people OF Virginia from the Ques-
tons of the present time to the memories Of
a war in which Virsinians fought bravely
while there was hope, and submitted
houorahy to the arhiiranent Of arms when
their cause was lost. Mr.. Sherman argued
that the principle of free ballot was at
stake, and he invoked the pride Of Fir-
gnians to sec TO it that in the present cleo.
tiop, whatever may be the rsult OF it, that
every man entitled TO vote shall be allowed
to exercise that right, and that his vote shall
be counted and announced.
Reverting TO the fundamental differences
between the republican and democratic par
Ties, Mr.. Sherman said in theory, if not in
practice, the doctrines Of John Marshall of
u strong government are the established
principles Of national law, while the demo-
cratic party still adheres to the old theories,
and still seeks to beittle, to limit and TO Grip.
pie the powers ofthe national government as
TO many objects OF the national policy. Mr..
Sherman said the State OF Virginia is far
mcre deeply interested in republican ideas
than the State of Ohio 'rrbe two Virgin
las" said Mr.. Sherman, "taken as Il whole
and united into one State, as they should be,
possess more undcveloped resources than
Pennsylvania or any of tho Western States"
and he argued that for Virginia still TO
linger around The resolutions of 119S. when
new elements ard new life require for your
aid the exercise of all the powers of the ma
tional government, is mere bourbonism, for.
getting nothing, and learning nothing by
the march Of time" What was needed was
"a government not only able to protect Nir-
gnia from foreign powers, but to develop
It's resources aud protect lis Industries. Mr..
Sherman said the doctrine of the protection
Of American industries was becoming the
chief question Of American politics, and
+drew rosy picture Of what the republican
policy of protection would do in developing
and building up Virginia. policy which,
he claimed, would place Virginia "where it
ought to be-almos. in the lead OF the great
States of the Union in wealth, in education,
in diversity Of pursuits and developed re-
sources"
Mr.. Sherman characterized the democra,
tic party "as laggard all the way before
the war and since the war, having no aflir.
native principles'-a party distinguished
Of late only for its crime against the cleo
tive franchise, and living, as it appeared to
him, 'only upon the memories of the civil
war, reviving in its parades and cavacades
the marches, the events Of 1865" He dc.
clared that Mr.. Cleveland has appointed
more penitentiary and Jail birds in his eight
months than were appointed in tho whole
tWentv-four years of republican admiuistra-
ton, and he conteudcd that every measure
Of the new administration has tended to
harden the times and to reduce wages and
prices. He criticised the action OF the Navy
| Department towards John Roach, declaring
that he had been driven into bankruptcy
upon lawyers bubbles and pretexts.' The
conduct of the foreign mail service was also
criticised After sketching what the republi
can party proposed Mr.. Sherman said 1--WE
do not wish in any way ointerfere with your
local policy or controversies, especially as to
your public debt This seems to have been
agreed upon by the acquiescence ofthe dem
ociatic party in tho plan proposed by Sen
ators Malone and Riddeberger. / dismiss
this question from the canvass as one you
have settled for yourselves, with which
nonresident has no part or lot. We admire
| - ,Loy
you regarded as q good cause during the
war, and claim for ourselves a share Of the
honor you conferred upon American citizen
ship by your courage.
ave do feel a deep interest in the cleo
ton Of Mr.. Wise and in the reelection of
Gen. Malone, though they are confederate
soldiers of proved courage. We neither ex-
pect them to waive their pride in their
achievements nor their loyalty of purpose
and intent during the civil war, but we I'M
derstand that they are willing now to join
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