The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-31
OF ABSORBING INTEREST TO SOL
DIERS.

How John sherman HOrnsgoysle and
BambooxIed the Buckeye braves.
To the Editor OF the Sentinel:
The characteristic feature Of the late ca N
peign was the scrobstic performances of the
supple political mountebanks and clowns
1t amused all of as small boys. The politi-
cal prestidigitation and pollyfoxing OF pro-
fessional wind.Dsgs were indeed laughable,
and surprising to the green and uniuitiated
only. To any verdant youth who witnessed
these slight-of-hand performances, lesping,
summersaulting and bareback riding, it
certainly was equal to circus. Now you
saw it-now you didn't. II was al done by
slight turn of the wrist, If you only knew
how. Now they rode swift as Commsnches
round and round the ring on one horse,
anon they leaped to the back of another and
went flying the other way. You saw them
swinging for moment IN the Blaine trapeze,
and before you could say Jack Robinson
they we're darting down the arena on Conk-
hng's asses. One moment they were bravely
bearing poor Logan's scarlet banner to the
front, the next they had combed their hair,
brushed their teeth. donned slippers and
brass-mounted specs and were sitting with
Curtis, IS if they dined on pure and una.
dulterated sunshine and supped with ell
the muses..
l never got good telescope view of the
stars during the entire rumpus, for a
kaleidoscope was just the thing. II was so
dsmnably mixed and fumbled that no
teller could find il out
But Of all the athletes, riders, tumblers
an0 magicians in the ring / thiak John
Sherman beats them all
Ohio is always ahead. TX there is anything
so mean that the devil would blush 10 obey
/ il
would kill an angel with envy to see ii
done, YOU bet on Ohio every time. Ii is bet
ter and worse than the best and worst and
never sucks the hind udder.
John Sherman was a candidate for the
Presidency. | supported him in 1850 and
1884, because / believed then and now he
was stronger than Blaine. / was in constant
correspondence with him up to the second
day of the Chicago Convention. have his
letters before me, aDdit any one denies what
| now proceed to say, shall publish them;
You know the arrears of pension act was
favored by nearly all Democrats and most
Republicans. 1t was pending in the Senate
by way of amendment to the Mexican PEN
sion bill. Its passage would have relieved
$4,000 soldiers who never got cent of back
pension. The Grand Army of the Republic
petitioned for its passage. Before tue Chi
cago Convention Sherman favored ii
strongly, and wrote me it would pass the
Ocudlt. ne Stlll duFOCdIeu IL I'LL hlbef the
convention. On the strength of 1t we got
him several delegates from Ohio. If he had
then opposed it he could not have got one
from Ohio.
But no sooner was the convention over
than he stood upon the floor OF the Senate
and made the longest and most earnest
speech he had made for years against it, and
it was stricken out.
what treacheryl II killed the bill. Let
him deny it if he dare, and l will back up
all L say IN his own handwriting.
OF course he knew that would defeat
Blaine, for 1t alienated thousands OF soldiers.
The Chicago platform expressly promised
the passage Of this act, and here was the
leader of the Republican party killing it.
just few days after that convention adj
journed. To suppose that Sherman shot at
q venture, did not know what he was at,
did not intend to kill Blaine dead as julius
Cesar, is to suppose that he and every other
man in the world are fools. He is too smart
for that. He knew what he was doing, and
did ii MP strong. PRIVATE DALzELL.
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