The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-13
General sherman's Future.

Washington Special.
General Sherman stopped working on his
annual report to talk with correspondent.
Whirling in his chair from his high black
walnut desk, he said: 81 can say to you, to
be published in any newspaper, there has
been so much said about me that think
have had my share of newspaper space.
am going out of this Office very soon to have
rest and peace for the remainder of my
days"
you have had enough, then, of public life,
General?"
II have. I leave Washington without a
single regret"
Don't you think, General, the politicians
might tempt your
mo; what do want of politics?''
''Then you would not accept pre- sidential
nomination from any party?'
mo, would not; but it Sc ems foolish for
me to say anything upon such subject as
that
But people do talk about you as candi-
date. A number of newspapers have in
dcrsed you for the position of candidate of
the Republican party"
L
would not permit my name to be used.
What could get out of politics? | have
got all the fame l care to have. l am at
the head of my profession in this country
and that is enough for me. I have held this
place fifteen years. 1 am going out to give
Sheridan a chance. His coming in now will
give him twelve years command of the
army: pretty equitable division of the
time between us"
ITO come back to the presidential subject,
let me ask you one more question, General.
If you were actually nominated by a conven-
ton would you refuse?'
Il certainly would. But there is no dan
ger of that, Who will or will not be a can
didate is always well understood in advance.
No, sir" said the General, with great empha-
sis, Il won't have anything to do with poll
tics. If the people wanta Sherman let them
take my brother John"
why do you leave Washington to go to
st. Lous?'
1T is immaterial to me whether I y, live
here or there. My family is in st. Louis
now. Mrs. Sherman likes it better there. It
seems more like home to the family than
anywhere else"
"Do you intend to follow Blaine's example
of employing your leisure, after your retire
ment in writing histories of the period in
which you have lived?"
No | do not. | wrote my memoirs be-
cause thought it was my duty to tell the
story of the war from my standpoint. did
not please good many people, but told
the truth as 1 saw it. 1 have always
thought that the leading officers of the war
should put on record what fell under their
personal observation. Grant, think, has
done this in Badeau's work. I believe he
stands by Badean as correct representation
of his own views. Sheridan, see, has begun
writing, and will probably do more"
General Sherman then said in an off-hand
way that he could probably find enough to
busy himself about when he went to st.
Louis. without doing anything that would
interest the public. He probably would at
tend the army reunions throughout the coun-
try, to break the monotony of too quiet
life. He was much pleased with an editorial
in the London Times which he received to-
day, commenting on his retirement. This
article speaks of Sherman as the great gen.
eral of the war upon the federal side-the
only real peer of Robert E. Lee in ability.
The editorial wound up with hearty invita-
ton to General Sherman to visit Europe after
his retirement; but he will not go TO Europe.
He has had his one European experience,
and that is quite enough to satisfy him.