The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-21
A QUESTION or yER1CITY.
The Hon. Ell Perkins Replying TO the Hon.
william sharon.
To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sh:

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SU: / see
Senator Sharon of California says that he did
not utter this San Francisco truism:
The difference between Ral-ton and Flood is this Raj
rohhcd the rich and gave to the poor and Flood
robbed the poor ana keptit
Now. if Senator sharon had donicd this TO Mr..
Flood privately "a u matter Of business. would
let his denial 20 for truc for while was in
California Senator Sharon. who Is u most gem
erous man. treated me with great courtesy. Not
only this but had known. Mt the time that |
wrote the above. that Senator Sharon did not
want it said-that he was little afraid Of Mr..
Flood-in fact. had some Of Mr.. Sharon's friends
told me that they feared that Mr.. Flood had II
in his power to grind Senator Sharon. who Is
carrying tremendous loads Of improbable real
estate. and perhaps cmbarrass u good man
nnancially-I say, had known this. out OF kind
ness ~ Mr. sharon would have repeated the
sweet things he said about Mr. Flood and left
If heard Inc substance Of that trusm about
Mr. Flood onec in san Francisco. | heard II
flitv times and still there is not business man
in the city. nor a newspaper, unless 1t pc inc
fearless Cronicle. that dare repeat IT publicly.
Stil almost every man uttered the same trulsm
They have a way in California Of looking upon
poor 1ead Ralston as the author OF all thcir
their bnd luck Flood is tho Jay Gould OF Cali.
fornln street He is the Warwick, IN the grcat
Bank Of NrNNlu-f luNuLuilul. Null lil-
seoing. the very king in finance on the Pacific
slope They al icar him-Shnron among the
rest And sun bcleyc Flood y nov, u lnst
He II ton times NJ safe NJ ltnlston ever was; II
l,ai-,on had lived year longer. don soc how
AWAY everything literally robbed the rich men
Of California out Of millions. squandercd II
among the poor, and Lett the Rank ot California
a mere shon. The day he said Good by" to
Senator sharon in the Bank OF California. and
went out and killed himself he was millionaire
dot 70
aitcrward MIR. Flood unloadcd his inflated DO.
nnnza mines on every clerk, chamnermaldi anu
| widows till they gave up their mites; squeezed
the last penny from ,snnguinc orphans ley
| weeping at his feet, and then walked grandly
| home-A twenty-nillionaire. He kept II. too,
| dollars to his millions. He IL just-ke Mr..
| Gould. like jim keene. like Fremont and his
Fl Peso req Tx Oqkes Aw Ss, IKE FISK ana
His heart IL on his slseye Eye , l9ygs
afraid tha, Flood. who swallowed Ralston and
| vomitcd him up crunchcd and bleeding. il now
| colling and INVESTIGATING to swallow sharon:
about Mr.. Flood lie likes Mr.. Flood, he re-
spects the great BONANZA King. spd i it, is q
make MIN purr again. Will take back inc
rob" ,paragrarh, ! viii change It from
poor" will'al4o shy that 'scnntor sharon said
| tflW Ml Hllu mas n'l htIh MS nhli'lSs bui
hns given 1t all To the churches-to charity;
given i to orphan gSyluwf ana poor oJ mecHanhlTs
| then he put his thumb on his nose-did Sharon!
Now about interviews in generals:
suppose should meet Gen. Butler and ask
NM Oh Hayes and His policy be @i' would
probably be the reply q the religious Benjamin.
Now whom Mr.. Butler read my article the next
morning, he would expect TO see report Of his
Conversation like this;
Gen. Butler remarked that he had not yet
fullv committed himself To the policy of Presi-
Again suppose reporter should meet Mr..
out out in Grd cagss should asE him il Ithe
It" b. SSI The HHH28% What iR S.-, ITG.s
and then expect TO be reported as saying
Mr. Mnlictt remarked that the Ionic capitals
q the Post Onice might have been changed tt
Again. suppose Simon CAMERON were accostcd
man would probably interrupt the middle o.
~ ayesi The domfool-run the whole Re-
publican partyItradne with the I - rebels
D the Administration" and then the re.
ligious Simon would pick ". the newspaper
the N xt day and shed tears If II didn't rcnd
80 Mr.. Cameron remarked that the Southern
| policy of President Hayes had not been sum
cienty tested yet 10 demonstrate its future sue
Then. suppose you should ask Senator Conk
ling about Mr. Fentonf Hewould. undoubtedly
"0h. he's cunning dog-dcvlllsh sly; In
wc'll hang him YET. the rascal! and then cX
pc.t 10 or reported a. snylhE. e..... ,,.,...,.
IN regard 10 my colleague, senator enlon
| will say that thcr" are some things abcu
when We do not think IN unison;
presume mat every sinaIi, nrlTh' Iep,9 IT,,
the worry sharp. caustl things which alon" maS
an interview Interesting are almost always n
= | Very thlnss whlch thc person interviewed &c
slT 10 7uvpreSs, ,,.,.,, T, ,, OIL.
W., wi ti ~ - ~ WI iiis II , ~,
have been rogd with avidity. md been ,copie
J | ny hthqusahu ntWSlapnIs. but. W''r l WInl
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