Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
A TRAPPED FOX,

now to be hunting for bis Mr.. Sher.
man is first-class type of the foxy or
der Of men and politicians. He puts
on IN appearance of great virtue, but
nevertheless does notoriously lie and
steal. Perhaps his thieyishness would
be difficult to prove to jury under the
forms OF the law; for he has never
been caught in Fdgrdnte delitu. Foxes
never are, Still, everybody knows
that they steal because it is their ma.
ture too; and they have no known
honest way OF getting their living and
keeping fat withal. Mr.. Sherman is
known to have a very heavy purse
and nobody can tell how he honestly
filed it. He has been repeatedly
charged with abusing his power as
Secretary of the Treasury TO enrich
himself; and the New York Sun, not
long ago, published an account of his
connection with the operations of the
First National Bank of New York,
during his term OF Office favored medi-
um for negotiating Government loans,
that was grossly libellous if its allega-
tions were untrue. Mr.. Sherman took
no notice of the serious charges nor
has he noticed the numerous accuse.
tions against his integrity which have
for years appeared In the public press.
As natural consequence the public
Judgment is definitely fixed that Mr..
Sherman has acquired his wealth in
ways that will not bear investigation.
No honest public officer will ever per-
nit such charges to be made against
him as have been freely made against
Secretary Sherman without requiring
them to be withdrawn or substan.
tiated.
1t Is never surprising when an un.
principled man is tripped up and bis
dishonesty exposed. No matter how
crafty he may be, he cannot guard
himself at all points and present to the
world a consistent record. The man
who is dishonest in money matters is
pretty sure to be equally so in all his
conduct. If he steals he will lie; and
he may be expected to be governed by
what the existing exigenoy may seem
to show to be his advantage. And as
these exigencies are always liable to
change, it is reasonably sure that in
the course of time a man who is thus
animated will plainly expose the dis
honesty of the motives that animate
him And Mr. Sherman, who has
been out of his office and in the Sen
ate but few months, has thus early
made his dishonesty so conspicuous as
to have immediate occasion to hide
himself in his hole.
The Malone matter is the one in
the discussion of which the exSeore.
tary has come 80 sadly to grief of
course with man so inspired there
was no question that the coalition with
Malone, which promised such present
profit, should be embraced nor that
it should be done with a virtuous air
however unvirtuous the thing. Mr.
Sherman always poses before the pub.
lie as an exponent Of virtue, and he
could not resist the temptation Of de.
clarng in the Senate that Malone had
been driven into the Republican party
by "thc logic of events" and that he
had never been in conference with the
Republicans on the matter and had
"never made any promises to u.s."
Senator Beck, however, reminded him
that Senator Malone had declared
that he was not a Republican, but that
he was responsible for the selection Of
Riddleberger as the Republican candi.
date for Sergeantat-Arms. Senator
Beck wanted to know how "the logic"
which made the repudiating rebel Rid.
dleberger the Republican caucus nomi-
nee was brought to bear, if the Repub.
licans had never had any conference
or engagement with Malone who de.
clared himself responsible for Riddle.
berger Senator Sherman has not
found inclination to answer.
Aud now Senator Vest comes along
with another troublesome question.
He wants to know how il comes that
Senator Sherman now wants TO take
Malone, Riddleberger and all the Vir.
ginia Readiusters 10 bis bosom to break
up the Solid South, when Secretary
Sherman eighteen months ago, the
South being then just as solid, noti-
fed the Commissioner Of Internal Rev.
enue that one Van Anken, tobacco
inspector in Virginia, should be rc.
moved because he was "Readjuster !"
Van Anken being accordingly written
to by his chief that be must go, be.
cause "rcadiustment was looked upon
by thinking men as immoral, and
therefore inconsistent with the dignity
Of an official" Here is great differ.
ence surely between now and then /;
between the actions and sayings of the
Secretary and the Senator The re.
jected Readjuster becomes the head OF
the Sherman corner; the old ram that
was cast out for its iniquity becomes
the eve lamb that is protected for its
innocence. Doubtless II has happened
through "tho logic OF events" but it
is a logic that is only all-powerful with
the thoroughly dishonest and bypo.
critical order of men of whom Sher.
man is shining exampe.-Erchdnge
/ 80
MAKING UP THE RECORD In review.
ing the record OF the session of the
Pennsylvania Legislature just closed,
the Philadelphia Press says
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