I appeal to the conservative men of Ohio of both parties to repeat now the service they rendered the people of the United States in 1875, by the election of Governor Hayes, in checking the wave of inflation that then threatened the country.
Sherman appeals to Ohio's conservative voters to prevent inflation by recalling a historical election that had similar implications.
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