The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-26
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THE SHERMANS.
Tho General Meddlesome Old Rattler and
John an IciCle.

General Sherman is a man who is Of
course very prominent "in the white of
the public eye" as the metaphoriCal
Conkling once said of Sumner. The tall
form of the General is often seen in the
corridors of the Ebbitt House or on the
streets of Washington. The General
puts on no style. He 10 thoroughly
American in his ways and manners. He
is "open and above board" as the phrase
goes. When he thinks a glass Of ale or
something stronger would make him feel
better, he does not hesitate to walk
through the crowded Office Of his hotel
and let fifty men gaze at him as he gees
into the bar-room. He isn't acquainted
with the back doors or secret entrances,
The General is brilliant man and
great soldier He is very ready talker
bright, witty, entertaining, He is off
hand, and in his excessive "off-handed-
ness" lies his weakness; it takes the
place of discretion and runs away with
good judgment, A good many think
and it would appear, rightfully think
that the General of the army should not
mix himself with party politics; but
Sherman has become chrome meddler
in party politics. The fact is notorious
that he espoused the cause of Mr.. Hayes
long before the Cincinnati convention,
and it is especially notorious here that
be is acting as part Of the Hayes ad-
ministration.
JOHN SHERMAN
is the right-bower, and the General tries
to be the left bower of the President, and
they both appear to be in clover. 1t is
just to say, however, that the military
branch of the Sherman family is inclined
to be much more conservative in politics
than the financial branch. In converse
ton the other day on the political out
look in the South, the General said to
some friends: WELL you see the trou-
BILE has been that the government in its
dealings with the South has been going
wrong for the last twelve years, and we
are just getting on the right track" The
conversation drifted into comments upon
Governor Hamptons recent visit to
Washington. The Governors modera-
ton, wisdom and manly conduct in his
most responsible and trying position in
South Carolina were highly commended
by persons present, but Gen. Sherman,
greatly to the surprise of all, blurted out
in his staccato style, "Hampton's mere
soap-bubble, nothing but a soap-bubble."
This illustrates the Generals tendency
to "slop over" His remark may indi-
cate that the President" and his friends
feel good deal irritated because they
did not succeed in persuading Hampton
to meet them half way and patch up sort
ola compromise. The intriguers found
the gallant, plucky Governor anything
buta "soap'buhble,"
AN ILLUSTRATION.
The following is related by a prominent
Republicans Gust before the Louisiana
Commission plan was decided upon
was engaged with other gentlemen IN
comforting with the president" and his
Cabinet advisers concerning some mode
of settling the Louisiana controversy.
Very fair progress had been made, aud
there seemed to be a favorable prospect
of agreeing upona programme that woulu
have put a speedy end to the squabble,
when in stepped Tecumseh Sherman and
and knocked the whole project into a
cooked hat. He is a meddlesome party
is old Tecumseh." The General means
well; his instincts are all right, but he is
not we'll balanced. Like a great many
other brilliant" men, he is fidgety, fus-
sy and full of whims and notions
Washington Cor. Buffalo Courier.