The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-26
JOHN SHERMAN.
HE SECRETLY REJOICES OVER THE
FALL OF THE RETURNING BOARD.
sherman's Luck-H0w He Has Treated
Some Of his Old Friends-NOt the Man
to Put Confidence In.

sherman's Lucknow He Has Treated
some Of his Old Friends-NOt the Man
to Put Confidence In.
RIGGS HOUSE, Washington, Nov. 81.
a story Is current here anent
THE LATE DOWNFALL OF THE RETURNING
BOARD,
which strikingly illustrates the treachery OF
Radical politicians in general, and OF John
Sherman in particular. The report Is that
Johns sorrow, which SO soothed the troubled
breast of Mad. Wells when the former came
back from the White House. to announce that
Mr.. Hayes had determined to take the. man.
agement of the New Orleans Custom House
into his own hands, was all put on; that John
actually didn't care DIN, 80 tospeak, about
the fate of his late co-conspirators, Wells
and Anderson, but as soon as he had heard
what the President had to say, privately
shook hands with himself and, like the watch
man of the late Justice Dogberry, called him.
self together to thank God that he was well
rid of some knaves. This story is SO emil
nentIy characteristic of John that I give 1t
some credence. Ordinarily, should expect
Johns apprehensions to get the better of his
Judgment in a matter of this Sort and that
he would feel nerved to stand by his pals to
the end-not, indeed, out of any manly in
stinct, but simply because he was afraid Of
them.
Wells and Anderson should have been ad
monished by
THE FATE OF HENRY HURT,
and should have gathered from that instruc-
tive event the information that John is
slippery pal. HURT, you know, was the
quartermaster through whom John engi-
neered those fat war contracts which bought
him the fortune to which he owes whatever
he enjoys Of respectability. Well. HUT was
court-martialed late in the war, and EJohns
supplies were cut off-but not until that finan-
cier had heeled himself beyond the reach of
want, at all events.
Hurtt then fell upon evil days and his share
Of the spoils disappeared. But John kept his.
And now that the whole business has been
outlawed by lapse of time, John does not feel
1t his Christian duty to take care Of HURT
any longer. The consequence is that while
John figures as a well -to-do fnancier and
statesman, poor HURT is living upon the
husks of misfortune and the innutritious
straw OF Johns ingratitude.
1t may be that Wells and Anderson have
just begun to learn, by experience similar to
that Of Hurtt, that John
SHERMAN rs BAD MAN TO PIN FAITH TO.
hope they have There is no sling of out
IdBeUuS lOItuio WHICH, Couiu LOb WlSH bueli
and IL to the poetic justice that has already
overtaken them could be added the coup de
grace Of the characteristic treachery of John
Sherman, at whose instance and upon whose
assurance they committed the crime that has
made their infamy immortal, /, for one, shall
be willing to close the books as far as they are
concerned. But meanwhile, what are we to
do with John? 4+.z~.- ,sse-zsss.
That elongated agony Of avarice an d
treachery which goes by the name Of John
Sherman seems endowed with a quality of
that is absolutely irrepressible. The meaner
old rule that virtue is it's own reward. He
that evil-doer Of cd whose prosperity
raised envy in the bosom of the |
apostle. But by and by, perhaps, he
will find it difficult to secure confederates |
owing to the spread of his reputation for |
treachery, and then let us hope there will be |
an end Of John. AS he stands he is the only |
man in Gods creation who, by the repentance |
share In their crimes If Wells and Ander-
son still believe that John did his best for |
them to the last they should be disabused Of |
their error. The world owes them no respectin- |
deed, but by comparison with John Sherman |
who pocketed the fruits of their crime and |
then betrayed them, they deserve that sort |
Of sympathy which is usually accorded to |
victims of misplaced confidence, even In a bad |
cause. AS for John, he deserves nothing |
never let him get-supposing for the sake of
that the law has ever provided |
penalty adequate to his turpitude. II were |
! law-maker would revive the ancient PEN
alty of mailing up by the ears expressly to |
cover the case Of John. A. G. B.