Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-09-04
JOHN sHERMANs sPBEOH
Opening the Ohio state Campaign.
EXTRACTS SHOWING THE GENERAL TENOR or
HIS REMARKS.

Opening the Ohio state Campaign.
EXTRACTS SHOWING THE GENERAL TENOR OF
HIS REMARKS.
Surely party that within six years from
It's organization overthrew the powerful DOM
inant Democratic party, and for "a years af-
terward conducted the operations Of a great
government In peace and In war, with such
success as TO win the support and acquiesenoe
even Of It's enemies, can fairly claim TO be
worthy Of the confidence and support Of the
great body Of the people. Yet, strange to
say, by the detection OF q comparatively few
men in three Republican states our old ad-
versaries have been raised TO power again In
the national government. The rebelg are on
top. Some Of the very men who boastfully
threatened 10 break up the Union, and, with
the oath Of Office In support Of the constitu-
tiOn fresh upon their lips conspired and con-
federated 10 overthrow IL, waged war against
II, and were the cause OF the loss Of half a
million Of lives and thousands Of millions OF
treasure, have been placed in high office
again, In the very seats Of power which they
abandoned with soorn and defiance. Two
members Of the confederate congress-, and
one man who sympathized with them, are at
the head of the great departments Of the
government. / saw the Union flag at half
mast floating over tho interior department in
sign Of honor and mourning for the death OF
Jacob Thompson, whom we regarded az de-
fauter and oonaprator. This country is
now represented abroad by men who within
25 years we're in arms to overthrow II, and
the governing power in the executive branch
OF the government Ia in sympathy with the
ideas Of, and selects the chief officers OF the
government from, the men who were in war
against II.
THE MUGwUMPs AND THE SOLID SOUTH.
We must admit, fellow citizens, that we
we're not beaten by the Democrats but by
the disgruntled Republicans Of three import
ant states who opposed the nominee OF the
Republican party, and in the great state OF
New York, by narrow majority of little
more than a thousand, defeated Blaine and
Logan. 1t was not the want Of merit in
these two great leaders Of our party but the
disappontmepts personal contests and con
troversies incident to a long lease Of power.
But even this detection among Republicans
would have been ineffective but for the solid
South held together in political fellowship
by crimes, violence and fraud which, IL con.
tinued, will az surely renew all the strifes OF
the civil war AZ thRt the sun rolls around In
its course. The Republican party was Ger.
tainly liberal and Just TO the rebels lately in
arms against the country. We deprived
them of no political power; no blood was
generous terms were conceded TO them then
ever before had been extended to an unsuc-
cessful party in civil war. Their leaders
emphasized that at the burial Of our great
commander, Gen. Grant. The result Of the
settlement by the constitutional amendments
at the close at the war was TO give them in
creased political power upon condition that
the slaves should be free and should be al
lowed to vote, and that sll political distinc
tions growing out OF race, color or previous
condition OF servitude should be abolished
and yet 10 day the Republican party Is faced
by solid South in which the negro is de-
prived, substantially, of all his political
rights by open violence or by frauds AZ mean
as any that have been committed by peniten.
tiary convicts, and "a openly and boldly done
as any highway robbery. by this system,
and by the acquesence of few northern
states the men who led in the civil war have
been restored TO power, and hope, practical.
ly, 10 reverse all the results of the war.
This In the spectre that now haunts American
politics, and may make it just as vital and
necessary to appeal TO the northern states Ia
unite again against this evil, not so open and
| arrogant ~ slavery, but more dangerous and
/ equally unjust. Tho question then was the
slavery OF the black man. Now the question
Is the equality OF the white man, whether
q southern man in Mississippi may by depriv
| ing q majority Of the legal voters in the STATE
of their right to vote, exercise twice the po
litical power OF white man in the North
where the franchise is free and open and
| equal 10 all.