The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-30

The editor of a neighboring Re-
publican exchange whines and whim-
pers terribly over the "mud throw
ing" at his dearly beloved, pure, in
nocent and prosecuted idol, JOHN
SHERMAN. He has cheek enough in
endeavering to defend this pure,
spotless christian, to lug in the names
of Washington, jackson and Clay!
AS if any of these early statesmen
were ever forced into an investiga-
ton of their public and official acts.
AS if any of them had gone into pub
lie life poor men and in a few years
came out millionaires on only their
salariesi 1t is strange that if John
Sherman is so pure and honest, that
he has had SO many calls for official
white-washing. A public servant
who keeps himself out of suspicious
company and avoids questionable
transactions is not molested by mud
throwers." John Sherman is ever
lastingly mixed up with a bad
crowd. He is always engaged in some
sort of dubious performances that re-
quire a vast deal of explaining. The
people always doubt a public servant
who has to explain so much. John
may be as pure as snow. but it is
very singular how he gets mixed up
in so many bad transactions. He
has to explain and explain, and pro
test and whimper and whines and il
is not strange that he is looked upon
with suspicion. And then there are
those who think that q man who
would help steal the Presidency
would steal anything else that came
in his way.
AS q specimen of the transaction
of this model statesman who has beer
in the public service for a quarte'
of a century," we give below a few
; facts culled from the investigation
; report into his Treasury Irregular
ties:
At the time when John Sherman
started his presidential boom J. Bra'
Adams, a stationery dealer, furnish
ed the bureau with stationer,
amounting TO $500, and was paid on
y ofthe Treasury, the vouchers calm!
for file holders" About the sam
time B. w. Reed & Sons furnishes
the Treasury Department with su
: gar, lemons, etc, and got their MOI
s ey out Of the treasury, the vouche
calling for candles About tn
r same time a furniture establishment
;. furnished the rooms used as the Shel
u man headquarters and the money t
e paw them came out of Uncle Sam
If pocket instead of John Sherman's.-
# j. D. Gilmore, druggist, furnishe
the Treasury Department soap an
:, perfumery and was paid with a treas
i ury warrent calling for matches.
McDermott & Bros, got $500 ft
what appeared in the warrant to /
3 two wagons but which in fact wei
4 two carriages that John Sherma
y used TO ride in; also$350 for a wage
which turned out to be a fine sing
buggy. The same firm got Sal fl
10 "painting a wagon" when in fact,
le was for a sleigh and bells. In Oct
u Der, 1879, Herman Blau was paid o.
of the Treasury for laying carpets
% John Sherman's house, and Fran
j. Hessler was put OF the Treasui
payroll for working in John She
y mans house and got his pay out
lie the Treasury. John Lebnert Xix
s wise got his pay in the same WI
) for repairs on Sherman's old hous
and flowers and eyergreens were fu
y uished and charged up under vario1
g names.
The above are but a few of mar
a .s.#
" citations that might be made fro
e. the report, and all these facts are su
stantiated by testimony taken und
70 oath. John Skerman's house was I
q paired and carpeted-his stable fl
n, ed up-carriages furnished to ri
: in, &c.,-and oil paid out of Une
,,t Sans pocket! And still the des
#. innocent guileless man is SANDER
10 and an "infamous attempt made
h. blacken his fame" according to t
of nice judgment of the old toady of o
of neighboring exchange. Whew! q
Cadet Whitaker is disposed of