The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-09-21
JOHN SHERMAN SHOWN UP.


A Caustio Review of This Great NIoguI In
Ohio Politics.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT:-As John Sherman
Is on the war path making speeches in
Ohio to influence votes in favor of the
Star Route fraternity, would it not be 8
good thing to enlighten said voters on
Johns antecedents a little?
! While Secretary of the Treasury un-
der the man that drew Samuel j. Til
den's salary for four years, he wrote the
following letter, when speaks for itself
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 81, 1879.
GROSS abuses of administration have
continued and increased during your
Incumbency. Persons have been regu-
larry paid by you who have rendered
little or no service. The expenses of
your office have increased while its re-
celpts have diminished. Bribes or graf
ult1es in the shape of bribes have been
received by your subOrdinates in several
branches of the Custom House. And
you have in no case supported the effort
to correct these abuses.
JOHN SHERMAN,
Secretary of the Treasury.
To CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
Collector Port n. Y.
Sherman then took a spasm for hon
esty and political nOtOriety and had a
consultation with the aforesaid fellow
who drew Mr.. Tilden's salary. and the
following bill was issued at Sherman's
request:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 81, 1879.
l have to inform you that it is nv
plain duty to suspend you from Office, in
order that the office may be honestly ad-
mlnlstered. r. b. HAYES,
m President.
To CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
Collector Port n. Y.
This is the man who is the Republican
President of these United States to-day.
who, after being kicked out, was RETAIN
ed in the Republican fold like his friends
Brady and Dorsey, and few months
afterwards was given the second place
on the Republican ticket, and John
sherman went out about the country
making speeches to the Republican
10 elect this same GENTLE
man to the second high office in the gift
of the people.
Now, as Sherman had Arthur turned
out for dishonesty, we will look up
few items of his history. He has been
IN office nearly 20 years, and was a Door
man when he entered political life. He
is worth to-day nearly two million dol
lars, while lis salary has been only a
Urine over one nundrek thousand dollars.
How did he get it?
John Sherman built a palatial resi-
dence in Washington, and the following
bit of choice testimony was given by a
Government wOTkmen before a Congress
5iOnal investigating committee:
MIR. Brown, have you any knowledge
Of any other employees working with
you OH Mr.. Sherman's premises?"
Yes; John Leonard. / think he is a
He assisted me in putting
up fence around Sherman's lot"
"MT. Brown, have you any doubt what
aver that while at work on MIR. Sber-
mans premises that you were paid out
Of the United States treasury?''
Il signed the pay rolls and drew my
pay, just the same as the rest of the men
IN the cabinet shop"
This Mr.. Brown is a skilled mechanic
rom Philadelphia, and gentleman who |
IS highly spoken of by the mercantile
house of McDermOtt Brothers, Washing
Ton, ID. G.
Comment is unnecessary. 1 only |
ask every honest citizen and fellow |
workman if it be not high time the
star reuters were routed.
A CANTON KNIGHT OF LABOR OF AS |
SEMBLY 1910.