, 1889-10-17
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
A Powerful Speech Delivered by
Senator Sherman at
County Fair.
A Review Of the Histories of the
Republican and Demo-
cratic Parties.

Senator John Sherman opened the
Ohio campaign at Orvillc, Ohio, October
10. His speech was one of the most
logical uttcranccs that ever fell from tho
stump. The Ohio democracy will find
1t unanswerablc. After brief definition
of the term politics, Senator sherman
said: .----.... ....
Now, propose to state why, In my
Judgment, the republican party is en-
titled to your support.
First. Because it Is an affirmative,
aggressive and powerful party, COM
posed of the greater proportion of the
Industrial classes of our country, and
has done and can do moro for the ad
vance, prosperity and progress OF our
country than the democratic or any
other party can do or has done in its
whole history.
Second That It stands upon the cor
rect theory of the nature and powers of
the general government, aud is. for that
reason, able TO render your country more
services than the democratic party which
measures these powers by narrow rule
of construction.
Third. That the republican party of
the state OF Ohio on all the issues made
between the two parties for the last six
years has been right, and that two re-
publican legislatures have rescued our
state from the disgrace of fraudulent
elections, and that, If sustained in
power, they will secure to the people of
depending upon human laws.
After reviewing the birth of the ropub-
lican party and the election of President
Lincoln, tho speaker said;
do not wish unkindly to crticisc the
course Of the democratic party before the
war, or during the war, or since the war,
but certain 1t Is that the republican
party, with wonderful ability and sue
cess. did conduct the war for the preser,
vation OF the Union and never yielded
In its determination until every rebel
foe had laid down his arms. until slavery
was abolished and peace again prevailed.
No language can express the sacrifices of
that war, but there Is not man who
served i'll 1t in any capacity, oven though
he may have lost his health or his limbs
but what feels that the result was worth
all IL cost. And even the men who
and tcnucity arc now as thankful for the
result of the war and the preservation OF
the Union and the abolition OF slavery
as we are in the North.
Mr.. Sherman next spoke of some Of
the more important acts OF the republi.
can party, and compared the voters o.,
the respective parties to the advantage
of republicanism.
But there is another way to test the
democratic party. They boast that they
are followers OF the principles of Jciler.
sonian democracy, but the truth Is that
the real leaders and founders of the
democratic party were u comparatively
IN n nh ts,t.
who were opposed to the adoption OF tho
constitution of tho United States. JEFF.
ferson was absent in the heated atmos.
phcre of the incipient French revolution
when the constitution was framed, but
his sympathics were all against the new
government founded in his absence. Tho
real leaders were such men as Patrick
Henry and Samuel Adams, who had no
iaith In and openly and ardently OPP
posed tho new government. They hon.
cstly believed In conicderacy of the
states, and were opposed to tho forma-
tion OF national government with in.
dependent powers, and their fears nnd
theories were engraftcd into the creed of
party opposed TO the constitution.
From the beginning ii has given Il mar.
row cons ruction to the constitution and
sought by strict and illiberal construc.
tion TO cripple the powers granted by il
to the general government. The best
act that MIR. Jefferson carried into cNecu-
ton was the purchase of Louisiana,
which Inc believed to be unconstitutional
and placed its adoption upon the neccs.
sity of the case.
After dwelling upon the manifold ma
terial blessings attending the rulo of the
republican party, Mr.. Sherman turned
to the tariff question.
al
from these general theories TO the actual
issues between the two parties in tho
present canvass. In national politics
the great question is whether tho policy
of protecting and diversifying American
industry by our tariff laws shall be sus-
tanned and supported by further logIsla-
ton, or shall bo abandoned to return to
the old policy of indifference or insufh-
cient protection. The republican party
is strongly committed to the protective
policy. The democratic party is op-
posed to this policy with II strong ten
dcncy toward Tree trade. We believe
that in levying duties OH imported goods.
which is and must be tho main source OF
national revenue, every article that
can be readily made or pro-
duced in this country should
have the benefit of such duty on for
eign productions competing with 1t rs
facturc here. We Believe that this prin-
ciple should be impartially extended to
oil branches of industry, whether on the
farm or in the workshop or in the mine;
that this policy will add to our wealth,
make us independent of other nations,
give profitable employment to our own
people and better wages to our working
men, and that this is far more import
ant than to be able TO purchase cheaper
goods in foreign mar kets. This issue
was fairly met in the last campaign
upon the message of President Clcve-
land, and was decided i'm favor of the
republican policy by the vote of nearly
every Northern state. But this policy l.
constantly assailed by the democratic
party, and will be the chief subject of
controversy In the next congress.
The democratic party, not satisfied
with one defeat, invokos your Judgment
again upon the. same issue, and pre-
sents the Mills bill as the formulated
statement of its creed. The bin was
concoctesi and framed by II committee
of the house, composed mainly of South
ern representatives, who represent but
little domestic manufactures, but in
ries which led to the civil war. They
have no sympathy whatever with tho
vast number Of workingmen engaged in
our industrial pursuits. They are free
traders according to the English sense
and but for policy's sake would go far
beyond the Mills bill and strike down
every shred Of protection to home In
dustries.
Senator Sherman, after speaking at
considerable length on state issues, an.
imadvcrtcd to fraud at the ballot box in
the following language;
Every great fraud in the United States
In the elective franchise has been COM
mitted by the democratic party, The
Planucmine frauds in LOllisiunu in lS44