The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-26

Mr.. sherman for President.

Mr.. Sherman for President.
4 We have rightly interpreted Dir. SEER Is.
n.S,s intentions and views. He declined
the nomination for Governor OF ONO oeT
cause he did not believe shat nc would gam
aur strength by being elected, Governor o. !.
On the contrary, he would, he believed, lose
strength, bs retiring from the Treasury De-
narsment. where he exerts an influence that
would make him certain OF the NOMINATION
for the presidency.
And now he uncovers his position and
his purpose by.in effect, declaring himself
a candidate for President. He does this in
the following brief letter to q war Democrat
Of New York who was associated with him
in the Thirsy.fifth and Thirty-sixth Con-
crosses. tits as follows: s
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
4"WAsHINGToN. May ~. 1919:
Dear Sir,--Your personal ietter OF tos
9Th is received. i assure you toaL tnoush
very much hurried while was IN New
York would have made an appointment OF
time and place TO see you. but there was no
address upon your card aud l did mol Know
where to send you word. :.
"The movement to start me as candi'
date for Governor Of Ohio was merely sem
sational, and while it would have been very
heartily responded to In Ohio, ana no douot
would besuecessiul In the sense tbat 1 couid
,6e elected Governor, 1t Wouid clearly DC
wrong for me to entertain IL. 80 many
persons are interested in the continued sue
cess OF refuuding and resumption that it
would seem like a deScrtion OF pubic
duty. and I would never be forgiven II any
bipdiance should occur in the way OF either.
"What | would aspire to IN case pubic
opinion should decide TO make me candi-
date for President would be to unite IN CO.
operation with the Republican party all the
national elements OF the country that con-
ffibuted to or aided in any way in the sue
cessful yindcation Of national authority
during the war. would do this, not for
the purpose OF Irritating the South or OPP
pressing them in any way, but to assert anc
maintain The supremacy OF national author
ity TO the full extent Of all the powers con-
ferred BY the Constitution. This, as un-
ders,and IL, Is the Jacksonian as we'll as the
Republican view Of national powers.
"You see 10Y general ideas would lead
me 10 lean greatly upon the war Democrats
and soldiers in the service, who have been
;nf1uaucad by polilica events since the war
TO withhold support from the Republican
party.
.The true issue for 1880 is national SUI
Drenacy in. rational matters, honest money
and an honest dollar.
livery truly yours,
.:JoHN SHERMAN"
This is very cool. All things considered,
we may say, 10 quote our friend, Judge
HARRIS, that Mr.. SHERMAN is presidential
candidate ain the COOL" His letter de-
scends upon the party like "bomb." his
views and considerations OF the campaign
are sufficiently outlined to show that be
has " fixed up things" completely and very
much OF his own notion, without the couf-
tesy Of .'by your leave" Indeed, his cam
puign is modelled after sold Hickory's"
plan. His key is "the supremacy OF ma
tionaI authority" /" not" he says, s. for the
"purpose OF irritating the South, but only
"to vindicate the national authority"
Mr.. SHERMAN puts great estimate upon
his national obligation to complete his hnan-
cial policy. 1t would be a desertion OF
public duty, he says. for which he would
never be forgiven were lie to leave his post
while that work Is unfinished.
No doubt MIR. SHERMAN knows that to
give up the Treasury Department, with all
also to give up his chance for the presden-
cy, and hat decides his course.
We regard Mr.. SHERMAS's conduct as adj
mirably bold manifesting that sort OF bold
ness which is inspired by 4 plentiful sup
ply OF self-conceit, and the existence OF
unconccrn for the opinions~of others. Thus
we see all is cut and dried, and the job
complete, in condecoprehaden style
after OId-Hickory fashion. .,.r. %.
What will all the asprants say? What
will Mr.. HAYES say3 What will General
GRANT say? He is sharp strategist. Will
he contemplate the SHERMAN campaign as
one that altogether superSedes his and ban
ishes him to the shade, or will he reproduce
his remark about the Confederate maneuyre
to take Westinghouse mere iasco"?
Whatever be thought in the arena of the
aspirants, we can say that, take it all to-
gelher, Secretary SHERXAN's proclamation
OF his candidacy for the presidency is the
coolest seli-nomination we have ever
known.
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