Wichita eagle., 1888-11-02
SHERMAN AT PORTLAND. IND.
He Reviews the Long Years of Republican
Triumph.

PORTLAND, Ind, Nov. LIN the course
of speech today Senator Sherman said:
An enterprising Democratic paper re-
Gently said that John Sherman and the
Republicans had given up Indiana You
will all tell him that he lies. But l think
Grover Cleveland and all his hosts, if they
could see this mass of people, reaching far
| beyond human voice, would be willing to
| give up the ghost like Mr.. West, of Eng
| land.
] My friend who introduced me here today
made me the contemporary of some gen
tlemen who have passed away. You may
] think it is about time for me to pass away,
! but am not very old. entered the politi-
cal field when quite a young fellow
and | say to you l have mingled in the
many campaigns and l believe that this
one is as important as any in which have
| participated, and if you vote for your own
most gallant citizen for president of the
United States you secure all that has been
years of Republican triumphs. My fellow
citizens, how came the Democrats in
power in this country? Has there been
thing done in that twenty-four years OF
Republican administration that every
Democrat now within sound of my voice
does not approve and endorse? They put
down slavery as the result of the war. Does
any man or woman in this country desire
to see slavery restored? We sgave
to the people Of this country
that which they never had
before in Democratic times. Does any
body want to go back to old shin plasters
and wild cat money? We gave this coun-
try the greatest credit that any counary
ever had in the world, and now the ques-
ton again comes up: why was this party
turned out of power; why was it that the
Democratic power, defeated over and over
again by the loyal states of the union, was
restored again to the control of the union?
| will tell you why. will correct some Of
you and tell you why, and if do not cor
rect you, why, you can correct me.
In the first place they said that the Re-
publican party had boarded up money in
the treasury; that we had kept it idle from
the circulation of the people and that if
they would get hold of it they would
scatter it out to the people. They usually
do scatter whatever they get hold Of. They
said that the civil service was incorrectly
and fraudulently used and taken care of;
they were going to turn the rascals out;
they were going to have civil service re-
form; they said that the Republicans were
extravagant and that if they got into
power they would husband your resources
and that they would not tax you so much
when they came into power. 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, 600 kept there
to pay the current expenses of the nation
and to maintain the credit Of the country
and to redeem the bonds, etc. That was
the amount that fixed for that purpose,
based on the experience of other nations.
We had besides that various other deposits |
in the treasury, but it was not the money |
of the nation. 1t was held in trust for
private individuals, and they had gold and
silver notes and greenbacks for it. Here is
Of the treasury and it shows that
the amount on hand now is SD, 290 66606, |
We will throw off the cents if the
Democrats think it is too much. That is |
still 1913, 900 more than what was in be- |
fore the Democratic party came into pow !
err. So now arraign the Democratic par
ty. l said they promised civil service re-
form. They We're going to turn the ras- |
calls out. What rascais did they find to |
turn out? Was there an Office holder in |
Indiana who was turned out because he |
was thief or a rascal, or a defaulter? | |
am happy to say that when our admins |
tration went out all the books |
and papers were turned over to
the Democrats and they didn't |
find single Republican thief, defaulter
or rascal in Office. If they did, where are
they? Where are they, say, and say it
on NY own IHftO pTONtI
Cleveland never pretended to call the many
men that he turned out of office, from the |
petty postmaster to the highest officer
under his control rascals. How it will be
on the 4th of March next, when Ben Har-
rison goes in, | could not say so well.
There is another thing. They SAID they
would be economical-save your money.
What is the result? 1t is shown by the
statistics of the last four years of the |
Democratic administration that they cost |
the people 90.000,000 more than the last
four years of Republican administration.
/ say now that no single claim has been
fulfilled that was promised in 1884.