Upon two great measures of public policy the Republican and Democratic parties have made a formal and distinct issue, and these are to be submitted to the people of Ohio in November, and your decision will have a marked effect upon public opinion throughout the United States.
Sherman outlines the significant issues at stake in the upcoming election, which he believes will influence national opinion.
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The life of a civilian is in what he says or writes, that of a soldier in what he does.
During forty years of public life, though many able men have aspired to the office I hold, the people of Ohio, through their general assembly, have preferred me to represent them.
It was settled by this war that we have a country limited in its powers by the constitution of the United States fairly construed.
The events of the future are beyond the vision of mankind, but I hope our people will be content with internal growth, and avoid the complications of foreign acquisitions.
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