Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-10-10

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strike west in company with his bride,
He divulged himself in this way, in
answer to the interrogatories of the
reporter -
Reporter" Senator, your term ex.
pircs in 1879. What are you going
to do ?"
Senator" am already doing.
have bought mining property in the
Black Hills, and have been there all
summer--for three months. go out
to the mines two miles) every day, and
have no doubt | shall make fortune,
| have mined in Colorado and know
something of the business"
R." Isn't 1t pretty hard exposure
to leave the Senate and buckle down
in that way ~ naI
S.-"No. get at least no exposure
in the mines that can't provide against.
In politics it is all backbiting ard
treachcry. The Republican party has
sold us out, and after we are gone will
begin to make capital again Of our in
juries,'
R." viii you probably assist to
confirm Hayes appointees ? "
S." don't know that shall an
swer that don't think | shall vote
for many ofthem. Like all turn.coats,
he chooses his appointoes absurdly,
He has n weak Cabinet, and his other
selections are below second.class."
r." What is your estimate of John
Sherman ?"
S.-"He is n cold, unawakening man.
His ability l never thought very highly
of until read his Mansfield speech the
other day. That was well put to.
gether, and was the best support Hayes
has had But | don't believe John
Sherman, who is habitually radical and
narrow, has any liking for Hayes prin.
ciples. He never relented on any occa.
sion when there was any act Of party
tyranny to be done. His abuse OF the
patronage has been conspicuous. Ask
Ohio Republicans about it. The Sher.
man family had Judge appointed up
in Cleveland, whose decline is less q
matter of record than his fate. Dick
Parsons, and the Sherman coterie gen.
orally, have been regarded as trading
men, haven't they2 Well, now, il he
is civil service retormer and South
ern sympathizer, it must bo one of
those sudden changes, not of the heart,
but Of the interest. | would prefer to
be carpet. .bagger to any such change
ling | might gohigher, and say that,
as the Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, John Sherman has done more
trucklingon greenback, imitation, silver,
and other isms, than any living fnan-
cier of any responsibility whatever"
R.-"You do not feel any personal
offense at Honest John ?"
S.-"No; | only think him little
colder than other Senators. His abil-
ties are good. That speech converted
me on that point. He is more reliable
than his brother, the General. | think
he is crazy"
R." Did not John Sherman fight
you on the defeat of ex-senator Warn
err who carpet-bagged from Ohio to
the Senate via Alabama ?"
S." Yes, little. That was credit.
able to him, however, because on that
rare occasion Sherman stuck by his
friend. Warner had been State Scna-
tor, | think, in Ohio when John Sher-
man ran against Schencb for the SEN
ate. Warner voted for Sherman.
always warmed Warner in an open
political fight, but Hayes has resur-
rected him recently. All my appointees
are turned out, and ! feel sense OF
great relief. may not attend the
Senate at all this session. | suppose /
will, but on Thursday return to the
Black Hills again"
R-"Will there be an extra session.
s." / think so. This man Hayes
is so unstable that nobody can tell. /
think if he knew himself you and |
might guess. haven't much respect
for men with convictions but without
a mind."
R." Recurring to Sherman, the
Secretary of the Treasury, it was said
to me by worthy merchant of Gin
cinnati this summer that the only sus.
picion attaching to John Sherman was
his apparent wealth, the increase of re.
cent years. Yet | never heard of
specific hint against his integrity"
s." Well, | never did. | think
more men grow poor in public life than
grow rich init. But have never been
slanderer even of my enemies.
accept the record Of Secretary Sherman
that he has been an honest Senator"
R-"Has he had unusual opportuni.
ties to become rich, and yet TO conceal
it?" f
S.-"Oh | don't care TO talk about
that. The Finance Committee, OF
which Sherman is the head, has ad.
justed all the taxation in our period.
He might buy 1000 barrels of whisky
and make 100000 upon il, knowing
where the tax was to fall in advance.
say nc might have done It, | never
knew him to do it. If he had been q
carpet-bagger and only as prosperous
as ne is, ana nothlng proven but the
existence of the opportunity, still 1t
would have been charged upon him."
R-"lsn'tSchurz asquarc reform ner2'
s." Yes, as TAR as reiormers go. He
lat L,.rA.., ~ L...-..I =
leit EUROPE ana carpet-bagged INTO an.
other Nation. ana excessively into