The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-29
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
SENATOR sHERMAN's SPEECH
At Portsmouth, o., YeStsrday-HS Com.
paros the Two Political PartiSs-Pro,
tsctiOutoAm IpdustFls-The
Administration Criticized.

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Sherman opened the Republican cam,
psign hsre tonight addressing a large
and enthusiastic audience. In the course
Of his remarks he said:
FELLOW CITI2RSs;-I am requested by
the Republican State Committee to speak
to you on the questions at issue between
the Republican and Democratic parties in
the present canvass, consider myself
fortunate in having to make my opening
speech to the good people Of sCIoto coun.
ty, who during my somewhat long period
Of public service have given me their
generous and unwavefng support, For
this reason l have always felt great par
tiality for the people ol this part OF the
Ohio valley, You are somewhat responsi.
bio for what have done and for the opln,
ions entertain, and you have right to
demand ot me frank, truthful and
dlspassionate statement Of your public
affairs.
have noticed that, while you are gen.
orally firm in your political convictions,
you are not extreme or violent in express.
Ing them, and allow a reasonable latitude
for honeat differences of opinion. No
part Of the people Of the United States are
more conservative than the people OF this
part OF Ohio. This Is probably because
you are on the border line Of Ohio and
Kentucky, near the center OF the popula.
ton Of tho Union, and are nearly all ma.
tives Of adjoining Northern and Southern
States, Such population ought to fairly
and Justly measure the merits and de-
merits OF the two great political parties
who annually contend for your approval
and support,
1t is not necessary for ma to 20 back to
the origin oil parties in the United States,
nor to trace the influences Of old conten.
tons between pre-sxisting parties upon
the action and position Of the Republican
and Democratic parties Of our day. II
Ia sufficient to say that on all the
questions that have arisen since 1854
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY
has been the affirmative, aggressive and
advancing party, the party Of progress
and reform, the party Of liberty, patriot
ism and courage. All the great measures
leading to the preservation OF tho Union
the abolition Of slavery, the establishment
Of the highest public credit, OF tho best
currency, OF the diversity OF our employ.
ments, OF the protection OF our industry
from undue competition, Of tho home
ntUad policy, and Of the numberless other
public measures that have tended to lift
our country from tho condition Of dis.
Cordant and threatened confederaCy to
that OF the greatest National Republic that
ever existed, have been the work OF the
Republican party. 1t Is equally true that
during all this time
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
has been q party Of opposition, resisting
ut every point oil the great measures OF
Republican policy. II is sometimes said
that during the war the Democratic party
did their part in prosecuting the war to a
successful conclusion. This IL go far true,
and 1t ahould be honestly admitted that
many patriotic Democrats did enter the
Ing the Union, but in doing 80 they for the
tune severed themselves from the party
organization to which they had belonged.
Tho Democratic party organization was
kept in tact during the war, and in spirit
and action was III constant hostility to
evsry measure proposed In Congress or In
any State for tho support OF tho Union
cause.
In 1862 the proclamation Of President
Lincoln for the provisional abolition OF
slavery met with organized resistance and
opposition, and led to tho withdrawal
from the army OF Thousands Of Democrats
In 1868 the Democratic party nominated
Mr.. Vallandighaln for Governor OF Ohio,
who had openly denounced the war and
advised resistance to enlistments and to
the draft, aud whose election would have
been tho watchword for civil war In Ohio.
In 1854 the Democratic party In their Ma.
tional convention proclaimed the war q
failure and demanded peace on any terms,
and their success would inevitably have
led to dlsunion or dishonorabls peace
with alRvery strengthened aud fastened
upon our republican system.
THE DEMOCRATIC soLDIERs
in tho field, with almost uuanimity, re.
sented this cosardly and tresCherous sur
render when they were in the face Of the
enemy, by voting for the reelection Of
Abraham Lincoln. 80 10 all the meas.
ures after the war which affected the pub
lie credit, the national currency, the re-
construction oil the states, and the protec.
ton Of American industries, the Demo.
cratic party WAS in organized opposition
to the policy Of the Republican party. l
can say to you without fear OF contradic.
ton that all the great measures that illus.
trHted tho administrations OF Lincoln and
Grant, the Democratic party resisted to
the full extent oil their power, and when
in process OF time the Southern states
were restored to representation
liu Congress, the Democratic party
aided and encouraged the recent Confed-
crates 10 deprive Republicans In the
South, both white and black, OF the en-.
joyment Of their equal rights aa citizens.
In all the long catalogue. Of crime and
fraud which has marked the history Of
tho South since reconstruction, there 10
not In any Democratic platform In any
State, one word Of opposition, or regret,
or caution, and in Congress your Demo.
cratic representatives have not hesitated
to scat BY the score, Democratic colleagues
whose claims 10 the seats they knew were
founded upon such crimes and fraud.
PROTECTION.
And so with the vital question Of the
tariff. We were promised great economy
in public expenditures and a large reduC.
tlon Of taxes. But the only economy we
have had is tho veto Of about sixty pen.
sion bills, saving about $4,000 a year,
about hall tho expense Of the green house
Of the president's tnanBlon-and the only
reduction Of taxes, proposed y in those
Imposed opon foreign productions that
Cotno into competition with American In.
duStrioB. The president treats the taritI
"a pingerly Rs o monkey would hot po'
tato. He feels Il and runs from u. lie
iavors the reduction Of tho tariff, but
thinks II should DO made on duties on
imported neceSsatleB ot lie. while the
truth 'is that the American manufacturer
nnW mRkpl finAFlV all atinh aftlnleA COfia