Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-28
SENATOR SHERMAN.

The American people have Just been
congrstulating themselves that the animos-
tiles Of the war had passed away and that
the good feeling expressed in all sections
during the burial Of General GRANT would
be permanent. It was hoped that political
campaigns should hereafter be conducted
on live issues and that the bloody shirt
should be hidden away no more to disgrace
any political party. But if the opening up
of the Ohio Republican campaign asst
Wednesday be taken as q basis, all such
: hopes are groundless. Thespectscle of U. S
Senator JOHN SHERMAN, one Of the greatest
Republican leaders in the Nation, standin {,
up before an audience of 10000 people at
Mt Gilead, o., and giving vent to such
venomous stuff as representing the princj
pies for which Ohio Republicans must vote,
should make every patriotic Republican
blush for shame. For the Southern people
who have given tokens of their loyalty to
the Nation and kindly feeling toward the
people of the North, he has these bitter
words:
"It may be unkind, but it is natural for
rs to recall what these same men said OF
Lincoln and Grant and the war, and the
abolition of slAyery within thirty years past.
The Republican party was 3 black sooh-
ton party. Lincoln was al sps, Grant
vas q butcher, and Union soldiers were
Lincoln hirelings. The war was the sum
of all crimes. Yet these same men nov
seek to hide their opposition to the war,
and their abuse Of Lincoln and Grant, By
fulsOms sulogy and praise
"Some of the very men who boastfully
threatened to break up the Union, and,
with the oath of Office in support of the Con-
stitution fresh upon their lips, conspired
and confederated to overthrow il, Wsged
war against it, and were the cause Of the
loss Of half q million lives and thousands
of millions Of treasure, have been placed in
high Office again, in the very seats Of power
which they abandoned with scorn and def
ance. This strange turn in
events has but one example in history, aud
that was the restoration Of Charles III. after
the brilliant but brief protectorste Of Crou-
well, and, ike that restoration, is q reprosch
to the civilization Of the age"
Such expressions during war times when
mems passions are heated, might be sxcu-
sable, but there is no excuse for such ven
ON now. It is no wonder that prominent
Ohio Republicans are forsaking party
that countenanees such uttersnces
To show how immaculate the Republican
administration has been, he says, "Toey
have examined the books and the vaults,
and they End every dollar Of public money
on hand or accounted for" Of courseth
-blicans would Try to keep 3 clear rec
4 the Treasury. Fraud is too easily
ont there. They have made their
.ilent bAnb through out of the way
places, as in the navy yards, the coast sur.
vsy. the Indian agencies, the appropriation
Of public lands, etc. Mr. Sherman Sorgsts
al about these things and while Demo
cratic administration Is unearthiDg such
frauds on every hand he says
II acknowledge the good intentions Of
Mr. Cleveland, but be knows as wen as |
do that the hungry and thirsty crowd Who
are bowling for the removal Of every Re
Publican Of6ceholdsr, mus. in short time,