St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-14
RENEWED HIS THANKS.
Sherman Entertains the Legisla-
tors With Talk.

COLUMBUS, O.. Jan. 13.-The two
houses met in joint session today aud
elected John Sherman United States
senator. Gov. Mckinley and number
OF prominent OhiOanS were present dur
ing the proceedings. After an official
reading of the journals of the two
houses, Lieut.. Gov. Harris announced
that the vote of each branch elected Mr..
Sherman to serve Ohio in the United
States senate for six years, beginning
January, 1898. A committee was APP
poined to call upon Senator Sherman
and request his presence before
The body: Among other things.
Senator Sherman said. after re-
turning thanks for the honor:
in the recent election the popular YER
questions. Fortunately for the people
of Ohio, the innumeraDle questions that
affect their domestic policy. their
homes, their property and their per-
s0ual rights are left to the decision of
senators and representatives chosen
every two years fresh from the people.
These rarely involve partisan con-
troversv or rival sectional interests.
Ohio has been singularly free from
local jealousies. Our divisions are not
between the East and the West, the
~NOl Tile QUILL. liz ldhc dllu
the river have no rivalry.
"Our population, although drawn
from every section and almost every
country. is homogeneous. The subjects
OF your legislation extend to every want
of nearly 1900, 900 OF people, as active.
progressive and combative as any part
of mankind. Your chief trouble is the
government of cities. where the neglect
OF public duty by some and the cOrrup-
ton of others contribute alike to waste
full and improyident expenditure and
beget methods inconsistent with good
order and good morals. What is most
needed in Ohio is a more comprehensive
| system of taxation, not one to increase
taxes, but to apportion taxes more
| equally upon all kinds of property.
''While as citizen of Ohio | venture
| to express these opinions, | know you
| expect me to deal with national QueS-
| tionS at Washington rather than to adj
| wise you about local needs. Fortunately
the great issues between the two par
ties. growing out Of the civil war, are
being settled by the healing of time.
| The people of the South as well as the
! North begin to recognize that the only
basis of permanent peace and good will
| is that all citizens must be protected in
| the equal enjoyment of civil and pOllti-
| cal rights without distinction of race or
| color, leaving social relations to be de-
| termined by each individual citizen.
Though we may differ as to the de-
tails, you will expect me to stand fast to
| the policy of impartially protecting all
| American industries from undue COM
petition with foreign labor, so that cap
ital may be induced to embark in new
enterprises, and American labor may
secure such reasonable wages as are
consistent with the dignity and the
wants of American workinSmen. You
will also expect me to insist upon the
beSt1standards of value, so that labor
and production will be measured by
money of the highest purchasing pow
er. All measures to lower the purchaS-
ing power of money operate against
| labor and producer. Good money and
| plenty of it is, L believe, the desire of
both parties IN Ohio. AS acred and
faithful observation Of public obligations
to the surviving Union soldiers of our
civil war. their widows and orphans is
demanded by the patriotic people of
| Ohio, without distinction of party.
! These are the national duties OF the
hour.''
Gov. Mckinley made brief response
to calls complimenting the address of
! Sherman.