Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-02
CIgILLS AND FEVER.
John sherman Invades Indiana
With his Chilling OratOry.


John sherman Invades Indiana
With his Chilling Orntory.
PORTLAND, Ind, November 1.-Senator
John Sherman made his opening speech
in the Indiana campaign this afternoon
to large audience which had gathered
from the surrounding country. He said
in part: An enterprising Democratic pa
Per said that John Sherman and the Re-
publicans had given up Indiana. You
will tell him that he lies but / think
Grover Cleveland and all his hosts, if
they could see this mass of people would
be willing to give up the ghost, like Mr..
West of England. My fellow citizens,
how came the Democrats in power ia this
country? Has there been ANYTHING done
in the twenty-four years of Republican
administration that every Democrat now
within the sound OF my voice does not
now approve and indorse ?
They put down slavery as the
result of the war. Does apv man
or woman in this country desire to see
slavery restored? We gave to the people
OF this country that which thev never
had before in Democratic times. Does
anybody want to go back to the old shin
plaster and wildcat money? We gave
this country the greatest credit any
country ever had in the world, and now
the question again comes up, why was
this party turned out of power? Why
was it that that Democratic power, de-
feated over and over again by the loyal
States OF the Union, was restored again
to the control Of the Union. | will tell
you why. l will correct some of YOU and
tell you why, and if l do not correct YOU,
why you correct me. In the first place,
they said the Republican party had
boarded up money in the Treasury
that we had kept it idle and from the
circulation OF the people, and that il
they would get hold of it thev would
scatter whatever they got hold of. They
said the civil service was incorrectly and
fraudulently used and taken care Of
They we're going to turn the rascals out.
They were going to have civil service
reform. They said the Republicans
were extravagant and that if they got
into power they would husband YOU,
resources and would not tax you sc
much. Did they put out that money
that was in the treasury? No, no, my
countrymen, that went on accommodating
When the Democratic party went into
power we had about $3.50, 900, 900 kept
there to pay the current expenses of the
Nation and to maintain the credit of the
country, to redeem bonds, etc. We had
besides that various other deposits in the
Treasury, but it was not the money o
the Nation. IL was held in trust for pri
vate individuals and they had gold and
silver notes and greenbacks for it. Here
is the statement of the Secretary of the
Treasury, and it shows that the amount
on hand now is 1920, ,290, ,666. 06; that is
$92 ,OOO, 900 more than what was in before
the Democratic party got into power.
say they promised civil service reform.
They were going to turn the rascals
out. What rascals did they find
to turn out? l say, and
say it upon my own responsibility, that
Grover Cleveland never pretended to
call the many men that he turned out oil
office, from the petty Postmaster to tine
highest officer under his control, rascals.
How it will be on the 4th of March next,
when Ben Harrison gets in, could not
say SO we'll. There is another thing
they said they would be economical and
save your money. What is the result ?
1t is shown by the statistics of the last
four years of Democratic administration
that they cost the people 500, 900, 900
more than the last four years of Repub-
lican administration. say now that no
single claim has been fulfilled that was
promised in 1884.
Another thing. All the time when
was Secretary of the Treasury, when
ever there was a million dollars over
that we had set aside for the purpose OF
maintaining our credit, etc., 1 always ap.
piled it on bonds. How is it now?. In
stead of that the present Secretary, with
the consent of the President, has deposit
ed it with certain selected national
banks, to the amount of $50 .0O0, 900, on
the pretenses that it was better to have
the money out among the people, rather
than to pay bonds.
How have they conducted our foreign
affairs? Why, they surrendered the
fisheries question. They gave up every
thing they had, and that was not much
and when the Senate refused to assent tc
the treaty, they proposed to retaliate on
Canada. On who? On the people them
selves, and all that it has done is that il
finally got the approval of Sir Sackville
West. The trouble is Mr.. West simply
told the truth. There is not word in
Vests letter but that every man here
knows to be true. In other words all the
policy Of this administration is in favor
OF England; and all West said was that
Cleveland issued his retaliation
proclamation and that it was only
for election purposes. That the letter to
West was a forgery. don't know. May
be it was, but the letter from West was
not a forgery. If had been in their
places l would have said: West told th :,
truth and We are standing by him through
the whole. But they have given him the
shake, and now all that remains for you
to do is to give Mr.. Cleveland the shake.
MIR. Sherman then went on and dis
cussed atsome length the Mills bill and
the tariff, and he made an eloquent az.
peal to the Hoosier voters in behalf OF
Ben Harrison, the hero OF Peach Tree
Creek, and the man that honored In
diana in the United States Senate for six
years.
AN OUTRAGE.