Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO
AR. SsiERMAN's OPENING SPEECH IN
The PRESENT CANVASS
&c Aratgns the Democratic Party -
Charges President Cleveland with I'm
fui6Iled Promises Touches ON the
rcnsiun Netoes and Tarin.

PpErsWouTH, O., Sept. 2S-llon. John
sherman made his first speech in the
present canvass in this city this evening.
We said at is not necessary for me to
80 back - the origin Of parties in the
y7nited States, nor to trace the influence
Vt old contentious between pre-eXisting
Darties upon the action and position of
he republican and democratic parties of
orr day. 1t is sufficient to say that on all
the questions that have arisen since 1854
She republican party has been the aflirma
.ive. aggressive and advancing party, the
uartv of progress and reform, the party of
liberty patriotism and courage. - All the
great measures leading to the preserva
ION Of the Union, the abolition of
slavery, the establishment of the pub
lie credit of the diversity of our en-
uoymcuts, of the protection of our
industry from undue competition, of
he homestead policy, and the numberless
other public measure, that have tended to
lift our country FROM the condition of Il
.liscordant aud threatened confederacy TO
hat OF the greatest national republic that
ever existed, have been the work of the
.epubhcan party. 1t is equally true that
lprug all this time the democratic party
las been party of opposition, resisting at
every point all the great measures OF re
publican policy. It's sometimes said that
Turing the war the democratic party did
heir part in prosecuting the war to a sue
essfu conclusion. This is 80 far true,
md it should be honestly admitted, that
many patriotic democrats did enter the
army aud did their full share in presery
my the Union, but i'll doing so they for
he time severed themselves from the
party organization to which they had be
.unged. The democratic party Organza-
zion was kept intact during the war, and
n spirit ana action was in constant hostil-
.ty to every measure proposed III Congress
Jr in any state for the support OF the
NnlOn cause.
So in an the measures after the war
that affected the puUlic credit, the nation
Al currency, the reconstruction OF the
states, ana the protection OF American III
'lustrieS tine democratic party was III or
LaniZed opposition to the policy of the re-
publican purity. | can say TO you without
tear OF contradiction that all the great
measures that illustrated the adminl~tra-
lions OF Lincoln and Grant, the demo
ratio party resisted 10 the full extent Of
.heir power. and when in process of time
. he Southern states were restored 10 rep
reSentHtlOn IN Congress, the democratic
party Wueu anu encouraged lhe recent
Conlederates 10 deprive Republicans IN the
south, hoin white ana biack, Oh me en-
lOyment OF their equAl rights as cltlHeus
IN al! the long cd'aip|ue OF crime ana
raud winch mas marked the EINtofN 81
he SuUth since fecohHtruc'loh' 'Hefe Is
not la AMY democratic platform III any
state. one word oil opposition or regret
~ caution, ana III Congress your Demo
cratic representatives nave not heNlthted
20 seat iltihe score democrat &c coiieasuts
- Rose t'a ms TO the seats they knew Were
.uuluep upon suCh crimes ana fraud
Have hot stated tfuiI the general posi-
,lOn OF tue Two parties IN the CONNECTS OF
he past thirty years believe nave,
vet the democratic party Is now III coh'rol
OF the executive Drahch OF ihe govern,
nent. Grover Cleveland, VINO lVeu ana
moved aud had MS oeinS uunns an bheae
years IN Bu1laIo, y. H. WlIhouI showing
= particle or IeellnG or sympathy Ior Inc
l mon cause, Wlthout name OF record
Us citizen or a soldier untll he was elect
I'll sheriff OF ms county, Is now president
Of the United states. ms Is a remalKa
Die fact, and the causes whlch lea TO are
well worthy the consideration OF the
American people. III was brought ABOUT,
not by the diSCOntent OF the republican